Archeologist

Summary

This position is located within the Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Midwest Region, Division of Interpretation/Cultural Resources, in Harrison, Arkansas. For more information on the position, please contact Shawn Hodges at .

• Serve as the lead cultural resources specialist for Buffalo National River.
• Work on an interdisciplinary team of resource specialists responsible for the management and protection of natural and cultural resources.
• Oversee a diverse cultural resource program including archaeology, cultural landscapes, historic structures, ethnography, museum collections, and compliance with Section 106 and Section 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act and the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.
• Coordinate with outside agencies, including the Arkansas State Historic Preservation Act and Tribal Historic Preservation Offices for eight tribes.
• Provide counsel to park management on cultural resources management and input into management plans and environmental documents.
• Supervise temporary and contract employees on an intermittent basis.

Physical demands may include strenuous activity such as standing, walking, climbing, lifting, and carrying heavy objects in potentially hazardous areas. Work is performed indoors and outdoors in all types of weather.