Senior Archaeologist

Job Title: Senior Archaeologist
Job Location: Remote
Job Code: SA-2026
Job Link: Senior Archaeologist - southeastern Archaeological Research, LLC. "SEARCH"

SEARCH is seeking a Senior Archaeologist to support various projects in the US. The position can be remote or based out of one of our offices is Orlando, Jacksonville, Pensacola, or New Orleans.

Successful candidates will have a background in cultural resource management. The candidate should have excellent technical writing skills and the ability to produce reports for review by subject matter experts on behalf of federal, state, and tribal agencies under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and the National Environmental Policy Act, among other historic preservation laws/regulations.

• Use experience, education from a degreed program, and professional judgment to identify and target locations of enhanced site probability based on cultural, geological, and other environmental features
• Administer the project health and safety plan, participate in office and field training, and offer recommendations for improvement to health and safety manager
• Have a thorough understanding of the research design and ensure its implementation
• Based upon education, field observations, and scientific judgement, revise field methodology to meet overall project goals, in consultation with project leadership
• Perform pre-field background research, prepare maps, input data into electronic devices, and prepare project summary for field staff
• Provide leadership to field teams conducting archaeological monitoring, survey, testing, and excavation in support of Phase I, II, and III studies in accordance with the research design to identify, record, and evaluate archaeological resources
• Recognize archaeological signatures and apply reasoning to evaluate the extent and integrity of resources
• Record accurate, organized, and clear field notes, maps, drawings, logs, forms, tables, databases, artifact bags, box labels, and other project documentation
• Collect and inventory artifacts, ecofacts, and samples in accordance with the research design, and keep an accurate field specimen log
• Identify potential human and faunal remains, and treat any suspected human remains respectfully and in a manner consistent with the research design and applicable state and federal guidelines and laws
• Perform quality control of field data (hand-written and electronic) daily to ensure information is accurate and complete
• Use electronic and traditional navigational equipment (GPS, Field Maps, compass and transit) to determine project limits, record fieldwork, document findings, and communicate progress
• Photo-document artifacts, features, excavation units, land use, landscapes, unique environmental features, historic structures, archaeological sites, unique environmental features, specialized equipment or technique usage, and work-in-progress (keep an accurate photo log)
• Use or review GIS data to organize, interpret, and document field research
• Under supervision of the principal investigator, identify, record, and prepare preliminary evaluations of archaeological resources in accordance with state and federal laws, particularly the National Register of Historical Places (NRHP)
• Provide daily updates on project progress to the principal investigator or project manager
• Meet with, coordinate, and collaborate with landowners, land agents, clients, other field research teams, and visiting regulatory agency staff
• Interview informants to gather information on history and use of property
• Prepare thorough, accurate, professional, high-quality technical reports, including writing tasks, graphics, report production, and quality control
• Assist the principal investigator or project manager with other research,…