Associate Archaeologist | Field Director

Associate Archaeologist | Field Director | Colorado

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$32.00/hr - $39.00/hr

Company Profile
Chronicle Heritage is a solution-driven heritage consulting firm that prides itself on employing the best cultural resource management professionals in the industry. We place an emphasis on supporting our clients’ needs, fostering new technologies that advance our industry, and leveraging those advancements toward the management of non-renewable cultural resources. Chronicle Heritage prioritizes professional development within the framework of innovation and forward thinking to encourage career advancement and research development.

Job Description
Chronicle Heritage is hiring an Associate Archaeologist to serve as a Field Director. This position would support our Colorado office. This position offers support for job training, a positive and diverse work environment, and colleagues who are supportive, passionate, and collectively focused on work/life balance and producing high-quality CRM documents. Under the supervision of a Team Lead, Principal Investigator, and Project Managers, the Field Director will be responsible for the following duties:

• Oversee and lead archaeological crews in all manner of fieldwork, including pedestrian surveys, testing/data recovery projects, and construction monitoring
• Provide training to new staff, including field and laboratory staff
• Complete office work, including technical writing related to pre- and post-field activities
• Direct collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; formulate recommendations and solutions to highly complex problems or those involving risk
• Work with Chronicle Heritage Team Leads, Principal Investigators, Project Managers, and other staff to implement project-specific instructions and methods
• Observe and uphold Chronicle Heritage's Fieldwork Procedures and Health and Safety requirements
• Be willing to travel and stay overnight on short- and long-term projects

Hire Type: Part-time (hourly)

Schedule: On-Call (flexible schedule)

Location: Hybrid: work from home or Onsite – Denver office

Required Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience directing fieldwork for CRM projects
• 2+ years of experience with analysis and technical report writing
• Expertise in archaeological field methods and data collection
• Qualified to be permitted as a Field Director in Colorado on Bureau of Land Management Cultural Resource Use Permits and Permits for Archaeological Investigations (ARPA Permits)
• Qualified to be permitted as a Field Director in Wyoming
• Demonstrable experience supervising field crews during archaeological studies
• Experience writing cultural resource technical reports and letters
• Prior experience with Trimble GPS and/or ArcGIS Collector/Survey
  123/Field Maps apps
• Familiarity with GPS and GIS data collection in the field, including Arc Collector, Field Maps and/or Codify
• Familiarity with Section 106 processes and NRHP eligibility criteria for sites
• Ability to endure adverse environmental conditions, including hot and cold temperatures, precipitation, and challenging terrain for sustained durations
• Excellent attention to detail, a positive work ethic, reliability, and commitment to working both independently and in a team environment
• Strong organizational skills with task and time management
• Capable of walking several miles daily, over all types of terrain, and able to excavate in a variety of conditions
• Proficient organizational, schedule, and budget management skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project)
• Reliable transportation

Preferred Skills

• Advanced degree in anthropology, archaeology, or a closely related field
• Meet or exceed the Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualification Standards for Archaeology
• Listed on (or ability to be listed on) the Register of Professional Archaeologists
• Excellent leadership skills in the field
• Experience in Project Management.

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