Postdoctoral Research Scholar

Overview

Postdoctoral Research Scholar at North Carolina State University in the Department of Sociology & Anthropology, Raleigh, NC. Project: “Cultural landscapes climate change vulnerability assessments at Mid-Atlantic battlefield park units.”

• Assemble geospatial and tabular data provided by NPS, created by project participants, and gathered from additional relevant sources into a database that meets project goals and NPS criteria.
• Communicate with project members in the Colleges of Humanities and Social Sciences, Natural Resources, and Design at NC State as well as colleagues at the National Parks Service (NPS) and at Richmond National Battlefield Park (VA), Gettysburg National Military Park (PA), and Valley Forge National Historical Park (PA) to gather evidence and work with park staff.
• Collaborate with NPS staff to assure access to relevant data and evaluate these data for duplicates, missing records, and other inconsistencies.
• Consult park staff on the inclusion of all data in a list of relevant cultural, archaeological, and other historical features.
• Identify data gaps between tabular and geospatial datasets.
• Travel to NPS sites as needed to collect geospatial data and validate existing geospatial data.
• Collaborate with NPS staff to develop, document, and automate (when possible) a database integration workflow that incorporates existing and newly collected data across cultural resources, archaeology, and historical structures.
• Develop metadata that accompanies the final databases.
• Work independently to meet project goals.

• Work Schedule:
  
  Monday - Friday, 8am-5pm (Flexible).
• Experience with GIS data collection, mapping, and analysis applications; archaeological survey techniques and applications.
• Experience with relational database management; knowledge of cultural resources compliance (Section 106/110); collaboration with federal agencies; historical archaeology.
• Driver’s License;
  Valid NC Driver's License required. Commercial Driver's License not required.

• Experience with relational database management; cultural resources compliance; collaboration with federal agencies; historical archaeology.

• Wolfpack Perks and Benefits:
  Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement and Leave;
  Faculty and Staff Assistance Program; LEAD courses; attend non-revenue generating sporting events for free.
• Work-life balance benefits including Childcare benefits, Wellness & Recreation Membership, and Wellness Programs.

Disclaimer:
Perks and Benefit eligibility is based on Part-Time or Full-Time Employment status. Eligibility and Employer Sponsored Plans can be found within each of the links offered.

• Work Schedule (reiterated above) and department required skills: GIS data collection, mapping, analysis applications; archaeological survey techniques and applications.
• Required License or Certification:
  Driver’s License;
  Valid NC Driver's License required;
  Commercial Driver's License not required.

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