Project Archaeologist

Project Archaeologist

Texas State University invites applications for a Grant Specialist/Project Archaeologist with the Center for Archaeological Studies (CAS). The position will serve as a Project Archaeologist assisting the CAS Management on Cultural Resource Management (CRM) projects in Texas and across the United States. The main objective is to provide additional support on CRM lab and field projects. The candidate will work in the CAS San Marcos office and may travel as much as 20% of the year on projects in Texas and across the United States.

Under the direction and supervision of the CAS managing staff including the Director, Associate Director and Assistant Director, the Grant Specialist/Project Archaeologist may serve as crew chief, senior lab technician, or Project Archaeologist on cultural resource management contract and grant funded projects under the direction of the CAS Principal Investigator and/or Project Archaeologist. Work activities on these projects may also include preparing archaeological permits and background studies;

conducting field investigations and collecting and maintaining field data; conducting base analysis on artifacts; compiling sections of technical reports as relevant; and completing curation for CAS projects. The Project Archaeologist assists CAS Management and other CAS staff in preparing materials for public outreach.

Required Qualifications:

Applicants must specifically address how they meet these required qualifications to meet the requirements of the position. Master's degree in anthropology, archaeology, or related field or evidence that the candidate will have a degree by the time of their appointment. Archaeological field and laboratory experience in Texas and/or the surrounding states relative to Sections 106 and 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act, the Texas Antiquities Code, and/or other relevant state and local CRM laws, regulations, and guidelines.

Qualified to obtain federal and state permits. Demonstrated ability to write, review, and/or technically edit cultural resource management reports and communicate with regulatory agencies or other public stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications - Past supervisory experience directing others in the field or lab. Experience working with and training students. Experience with archaeological curation and conducting public outreach. Experience conducting consultation with the Texas Historical Commission (State Historic Preservation Office) and other interested stakeholders specific to the Texas Antiquities Code and/or Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. Other specialized archaeological analysis experience (e.g., prehistoric ceramics, historic artifacts, geophysical survey, lithic analysis, ground stone, paleoethnobotany, archival research etc.).

GIS experience, in particular the use of ArcGIS and ESRI Field Maps.