Archaeology Technician-Florida

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Join Stantec's Cultural Resources team in and around our Riverview, Jacksonville, and Tallahassee, FL offices to play an integral role in conducting archaeological survey, testing, data recovery, and monitoring. Stantec is seeking on-call archaeological technicians to join our team. The ideal candidate will have previous field experience in Phase I, II, and III archaeological survey. This position will require travel throughout Florida as well as surrounding southeastern states.

Stantec provides paid travel days, project-based per diem, and single occupancy hotel rooms for non-local projects. Work shifts vary, but are most commonly 5- or 10-day rotations consisting of 8–10-hour work days.

The position will primarily consist5- or 10-dayrk but may include labora8–10-hour such as cleaning and cataloging artifacts, analysis, and research. Responsibilities may include but are not limited to performing archaeological fieldwork tasks including controlled surface survey; shovel testing; and excavation.

• Experience on Phase I survey projects preferred

• Experience in Phase II testing or Phase III data recovery projects

• Previous experience with mapping equipment and other special application equipment (e.g., ESRI’s ArcGIS Field Maps, ArcGIS Survey
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• Knowledge of land navigation using a compass

• Must have a valid driver’s license with good driving record and is comfortable driving anF-150 or equivalent to and from projects and unpaved roads.

• Strong oral and written communication skills

• Detail oriented; resourceful; self-motivated; strong initiative

• Positive and energetic attitude

• Bachelor’s Degree in anthropology/archaeology or related field, or combination of education and experience

• Successful completion of an archeology field school

• Professional experience conducting archaeological survey and excavation preferred

• Knowledge of precontact and historic material culture

• Ability to complete physically demanding tasks in remote areas and/or humid continental climate, including walking, hiking, carrying heavy loads, and digging

• Frequent out-of-town travel, potentially for extended periods of time

• Qualified applicants should exhibit strong technical skills, good communication skills, and feel comfortable making decisions in the field

• Must be able to pass pre-employment and post-employment checks as needed, including background checks and drug tests

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

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