Archaeologist

We are seeking an Archaeologist for our Indianapolis office.

SJCA is a leading civil engineering firm with offices in Indianapolis, Evansville, Washington, South Bend, and in Columbus, Ohio. We provide professional infrastructure design services to state, municipal, and private sector clients, specializing in transportation design. We are a growing firm with a variety of exciting projects and excellent potential for personal growth and achievement. We take pride in rewarding and supporting our employees, and in treating them with the respect they deserve.

SJCA believes in work-life balance and works with employees to achieve a schedule and workload that is appropriate. At SJCA, we value you as a person, support your professional growth and development, and want you to succeed.

The Archaeologist position will support a growing Cultural Resources team. Projects include a wide range of federal, state, and commercial clients with many new opportunities and interesting locations.

The position responsibilities include, but are not limited to-

• Conducting archaeological fieldwork for multiple projects and at all levels of investigation (Phases I-III).
• Managing archaeological field staff and archaeological field crews.
• Serving as a Field Director/Staff Archaeologist.
• Assisting/leading field assessments related to archaeological projects.
• Conducting shovel testing and pedestrian surveys.
• Performing physically demanding tasks in adverse environmental conditions (e.g., rugged and unfamiliar terrain, remote locations, hot and cold temperatures).
• Preparing technical analyses and field documentation, including artifact analysis, field investigation summaries, and photographic documentation.
• Providing Quality Assurance/Quality Control for fellow colleagues in the archaeological department.
• Archaeologists are lead authors and coauthors on technical reports that document the results of the investigation and should be able to write well.

Skills/

Qualifications:

• Qualified candidates should possess a master’s degree in Archaeology, Anthropology, or a related field, and have completed an accredited archaeological field school.
• Five or more years’ experience with at least two years of supervising projects, writing reports, and developing budgets.
• Must possess ArcGIS proficiency.
• Candidates must meet the Secretary of the Interior Standards (36 CFR 61) in archaeology and be eligible to Register of Professional Archaeologists.
• Candidates must be listed/or eligible to be listed on the Indiana Department of Natural Resources – Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology (DHPA) Qualified Rosters list for archaeological consultants.
• Basic knowledge of cultural resources management and Section 106.
• Midwestern experience is preferred.
• They must also be capable of skills directly associated with the IDNR/DHPA standard archaeological survey and excavations, including familiarity with historic and prehistoric artifacts and archaeological features, standard documentation of field investigations, preparation of archaeological reports, including site descriptions, and feature descriptions.
• A thorough understanding of archaeological site significance recommendations and justifications.
• A technical skill specialty is preferred, such as, but not limited to, historic or prehistoric artifact analysis, archival research, or geoarchaeology/geomorphology
• Must have good organizational skills and familiarity with standard office computer applications.
• A writing sample may be requested and applicants must be able to demonstrate the ability to address project research questions through a synthesis of data from the field, laboratory analysis of artifacts, and incorporation of relevant published research.
• They must possess a valid driver’s license and be able to operate a four-wheel-drive vehicle.

Qualified candidates may expect competitive compensation, commensurate with experience.

SJCA Inc., formerly Stephen J. Christian & Associates, P.C., was founded in 1998 and has grown from a single-owner firm specializing in bridge design to a multi-disciplined firm with four owners. We have retained the organizational culture that got us to where we are…