Archaeologist I

HNTB Corporation•Nashville, TN

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful to you while building communities that matter to all of us. For more than a century, we have been delivering solutions for some of the largest, most complex infrastructure projects across the country. This opportunity entails being responsible for performing routine technical work in both field and laboratory settings on a project-to-project basis. Archaeologists will take a hands-on approach using established methodologies and procedures to collect and document archaeological data.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Anthropology, Archaeology, or a closely related field

Nice To Haves

Sorts through soil to recover physical remains, artifacts, and ecofacts (bones, shells, carbonized materials, etc.) to acquire elementary data from siftings.
Identifies and recognizes artifacts and ecofacts with instruction from more experienced staff.
Sorts artifacts into categories in preparation for the lab, performing preliminary triage of cultural and non-cultural materials.
Understands how to control the way sediments are removed to preserve the time data between layers of sediment.
Uses field checklists to collect data and note taking (paper or electronic).
Applies quantitative analysis to recognize changes between sediment layers when collecting data.
Participation in a university-sponsored archaeological field school, volunteer or paid museum/repository work, assisting professional archaeologists/ archaeological business firms to carry out contract work.

Responsibilities

Works in both the field or laboratory/office settings depending on project needs.
May be referred to as a Field Technician or Lab Technician to comport with any client-specific labor classification system.
May conduct physically demanding tasks including pedestrian archaeological reconnaissance surveys, subsurface testing using hand tools (augers, shovels, sifting screens.)
May be assigned to a temporary project-specific field laboratory or a regular office laboratory to carry out such tasks as cleaning, stabilizing, and cataloging archaeological specimens, data entry and manipulation, compilation and maintenance of field and/or laboratory records.
Assists the HNTB cultural resources team to carry out project tasks.
Works on data collection utilizing established protocols and procedures and may be performed in adverse environmental conditions (i.e., rugged terrain, inclement weather, remote locations).
Performs other duties as assigned.