Assistant Cultural Resources Technician 2

GAI Consultants•Homestead, PA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

GAI has immediate openings for Full Time Cultural Resources Technician 2 to support various field projects across the Mid-Atlantic region. These employees will be responsible for identifying, excavating, and recording potential sites, washing and/or processing artifacts for laboratory analysis, and assisting with various laboratory tasks associated with post field activities in accordance with state and federal archaeological standards. Projects may include Phase I through Phase III, historic and/or prehistoric investigations. Pre-employment drug testing is required for the above opportunities.

Requirements

B.A. or B.S. degree in Archaeology/Anthropology or a related field (completion of academic field school preferred).
Minimum one to three years CRM experience in North America preferred.
Excellent communication skills.
Willingness to travel (required) and with independent means of transportation (preferred).
Experience in archaeological field excavation techniques, artifact identification, data recording, mapping, and surveying.
Use fine motor skills to handle delicate objects, write by hand, feel sharp objects, and reach with hands/arms
Possess satisfactory close range vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus
Talk, hear, taste or smell
Stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
Lift and/or move objects weighing up to 40lbs
Hike over various types of terrain while carrying up to 25lbs of gear
Extensively dig/shovel and screen soils for artifact recovery
Manually clear brush/vegetation from testing locations
Work outdoors in extreme temperatures and weather conditions

Nice To Haves

completion of academic field school preferred
Minimum one to three years CRM experience in North America preferred
independent means of transportation (preferred)

Responsibilities

Follow required health and safety policies as specified by GAI, client, and OSHA.
Maintain appropriate level of client confidentiality.
Excavate, screen, and collect archaeological materials in accordance with state and/or federal archaeological standards.
Identify and record any archaeological features and structures within project study areas.
Accurately document and map survey areas, testing locations, excavations, and any observable cultural resources.
Accurately complete paper and/or electronic field forms.
Record soil color and type using a Munsell soil chart.
Use a compass for basic orienteering within the project vicinity.
Manually remove brush/vegetation when necessary.
Work outdoors in varying weather conditions.
Hike, off-trail and over occasionally rugged terrain, while carrying tools and equipment.
Perform any and all other duties assigned by supervisor.