Job Description: Chronicle HeritageCompany Profile
Chronicle Heritage is a solution-driven heritage consulting firm that prides itself on employing the best cultural resource management (CRM) professionals in the industry. We place an emphasis on supporting our clients' needs, fostering new technologies that advance our industry, and leveraging those advancements toward the management of non-renewable cultural resources. Chronicle Heritage prioritizes professional development within the framework of innovation and forward thinking to encourage career advancement and research development.
Job Description
Chronicle Heritage is seeking Archaeological Field Technicians, Crew Leads, and Field Directors to join our International Program for upcoming monitoring projects in the Middle East. The roles will assist the Project Manager in completing archaeological pedestrian surveys, testing and data recovery excavations, construction monitoring, and other field tasks. The successful applicant will be a self-starter and self-motivator, and work alongside the International Program Manager and Vice President of International Heritage, and other senior staff to successfully navigate a variety of international projects.
This is an open application link for our International Heritage Program and the International Recruiting Team will review all applicants on a quarterly or as needed basis.
Hire Type: Hourly, as needed Schedule: Availability to work full-time, as needed Location: Field Based - Middle East
The On-Call Archaeologist will be responsible for the following duties:
Participate in or lead fieldwork programs
Oversee and coordinate with teams conducting both field and desktop research and impact analyses
Provide technical oversight and interdisciplinary team oversight
Provide quality control for all deliverables and ensure compliance with applicable regulations
Train and mentor staff and actively engage in professional development
Maintain up-to-date knowledge of regulations affecting CRM and general industry trends
Demonstrate technical excellence in field methods
Oversee field investigations of proposed project sites to assess or evaluate resources or the potential for resources
Direct collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; formulate recommendations and solutions to highly complex problems or those involving risk
Frequent international travel
Required Qualifications
Degree in archaeology, anthropology, cultural heritage management, or a closely related field
Archaeological field school
Knowledge of principles, practices, and techniques of archaeological fieldwork
Valid driver's license
Current passport
Preferred Skills
International experience, particularly in the Middle East
Professional accreditation
Excellent verbal and written skills
Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work with a large, multi-disciplinary team and promote and sustain effective working relationships
Physical and Mental Requirements and Work Environment
Regular fieldwork or on-site inspections are required, which necessitates ability to frequently travel/drive a vehicle (sight, hearing, and manual manipulation of driving mechanisms), cognitive ability to plan travel, use maps or GPS navigation systems.
May require ambulation and movement to enable walking or hiking 10+ miles per day on rough and/or hazardous terrain and occasional climbing, crouching, kneeling, balancing on rough terrain. Fieldwork may involve exposure to conditions of rain, sun, heat, wind, dust, etc., with exposure to animals, plants, wet conditions, biting insects, poison oak, etc. May require use of respiratory equipment.
Some fieldwork may require carrying loads up to 25 pounds or work around heavy construction equipment.
Vision is required to observe environmental phenomena and record and translate observations into text (either keyboard entry on a computer or dictation and audio translation of recording to Standard English scientific text).
Mental requirements include ability to organize one's own work or that of crew members; ability to recognize and observe scientific data and analyze data as well as ability to perform calculations. Must also be able to observe social and professional interactions and respond appropriately.
Some work is performed primarily in an indoor environment and requires sustained sitting and use of fingers, hands, and arms to operate a computer and perform keyboard entry of data or document preparation (or equivalent with accommodation). Must also be able to operation standard office equipment (phone, copy machine, FAX machine, etc.).
Additional Information Chronicle Heritage is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer that provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. We encourage underrepresented groups, women, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community to apply.
