Associate Archaeologist | Field Director | San Diego, CA

Company 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 hiring an Archaeological Field Director to support our San Diego office in Southern California. This position offers support for job training, a positive and diverse work environment, and colleagues who are supportive, passionate, and collectively focused on work/life balance and producing high-quality CRM products.

Hire Type: Full-time (hourly)

Schedule: 40 hours, Monday–Friday: standard business hours; overtime and weekend work, as needed

Location: San Diego County, CA

Under the supervision of a Team Lead, Principal Investigator, and Project Managers, the Field Director will be responsible for the following duties:

• Oversee and lead archaeological crews in all manner of fieldwork, including construction monitoring, pedestrian surveys, testing/data recovery projects
• Provide training to new staff, especially for fieldwork
• Complete office work, including technical writing related to pre- and post-field activities
• Direct collection, analysis and interpretation of data as geared towards archaeology in a cultural resource management environment
• Formulate recommendations and solutions to highly complex problems or those involving risk
• Communicate project updates, field conditions, and personnel morale to Team Leads, Project Managers, and Principal Investigators
• Work closely under the direction of Principal Investigators to complete fieldwork and reporting needs on highly variable projects.
• Observe and uphold Chronicle Heritage’s Fieldwork Procedures and Health and Safety requirements
  
  

Minimum Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in anthropology, archaeology, or a closely related field
• 2 years of fieldwork in CRM projects, or equivalent (demonstrate)
• 1 years of experience supervising field crews during archaeological studies
• Demonstrable experience conducting all archaeological surveys and excavation
• Experience in identifying pre-contact and historic sites
• Expertise in archaeological field methods and data collection
• Familiarity with Section 106 processes and NRHP eligibility criteria for sites
• Familiarity with the fundamentals of spatial data collection in the field, including but not limited to experience with GPS units, GIS software (ArcGIS, QGIS, Codifi), and analog methods (pacing, map and compass).
• Willingness to travel for both short- and long-term projects
• Capable of walking several miles daily, over all types of terrain, and able to excavate in a variety of conditions
• Valid driver’s license
  
  

Preferred Skills/Qualifications

• Advanced degree in anthropology, archaeology, or a closely related field
• Listed or eligible to be listed on the Register of Professional Archaeologists (RPA)
• Experience with data analysis and technical report writing
• Proficient organizational, schedule, and budget management skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project)
• Excellent attention to detail, a positive work ethic, reliability, and commitment to working both independently and in a team environment
• 2 years of experience in a leadership role in CRM or academic archaeology
• Meet or exceed the Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualification Standards for Archaeology
  
  

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 ivy, etc. May require use of respiratory equipment and other personal protection 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

Interested candidates should submit resume to Recruiting@ChronicleHeritage.com

Chronicle Heritage is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need.

Chronicle Heritage complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and considers reasonable accommodation measures that may be necessary for eligible applicants/employees to perform essential functions. EEO/AA/M/F/Veteran/Disabled. If you require assistance with submitting the application. Please contact the international recruiting team at internationalrecruiting@chronicleheritage.com .