Archeology Technician - ONSITE/HYBRID - Uinta Wasatch Cache National Forest - South Jordan, UT.
Start Date: June 12, 2023
End Date: February 12, 2024
Compensation: $650 per week + $1000 monthly for housing
Medical Insurance Included
Application Due: March 24, 2023
The Resource Assistants Program seeks to engage ethnically and racially diverse young professionals in natural resource careers.
Must be a U.S. citizen or legal resident.
All interns must be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 prior to the start of their internship
Job Description:
This position serves as an archaeological technician whose primary duties involve assisting the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest (UWCNF) Heritage Program with data stewardship. The Heritage Program manages multiple databases as well as hard copy files and maps. The incumbent will be trained on how to manage information in Forest Service databases such as: Natural Resource Manager (NRM), IWEB Heritage Application, Global Information Systems (GIS), Forest Service electronic files, and the care and organization of hard copy files such as legacy reports, archaeological and historic site forms, maps, photographs, slides, and other archival materials.
Required:
- Knowledge of established methods and techniques for archeological field survey, recording historic and prehistoric cultural resources, and testing archeological sites.
- Ability to perform library and archival research and oral interviewing to locate and obtain information.
- Practical knowledge of the local geography, archeology, ethnography and history of the area within and adjacent to the Forest.
- Knowledge of technical report writing to prepare reports.
- Skill using compass, aerial photos, topographic maps and GPS units to locate sites and survey areas.
- Knowledge of accepted safety practices to prevent injury or loss of life.
Supervisory Controls:
- The supervisor provides assignments in terms of projects to be completed without explicit instruction as to work methods.
- The immediate supervisor provides guidance and instruction on unique, unusual problems or situations that occur during work progress.
- Finished work is reviewed for completeness, adequacy and compliance with Forest Service policies and procedures.
Complexity:
- Conducts pre-field office research, field surveys and site testing, using a variety of reference materials, informants, aerial photos, technical forms and technical instruments. From cultural resource survey data, summarizes and prepares Archeological Reconnaissance Reports and maps indicating the location of cultural resources necessary for evaluation and management of the cultural resources.
- The incumbent applies practical knowledge and understanding of archeology methods and practices, with consideration to other environmental relationships.
- The archeology technician selects and adapts cultural resource survey strategies in locating and describing archeological sites.
Scope and Effect:
- The purpose is to collect and record archaeological data and provide ground work on which decisions are made. This work assists in the inventory of cultural resources on the unit.
- The accuracy of the technical work has an important impact on subsequent work performed by higher graded technicians and professionals.
Physical Demands:
The work may include strenuous outdoor activity, such as walking, climbing, riding (ATV), backpacking and overnight camping, often in steep, rough terrain in isolated areas in a forest environment.
Work Environment:
Work is performed outdoors where terrain may be steep, uneven, rocky, and covered with vegetation. Climate ranges from extremely dry to extremely wet and from hot to cold. Rain, snow, wind, or dust may be encountered. The work may require the use of protective clothing and footwear.
EEO Statement
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