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Archeologist

National Park Service · Department of the Interior

Pay
$84,439–$109,777/yr
Hours
You may be required to wo…
Where
King Salmon, Alaska
Apply by
2026-10-07
Posted
Today

You will serve as an Archeologist at the Katmai National Park & Preserve in King Salmon, Alaska. Please visit find a park for additional park information. This is a Permanent, Competitive, Full-time, Career-Seasonal appointment. Career-Seasonal appointments are permanent positions and include the same benefits as permanent appointments, but do not provide work on a year-round basis.

What you'd do

  • This position serves as a cultural resources specialist and compliance coordinator for Katmai National Park and Preserve, Aniakchak Monument and Alagnak Wild River.
  • During high/summer season (May-September) much of the work is conducted in a field environment.
  • At the full performance level (GS-11) the major duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following: Serving as cultural resource compliance coordinator for park's projects Acting as Crew Chief and overseeing fieldwork and data collection activities.
  • Inventorying and monitoring the condition of cultural resources and compliance projects in areas impacted by construction and visitor activities.
  • Performing archeological surveys, test excavations, laboratory processing and analysis of artifacts recovered.
  • Providing historical and archeological information to visitors.
  • Managing archeological collections according to established museum procedures.
  • Preparing detailed field notes and records, daily logs and journals, photographs and photo logs, archeological and architectural forms, feature and artifact drawings.
  • Preparing monthly progress reports and a final seasonal report with the assistance of field staff.
  • Using and overseeing the use of GPS, GIS and other computer software in support of data collection and reporting activities.

What they want

  • This position has a mandatory education requirement.
  • All appropriate transcripts must be submitted for proper crediting.
  • You must submit a copy of your transcript(s) to support claimed education if substituting education for experience.
  • Transcripts must include your name, school name, grades, credit hours earned, major(s), grade point average or class ranking, and date the degree was conferred, if
Starts
2026-09-23