Please post the following position announcement:
Red River Archaeology, LLC (RRA) is a small, woman-owned cultural resources management firm located in Dallas, Texas. RRA has an immediate opening for a full-time Project Archaeologist due to steady growth in business volume that is anticipated to continue into the future.
We are accepting CVs through October 9, 2013.
Duties and Responsibilities:
* Conduct Phase I, II, and III fieldwork and direct field crews
* Prepare technical reports according to state and/or federal standards
* Assist with historic architectural surveys
* Conduct archival research (including deed research/chain of title, historic maps and aerial photographs, census and biographic data, etc.)
* Analyze prehistoric and historic artifacts in the field and in a laboratory setting
* Travel is anticipated to be approximately 50%.
Qualifications:
* Master's Degree in Archaeology (or anticipated by December 2013) with field experience in RRA's core region of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Louisiana, and/or Arkansas
* Listed as a Registered Professional Archaeologist (RPA) or qualified for RPA status by December 2013
* Minimum two years relevant supervisory field experience
* Experience with NEPA and Section 106 regulations
* Demonstrated ability to efficiently perform research and data analysis
* Excellent technical writing skills and demonstrated ability to complete reports in a timely fashion
* Knowledgeable in GPS data collection equipment, but must be able to read a topographic map, accurately use a compass, and able to hand-draw accurate pace and compass site maps
* Must have a valid driver's license
* Must be able to hike across rough terrain several miles a day while carrying a pack, screen, and shovel
* Experience directing Phase I survey field crews
* Excellent organizational skills, ability to fulfill deadline requirements, work on multiple projects at once, and work as an effective team member
* Ability to communicate effectively with staff and clients
* Able to be BLM-permitted for Great Plains Region, Southwest Texas Region, and/or Gulf Texas Region a plus
* Experience directing Phase II testing and/or Phase III data recovery field crews a plus
Pay commensurate with experience. Please submit CV, cover letter, and two CRM-related writing samples to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. Writing samples should not be thesis or college papers. One of these writing samples should be as lead or sole author. No phone calls, please.
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