Archeology Technician
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Overview
Accepting applications
Open & closing dates
11/05/2021 to 11/12/2021
Salary
$15.10 – $15.10 per hour
Pay scale & grade
GS 4
Locations
Many vacancies in the following locations:
Adin, CA
Alturas, CA
Susanville, CA
Telework eligible
No
Travel Required
Occasional travel – You may be expected to travel for this position.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Temporary
Work schedule
Multiple Schedules
Service
Competitive
Promotion potential
None
Job family (Series)
0102 Social Science Aid and Technician
Supervisory status
No
Security clearance
Other
Drug test
No
Announcement number
22-TEMP3-R5-2359-4DT-NB
Control number
620656700
Summary
Duties
Requirements
How you will be evaluated
Required documents
How to Apply
Summary
This position is located within a National Forest. The primary purpose of this position is responsible for providing technical support to the heritage resources staff.
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The public
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Duties
Assists in performing procedural archeological fieldwork assignments using compass, topographical map, and aerial photographs, and/or GPS unit to conduct archeological surveys and to record site locations.
Searches areas for surface historic and prehistoric archaeological remains and artifacts. Assists with determining the exact locations of sites and marks them on maps and/or aerial photographs and plots with GPS units.
Assists in recording information on archeological site survey forms and prepares simple reports and field notes.
Assists with the cleaning and cataloging of artifacts recovered from inventories and excavations.
Assists in site testing and excavation. Applies coding information and/or labels to artifacts, slides, photographs, datasets, and narrative information to ensure that their relationships are cataloged and maintained.
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