Job Description
A Cultural Resources Technician (Seasonal Worker, Full-time, 40 hours/week) position is available with Colorado State University’s (CSU) Center for Environmental Management of Military Lands (CEMML). This entry-level position will support the Cultural Resources Management (CRM) Program at the U.S. Air Force Academy, CO with a combination of fieldwork and office tasks. The technician will help draft National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) compliance documents and assist with correspondence with State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) and other stakeholders. Additional duties include visiting historic buildings and archaeological sites to gather data, conduct inventories and assessments, perform site inspections or monitoring, and identify cultural resources.
Requirements
- Must have an interest in pursuing a career in federal lands management.
- Pursuing a B.S. in archaeology-, history-, anthropology-, historic preservation-, or cultural resources-related field (at least a sophomore standing).
- Experience using Microsoft Office Suite.
- Must have a valid driver’s license for operating federal vehicles.
- Must be able to pass a federal background investigation to obtain a Department of Defense Installation Access Pass.
The successful candidate must demonstrate U.S. citizenship; CEMML will not provide visa sponsorship for this position.
Job Duties
The technician will be exposed to a wide variety of CRM tasks and duties will include but are not limited to the tasks below:
· National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) support including Section 106 compliance
· State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) correspondence and/or documentation
· Help write and edit technical reports
· Historical and/or archival research
· Assist in scanning and properly storing digital and physical records, artifacts, and other materials
· Historic building and archaeological inventories and/or assessments
· Site inspections and/or monitoring
· Cultural resource identification and condition assessments
· Use Cartography, StoryMaps, other GIS products to create maps and other documents
· Update and/or maintain the Integrated Cultural Resource Management Plan (ICRMP)