Archaeology Intern
This 24-week program is a rigorous work and learning experience that provides exposure to the Forest Service, development and training opportunities, and the opportunity to make a lasting impression on generations to come. Participants will gain experience in archaeology and cultural resource management. Specific duties will include, but are not limited to:
- Organize or directly perform inventory of areas
- Conduct inventory of cultural resources
- Interpret heritage and cultural resource areas
- Analyze and photograph artifact findings
- Prepare sites sketches as necessary
- Search for and gather background information
- Analyze data
- Assist in ensuring integration with heritage and cultural resource activities and establishment of priorities
- Provide advice on identification and management of heritage and cultural resources program
- Develop immediate objectives
- integrate with resource activities
- Establish priorities
- Conduct routine field reconnaissance searches in areas planned for such activities as timber harvesting, wildlife habitat improvement, road construction, and recreational development
- Conduct field search
- Identify and mark archeological sites
- Develop contract specifications for heritage and cultural resource work
- Assist in developing partnership agreements
- Produce site and survey maps
- Prepare recommendations to be incorporated in environmental analysis reports.
Degree Requirements:
Bachelor's Degree or higher in Archeology or Anthropology and have attended an archeological field school
Special Skills: Previous archeological field survey and excavation experience, pre contact/historic artifact recognition and analysis experience, GIS experience
Benefits:
$17/Hour
$1,500 for Professional Development (travel, training, etc.)
$1,000/month Housing Stipend
Questions? Email Jaina Reed at jreed@gyfoundation.org