[ShovelBums.Org] Principal Investigator/Senior Archaeologist-St. Paul, MN

Summit is seeking an additional part-time or full-time Principal Investigator/Senior Archaeologist for our St. Paul, Minnesota office.  Responsibilities in this position will include: business development, marketing, proposal writing, project management, coordinating and directing fieldwork/research, client coordination, and technical/academic writing.  This position reports to Summit’s Cultural Resources Director, Andrew Schmidt. 

Minimum Requirements: 

·         Strong project management, leadership, communication, coordination and organizational skills;

·         Experience working in compliance with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Archaeology and Historic Preservation (48 Federal Register 44716-44740; National Park Service), Mn/DOT’s Cultural Resources Unit Project and Report Requirements (2003), Minnesota Deep Test Protocol (Mn/DOT 2005), the report guidelines in the State Historic Preservation Office Guidelines for Archaeological Projects in Minnesota (SHPO 2001), Mn/DOT Geographic Information System Standards (2002), and Mn/DOT’s Standards for Archaeological and Historic Structures Data;

·         An M.A., M.S., or Ph.D. in anthropology, archaeology, or a closely related field;

·         A minimum of 4 years total demonstrable experience in post-graduate school work as a Principal Investigator on archaeology projects conducted for compliance with Section 106 of the NHPA completed within the past 15 years;

·         A minimum of 2 years total field experience within the past 15 years;

·         No outstanding license requirements with the Office of the Minnesota State Archaeologist (OSA) and ability to obtain a current OSA license in Minnesota; and

·         A minimum of 5 completed precontact archaeological projects in Minnesota within the past 15 years, totaling at least 25 days in the field.

Ideally, candidate will also have:

·       A minimum of two 2 years within the past 15 years of experience in post-graduate school work as a Principal Investigator on North American historical archaeology projects conducted for compliance with Section 106 of the NHPA or the Minnesota Field Archaeology Act of 1963; and

·       A minimum of 5 completed historical archaeological projects anywhere in the United States within the past 15 years, totaling at least 25 days in the field.

Resumes and cover letters can be sent via e-mail to Mollie O’Brien mobrien@summite.com, Senior Project Manager and Principal Investigator for Archaeology, Summit Envirosolutions, Inc., 1217 Bandana Boulevard North, St. Paul, MN 55108.

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Joelle Jerve

Archaeologist

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Summit Envirosolutions

1217 Bandana Blvd N.

St. Paul, MN 55108

jjerve@summite.com