# On-call, Part-Time Field Archaeologists (Arkansas Project)

**Company**: WSP
**Location**: Kansas City, MO
**Job type**: part-time
**Salary**: industry competitive
**Category**: Consulting
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

WSP is seeking 30 On-call, Part-Time Field Archaeologists for a long-term Phase III archaeological data recovery project in northwest Arkansas.

The project involves working on four multi-component Pre-Contact archaeological sites, with components dating from the Late Archaic through the Late Pre-Contact periods. The sites are likely to contain the remains of the early use of plants of the Eastern Agricultural Complex.

As an On-call, Part-Time Field Archaeologist, you will assist with multiple Phase III data recovery projects, including:

- Archaeological test unit and shovel test excavation

- Excavation of cultural features

- Recovery and identification of archaeological artifacts and other materials

- Recording archaeological data using field forms

You will work effectively as part of a team and exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources, and conduct.

**Requirements:**

- Undergraduate degree in anthropology/archaeology or a closely related field

- Archaeological field school or similar archaeological field experience

- Self-motivated, physically able to conduct fieldwork in all weather conditions

**Preferred Qualifications:**

- Prior experience with Pre-Contact archaeological sites in Arkansas, eastern Oklahoma, and the surrounding region

- Pre-Contact lithic artifact identification and analysis

**Benefits:**

- Single occupancy hotel rooms during fieldwork sessions

- Paid travel days

- Per diem and meal reimbursement

- Transportation to work site provided

- Opportunities for full-time employment and advancement

- Modified holiday pay, paid time off accrual, and 401(k) plan

## Skills

### Required
- anthropology
- archaeology
- archaeological field school
- fieldwork

### Nice to have
- Pre-Contact archaeological sites
- lithic artifact identification

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