Job Description
Position Summary:
Archaeologist will be duty stationed in Guam to provide on-site technical support and assistance to the Joint Region Marianas (JRM) Cultural Resources Manager (CRM) for activities and actions related to the Programmatic Agreements between the Commander, Joint Region Marianas and the Guam State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), Regarding Military Training and Testing on and within the Surrounding Waters of the Island of Guam, including research and assessment of potential impacts to cultural resources by military training and testing within the JRM Area of Responsibility (AOR).
This role also involves participating in annual meetings with stakeholders. This position requires excellent interpersonal skills, collaboration, flexibility, and diplomacy. The successful candidate will provide cultural resource inventory and evaluation technical support, review and assess impacts on archaeological sites and historic properties, and coordinate with project proponents and managers, as well as CEMML archaeologists, GIS specialists, and other technicians. This position will work and coordinate with JRM Cooperative Agreement Technical Representative (CATR), CEMML Cultural Resources Project Director, and CEMML Principal Investigator.
Position Location: Guam
Relocation expenses may be available; conditions apply.
For full consideration, please apply by November 30, 2026, 11:59 PM (MT).
Essential Job Duties:
Assist in cultural resources management actions as specified by the JRM Cultural Resources Manager (CRM) and as related to Guam Programmatic Agreements.
Conduct quarterly impact assessments regarding historic properties potentially impacted by military training and testing.
Conduct archaeological inventory and survey, archaeological testing, NRHP Eligibility evaluations, and data recoveries prior to military training activities, construction projects, and military land management activities (if required).
Conduct relevant literature searches and consult primary/secondary research materials to improve understanding of local prehistory and history in regional context,
Develop and oversee field investigations involving archaeological inventory survey, National Register site testing, and data recovery of prehistoric and historic archaeological sites.
Ensure all project documentation, including fieldwork notes, photographs, GIS data, site forms, are properly recorded and stored following DoD standards and protocols. Collects data using GPS and data collector (Survey 123), fills out and maintains/updates archaeological site forms.
Operates tools and equipment commonly used in cultural resource management, which may include but is not limited to, hand tools, radios, transits, total stations, global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers, ground penetrating radar, metal detectors, weed and brush cutters, and 4×4 trucks. Responsible for care and maintenance of field equipment; Maintains accountability for conservation supplies and equipment.
Position requires physical exertion to operate equipment and carry supplies and materials long distances over uneven terrain. Long periods of standing, walking over rough, uneven surfaces, recurring bending, stooping, lifting, reaching, digging, or similar activities are expected.
Decision Making:
Position will follow Project Director’s SOPs, plans, work schedules and deadlines for ensuring project deliverables are met as planned.
Position requires personal accountability for execution of all contract tasks. Personnel must render assistance in the most timely, sensitive, and discrete manner. Conduct all interactions with Navy personnel and stakeholders in a professional and respectful manner, exercising excellent communication and conflict resolution skills.
Supervision:
May supervise temporary field/lab technicians.
Conditions of employment:
Pre-employment Criminal Background Check (required for all new hires).
Must have a valid driver’s license or the ability to…