NAGPRA Inventory Specialist

99489BR

Campus: Tempe

Curatorial/Museum Assistant

Job Description

The School of Human Evolution and Social Change at Arizona State University seeks to hire two (2) qualified NAGPRA Inventory Specialists, under the guidance of the Postdoctoral Research Scholar and NAGPRA Project Leads, to assist with tasks associated with curation and Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) compliance for Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) collections.

Duties include assisting with supervising student interns and workers, updating collections information and inventories, assessing and enhancing collections housing, and documenting cultural items.

Job Family

Library & Museum

Full-Time/Part-Time

Full-Time

Grant Funded Position

This is a grant funded position. Continuation is contingent on future grant funding.

Salary Range

$20.00 - $21.15 per hour; DOE

Essential Duties

• Supervises undergraduate students assisting with the inventory of archaeological collections from BIA lands
• Oversees and assists with the transformation and validation of record inventory data
• Oversees the locating and transport of archaeological objects for inventory
• Assists in supervising the documentation of cultural items by student interns and workers
• Moves and transports materials and objects that could weight up to 50 pounds, including the storage of items at heights that require the use of a ladder
• Performs duties in both climate-controlled and external spaces

Minimum Qualifications

Two years of general museum activities experience; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience working with anthropological collections (1 year)
• Knowledge of the archaeology and material culture, history, and ethnography of the American Southwest
• Knowledge of archaeological field methods
• Demonstrated knowledge of appropriate handling of curated archaeological collections
• Experience working with data management tools such as Excel
• Evidence of effective communication skills
• Experience working collaboratively in a team

Working Environment

Activities are performed in an environmentally controlled office setting subject to extended periods of sitting, keyboarding, and manipulating a computer mouse; required to stand for varying lengths of time and walk moderate distances to perform work. Frequent bending, reaching, lifting, pushing and pulling up to 25 pounds. Regular activities require ability to quickly change priorities which may include and/or are subject to resolution of conflicts. Ability to clearly communicate to perform essential functions

Department Statement

Known for its leadership in innovative education and research, the School of Human Evolution and Social Change includes one of the nation's top-ranked anthropology programs and the largest and most research productive transdisciplinary anthropology faculty in the nation. Staying true to our four-field anthropological origins means we remain committed to leveraging along-term, comparative, and holistic perspective on human origins and diversity as a way to understand and address complex problems, now and for the future, and a deep concern for community engagement and social justice. In addition to anthropology, our students can earn degrees in global health, applied mathematics for the life and social sciences and museum studies. We are also known for our high quality study abroad, field school programs and research apprenticeship opportunities for our ~1,000 undergraduate majors and ~125 graduate students.

We offer a dynamic, collegial, and challenging work environment due to the pace of innovation, complex array of research and academic programs, and high profile initiatives. SHESC is the largest social science unit in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, ASU's largest and most diverse college. For complete information see http://shesc.asu.edu/ .

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Instructions to Apply

Application deadline is 3:00PM Arizona time on the date indicated.

Please include all employment information in month/year format (e.g., 6/88 to 8/94), job title, job duties and name of employer for each position.

Resume should clearly illustrate how prior knowledge and experience meets the Minimum and Desired qualifications of this position.

ASU does not pay for travel expenses associated with interviews, unless otherwise indicated.

Only electronic applications are accepted for this position.

IMPORTANT NOTE: What is the meaning of “equivalent combination” in the minimum qualifications? It means one year of higher education or 24 credit hours, is equal to one year of experience. For example, a four year Bachelor’s degree is equal to four years of experience.