Principal Investigator – Terrestrial Archaeology

🕒 June 24

🌶️ New Mexico – Remote

🌶️ New Mexico – Remote

⏰ Full Time

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SEARCH is an archaeology firm that specializes in a broad range of cultural heritage services, both overland and underwater. Founded in 1993, the firm has completed over 4,500 projects worldwide, including significant work in maritime archaeology through their SEARCH2O program, focusing on historic shipwrecks and submerged sites. With a team of industry leaders and subject matter experts, SEARCH integrates science, technology, and creativity to preserve and interpret the past, advancing projects and protecting cultural resources across diverse environments.

📋 Description

• Provide expertise regarding field strategies, research, and regulatory requirements at the state, regional, and federal levels. • Prepare research designs and build research teams. • Oversee research, fieldwork, data analysis, report preparation, and other tasks to ensure that the research goals, budgets, schedules, and contract requirements of each project are met. • Recommend and deploy state-of-the-art technology and methodology. • Serve as the primary author and researcher on technical reports. • Ensure research quality, research integrity, and original authorship of all project deliverables. • Prepare research articles, papers, and presentations for academic and industry venues. • Conduct field visits and occasional archaeological fieldwork. • Develop project proposals, cost estimates, and schedules. • Train and mentor archaeologists and report authors. • Maintain the highest professional standards. • Maintain strong project team relationships. • Develop and manage agency and client relationships. • Communicate project developments to the project team, company leadership, and clients. • Other duties, as assigned.

🎯 Requirements

• Graduate degree in Anthropology or related field. • Based in/relocating to New Mexico. • Minimum five (5) years of supervisory experience encompassing time in field, laboratory, and office. • Must meet the Secretary of the Interior’s professional qualifications standards for archaeology and be an RPA or be eligible to become an RPA. • Expertise in state and federal laws and guidelines governing cultural resources management. • Strong Arizona and/or New Mexico archaeological experience. • Holding permits or eligible for NM BLM and Statelands permits. • Demonstrated ability to support projects in a timely and cost-effective manner. • Demonstrated ability to manage cultural resource studies in a timely and cost-effective manner. • Demonstrated client management skills. • Superior technical writing skillset to produce high quality technical reports and to prepare awardable proposals. • Excellent written and oral communication skills.

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive Salary • Per Diem (for overnight travel) • SEARCH-subsidized Group Health Insurance (including Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage) • SEARCH-provided Short-Term Disability Insurance • SEARCH-provided Long-Term Disability Insurance • SEARCH-provided Group Term Life Insurance • Voluntary Life Insurance • Employee Assistance Program • Emergency Travel Assistance • Generous 401(k) Retirement Plan • Paid Holidays (11) • Unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO) • Merit-Based Raises, Bonuses, and Promotions