Archaeological Laboratory Technicians

Archaeological Laboratory Technicians

The Veterans Curation Program

Archaeological Laboratory TechniciansThe Veterans Curation Program (VCP) is a paid training and employment opportunity that provides veterans with tangible work skills and experience through the rehabilitation of archaeological collections owned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.  We are seeking applicants for both part-time and full-time archaeological laboratory technicians in the Alexandria (VA), Augusta (GA), and St. Louis (MO) laboratories for our upcoming session, scheduled to begin early May 2016.

We are hiring in all three locations (Alexandria (VA), Augusta (GA), and St. Louis (MO).

Applicants should have an interest in archaeology, anthropology, digital photography, records processing, and database management.

Requirements include the ability to handle artifacts and documents, note-taking, and recording information from existing documentation.

Schedule includes either 20 hour weeks or 40 hour weeks but can be made flexible upon mutual agreement.

No overtime is expected.  Period of employment by the program is expected to last up to 5 months.

Applications can be found on the VCP website at http://www.veteranscurationprogram.org.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE

When you get employed, reach back and help a fellow Service men and women over the wall.
What goes around, comes around. Help when and where you can.
You, a family member or friend could be next to need a job.

“Heroes preserving history”

The Veterans Curation Program (VCP) was created to process at-risk archaeological collections belonging to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.  Stewardship of archaeological collections, including both artifacts and associated records, is the responsibility of landowning agencies such as the Corps. Processing these collections to federal standards for long-term storage and access is undertaken by cultural resource management firms familiar with the work.

The VCP is managed by the ERG-NSA JV.  We will hire a number of veterans to participate in a five month employment and training program processing these important collections.  Every veteran hired will receive paid personal growth and development assistance including time and instruction for resume building and job searches.  All federal holidays will be paid in addition to one week of personal time off, which can be used for medical appointments or other purposes.  All VCP laboratories are ADA compliant (with the exception of the collections storage areas). We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.




Archaeological Laboratory Technicians