On Call Archaeology Lab Technician

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for an On Call Archaeology Lab Technician in our Richmond, VA office. Be involved in projects with our Earth & Environment Cultural Resource Team and contribute to a growing organization that solves our client’s cultural resource challenges and helps preserve our cultural heritage.

WSP is currently looking for a talented individual to fill an hourly, project-based position conducting laboratory processing of artifacts. This position will work with senior archaeologists, field supervisors, and other staff to intake collections from the field, wash artifacts, catalog materials under supervision, take artifact photographs, and prepare collections for long-term curation. 

The successful candidate will bring enthusiasm, laboratory skills, and attention to detail to contribute to WSP’s capacity and reputation in the environmental and engineering marketplace. Collections will be from sites in the Mid Atlantic region and will span the breadth of human history. The successful candidate will have experience with archaeological laboratory processes, including washing and cataloging artifacts. Experience with collections from the Eastern US is preferred but not required.  

This is an on-call position, where work will be project-to-project, and may be intermittent. The successful candidate will have opportunities to join team members in archaeological field projects throughout the Mid Atlantic region.  

Your Impact

• Assist with laboratory processing of artifacts supervised by a Lab Director.

• Assist with cleaning artifacts and ecofacts.

• Assist with artifact cataloguing and identification.

• Assist with artifact photography.

• Assist with artifact labeling.

• Work as part of a team.

• Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company resources and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.

• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

•  High School Diploma or GED.

• 0-1 year experience working or volunteering in a laboratory or museum setting 

• Self-motivated, with good interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a team environment 

• Attention to detail, ability to follow instructions, and good communication skills 

• Physical ability to lift up to 20 lbs. 

• Experience with Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Access 
   

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Anthropology, Archaeology, History, or related field 

• Willingness to assist in archaeological field studies

• Willingness to contribute to archaeological reports 

• Expertise identifying precontact or historic period artifacts from the Mid Atlantic region of the U.S..

Compensation:

Expected Salary:  $21.00-29.00 per hour

WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. 

WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.