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๐ธ Join us for an exciting opportunity in archaeology! As our Archaeological Technician based in the heart of downtown Calgary at the Harry Hays Building, youโll play a crucial role in supporting seven project archaeologists across Alberta and British Columbia. Your responsibilities will include prioritizing concurrent requests in collaboration with your supervisor, analyzing and cataloguing artifacts in our Terrestrial Archaeology Lab, and photographing them for our electronic database. Youโll also be responsible for preparing artifacts for long-term storage.
๐๏ธ Occasional fieldwork in the stunning Mountain Parks (including Banff, Jasper, Yoho, and Kootenay National Parks) awaits, along with potential opportunities in other parks and protected areas in Western Canada. Additionally, youโll have the chance to assist with accessioning archaeological site data and cataloguing photographs, contributing to our ongoing efforts in preserving and understanding our cultural heritage. Join our team today and be part of something truly impactful!
Parks Canada is a federal government agency responsible for the protection and presentation of Canadaโs outstanding natural and cultural resources through a system of national parks, national marine conservation areas and national historic sites in all regions of Canada.
Our dedicated, multidisciplinary teams work together to maintain and improve our unique infrastructure that ensures long-term environmental sustainability, conservation of built heritage, and great visitor experiences. Start your career in our positive, collaborative, and supportive workplace
Top 10 reasons to work for Parks Canada:
โ Job stability
โ Work-life balance
โ Paid vacation and leave
โ Pension and retirement benefits
โ Health and dental benefits
โ Training and professional development
โ Working in beautiful locations
โ Transfer and promotion opportunities
โ Diverse and inclusive workplace
โ Contribution to public service
๐ The Parks Canada team is proud to be recognized by Forbes as one of Canada's Best Employers (2024).
We are looking to fill one position on a term basis until March, 31, 2025.
While the immediate intent of this job posting is to fill a position on a temporary basis, this process could be used to create a pool of people to fill similar positions with different employee status (temporary or permanent). Therefore, we invite anyone seeking such experience to apply.
Positions to be filled: 1
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- Graduation with a bachelorโs degree in Archaeology or Anthropology with a minimum of three (3) completed courses in Archaeology
OR an acceptable combination of education, training, experience and/or traditional knowledge.
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- Practical experience in archaeological field work
- Experience in archaeological lab projects
- Experience using Microsoft Excel or an equivalent software in a data entry context
English essential
Information on language requirements
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- Ability to follow protocols and procedures related to an archaeological field project
- Ability to analyze primary information and provide preliminary descriptions of artifacts and archaeological features in the field
- Ability to organize workload based on competing priorities
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
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- Interpersonal skills
- Makes things happen
- Exercises sound judgment
- Attention to detail
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- Experience in macro and/or artifact photography
- Experience using Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
- Knowledge of pre- and post-contact archaeological material found in Western Canada
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- Willingness and ability to travel and work in remote locations
- Willingness to work overtime
- Willingness and ability to handle and carry boxes of equipment, soil samples and artifacts weighing up to 23 kg each
Reliability Status security clearance
To encourage workforce diversity, preference may be given to candidates who self-declare as belonging to one of the following employment equity groups: Indigenous, visible minorities, people with disabilities and women.
Parks Canada is established as a separate employer in the Federal Public Service under the Financial Administration Act. Persons appointed to the Agency continue to be part of the Public Service. Parks Canada operates under its own human resources framework outside of the Public Service Employment Act and in line with values of fairness, competence and respect, and its operating principles.
Each person is entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.
A random and/or top down selection of candidates may be used in the determination of those to be given further consideration in the assessment process.
We will only accept on-line applications received via the jobs.gc.ca site. Persons who are unable to apply on-line must contact the person listed below prior to the closing date.
We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.