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Open: May 12, 2026 — Closes: May 26, 2026
Summary
This position is located in the Museum Program at the Southeast Archeological Center, as part of the Southeast Regional Office's Cultural Resources, Partnerships, and Science Division. The typical seasonal entry-on-duty period for Southeast Archeological Center is April to November, but the season may be extended or reduced due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding. Anticipated Entry on Duty: July 2026
Major Duties
The Southeast Archeological Center (SEAC) is responsible for archeological research and cultural resource management activities relating to 70 National Park Service areas in nine southeastern states, Puerto Rico, and the U. S. Virgin Islands. This position is in SEAC's Museum Program. The incumbent's responsibilities relate to one of the Service's most extensive archeological collections. The collections consist of more than 3,000 individual accessions, including multi-million item holdings of artifacts and several hundred thousand supporting documents. This position functions as an Archives Technician and reports to the SEAC Supervisory Museum Curator. The primary duties of this job include cataloging, rehousing, and managing archeological resource management documents, photographs, media, and data. In coordination with the Archives Team Leader and under the supervision of the Museum Curator, the position carries out processing, arrangement, and description of archival collections; conducts preservation rehousing and assess collection condition. The incumbent uses collections management database software to catalog collections and to prepare finding aids. The position also assists with environmental monitoring, housekeeping, pest management, and inventory activities. This position facilitates research requests and access to collections, archives, and data following law and policy. The Southeast Archeological Center is one of only three archeological centers within the National Park Service. It is located in the Johnson building, part of the Don Fuqua Research Complex in Tallahassee, Florida. The research complex is located within Innovation Park, a research and development center associated with Florida State University. Position Location: Tallahassee, Florida. Please visit http://www.nps.gov/seac/index.htm for more information. Winters are usually mild and summers are hot and humid. Schools, medical facilities, shopping and entertainment facilities are available locally. Government quarters are NOT available. One vocational technical school, one community college, and two state universities (Florida State University and Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University) are located in Tallahassee.
