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Open: May 23, 2026 — Closes: June 6, 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 the SEAC 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. The primary duties of this position are to 1) identify and analyze archeological objects from sites of all time periods and throughout the Southeast U.S.; and 2) catalog resulting data into the designated NPS catalog program using established NPS procedures. Additional primary duties include rehousing collections, labeling and cleaning artifacts, identifying conservation needs, and maintaining the preservation of archeological objects. Tasks also include maintaining and organizing manual and automated curatorial records and performing research for catalog records and other purposes as assigned. The position assists with the following tasks: museum maintenance and housekeeping schedules; museum inventory; scheduled cleaning of museum collections storage; museum environmental monitoring; gathering data; and preparing various museum records for archeological collections. The Southeast Archeological Center is one of only three archeological centers within the National Park Service, it is located in Tallahassee, Florida. 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.
