Job Opening
Job Title: Social Anthropologist – Subsistence Mapping
Supervisor: Project Coordinator
Salary: $50,000 to $55,769 annually DOE
Benefits: Medical, Dental, PERS, and Life Insurance
Classification: Partially exempt
FLSA Classification: Exempt
Hours Per Week: 37.5 hours (full-time)
Closing Date: January 10, 2010 or until filled
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- A 4-year college degree in social science, anthropology, or a related field of study appropriate for planning activities with local government in subsistence research and mapping. Career experience may be substituted on a year-to-year basis.
- Must possess basic computer skills including e-mail and Microsoft Office.
- Must have a valid driving license.
- Demonstrated research experience with strong communication skills, focus group facilitation, and participant interviewing.
- Demonstrated writing skills and experiences to tabulate and document research data into reports and databases.
- Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment with positive work ethics.
- Must be well organized and able to work independently.
- Professional experience in working with the general public and rural communities, regional entities, and state and federal agencies involved in the local to regional planning projects and/or development efforts
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Masters degree in social science, anthropology or a related field of study with four years of career experience in social sciences that includes identifying and addressing subsistence and/or cultural issues.
- Borough residents, women or Inupiaq minorities, handicapped or veterans of the U. S. Armed Services.
- Inupiaq language fluency preferred but not required.
- Applicants who are familiar with the Inupiat Ilitqusiat philosophy and Northwest Arctic Borough communities and residents are a plus.
- Trained in Arcs-GIS, Surveying, and/or Mapping preferred but not required.
- Knowledge of subsistence issues and applicable federal laws and state regulations, including cultural resource and subsistence laws and regulations.
- Knowledge or experience in government affairs, particularly Borough and municipal governments in Alaska.