Archeologist
- Location
- Boise, Idaho, United States
- Work arrangement
- On-site
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Category
- Science & Research
- Salary
- $89,508 – $116,362 / year
- Openings
- 1
- Apply by
- 5 Nov 2026
About the role
The Natural Resources Conservation Service is hiring an Archeologist in Idaho to protect and document cultural resources across conservation work. This full-time, permanent role at grade GS-12 pays from $89,508 to $116,362 per year and carries one vacancy spread across Boise, Caldwell, Moscow, and Pocatello, Idaho. Applicants must be United States citizens or nationals, plus career-transition federal employees eligible for priority, and must pass a satisfactory background investigation or fingerprint check. A one-year probationary period applies unless prior federal service is creditable, and appointees must hold and maintain a valid state motor-vehicle operator's licence for the vehicle types used. Travel of 50 percent or less is stated, and the work combines field and office duties. Applications close on 5 November 2026 through USAJOBS.
Requirements
Applicants apply through USAJOBS and must be United States citizens or nationals who pass a satisfactory background investigation or fingerprint check, and must hold and maintain a valid state motor-vehicle operator's licence for the vehicle types used.
How to apply
- Select Apply now.
- You are taken to Natural Resources Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture’s own application page to send your application.
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