Currently the Department of Natural Resources utilizes this classification in Cole County and Jefferson County. When vacancies occur, the names of eligibles available for employment in the county where the vacancy is located will be certified in grade order for employment consideration. This position is covered by Federal Social Security and by the Missouri State Employees' Retirement System. This is very responsible professional archaeological work in the over-all coordination of major archaeological excavations for the Department of Natural Resources. An employee in this class is responsible for planning and designing the development of archaeological sites including laboratories, museums, and interpretative exhibits.
Work involves planning, excavation, research, reconstruction, and publication writing.
General supervision is received from the Assistant Director for Parks and Recreation, but the employee exercises a high degree of initiative and independent judgment in planning and implementing the work. The following statement represents the minimum experience and training standards which will be used to admit or reject applicants for tests, provided that equivalent substitution will be permitted in case of deficiencies in either experience or education. Each application must be accompanied by a transcript of all undergraduate and graduate college or university credit in order for applications to be evaluated.