Princeton University
Location
Princeton, NJ | United States
Job description
HROB Project Analyst
US-NJ-Princeton
Job ID: 2023-17457
Type: Full-Time
# of Openings: 1
Category: Research and Laboratory
Princeton University
Overview
This is a newly created, 2-year, term position to support the Human Remains Oversight Board (HROB) and the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) Committee.
This position will coordinate and facilitate communications between the Human Remains Oversight Board, the NAGPRA committee, faculty, researchers, students, outside experts, consultants, the Art Museum and other stakeholders both on-and-off campus. The position is responsible for gathering and cataloging highly sensitive data related to human remains collections and uses of human remains by Princeton University faculty, students, and staff; researching existing collections to clarify their origins and the means by which they came to Princeton University; proposing repatriation or disposition when appropriate; managing external consultants; facilitating communication and consultation with descendant communities and individuals; stewarding appropriate care for material on campus and repatriation of material to source communities; serving as a source of knowledge and as a community liaison regarding Indigenous belongings; gathering institutional documents; and conducting/coordinating research regarding institutional history. This position will also provide training on relevant and contextual laws, regulations, and policies related to the use of human remains including how to respectfully and ethically use and study them.
Research and Record Development:
- Build and maintain database(s) and other digital resources pertaining to collections of human remains at Princeton University
- Conduct (non-physical) research on human remains; how they came to Princeton, their origins, etc., maintain any/all records associated with individual and collections of human remains
Program Coordination and Communications Liaison:
- Review, summarize, and distribute to HROB and the NAGPRA committee information about how other institutions have addressed comparable collections
- Research and recommend interlocutors for any discussions of repatriation/disposition
- Manage communications with stakeholders on and off campus
- Receive applications for academic use of human remains from University faculty, students, and staff.
- Serve as a liaison between Princeton University's HROB and NAGPRA committee regarding overlapping cases
- Assist the HROB and NAGPRA committee in the implementation of decisions, outcomes, or oversight
- Provide catalogue data and other resources to outside consultants regarding Native American human remains and belongings subject to repatriation or disposition
- Monitor and manage collection and dissemination of NAGPRA-related materials to University partners and outside collaborators
- Develop and implement an effective training program and provide training on related laws, regulations, and policies involving the use of human remains to students, researchers, and committee members.
- Exercise sound judgment, high morals, and maintain confidentiality when working with highly sensitive materials.
- Other duties as assigned
Essential Requirements:
- BA with a minimum of 4-6 years of experience working with human remains
- Excellent skill working with content that requires professionalism, discretion, empathy and tact.
- Knowledge of, and direct experience in, researching provenance for osteological materials
- Expert and nuanced understanding of NAGPRA, and other related regulations and policies related to the use of human remains.
- Professional familiarity with current trends in biological anthropological professional ethical standards in the treatment, care, and study of human remains
- Strong computer skills: expert facility with MS Office
- Ability to maintain thorough, accurate, and complete records
- Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills (both written and verbal).
- Detail-oriented and self-motivated problem-solving skills
Preferred Knowledge & Skills:
- MA in Anthropology, Museum Studies or related field preferred
Princeton University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS
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About Princeton University
Princeton University is a vibrant community of scholarship and learning that stands in the nation's service and in the service of all nations. Chartered in 1746, Princeton is the fourth-oldest college in the United States. Princeton is an independent, coeducational, nondenominational institution that provides undergraduate and graduate instruction in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences and engineering.As a world-renowned research university, Princeton seeks to achieve the highest levels of distinction in the discovery and transmission of knowledge and understanding. At the same time, Princeton is distinctive among research universities in its commitment to undergraduate teaching.Today, more than 1,100 faculty members instruct approximately 5,200 undergraduate students and 2,600 graduate students. The University's generous financial aid program ensures that talented students from all economic backgrounds can afford a Princeton education.
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