Vacant job

Västernorrland Museum is seeking a temporary archaeologist

Västernorrland Museum has a mission to preserve, develop, and make accessible the cultural heritage and cultural environments of the region. The museum's activities are extensive and include a broad museum experience delivered through digital channels and in the museum's physical environments, collection management, and cultural heritage care. The museum building and Murberget outdoor museum are located in Härnösand.

Within the contract archaeology operations, archaeologists work with the region's cultural environments, cultural landscapes, and ancient remains. The majority of assignments consist of investigations, preliminary studies, and archaeological excavations, but research investigations and course activities also occur.

We are now looking for an archaeologist for the operation for 9 months.

Job Responsibilities

The job responsibilities include archaeological contract work. This includes participating in the planning, execution, and reporting of investigations, preliminary studies, and archaeological excavations. Collection management, public tasks such as lectures, and communication on social media may occur. The position may also include some project management.

Qualifications

You have:

• a bachelor's degree with Northern European archaeology as the main subject
• documented experience in contract archaeological fieldwork
• experience working in GIS and good experience in measurement with RTK-GPS
• good language skills in Swedish and English, both spoken and written

· A valid driver's license (B)

Desirable Qualifications

It is desirable if you have:

• a master's degree with Northern European archaeology as the main subject

· experience in archaeological work in Västernorrland County

· experience in writing archaeological reports

· experience in inventory

· good technical skills

Personal Attributes

We place great importance on personal qualities. You are responsible, attentive, self-driven, and structured. You work systematically and can prioritize, and you are communicative and pedagogical.

Additional Information:

Employment type: temporary position for 9 months, starting from mid-August 2026. Employment rate 100%. Västernorrland Museum applies individual salary setting.

Västernorrland Museum strives for a balanced gender distribution and values employees with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Questions about the position can be answered by:

Department Head: Cajsa Lindegren 073-821 22 60 cajsa.lindegren.se

Union representative for SACO/DIK: Jonas Byström 073-064 98 40 [email protected]

Union representative for Vision: Joakim Karsberg 070-889 91 87 [email protected]

For Kommunal, we do not have a union representative at the workplace, but Kommunal can be reached through the local office 010-442 97 69 [email protected]

Applications describing why you are the right person for the position should be sent with a CV and cover letter to [email protected] no later than February 20. Dnr YLM 2026/45

Interviews will be conducted continuously during the application period.

We have made our medieval for recruitment and therefore request no contact with advertisement sellers or other sellers of recruitment services.