In addition to the Career/Job sections of the websites of the organizations listed below, several other websites post part-time, seasonal, or full-time employment opportunities for students possessing anthropological and/r heritage studies knowledge and skills. Additional information about internship and job opportunities can be found at the following websites:
- American Anthropological Association Internships (AAA and other internships in the public, private, and non-profit sectors)
- ArchaeologyFieldwork.com (archaeology, anthropology, history, museum and other internships and jobs with public agencies or private companies)
- Crow Canyon Archaeological Center (paid summer field and laboraotry internships in archaeology)
- Cal Job Source internship clearing house (links to internship information for California government, non-profit, and private entities in a variety of fields)
- National Association for the Practice of Anthropology (NAPA) (from entry-level to advanced full-time positions in areas ranging from education to museums to social services)
- PreserveNet internships in a variety of historic preservation contexts, including the National Park Service and Department of the Interior; site sponsored by the National Council for Preservation Education
- Preservation Directory.com (internships and jobs in a variety of historic preservation contexts)
- Research Experience for Undergraduates -- National Science Foundation: Social Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (summer programs in US and abroad during whihc students conduct their own research under faculty supervision)
- Society for California Archaeology Jobs listings (entry to advanced positions in California archaeology, mostly private companies)
- Student Conservation Association (summer internships with land management agencies such as the National Park Service)
- ShovelBums (temporary employment on archaeological contract projects)
- USAJobs (the official website for federal government jobs)
Professional Organizations
Various international, national, and regional professional organizations maintain websites that provide information about professional activities, jobs, and publications within the field of anthropology, as a whole, or for specific subfields within the discipline.
National and International Professional Organizations
- American Anthropological Association
- American Association of Physical Anthropologists
- Association of Critical Heritage Studies
- Society for American Archaeology
- Society for Medical Anthropology
- World Archaeological Congress
Regional Professional Organizations
Updated 2021
