"NAGPRA Coordinator"

Company: University of Oklahoma

Category: Arts and Museum Administration

Type: Full-Time

Job Number: 260067

Organization: Okla Museum of Natural History

Job Location: Oklahoma-Norman-Norman Campus

Schedule:
Work Schedule: M - F, 8am - 5pm
Work Type: Onsite

Salary Range: Targeted salary: $72,500 annually, based on experience

Benefits Provided: Yes

Required Attachments: Resume, Cover Letter

Job Description

The Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History NAGPRA Program Manager will oversee compliance, consultations, repatriations, and other activities associated with ensuring the museums compliance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) and fulfilling its NAGPRA legal and ethical obligations. The position will play a key role in managing, tracking, and evaluating the progress of core projects and initiatives relating to NAGPRA compliance, specifically related to the archaeology and ethnology collections, assisting with inventories and summaries, publication of notices, facilitating NAGPRA communications, including tribal consultation and physical repatriations of Native American ancestors and cultural items, and conducting provenance research. This staff member will collaborate with appropriate museum curators and collection managers and work closely with the University of Oklahomas NAGPRA Oversight Committee. This full-time, 12-month, annually renewable professional staff position will supervise temporary full- and part-time staff, students, and volunteers and report to the Director.

Job Requirements

Required Education: Bachelor's degree, AND:

• 48 months of program development, program management or related experience

Equivalency & Substitution: Will accept 48 months of related experience in lieu of the Bachelor's degree for a total of 96 months of related experience.

Skills:

• Able to communicate well and build rapport quickly with students, faculty and staff
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Highly organized and able to handle multiple projects and deadlines
• Able to read and interpret policy as well as State and Federal regulations-
• Able to effectively evaluate projects; programs and produce comprehensive reports
• Able to supervise staff and communicate directions and expectations effectively
• Strong initiative to solve problems and able to work well with interdepartmental teams and initiatives

Certifications:

• Valid Driver's License

Advertised Physical Requirements:

Physical:
+ Ability to engage in repetitive motions.

Environmental:
+ Standard Office Environment.
+ Frequent exposure to pressure caused by deadlines and busy periods.
+ May be required to travel. May require contact with other departments and university officials.

Departmental Preferences:

• 24 months of work experience in NAGPRA compliance, including familiarity with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) regulations and their implementation (e.g., completing NAGPRA inventories and summaries, submitting notices to tribes and the Federal Register, tribal consultation, collaboration, and the repatriation process).
• Experience working in a nonprofit, museum/arts/cultural organization, tribal or first nations organization, or higher education.
• Demonstrated experience engaging with Native American Tribes and/or other Indigenous communities of origin.

Supervision: NAGPRA Students, PT NAGPRA COLLECTIONS MANAGER, FT NAGPRA COLLECTIONS MANAGER, BIOARCHAEOLOGIST

Special Instructions: If you are selected as a final candidate for this position, you will be subject to The University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Tuberculosis Testing policy. To view the policy, visit https://hr.ou.edu/Policies-Handbooks/TB-Testing.

Job Posting: Jan 14, 2026

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