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Professional Associations
The following list reflects some of the professional associations that a student may want to consult for career advice, work search assistance and labour market information. There might also be volunteer and/or conference opportunities, either locally or distance, available for students.
Directories are databases or collections of links to companies and professional organizations that operate in a specific industry or sector. Directories can help you identify organizations that operate in your area of study and directories may be found on professional association pages that include member companies or sponsors.
- American Anthropological Society (US)
- American Association of Physical Anthropologists (US)
- Alberta Museums Association
- Archaeological Society of Alberta
- Archaeological Society of British Columbia
- Canadian Anthropology Society
- Canadian Archaeological Association
- Canadian Association for Physical Anthropology
- Canadian Heritage Information Network
- Canadian Museums Association
- Canadian Society of Forensic Science
- Culture Works Canada
- Edmonton Social Planning Council
- National Association for the Practice of Anthropology (US)
- Paleoanthropology Society (US)
- Paleopathology Association
- Society for American Archaeology (US)
- Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers
- Society for Applied Anthropology (US)
- Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada
- User Experience Professional Association
- World Council of Anthropological Associations
Depending on the time and effort that the professional association has put into developing its career information, an association’s website can include the following information::
- How to join the professional association, especially as a student member
- Information about certification and licensing
- Access to professional events
- Contact information to find a mentor, or a graduate advisor, or to set up an information interview
- Niche job boards that are relevant to the profession - job boards that are password protected cannot be scraped by Indeed or LinkedIn.
Special Topics: Archaeological Field Work
- Alberta Underwater Council
- Archaeological Institute of America: Fieldwork
- Archaeology at Parks Canada
- Current Archaeology: Go Digging (UK and Europe)
Updated July 2026