Month: April 2011

Another place to check for Maritime based field schools:

http://muablog.wordpress.com/category/field-schools/

PhD Studentships for Maritime History, University of Hull, closes 31 May

Marine Archaeologist, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement, Herndon, Virginia, closes May 10

This position serves as an Archeologist in the Office of Offshore Alternative Energy Programs (OAEP), Environmental Review Branch (ERB). The incumbent’s duties and responsibilities include oversight, support, and administration with respect to laws and regulatory activities associated with OCS renewable energy competitive and noncompetitive leasing processes and post-lease operational activities.

C & C Technologies, Inc., headquartered in Lafayette, LA (www.cctechnol.com <http://www.cctechnol.com/>) is seeking qualified applicants for a marine archaeology position to work in the Gulf of Mexico Region.  The job will primarily include archaeological assessments for petroleum industry and government surveys.

The position will involve offshore fieldwork, geophysical data interpretation, historical research, and report preparation.

Applicants should have at least a master degree in archaeology or equivalent experience in marine archaeology.  Experience in remote sensing and cultural resource management is preferred as well as good computer skills.

Please send resumes to HR@cctechnol.com <mailto:HR@cctechnol.com> or fax to 337-261-0192.

Attn: Human Resource Department

Code to *MA2011* in the subject line.

Closings date: May 15, 2011

1) Education Intern, Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, closes 25 April

2) Collections Assistant, Maritime Museum of British Columbia, closes 27 May

Reminder: closes April 22

The Florida Division of Historical Resources is seeking applicants for a maritime archaeologist position.  The closing date is April 22nd.  To view the job announcement and submit an application, please go to:

http://jobs.myflorida.com/viewjob.html?refnode=1944694

We are planning sessions at SHA and SAA conferences for underwater caves. We already have several excellent papers lined up that are a good mix of North American and Mesoamerican, with several potential papers from our European counterparts. We would like more, so interested individuals should send a short abstract to pcampbell@cairnstl.org by June 5 for the SHA conference or September 15 for the SAA conference.

SHA January 2012 Baltimore, MD
SAA April 2012 Memphis, TN

Conference Session
Submerged Cave Archaeology: Methods, Theory, and Recent Findings

Submerged caves present different challenges and opportunities than traditional underwater sites. Springs, flooded caverns, sinkholes, cave lakes, sumps, and siphons are significant not only as features in ancient landscapes, but also sheltered environments that protect cultural material from nature’s dynamic forces. A relatively small number of submerged cave sites have been published; however, interest is on the rise as archaeologists realize the potential of these sites. Publications show that approaches differ widely based on the background and training of the archaeologist. This session acts as a discussion for this developing subdiscipline while examining methodological approaches, theoretical frameworks for interpreting cave sites, and recent findings.

Best,
Peter
—
Peter B. Campbell MA, RPA
Underwater Archaeologist
CAIRN Underwater Unit
www.CaveArch.org

State of Florida Maritime Archaeologist (Archaeologist III), Florida Bureau of Archaeological Research, Florida Division of Historical Resources, closes April 22. Apply today.

Maritime Memories:
The aim of the project is to assess the extent to which the contraction of the distant-water trawling industry from c. 1970 impacted upon the social and economic profile of Hull, upon the city’s cultural re-configuration, and upon Hull’s social memory of the industry and its legacies.
closes 31 may