Description
Channel Ship Services Limited (CSS) is currently seeking a skilled and experienced Offshore Marine Archaeologist to join our team. As a specialist offshore maritime recruitment and placement agency, CSS provides top-quality staffing solutions to the offshore and maritime industries worldwide. With our ISO certifications and commitment to employee training and development, CSS is known for our exceptional service and dedication to maintaining industry standards.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work on exciting offshore archaeological projects, conducting research, surveys, and excavations in submerged environments. You will play a crucial role in uncovering and preserving maritime historical artifacts and sites.
At CSS, we believe in the importance of protecting and preserving our maritime heritage. As the Offshore Marine Archaeologist, you will have the opportunity to make a significant impact in this field, working alongside a team of dedicated professionals.
Responsibilities
- Conduct submerged archaeological research, surveys, and excavations in offshore environments.
- Identify and document maritime historical artifacts, sites, and shipwrecks.
- Analyze and interpret data collected during research and excavation activities.
- Prepare detailed reports and presentations on archaeological findings and interpretations.
- Ensure compliance with international archaeological standards and guidelines.
- Collaborate with other researchers, marine scientists, and archaeological experts.
- Maintain accurate records of archaeological activities and findings.
Requirements
- Must meet the Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualifications Standards for Archaeologists (https://files.hudexchange.info/resources/documents/hp-fact-sheet-secretary-%20interior-professional-qualification-standards.pdf).
- The minimum professional qualifications in archeology are a graduate degree in archeology, anthropology, or closely related field plus:
- 1. At least one year of full-time professional experience or equivalent specialized training in archeological research, administration, or management;
2. At least four months of supervised field and analytic experience in general North American archeology, and
3. Demonstrated ability to carry research to completion.
In addition to these minimum qualifications, a professional in prehistoric archeology shall have at least one year of full-time professional experience at a supervisory level in the study of archeological resources of the prehistoric period. A professional in historic archeology shall have at least one year of full-time professional experience at a supervisory level in the study of archeological resources of the historic period. - For Texas: also “must meet the Professional Qualifications and Requirements listed in TAC §26.4, which also provides the required qualifications for Professional Archeologists (both terrestrial and underwater) and Geomorphologists or Geoarcheologists. PIs should submit a current Curriculum Vitae (CV) to the THC via e-mail at archeo-permits@thc.texas.gov to demonstrate they meet the state requirements.”
- There are additional requirements specified in TAC §26.4 beyond the federal requirements.
- In addition, to survey in Texas an antiquities permit is required that must be held by the archaeologist on the project.
- Experience interpreting side scan sonar, magnetometer, and subbottom profiler data and assisting historic and/or prehistoric potential.
- Experience overseeing fieldwork.
- Experience reporting on archaeological interpretation.
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