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Assistant Conservator
The Mariners’ Museum seeks a full time  Assistant Conservator. The Ast. Conservator identifies and determines, in consultations with conservators, appropriate methods to treat and preserve artifacts recovered from the wreck of the USS Monitor, and treats artifacts as required. This individual works closely with the conservation staff and other Museum staff to conserve artifacts and prepare them for exhibition.

Please e-mail cover letter and resume to jpascucci@marinersmuseum.org,
John Pascucci, Director, Human Resources.

Conservator
The Mariners’ Museum seeks a full time Conservator for the USS Monitor Center. The Conservator works directly for the Director, USS Monitor Center in the conservation and maintenance of USS Monitor artifacts, with a primary focus on organic artifacts. This individual works closely with the conservation staff and other Museum staff to conserve artifacts and prepare them for exhibition.

Please e-mail cover letter and resume to jpascucci@marinersmuseum.org,
John Pascucci, Director, Human Resources.

Senior Heritage Consultant, Cotswold Archaeology, closes 25 July

You will be an experienced consultant, confident managing projects, liaising with clients and committed to growing the business. You will have a proven track record of successfully completing and managing a range of DBA, EIA and broader consultancy projects. In addition to this a particular specialism such as historic buildings or marine archaeology would be particularly welcome. You will thrive in the commercial environment whilst maintaining the highest archaeological and professional standards.

1) Post Doc in Marine Social Science, SAMS, closes 3 August

2) Social Scientist, BOEM, closes 26 July

Military Sealift Command Historian, Check out the advertisement for the details.

Seeking one qualified intern interested in terrestrial and submerged archeology and cultural resource management. The intern will work directly with the park archeologist and will assist with all aspects of the Cultural Resource Management Program at Biscayne National Park in Homestead, Florida. This opportunity is intended for an enthusiastic young professional with a deep interest in advancing his or her career goals in archeology and cultural resource management through hard work and commitment to the National Park Services’ rich and unique cultural resources.

Start Date: September 24, 2012 (some flexibility for the right candidate) End Date: September 23, 2013 (or 52 weeks from start).

Apply today, closes August 6.

Historian, US Navy, closes 26 July

This position is located in the Central Identification Laboratory, Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC), Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii.

Bosun, Texas Seaport Museum, apply today.

 The Bosun is responsible for implementing the preservation, conservation, interpretation, sailing operations and program development of the 1877 sailing vessel ELISSA, the 1937 shrimp boat SANTA MARIA, and several small craft.

1) Learning Assistant, The Tall Ship at Riverside, closes 17 July

2) Collections Manager, Canal and River Trust, closes 20 July

3) Director of Interpretation, Mystic Seaport Museum, ncd

4) Museum Reference and Curatorial Associate, Hart Nautical Collections, MIT

MUSEUM REFERENCE AND CURATORIAL ASSOCIATE, HART NAUTICAL COLLECTIONS, Museum-Collections Team, to join a team of eight, including three curators and a collections manager, who provide coordinated reference assistance for collections inquiries and research visits.
REQUIREMENTS: a B.A./B.S. (M.A. an advantage) in history of science/technology, history, or museum studies; a background/interest in maritime history or nautical technology; three years’ experience in museums/archives; and experience with collections databases (MIMSY preferred), web access systems, imaging software (Photoshop preferred), and printing/scanning hardware.

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Marine Archeologist, closes 16 July, apply today.

Apply today for a seat on the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council, two seats open for Submerged Cultural Resources (member) and (alternate). Apply before July 31.

Applicants are chosen based upon their particular expertise and experience in relation to the seat for which they are applying; community and professional affiliations; philosophy regarding the protection and management of marine resources; and possibly the length of residence in the area affected by the sanctuary. Applicants who are chosen as members should expect to serve 3-year terms, pursuant to the council’s Charter.

Museum Curator, Puget Sound Navy Museum, closes 2 July

This position is located at the Puget Sound Navy Museum, Northwest Naval Museums, Museums and Collections Division, Naval History and Heritage Command. As a Museum Curator, you will be serving as the primary advisor and subject matter expert to the director on all matters related to the history of the U.S. Navy in the Pacific Northwest, including historical research, collections research, and contemporary collecting.

1) Two (2) Museum Assistants, Lancaster Maritime Museum, closes 29 June

2) PhD Scholarship, University of Hull, closes 13 July

Sculpture and the Sea: Figureheads, Ship Decoration and Britain’s Maritime Worlds
University of Hull – Maritime Historical Studies Centre, University of Hull and the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich

1) Collections Inventory and Research Assistant, National Mississippi River Museum, closes 29 June

2) PhD Studentships, Queen Mary, University of London, Maritime History, closes 29 June

3) US Coast Guard, Chief of Drawings and Graphics Support Section, closes 28 June

 The incumbent serves as the Chief of the Drawings and Graphics Support Section, Technical Information Management Branch, ESD.  The incumbent oversees the preparation, publishing, and management of 220,000 technical engineering drawings for the USCG fleet; and includes the coordination, monitoring, distribution, storage, and retirement of these drawings.
Typical work assignments include:
-Reviews, edits, amends, maintains, issues, and otherwise manages the distribution of all Naval Engineering technical drawings relating to the maintenance of naval Engineering systems on all classes of cutters and standard boats.
-Maintains Information Handling Services cassettes, CD-ROM disks and operating system for national, international, and military specification, vendor catalog services, Naval directives and instructions, industry standards, and EPA standards. –Coordinates and plans for the retirement and storage of Technical cutter and boat plans with the Coast Guard Historian as cutters and boats are removed from inventory.

1) PhD Studentships in Maritime History and Economics, University of Greenwich, apply today

2) Lighthouse Steward, Souter Lighthouse, closes 27 June

3) Maintenance Specialist, Battleship Texas, closes June 18

Project Manager/Senior Maritime Archaeologist, Headland Archaelogy (UK) Ltd., apply today.

Headland Archaeology UK Ltd is seeking to recruit an experienced maritime archaeologist to its Consultancy team. Working throughout the UK and Ireland we would consider applications to be based in our Edinburgh or Leighton Buzzard offices.

1) Senior Objects Conservator, Australian National Maritime Museum, closes 17 June.

2) Maritime Anthropologist, University of Hawaii at Manoa, closes 19 June.

The University of Hawaii at Manoa seeks to address compelling issues of Indigenous Hawaiian knowledge and practices, including the legal, economic, social, human relations, land and natural resource management, and Native Hawaiian rights associated with malama aina through collaborative cross-cutting research and training.  To achieve this goal, the University is announcing its strategic hire for tenure track faculty in Native Hawaiian Natural Resource and Land Management, Economics, Law, Language, and Studies.

Update to the Bournemouth University Maritime Archaeology Program:

http://courses.bournemouth.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate-degree/maritime-archaeology/none/508/

 

NAS Field School, June 2-17, 2012, Northwestern Michigan, spots still open, register today.

1) University of St. Andrews, Scotland’s Coastal Heritage at Risk, closes 25 June

2) Ship Keeper of the Cutty Sark, closes 6 June

3) Museum Education Programs Manager, Ponce Inlet Lighthouse & Museum, ncd

4) Museum Technician, Great Lakes Naval Training Center, closes 31 May

This position is located in the Great Lakes Naval Museum (GLNM), Naval Station Great Lakes, Great Lakes, Illinois

5) Deputy Director of the Admiralty and Maritime Law Division, Washington Navy Yard, closes 29 May

Serves as Navy’s primary representative to various high-level external bodies with an interest in maritime law, including Shipwreck/Underwater Cultural Heritage and Maritime Law Association of the U.S.  Effectively advocates for Navy’s views/positions on legal/policy/regulatory issues, and enhance recognition of the Navy’s admiralty law program and the Navy’s profile and leadership role in setting maritime policy.