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The purpose of this position is to serve as the exhbit manager at the U.S. Navy Seabee Museum.  The incumbent ensures all artifacts on exhibit are handled and displayed in a professional manner.

Closes April 17

1) Documentation Asst., SS Great Britain Trust, closes April 23.

2) Post Doc Social Scientist, Marine Anthropologist, World Wildlife Fund, closes April 15.

3) Hydrographic Surveyors, Hamilton Associates Hydrographics, LLC, ncd (Learn how to survey and make yourself marketable).

4) Objects Conservator, Australian National Maritime Museum, closes April 16.

5) SUBMARINE HISTORY SEMINAR
The Naval Submarine League offers its annual seminar this year on April 15th. This year’s seminar is titled “Ocean Surveillance During the Cold War: ‘Sensing, Fusion, Exploitation,’ A Seminar With Principals. The seminar will be held at the Navy Memorial, 701 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington DC. Full details are available at https://www.navalsubleague.com/NSL/history_seminar.aspx.

The incumbent reports to the Supervisory Curator, and designs, develops and implements educational programs to a core audience of students grades K-12. Additional audience includes: military, personnel, students, civic leaders, volunteer staff, and the general public. Incumbent manages program requirements for budget, supplies and personnel. The incumbent employs a variety of media and educational techniques in order to demonstrate the significance of US Submarine contributions to the defense of the nation. He/She produces and/or conducts the following:  printed or computer material, demonstrations, classes, tours school programs, workshops, teacher and docent training and hands-on activities. Specifically, the incumbent researches, creates, designs, budgets and adapts individual courses, lectures, school lesson plans, teacher workshops, and military training presentations. He/She as a primary liaison for the museum’s education program collaborates with outside institutions and academic entities on cooperative programs, symposia, conference and other educational ventures. The incumbent presents educational programs individually designed for audience educational level and interest. He/she trains and manages volunteers for docent programs.

Closes April 16.

This position is located in Annapolis, MD at the United States Naval Academy. The incumbent of this position serves as the principal advisor to the Museum Director on matters relating to the Beverley R. Robinson Collection of Historic Naval Prints.

Closes April 16.

Nautical Archeologist/ Remote Sensing Specialist

R. Christopher Goodwin & Associates, Inc., an award-winning national leader in applied cultural resources also recognized as a “Top Ten” family friendly business, has an immediate opening for a Nautical Archeologist in our Frederick, Maryland office.  Applicants should have demonstrated experience in remote sensing surveys (bathymetric, side-scan sonar, magnetometer, sub-bottom profiler), and in GIS applications using ESRI platforms.  Successful applicants will be able to conduct offshore and near-shore surveys, post-process and interpret remote sensing data, and write technical reports on the findings.  Familiarity with MMS data acquisition and reporting requirements strongly recommended.  Knowledge of the Section 106 compliance process for offshore projects required.  Applicants should have a Masters degree in marine or nautical archeology and a minimum of 2 years experience.  Applicants with a baccalaureate degree will only be considered if they have a minimum of four years practical experience in nautical archeology.  This is a full-time, salaried position with full benefits.  Applicants should be able to travel for periods of up to one month, and be comfortable with billets on marine survey vessels and/or in remote areas.  R. Christopher Goodwin & Associates, Inc. maintains a Drug-Free Workplace, and frequently works on projects requiring security screening.  All candidates must pass a background check and drug testing.  EOE/AA

Please submit (email preferred) a letter of application, CV, and (3) references to:

Nautical Archeologist Search Committee

R. Christopher Goodwin & Associates, Inc.

241 East Fourth Street, Suite 100

Frederick, Maryland 21701

Phone: (800) 340–2724 (ARCH)

Fax: (301) 695-5237

frederickjobs@ rcgoodwin. com

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Professional Consultant Services for 3D and 2D HDTV Underwater Imaging of the Revolutionary War Gunboat Spitfire in the New York waters of Lake Champlain

Summary: Qualified professional consultants are requested to submit proposals to the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum for professional services to implement a high resolution imaging study of the Gunboat Spitfire.  The Spitfire is a 54 foot long intact Revolutionary War American Gunboat resting on the bottom of Lake Champlain.  The site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.  The Spitfire rests in waters deeper than recreational dive limits; the exact depth will be released to qualified consultants, but cannot be stated in this RFP.  The study is designed to collection state-of-the-art imagery of the site prior to its infestation with quagga mussels.  Typical underwater conditions at the Spitfire site include water temperature in the 36 to 42°F range with visibilities of 25 to 35 feet with no ambient light.  The fieldwork will be conducted in May/June 2010 or October 2010 during two days of fieldwork.

The project is funded, in part, by the American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) of the National Park Service and therefore will be required to meet and follow the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards and Guidelines for Archaeology and Historic Preservation. Firms are also expected to carry out work in accordance with the Code of Ethics and Standards of Research Performance as established by ROPA.

Qualifications: Consultant must have: 1) Strong professional qualifications related to collecting imagery from deep water shipwreck sites; 2) 2D HDTV Studio Quality Camera with underwater housing and lighting system; 3) 3D HDTV Camera with underwater housing and lighting system;  4) software and experience necessary to process 3D images and create 2D mosaics of the site; 5) Small Penetration ROV with 3D HDTV Stereoscopic Imaging System; 6) Minimum two Tri-Mix trained divers with skills and equipment appropriate for diving in 38°F water with no ambient light; 7) Impeccable record of non-disclosure of sensitive archaeological site location information.

Deliverables: Consultants shall: 1) Provide two highly experienced tri-mix divers to record video imagery; 2) Provide highly experienced ROV operator to record video imagery; 3) Deliver copies of all film footage and still imagery to LCMM; 4) Deliver processed 3D images; and 5) Create 2D mosaics of the site (plan view and port and starboard profiles).

The Lake Champlain Maritime Museum will supply a 40ft research vessel; boat captain; surface support personnel; and safety divers.

Additional information related to the project may be obtained by contacting Adam Kane, Archaeological Director at the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum at the address below.  Information about the Spitfire can be found at  http://www.lcmm.org/shipwrecks_history/shipwrecks/spitfire.htm Interested consultants should submit proposals no later than 2:00 p.m., April 23, 2010, to the same address. Proposal should contain background information about the consultant, resumes of key personnel (including dive experience and certifications), specifications of available equipment and experience using said equipment, and fixed-price quote for two days of field operations.

Firms should be prepared to execute the fieldwork in May/June 2010, however the project may be moved to October 2010 depending on consultant availability and LCMM scheduling.  Film and image mosaic products should be delivered within three months of the completion of the fieldwork.

Date: April 5, 2010

Name: Adam Kane

Title: Archaeological Director

Organization Title: Lake Champlain Maritime Museum

Address: 4472 Basin Harbor Road

City, State and Zip Code: Vergennes, VT 05491

Phone: (802) 475-2022

Email Address: adamk@lcmm.org

Position Number: 113710   
Position Title: Assistant Professor      
Position open to internal applicants only?: No   
Requisition Number: 0923   
Job Category  Faculty   
Contract Period (in months) (if applicable): 9 months   
Pay Range: $49,000 – $54,500   
Pay Basis: Annually   
Normal Work Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday – Friday   
Anticipated Starting Date: 08-09-2010   
Work Location: Pensacola Campus   
Position Ending Date:  

Job Summary: Teaching archaeology courses at the undergraduate and graduate level. Regular teaching at local summer terrestrial archaeology field school (10-12 weeks) in the Pensacola area is required. Advising archaeology students and serving on graduate committees. Research specialty is open and should complement existing programs. We are most interested in applicants who complement existing departmental and Archaeology Institute strengths in terrestrial and maritime Southeastern U.S. and Florida Gulf Coast archaeology.  

Job Summary: Teaching archaeology courses at the undergraduate and graduate level. Regular teaching at local summer terrestrial archaeology field school (10-12 weeks) in the Pensacola area is required. Advising archaeology students and serving on graduate committees. Research specialty is open and should complement existing programs. We are most interested in applicants who complement existing departmental and Archaeology Institute strengths in terrestrial and maritime Southeastern U.S. and Florida Gulf Coast archaeology.

   
Minimum Qualifications  Doctoral degree from an accredited institution or the highest degree appropriate in the field of specialization with a demonstrated record of achievement in teaching, academic research, and service.   
Preferred Qualifications  PhD in hand is required. Experience teaching at the introductory, advanced, and gradate levels, including archaeological method and theory, area courses, and area of expertise. Successful applicants must be dedicated to active field research and demonstrate a strong commitment to teaching at both undergraduate and graduate levels.   

Department: Anthropology-7280   
Job Open Date:    
Job Close Date: Open Until Filled 
Preferred Response Date (For positions that are open until filled): 04-23-2010   

Special requirements or considerations of the job: This position requires a criminal background screening.   
Special Instructions: For more information please contact Dr. John Bratten(jbratten@uwf.edu, 850-474-2706) or Dr. Elizabeth Benchley (ebenchle@uwf.edu, 850-474-3015).  Applicants must apply online and attach an academic vitae, letter of application/interest, statement of teaching philosophy, and list of three professional references to the online application. If you require assistance, please contact Human Resources at 850-474-2694 or jobs@uwf.edu.

1) Family Learning Intern
The USS Constitution Museum is seeking an energetic individual interested in how families learn in museums to assist in the Family Learning Across the Nation project. The paid Family Learning Intern will come to understand family learning theory and practice in museums. The Family Learning Intern will be engaged in a variety of duties including: event organization for museum professionals, interviewing museum professionals from across the country and creating web content.  The Family Learning Intern will work under the supervision of the Family Learning Project Manager and Director of Exhibits.  They are expected to be able to provide 16 to 24 hours per week. Some weekend work will be required. Join us for the opportunity to work on a nationally recognized program funded by IMLS, meet museum professionals from across the country and have fun learning about the oldest commissioned warship afloat in the world! Qualifications: enthusiastic and friendly, willingness to interact with visitors and workshop participants, excellent spoken and written communication skills, Interest in family learning theory in the museum context, current enrollment in museum studies, education, and history programs preferred, 18 + years of age. Interested individuals should send letter of interest, resume, and references to Robert Kiihne, Director of Exhibits at rkiihne@ussconstitutionmuseum.org or to Family Learning Search Committee USS Constitution Museum PO Box 291812, Boston, MA 02129.

2) Education Program Volunteer 

The USS Constitution Museum is looking for Education Program Volunteers to share the history of “Old Ironsides” with students from ages 5 to 12. If you enjoy history, working with the public (especially children in a friendly atmosphere), then this is an opportunity for you! Volunteer benefits include a 30% discount in the Museum Store, free parking in the Charlestown Navy Yard, and free admission and/or special privileges at several Boston area museums. Volunteers should have weekday morning and/or early afternoon availability between late April and early September and should be able to volunteer a minimum of 5 hours per month (days of the week may vary). Full training is provided and no experience is necessary – an interest in history and working with children is all that is needed! Please submit a cover letter and resume to Education Program Volunteer Search at the USS Constitution Museum, P.O. Box 291812 Boston, MA 02129. Or email: MuseumAdmin@ussconstitutionmuseum.org

The American University of Beirut
The Whittlesey Visiting Professorship

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences at the American University of Beirut is inviting applications for appointment as Whittlesey visiting professor in the field of archaeology specializing, in particular, in either Egyptology, Marine or Environmental Archaeology, or the archaeology of pre-Islamic and Islamic Arabia to begin September 15, 2010. Applicants can be individuals already established in their area of concentration or ones who are at the outset of their academic careers. Applicants who have, besides their field of specialization, experience in teaching archaeological theory and methodology are encouraged to apply.

The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to education at the graduate and undergraduate levels. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis until June 15, 2010.

Interested applicants should send a letter of application and a CV, and arrange for three letters of reference to be sent to:

Patrick McGreevy
Dean, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
American University of Beirut
c/o 3 Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10017-2303
Or
Patrick McGreevy
Dean, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
American University of Beirut
P.O. Box 11-0236
Riad El-Solh
Beirut 1107 2020 Lebanon

Electronic submissions may be sent to as_dean@aub.edu.lb

For more information please visit our website at http://www.aub.edu.lb/fas/

The American University of Beirut is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer.

Updated 2 April, make sure you read the qualifications closely. (JMB)

Job opens April 1st and closes April 15.   Applicants need to send in a current CV, evidence of degrees and certifications, and a letter explaining specifically why they want this job and what they feel they will bring to INA.  They should go to:

 Chasity Hedlund

Institute of Nautical Archaeology

PO Drawer HG

College Station TX 77841

cmhedlund@tamu.edu

Interviewees will be selected from the applicants and interviews will be conducted at the end of April.  The job is expected to be filled and have the successful applicant in the position as of June 1, 2010.  They will be based out of the INA offices in College Station, TX.

Position Title : Field Archaeologist/Dive Safety Officer, Institute of Nautical Archaeology  
Job Type : Full-Time  
Department: Institute of Nautical Archaeology
Major/Essential Duties of Job:

The Institute of Nautical Archaeology, a 501(c)3 organization affiliated with Texas A&M University, has responsibility for archaeological surveys, excavations, conservation, analysis and preservation that focuses on nautical archaeological sites around the world.  INA has two offices, one in Bodrum, Turkey and the other on the TAMU campus.  The TAMU office oversees the global archaeological projects, business, and fund-raising and asset management of INA. 

Answering to the President, the Field Archaeologist/DSO will provide logistical support for INA field operations and projects for all areas other than conservation.  The Field Archaeologist will be responsible for maintaining INA’s inventory of dive and field equipment, including all necessary servicing, inspections, and regulatory compliance.  The Field Archaeologist will serve as staff for the INA Archaeology Committee, including the logistical support for its meetings by collecting, evaluating and posting project proposals for the committee’s evaluation, coordinating field reports from research associates and project directors, ensuring their transmittal to and posting on the INA website, and the timely submission of project director accounts and final reports for posting on the website and/or publication in the INA Annual.  As the dive safety officer for INA, the Field Archaeologist/DSO will monitor and upgrade as necessary INA’s dive program, ensure regulatory compliance, and maintain INA’s membership in DAN and other relevant and required organizations.

Other duties as required.  
Occasional Duties: This position may also require work on other special projects and initiatives in support of the mission and goals of the Institute of Nautical Archaeology.  

Required Education and Experience : The ideal candidate will possess a Master’s Degree, a minimum of four years of archaeological field experience, and be a certified active dive instructor with insurance.  INA complies with the AAUS.  The Field Archaeologist/DSO must be able to communicate clearly and proactively.  In addition, the Field Archaeologist/DSO must be decisive, observant and innovative. The position requires analytical ability as well as tact. This position requires the ability to multi-task and work cooperatively with others.   A valid Driver’s License and a U.S. Passport will be required. 

Preferred Education and Experience: Preferred additional education and experience are as follows: skill in foreign languages and international travel experience, experience operating small craft and/or a vessel operator’s license, and experience in underwater photography and videography.

Special Instructions to Applicants  This position requires frequent overnight and international travel, frequent evening and weekend activity and meeting attendance, and physical ability to travel, dive, and participate in strenuous archaeological fieldwork, in settings including rural or wilderness areas.     

Salary: $45,000
Pay Basis  Monthly  
Position Type: Budgeted – benefits eligible  
Location  College Station
Security Sensitive: (Employment in all positions are security sensitive and will be contingent on the results of a criminal background check at the point of hire.)
Is this position restricted by the Patriot Act?: No  
Is this position D.O.T. regulated? No  
EEO/AA Statement  The Institute of Nautical Archaeology is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer committed to diversity.

Lake Mead NRA, Nevada, is offering a new Archaeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA) class focusing on damage assessments for underwater cultural resources. Assessment of damages to submerged cultural resources resulting from unauthorized acts are required in criminal or civil prosecutions of resulting violations of Federal laws or other lawsprotecting these resources.

Standards for the assessment of damages to cultural resources have been developed for use in criminal and civil cases
prosecuted under ARPA. Archeologists and agency managers who may be involved in submerged cultural resource cases should know how damages to these resources are assessed, according to these accepted ARPA standards.

Topics covered in the class include:
   Submerged cultural resource damage assessment procedures
   Determination of archeological value and cost of restoration and repair
      (including the Society for American Archaeology “Professional Standards for the Determination of Archaeological Value”)
   Damage assessment report preparation
   The role of the archeologist in litigation
   Legal issues in archeological cases

The class will be held in the park June 7-11, 2010. The damage assessment training will be conducted in a class room setting; no actual diving is involved.

The registration deadline for the class is close of business on Friday, May 7, 2010.  To register for the class, contact Martin McAllister 406-239-1874 or co-instructor Larry Murphy 850-814-6011.

The purpose of this Request for Proposal is to find a qualified Offeror to conduct eligibility testing of the presumed site of USS/CSS Water Witch for the National Register. Proposals due by April 2, 2010 at 3pm EST.

1) Interpereter Virginia Beach, VA
Old Cape Henry Lighthouse
Applications Contact person: Jennifer Hurst
Email: jhurst@preservationvirginia.org
Application due date: 2010/01/05
Salary range: hourly
Web Address: www.preservationvirginia.org/capehenry
Position: Part-time Interpreter for Old Cape Henry Lighthouse
Hours: Up to 32 hours per week
Position Description: Old Cape Henry Lighthouse is seeking a friendly individual to interpret the lighthouse and several other historically significant sites located within Fort Story to the public. The ideal candidate is able to communicate well with people with a broad range in age and interests. Old Cape Henry’s Interpreters greet and assists visitors, assist in the museum store, and contribute to a variety of museum projects. Applicants must be able to climb the 191 lighthouse steps, and give a 45 minute outdoor walking tour of the lighthouse and several other historically relevant sites located at Fort Story. A valid ID is required to gain access to the active Fort Story Base in Virginia Beach.  Old Cape Henry Lighthouse Hours are 7 days a week, 10am – 5pm Staff is expected to arrive 30 minutes prior to opening, and after close.

Please send your resume to:
Jennifer Hurst
Statewide Education Coordinator
Preservation Virginia
204 West Franklin Street
Richmond, VA 23220
(All interviews will take place at the Old Cape Henry Lighthouse in Virginia Beach)
Please quote Global Museum Jobs in your application.

2) RFP: Newport Harbor Nautical Museum, closes April 15
This Request for Proposals is seeking an experienced Museum education and public program development professional (s) (contract position) to conduct a complete evaluation/assessment of existing educational programs; to research, design and develop ideas for educational and public programs to support the upcoming exhibit, Sea of Adventure, and to design relevant, high profile, cost effective programs that complement the forthcoming exhibit, support our mission, and have the ability to become self-sustaining. Our sights are set on exhibit-related education and public programs and activities for the next fiscal year commencing July 2010 (and beyond) that will attract visitors, increase memberships, create strong regional collaborations, and are highly marketable to the community.

3 year position for two maritime archaeologists in Olso at the Norwegian Maritime Museum using FARO arms and Rhino 3D software to record shiptimbers from the 15 shipwrecks found during construction. No prior training in these technologies is required.

The tasks will be largely digital documentation and interpretation of shiptimbers. Work involves the use of 3D digitizing tools (FARO-arm) and related software, and digital photography. It is desirable to education corresponding master / degree in archeology and the knowledge of
boat / ship technology. Applicants should have good basic skills in using computers and digital tools. Training will be given in the documentation methodology used for the NMM. Applicants should also have good cooperation skills and like working in teams.

Positions as research assistants (code 1019/1020) paid by agreement in accordance with Government pay plan system. Former practices are credited under current rules. The salary of 2% statutory contributions to the pension plan in Storebrand.

Further information about the positions can be obtained by the project manager for Barcodeprosjektet Jostein Gundersen (tel 99747484, jostein.gundersen@marmuseum.no), head of the documentation unit Tori Falck (tel 90658301, tori.falck@marmuseum.no), or department manager Frode Kvalø (tel 40034856, frode.kvalo@ marmuseum.no).

Simple application with CV, certificates, testimonials and a list of published and unpublished academic works submitted by 14 April 2010 rates. e-mail to tori.falck@marmuseum.no

Deadline: 14.4.2010.

I would like to announce that we are in the need of two more archaeologists in our documentation workshop. The announcement is in Norwegian, but in short the jobs are connected to the Barcode project, and the digital documentation of the 15 boats from late 16^th century. The occupation is for 3 years. If you have questions, don’t hesitate to contact me, or if you know someone this could be interesting to, please pass it on. We need the application by 14^th of April, so it’s a bit short notice.  

Best wishes,

Tori

 Tori Falck

Forsker/Arkeolog,

Arkeologisk avdeling, dokumentasjon

 Tlf: +47 90 65 83 01

e-post: tori.falck@marmuseum.no

 Norsk Maritimt Museum/ Norwegian Maritime Museum

www.norsk-sjofartsmuseum.no

RMS Titanic: Protection, Preservation & Peril
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Free public lecture to focus on the wreck of the RMS Titanic and how best to
preserve it for future generations.
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One of the world’s foremost authorities on the legal issues surrounding the
protection and preservation of the RMS Titanic will deliver a free public
lecture on the subject at Bournemouth University next month.
Ole Varmer of the US-based National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will visit BU on Tuesday, 13 April, to present

RMS Titanic: Protection, Preservation & Peril

at 6.00pm in the Allsebrook Lecture Theatre. The lecture is free and open to anyone from the campus and local communities. Varmer, an attorney-adviser to the NOAA’s Office of General Counsel for international Law, is primarily responsible for providing advice on cultural and historic resources, maritime zones and boundaries, coastal zone management, ocean dumping and polar issues. His presentation will focus on
whether Titanic is in “marine peril‟ and he will explore the issues of in
situ preservation to consider whether it remains the best solution for
protecting this iconic wreck.

The lecture is organised by Paola Palma, Lecturer in Marine Archaeology and Programme Leader for the University’s Masters degree in Maritime
Archaeology. Both Palma and Varmer will speak on “in situ‟ preservation of
shipwrecks at the Institute of Archaeologists annual conference in Southport (14-16 April). Prior to the lecture on 13 April, Palma and her colleagues will display a number of artefacts raised from the Swash Channel Wreck, discovered off the Dorset Coast. BU is working to preserve the wreck, which dates from about 1620, in situ with a longer-term hope of bringing substantial pieces of wreckage from the Swash to the surface for further study and conversation.

During the lecture, Varmer will examine the international and domestic law
that applies to Titanic, including the international agreement to protect
the wreckage, the NOAA Guidelines on the Exploration, Research and Salvage of Titanic, and the Law of the Sea.

He will also look forward to the year 2012 which will be the 100th
anniversary of the sinking of Titanic and the same year in which the
wreckage will come within the definition of “underwater cultural heritage”
under the UNESCO Convention on the Protection of Underwater Cultural
Heritage. As the US, the UK and other nations are not party to this
Convention, what, if anything, does this anniversary mean for the protection and preservation of RMS Titanic.
To reserve your place at this free public lecture, please email:
bulectures@bournemouth.ac.uk. Light refreshments will be available prior to the lecture at 5.15pm and free to all who attend.

Sorry for the delay in posting, I am in the field.

1) Volunteer editor – NAS Newsletter
The Nautical Archaeology Society is seeking a new volunteer editor for its quarterly Newsletter. NAS members know the Newsletter as an essential guide to forthcoming and recent NAS activities. Newsletter articles report on fieldwork by the NAS and its members, on NAS training opportunities, on NAS and other events of interest to its members, and on the latest news in maritime archaeology. The editor’s role is to produce an excellent and interesting magazine to a quarterly deadline. You will commission and edit copy from contributors, and lay out the content in InDesign. The NAS is overwhelmingly a voluntary organisation and does not have the resources to provide a salary for the job. But the editor has the satisfaction of delivering a key element of the Society’s charitable objectives in communicating maritime archaeology to Society members and beyond, and is free to assemble a team of contributors and editorial supporters. The Society also offers the editor free IJNA-level membership of the NAS, plus free places on many NAS Part III courses, subject to availability. Interested parties should contact John P Cooper at johncoopermail@googlemail.com.

2) POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT

THE STATE OF MARYLAND
Maryland Department of Planning
Administrator II/Assistant State Underwater Archeologist
Maryland Historical Trust

Grade 17 –Salary Range: $42,632 – $52,270
(Temporary Salary Reduction Scale)

Grade 17 – Salary Range $43,725 – $53,610
(State of Maryland Standard Salary Structure)

This Full-Time permanent position is with the Maryland Department of
Planning (MDP), Maryland Historical Trust, located in Crownsville
(Annapolis).  The position includes standard State fringe benefits,
including health, dental, prescription, vision and retirement programs.
Applications must include a letter of interest, a Curriculum Vita, a writing
sample, and a list of three (3) references.  Letters from referees, while
not mandatory, may be included with the application.

PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS:  Master’s degree in Archeology, Anthropology, or
closely related field.  Two (2) years full time experience, including one
(1) year at a supervisory level, in archeological research, administration,
or management and demonstrated ability to carry research to completion.
SCUBA certification to Divemaster level or equivalent and experience in
black water diving.  Working knowledge of federal Section 106 review
process, superior knowledge of Hypack Max and other relevant remote sensing,
data processing software packages (ArcView and ArcGIS), experience with
relational databases,  strong writing skills and interpersonal abilities,
and outstanding boating and trailer towing capabilities are essential.
Familiarity with motors, generators, surface supply air and
sub-communications equipment are assets.  The successful candidate must be
able to pass a State sponsored dive physical examination and maintain this
status.  Working knowledge of the archeological resources of the
Mid-Atlantic region would be an asset, although not essential to start.

DUTIES:  This positions reports to and assists the State Underwater
Archeologist in the operation of the Maryland Maritime Archeology Program
and also performs reviews of federal and state-assisted projects for their
effects on archeological resources in compliance with federal and state
historic preservation laws.  Periodic travel and overtime/weekends are
required throughout the year; during field projects time in the field and on
travel will be extensive.

CLOSING DATE:    April 16, 2010

SEND APPLICATION PACKAGE TO:       
Ms. Miriam McAuliffe Hensley
Chief, Operations Management
Maryland Historical Trust
100 Community Place
Crownsville, Maryland 31032-2023

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

For questions or further information please contact:   
Dr. Susan Langley
State Underwater Archeologist
Maryland Maritime Archeology Program
410-514-7662 or slangley@mdp.state.md.us

1) Full Professor of Maritime History, Leiden University, closes March 19

2) Maritime History Education and other seasonal positions, Mystic Seaport, apply today.

3) Intelligence Officer, Defense Intelligence Agancy, closes April 3.

The incumbent serves as a maritime technical collector and conducts technical collection mission planning and execution. Exercises knowledge of maritime technical collection tactics, techniques, and procedures to evaluate mission sets encompassing several environments so as to determine appropriate unattended maritime sensors and other equipment needed to detect, characterize and classify underwater targets of interest.
Specific equipment the incumbent must be knowlegable of include high frequency side-scan sonar unmanned automonus vehicles; towed high frequency side-scan sonar; remotely operated vehicles with optical survey collection capablity.

4) HMS Victory Seasonal Guides, National Museum of the Royal Navy, closes March 22

5) Assistant Registrar, Australian National Maritime Museum, closes March 26

 Maine Maritime Museum’s popular Symposium, to be held Saturday April 10th, 8AM through evening program
starting at 7:30PM. This year ‘s title is “Big Ship Smack-Down: Who’s Got the Biggest?” 

In part, the announcement reads: “People associated with the [Maine Maritime] Museum frequently are heard to say that the six  mast WYOMING (built at the Percy & Small shipyard now part of the Museum) was the largest wooden vessel built in the US, or just the largest wooden vessel,period.–What do people form other parts of the country, or even the world, think about this claim? What vesels are the WYOMING’s competitors?

Speakers will disucss ancient vessels, the limits of wooden shipbuilding, and steel sailing vessels.  We will also et a glimpse into modern steel shipbuilding as it carried on in Maine.  There will be opportunities for
scholars and studentrs to briefly mention work thay have in progress or recently finished.”

The following activities are scheduled:
– Panel Discussion: The Largest Wooden Ships  (Lincoln Paine, Kurt Hasselbalch, Ralph Linwood Snow, Bud Warren)

– Arthur Sewll & Co’s Big Wooden Ships (William F. Bunting – MARHST guru and author of “Live Yankees: The Sewalls and Their Ships”)

– Giants from the Past: Caligula’s Ships in the Speculum Dianae (Michelle Stefanile – underwater archaeologist, Naples, Italy)

– Longitudinal Stiffness in Wooden Vesels: North American Solutions echoed in SW Europe, Min 19th-early 20th Centuries (Jean Yves Blot – Portuguest Institute of Archaeology)

– The Largest Steel Sailing Ships  (Norman Brouwer – author and historian)

– Steel shipbuilding as it happens today (Guided bus tour of Bath IronWorks, Corp.)

– Fish house punch receeption

– Silent Films – “Old Ironsides” (1926) ,  “Yankee Clipper (1927)

Online registration at www.MaineMaritimeMuseum.org   or call 207-443-1316 ext. 0.

March 17-20, the line-up has been published. Have fun in St. Augustine.

An exciting international conference aimed at sharing a wide range of application of technical open system and closed system diving technologies to research applications will be held June 20-25 at the Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences-Eilat, Israel.

The conference is multi-disciplinary, and as a geoarchaeologist and organizer of the conference, I hope to see some representation from the underwater archaeology realm.  It promises to be an interesting and useful workshop providing a venue for cross-pollination of ideas and methods across fields.

Not every attendee must be certified to these levels, or using these methods to participate.  Those interested in moving in this direction, or curious to its potential are also encouraged to register.

The early registration deadline is just around the corner (March 26).

http://www.iui-eilat.ac.il/conferences/conferences.aspx

Combining this conference with a dive safari in the Red Sea, trip to Petra, journey to Giza….sounds like a good idea…

Please take a look, and even better come dive with us in the Red sea this June!

-Beverly
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Dr. Beverly N. Goodman Tchernov
Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences-Eilat (IUI)
University of Haifa
Leon Charney School of Marine Sciences
Tsunamis, Coastal Geology, Geoarchaeology, Foraminifera as
Environmental Indicators
National Geographic Emerging Explorer 2009
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