Author: underwaterarchaeologyjobs

University of Cyprus, Assistant Professor or Lecturer in Underwater Archaeology, closes 24 August.

1) Educator, The Mariners Museum, ncd

2) Education Director: GulfQuest, Mobile, AL
Projected to open in 2011 in Mobile, AL, GulfQuest (National Maritime Museum of the Gulf of Mexico) will become the premier maritime museum on the Gulf Coast and will be unique among maritime museums in primarily featuring interactive, hands-on exhibits.  GulfQuest is seeking a skilled professional to lead the development of educational programs in preparation for the interactive maritime museum’s opening.
Programs to be planned include school field trip classes; weekend, summer and holiday programs; birthday party demonstrations; overnight camp-ins; and educator workshops. Programs will be developed in consultation with school administrators and educators. The Education Director also will work with NOAA personnel to develop programs and materials for future implementation at GulfQuest and other museums/aquariums.
Once GulfQuest opens, the Education Director will be responsible for conducting programs, supervising staff, training volunteers, and managing departmental resources to provide an array of educational programs that serve both schools and the general public.
A Bachelor’s degree in Education or a related field and 3-5 years related experience required. A Masters degree and prior museum education experience preferred.
E-mail or send your cover letter/resume by July 27 to: tzodrow@gulfquest.org or Tony Zodrow, Executive Director, GulfQuest, P.O. Box 3005, Mobile, AL 36652-3005.
Website: www.gulfquest.org

3) Education Specialist, NOAA Marine Sanctuaries, ncd

4) Archeologist, Minerals Management Service, closes August 4

Serves as an MMS expert advisor in reforming national legislation to increase protection of submerged cultural resources on the Outer Continental Shelf.

Status Candidates: Link

5) Archeologist, Minerals Management Service, closes August 4

Status Candidates: Link

6) Manager of Fleet Services, Australian National Maritime Museum, closes July 24

7) SEEKING PANEL PARTICIPANTS
SMH member Dana Cushing is looking for papers for a session about “Maritime History of the Early Crusades (before 1204)” to be presented at the next Kalamazoo conference (May 13-16, 2010).  This is an emerging field, so he would like especially to encourage graduate students and non-medievalists (such as art historians, archaeologists, professional seamen, etc.) to participate.

Please send a one-page Abstract before 25 September 2009 to:
Dana Cushing
PO Box 187
Grand Island, NY 14072
dana@antimony.biz
The conference website: http://www.wmich.edu/medieval/congress/index.html

The Newport Medieval Ship Project is seeking a maritime archaeologist to assist with the ongoing documentation and research programme.

Applications are invited from archaeologists, preferably with experience in recording and analysing waterlogged wood remains, including ships and shipwrecks.  The focus of the current work includes digital modelling, laser scanning and database work. Applicants will be expected to demonstrate proficiency in using a range of IT applications, preferably modelling software like Rhino 3D or similar computer aided design programmes, although training and support will be provided

Further information can be found at www.newport.gov.uk/jobs, or by
contacting Ben Jennings (email: benjamin.jennings@newport.gov.uk , tel: 44 (0) 1633 215707.

The closing date for applications is 17th July 2009.

Call for Papers – BCMH New Researchers in Maritime History Conference 2010, Exeter, UK.

New Researchers in Maritime History Conference 2010 University of Exeter 12-13 March 2010 Call for Papers

The eighteenth New Researchers in Maritime History Conference, managed by the British Commission for Maritime History and sponsored by the Society for Nautical Research, will be hosted by the University of Exeter.

Contact: newresearchers@maritimehistory.org.uk

URL: www.maritimehistory.org.uk

http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=169370

1) South Street Seaport Museum: The Waterfront Director/Harbor Master reports to the President/CEO and is a key member of South Street Seaport’s executive team. Together, this team provides leadership and management for the Seaport’s collections, including the conservation and utilization of the vessels, for existing programs and for implementation of the mission and the vision for its future initiatives. This position supervises a staff of 18, which includes three full-time captains, one seasonal captain and 15 crew, and interacts with other Museum staff and volunteers. www.southstreetseaportmuseum.org
Contact: Linda Sweet/ Louise Kane
Management Consultants for the Arts, Inc.
Box SSSM
Email: MgtConArts2@aol.com

2) Administrative Assistant, The Hampshire and Wight Trust for Maritime Archaeology, ncd.

3) Summer Intern
Cape Cod Maritime Museum is looking for interns to help foster the celebration of our long maritime heritage. CCMM is a small nonprofit organization which has 2 full time and 1 part-time employees. Our focus at the museum is maritime history primarily concerned with Cape Cod. Interns would help with the preservation of artifacts, exhibit preparation, family programs and in the gift shop of the museum. They will gain experience in research, customer service and public speaking. Interns will learn basic book keeping, work within a budget to order supplies and other materials for the museum, maintain databases of donors and members, help in grant applications, event planning, and send out mailings duties asked. There is a possibility for compensation for work seen as staff relief. Please send letter of interest and resume to info@capecodmaritimemuseum.org with “Summer Intern” in the title.

 4) Archive Collection Traineeship, The Museum of Scottish Lighthouses, closes 7/17/09

The University of Exeter is the only university that offers MAs and PhDs in British Naval History and can call upon a wide range of academic expertise in the subject. Now, it has announced its new MA delivered wholly on-line. Initiated by Professor Nicholas Rodger who continues to be involved, this course allows students who cannot attend seminars at Exeter to pursue a course of study in their own time from home.

 

 

 http://www.exeter.ac.uk/postgraduate/degrees/history/navaldlma.html

1) Research Associate in Marine Geoarchaeology, University of Ulster, closes 26 June

2) Research Associate in Marine GIS, University of Ulster, closes 26 June, Project described as: “Archaeological Applications of the Joint Irish Bathymetric Survey Data.”

Marine geophysics, one or more positions with Wessex Archaeology, closes 26 June

PhD Project: Testing models of relative sea-level change: a marine geophysical perspective
Supervisor: Dr Robin Edwards, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.

Applications are invited for a four year PhD position in the School of Natural Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, funded by Science Foundation Ireland.

Project Details:
This PhD project will seek to address the fundamental question of whether the current generation of glacial rebound models (GRM) are capable of accurately simulating the rate and magnitude of relative sea-level (RSL) change that occurs in ice marginal (near-field) contexts when ice sheets are undergoing rapid melting.

This research question will be addressed by examining the nature of RSL change associated with the disintegration of the British-Irish ice sheet at the end of the last glacial period. This region is uniquely positioned to provide critical constraints on GRM parameters and is a major focus for agenda-setting international research in sea level modelling. Despite its central importance, the nature of RSL change around the Irish coastline is contested and the subject of current debate in the international literature. The latest model simulations are incompatible with some field-based reconstructions, indicating that either (or both) are associated with significant error. Progress in resolving this debate has been slow due, in part, to the tendency for views to be polarised according to methodological and disciplinerelated divisions.

This PhD will seek to address this issue by the novel combination and integration of data and approaches from across this methodological divide. Its multi-disciplinary approach will employ a combination of GRM and ground-truthed high resolution marine acoustic surveys to test an explicit hypothesis that arises from the mutually exclusive patterns of RSL change that characterise the current debate.

The student will use recently acquired high-resolution multi-beam bathymetric data and groundtruthed, geo-coded backscatter data, in conjunction with existing topographic and seismostratigraphic data, and targeted seafloor sediment sampling, to examine the inner-shelf morphology adjacent to the north coast of Ireland.

The PhD project will be based at Trinity College Dublin which is one of the top 50 universities in the world and was ranked 13th in Europe by the Times Higher Education Supplement (THES) university league tables. The student will also have the opportunity to collaborate with, and receive training from, a team of international scientists based in Ireland, the UK and Canada, including Dr Glenn Milne (Ottawa) & Dr Rory Quinn (Centre for Maritime Archaeology, Ulster).

Application Process:
Due to the multi-disciplinary nature of this project, candidates with broad backgrounds in Earth or Ocean Science, Physical Geography or a related subject are welcome to apply. Candidates should have a first or upper second class honours degree and applicants with a relevant MSc or MRes are particularly encouraged to apply. Whilst training will be provided, prior experience in processing marine geophysical data and/or working with marine sediments (sedimentology/micropalaeontology) would be beneficial. The starting salary will be in the region of €20 000 per year.

Informal enquiries should be directed to Dr Robin Edwards (email: edwardsr@tcd.ie)

Applicants should submit a covering letter and Curriculum vitae along with the names and contact details of two academic referees to the address below before Friday 17th July 2009.

Completed applications should be sent to: Dr Robin Edwards, School of Natural Sciences, Museum Building, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Republic of Ireland. (Email: edwardsr@tcd.ie)

Rory Quinn
Centre for Maritime Archaeology
School of Environmental Sciences
University of Ulster
Coleraine bt52 1sa
Co. Derry
Northern Ireland

+44(0)2870324884
http://www.science.ulster.ac.uk/cma/

1) Director, Merseyside Maritime Museum, closes June 30

2) Conservator, National Maritime Museum, closes June 19

3) Project Leader, Development and Production, Old Port of Montreal, closes June 15

4) Museum Assistant, Marine Museum of the Great Lakes, ncd

5) Curatorial Assistant, Marine Museum of the Great Lakes, closes June 12

6) Audience Development Officer, Marine Museum of the Great Lakes, ncd

7) Education Director, Annapolis Maritime Museum, closes June 27

Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
Okuma Small Auditorium / Okuma Memorial Hall, Waseda Campus
(1-6-1 Nishi-Waseda, Shinjuku-ku, TOKYO)

2-3 July 2009
1st day 2 – 6 pm, 2nd day 9am – 6pm
It is the purpose of this symposium to examine the trading dynamics of the maritime silk route from the Hellenistic period in the west until the time just prior to the rise of the Mongol Empire in the East. The aim is to cross disciplinary boundaries and bring together scholars from the fields of Egyptian, Classical, Byzantine, Indian and Asian maritime history and archaeology, in order to examine the longue duree of trade along the maritime silk route. It will attempt to document the ebb and flow of trade, consider the changing natures of cargoes over the years and assess the relative importance of this trade to communities of merchants, shippers, manufactures and consumers at the stops along the route through which goods passed on their way from east to west or west to east.

The Fourth conference of the Oxford Centre for Maritime Archaeology at University of Oxford is jointly organised with the Institute of Egyptology, Waseda University. Fifteen papers will be given by a group of international scholars from Europe, America and Asia. It will lead to the publication of a monograph on this topic.
For further information: http://www.ocma.ox.ac.uk/events

Or alternatively, please contact:
Dr Damian Robinson (damian.robinson@arch.ox.ac.uk) at the Oxford Centre for Maritime Archaeology, Institute of Archaeology, University of Oxford, 36 Beaumont Street, Oxford, OX1 2PG, UK

Or

Symposium Secretariat in Japan
c/o SIMUL INTERNATIONAL, INC (SIMUL)
Tsukiji Eto Bldg., 5F, 1-12-6 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0045 Japan
Tel: +81-3 3524-3132 Fax: +81-3-3524-3135
E-mail: archaeology@simul.co.jp

1) Assistant Curator, Hong Kong Maritime Museum, ncd (Interest in maritime history,&/or marine art archaeology pref)

2) Curatorial Assistant, Vancouver Maritime Museum, Job starts in June, apply today

3) Bosun / Ship’s Rigger
Develop and execute work schedules associated with the maintenance of rigging for Mayflower II and other water craft owned by Plimoth Plantation. Plan and purchase materials relating to the rigging. Responsible for the fabrication, overhaul, and maintenance of sails, and rigging. Responsible for maintenance of moorings and other dock lines. Assists with moving Mayflower II while sailing or towing the ship to dry-dock. Work with carpenters performing maintenance and restoration work on Mayflower II. Work with and supervise the interpretive staff when performing period maintenance or repairs to the rigging. Research products, tools, practices and techniques of the late 16th and early 17th century riggers and rigging. May work in costume aboard Mayflower II while performing some aspects of maintenance and repair work. Must have 3-4 years experience as a rigger or bosun in ship maintenance and repair or deck hand in sail or merchant marine. Working knowledge of line handling and boson’s work, including paints oils, marine sealant and canvas work. Extensive knowledge and experience with block and tackle, and moving heavy loads. Send cover letter and resume to Plimoth Plantation; Attn: Sue Haverstock; PO Box 1620; Plymouth, MA 02362 or email shaverstock@plimoth.org.

1) Maritime Archaeologist, English Heritage, closes June 1 (Link)

2) Two Maritime Educators, Close July 20.

October 23-25, 2009, Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Massachusetts Maritime Academy is pleased to host a Maritime Conference in the Humanities in October 2009. All enthusiasts of maritime literature, history, and culture are invited to attend. Maritime scholars in literature, history, and the arts are invited to submit proposals for papers on humankind’s relationship with the sea through literary fiction or nonfiction; drama or poetry; naval or merchant, history; maritime culture; or musical or other forms of artistic expression.

The Newport Medieval Ship Project is seeking to recruit a trained environmental archaeologist in the role of Project Officer to carry out an environmental archaeology project. The specific duties of the short term post include processing bulk environmental samples recovered during the excavation.    Applications are invited from archaeologists and conservators, preferably with experience in sieving and processing environmental samples, as well as handling and recording waterlogged archaeological remains.

The Project Officer will need to demonstrate previous find recording and supervisory experience. This post if offered on a fixed term basis of 10 weeks.  Applicants must be proficient in a range of IT applications and have good communication skills. 

If you would like to discuss details of these posts please telephone Mike Lewis 01633 840064 or Toby Jones on 01633 215707, or via email at toby.jones@newport.gov.uk Pay Range: £19,427 – £21,306 (pro rata) Closing Date: 5 June 2009

Details and an application form can be found at:
http://www.newport.gov.uk/_dc/index.cfm?fuseaction=jobs.jobadvert&contentid=CONT379433

Toby Jones
Curator

Newport Medieval Ship Project
Unit No. 22, Maesglas Industrial Estate
Newport, South Wales
NP20 2NN

01633 215707 phone
01633 215709 fax

www.newport.gov.uk/ship

General Manager, The National Waterways Museum, closes 26 May

Museum Educator Intern, The Whaling Museum, ncd

National Historic Ships Administrator, National Maritime Museum, closes 15 May

1) Archaeology Advisor, English Heritage, closes May 4

“A broad understanding of the pre-history and history of England is also essential. Knowledge of the planning system relating to archaeology, countryside management and maritime issues are also key attributes for this role.”

2) Museum small craft technician, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, closes May 4

3) Museum small craft technician (Job 2), San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, closes May 4

4) Supervisory Park Ranger, Biscayne National Park, closes May 6

5) Archivist, US Navy History and Heritage Command, closes April 25

6) Objects Conservator, Australian National Maritime Museum, closes May 8