Author: underwaterarchaeologyjobs

29 March 2008

1) More on the Monmouth University Marine Archaeology job:

Tenure-track position in archaeology of the Americas (region open) and geographic information systems (GIS) at the rank of Assistant Professor, to begin August 2008. We are looking for a creative, energetic colleague who will teach a combination of anthropology and GIS courses. The successful candidate will be expected to teach courses in archaeology/anthropology (within his/her area of specialization) and a two semester GIS course sequence. He/she will also be responsible for developing Monmouth’s GIS program and managing a recently updated GIS lab, as well as contributing to the development of graduate and undergraduate programs in anthropology and GIS. Successful candidates will be expected to work closely with Monmouth’s Urban Coast Institute. Individuals with research focused on coastal regions, including maritime archaeologists, are particularly encouraged to apply. The ability to teach a field school is a plus.

Qualifications Qualifications: Ph.D. in anthropological archaeology with substantial GIS experience. The ideal candidate will share our commitment to teaching and advising; be actively engaged in research and scholarship; and welcome the opportunity to participate in the life of the Department and the University.
 
How to Apply Send material to: Dr. Fred McKitrick, Chair
Department of History and Anthropology
400 Cedar Ave.
West Long Branch, NJ 07764-1898

E-mail:fmckitri@monmouth.edu

2) Education Program Supervisor, Mystic Seaport Museum, closes April 25

3) Executive Director, Nauticus, closes April 21

4) Program Director, The Whaling Museum, ncd

5) Director, The Battleship North Carolina, closes April 14

6) Director of Education
The Connecticut River Museum seeks a creative, experienced Director of Education to help us continue to grow our wide range of programs. The Museum offers school programs, holiday break workshops, summer camp workshops and adult programming. Located on the historic Essex waterfront, we include on water education. Our programs focus on both the history and environment of the River. Applicants should have a degree in museum education, or equivalent, and have at least four years relevant experience. This is a dynamic full time job. You will teach, develop curriculum and programming, market and book programs, and help build staff and volunteers. The salary range is in the low to mid-30Ks.  Please send resume and three references via e-mail at bcurrie@ctrivermuseum.org, or by mail to CT River Museum, 67 Main Street, Essex, CT 06426.

15 March 2008

1) Curator, RMS Carpathia exhibit, ncd

2) 2 Physical Scientists (hydrographic mapping), NOAA Ocean Exploration paid internships, apply today

3) $1,000 Karl Kotum Award for Maritime History, applications due by September 12

4) Battleship North Carolina, Executive Director, closes April 14

5) Director of Education, New Bedford Whaling Museum
Reporting to the Vice President for Collections and Education, the Director of Education is responsible for managing the educational offerings of the museum and the delivery of services to a wide variety of public audiences. Working with other staff in the Collection and Program areas, the Director of Education is responsible for planning, budgeting, implementing and evaluation of the education programs. The Director of Education oversees the recruitment of volunteers and is the lead in designing and organizing volunteer preparation courses. The Director of Education assists with other educational and public program initiatives as requested. Qualifications:  Master’s degree in museum studies / museum education preferred; three or more years experience in museum education, including staff supervision; successful organizational and interpersonal skills; ability to communicate effectively in writing and speaking to groups. Resumes may be submitted in confidence to:  HR Director, New Bedford Whaling Museum, 18 Johnny Cake Hill, New Bedford, MA, 02740; or, electronically to hr@whalingmuseum.org.

6) Program Director, The Whaling Museum
The Director of Programs reports to the Executive Director and supervises the Museum’s educators, interpreters, docents and volunteers. Primary responsibilities include the development, planning, marketing, and delivery of a wide variety of educational programs serving the Museum’s audience of all ages. Candidates should have a BA or BS (Masters preferred) in biology, marine biology, environmental science, history or the social sciences and three to five years teaching experience, including curriculum development. Certification is a plus. Qualities sought include:  Ability to work with learners of all ages; creative and energetic approach to the development of programs in and around the museum; ability to develop, organize and deliver educational programs using the Museum and other resources for content; strong communication skills; enthusiasm; team spirit; proven ability to lead (supervise, train and support) education staff to create a dynamic and exciting learning environment in the Museum. This is a full-time, salaried, exempt position with benefits. Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience. Please send resume and cover letter by April 7 to: Search, The Whaling Museum, PO Box 25, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724. www.cshwhalingmuseum.org. The Whaling Museum is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

7) Intern (unpaid), The Cape Cod Maritime Museum
Seeking volunteers/interns to assist the Director/Curator, Mark Wilkins, in installing current exhibit entitled:  “Transformations:  from Farmer to Seafarer – Cape Cod from 1639-1739.” Installation ongoing through April, 2008. Additional help needed over the summer in organizing library, building, maintaining collections space, and helping sail catboat SARAH from Chatham to Woods Hole between July and August. For further details, email or phone Mark Wilkins at:  maritime@cape.com, 508-775-1723, or 508-648-2950.

Executive Director, The Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Society

9) 2008 University of West Florida Maritime Archaeology Field Schools

My one and only time I will say this. I inform, you decide. I don’t want any e-mails to me about any posting I make. You are educated enough to make an informed decision on the postings you read on this website. If you do not ethically agree with an organization, do not apply to that job. Don’t shoot the messenger. Again, I inform, you decide.

8 March 2008

1) American Academy of Underwater Sciences, Zale Perry Scholarship, $2,500, applications due by July 31

2) Sonar Processor, Fugro Seafloor Systems, ncd

3) The USS Constellation/Baltimore Maritime Museum

Pier 1, 301 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202-3134
About the position: Entry level positions with the interpretive staffs (Ships’ Crew) at the USS Constellation & Baltimore Maritime Museum offer a wide range of challenges and opportunities. Starting salary is between $7.00 and $8.50 (based on educational background). Promotions are tied directly to presentations and tours mastered. Crew members are assigned to one or more of several sites within the Museum. Some crew members work only aboard Constellation while some only work at the more modern, steel ship sites and light house. Quite a few crew members work at all the sites. Although duties vary at each site, crew members are always the first and last contact visitors make with each site, and it is always important that each crew member make excellent first impressions and reflect the best qualities upon the site and the museum. Communication skills, courtesy, and knowledge about the site are of paramount importance.

General responsibilities at the USS Constellation and Museum building, USCGC Taney, USS Torsk, Light Ship Chesapeake, and the Seven-Foot Knoll Light House include but may not be limited to:
Daily, routine and maintenance duties
Learning and practicing safe work habits, to be on task, and to be an effective co-worker who promotes a positive work ethic and good morale
Becoming an effective spokesperson for the Museum and the Living Classrooms Foundation
Specific responsibilities include but may not be limited to:
Developing a working fund of knowledge concerning histories, nomenclature, procedures, and characteristics of each of the five museum sites, as well as a working familiarization of naval and nautical matters
Developing interpersonal communication skills necessary when working with the public
Developing procedural skills for these working areas: ship’s museum, gangway, making hourly rounds, opening and closing the ship and the building
Reporting to work and from breaks on time
Maintaining a complete uniform
Reading and becoming familiar with literature about each site as required
Performing such other duties assigned as necessary by the Chief of the Watch, Coordinators, and the Deputy Director of Operations (DDO)
Requirements for Promotion to Ordinary Seaman
· Demonstrate formative leadership traits and strong work ethic
· Learn at least one site-specific presentation, pass with a 90 percent or better the written and practical preparatory examination for that presentation
· Deliver the presentation, receive a critique from a senior interpretor, revise the presentation, and deliver it to the public
· Demonstrate strong work ethics and professionalism
· Receive recommendation for promotion from Interpretation Coordinator and DDO
· Pass the “Ordinary Seaman’s Examination” by scoring 90 percent or better on the written and practical examinations

In order to apply for this position, email your resume and cover letter to: kathleenmariemclean@gmail.com, kmclean@constellation.org, or sberry@constellation.org

Marine Heritage Advisor, Marine Archaeology, Ontario

Marine Heritage Advisor, The Culture Services Unit in the Ministry of Culture. Marine archaeology, marine heritage, underwater survey, closes March 25. Apply today!

http://www.gojobs.gov.on.ca/Preview.aspx?JobID=7246

Job specs: http://www.gojobs.gov.on.ca/PDR.aspx?JobID=7246

PDF of the announcement.

Closes March 25.

2 March 2008

Museum Coordinator, IGFA Fishing Hall of Fame & Museum, ncd

2 Curatorial Assistants, Australian National Maritime Museum, on-going

Curator, Egan Maritime Foundation, ncd

Assistant, Southport Branch of the North Carolina Maritime Museum, closes March 7

2 Archivist Positions, US Naval Historical Center, closes March 4

Archivist, US Naval Historical Center, closes March 5

Project Conservator, The Kemble Maritime Collection, ncd

23 February 2008

1) Three internships, The Museum of Scottish Lighthouses, closes March 10

2) Director of Exhibits/Exhibits Manager, Nauticus Maritime Center, closes March 14

3) Executive Director, Icebreaker Mackinaw Maritime Museum, Inc.
A Non-profit 501c3 Organization http://www.themackinaw.org
For more information, please see the web site or contact:
Attention: John W. Childs, Secretary Board,
Box 39, 131 N. Huron, Mackinaw City, MI 49701
Phone 231 436 4099 (Winter Phone Number)

4) Tenure Track Assistant Professor, Marine Affairs and Policy, University of Miami, Maritime Anthropology, Marine Archaeology, closes April 30

5) Exhibit Interpretation and Programming, US Naval Heritage Center, ncd

6) Park Ranger, Charlestown Navy Yard, closes February 28

22 February 2008

2008 Northeast Florida Symposium on Maritime Archaeology, if you are interested in maritime archaeology, plan to attend this event.

Maritime Archaeology in the Florida Keys
27 July through 8 August
Key Largo, Florida

Field schools will open for online application this coming weekend. If you would like to attend or know someone who would please direct them to the PAST website
www.pastfoundation.org  [New Programs] for more information and electronic application.

The Paul Cuffe Memorial Fellowship for the Study of Minorities in American Maritime History

The Paul Cuffe Memorial Fellowship for the Study of Minorities in American Maritime History is being offered by the Munson Institute at Mystic Seaport.  Since 1989, the Cuffe Fellowship has provided funds to researchers from universities, colleges, and museums who were pursuing research considering the participation of minorities in American maritime affairs.  Topics have included seafaring, shore side work and the make up of shore side communities, entrepreneurship, the fisheries, the merchant marine and navy, Native Americans, African Americans, Cape Verdeans, immigration, comparative studies, gender.  Fellowships support research and writing, a portion of which should normally be carried out in the Mystic, CT area. Deadline March 30, 2008

Inquiries may be addressed to:
Glenn S. Gordinier, Ph.D.
Robert G. Albion Historian
Co-Director, Munson Institute

Mystic Seaport
The Museum of America and the Sea
75 Greenmanville Avenue
P.O. Box 6000
Mystic, CT 06355

glenn.gordinier@mysticseaport.org
Phone (860) 572-0711 xt. 5089
Fax (860) 572-5329
http://www.mysticseaport.org/learn/lo-Cuff.htm

Frank C. Munson Institute of American Maritime Studies Summer Graduate Courses in Maritime History

Summer Graduate Courses in Maritime History

The Frank C. Munson Institute of American Maritime Studies is accepting applications for the 2008 summer courses. Students may audit or participate for credit in any of three courses: Maritime History Survey, Maritime History Seminar, and Independent Research, all of which are accredited through Trinity College, and the University of Connecticut.

Housed on the grounds of its parent organization, Mystic Seaport, The Museum of American and the Sea, students will have access to the G. W. Blunt White Library. The Library holds 75,000 volumes and a manuscript collection of approximately 700,000logs, journals, business records, and correspondence. In addition to the library, students have daily access to the museum’s collection of vessels and artifacts. Field seminars to historic seaports round out the studies. Admissions are rolling through May. Visit webpage for application:

http://www.mysticseaport.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.viewPage&page_id=B9D76746-F715-DADB-9BDEB316C35AA334

or contact:

The Munson Institute of American Maritime Studies

P.O. Box 6000
75 Greenmanville Avenue
Mystic, CT 06355-0990

860 572-0711 ext. 5089

Glenn S. Gordinier, Ph.D.
Robert G. Albion Historian
Co-Director, Munson Institute

860 572 0711 ext. 5089

More information for Los Angeles Maritime Museum

City of Los Angeles – Department of Recreation and Parks Maritime Museum Curator

The City of Los Angeles – Department of Recreation and Parks is currently seeking to fill Maritime Museum Curator position within the Los Angeles Maritime Museum and welcome all interested individuals to explore this great opportunity. 

SALARY:  $47,940 annually

DUTIES:
Supervise the care of the Museum’s collection of maritime artifacts and create new educational exhibits for the education of the general public and school groups.  Duties include: evaluation, accession, and conservation of collection, as well as working within the community to identify and acquire appropriate additions to the collection.  Refine and update exhibits as necessary to ensure that subject matter is relevant to Museum’s mission. Maintain an inventory of acquired items and provide for proper storage.  Supervise volunteers and interns working on collection and exhibits.  Work with Museum Director and appropriate staff to create long-term plan for funding, care and display of
collections.

Assist with creation of new programs for public and school groups. Duties include: organizing guest speakers, creating hands-on activities for family visitors, training volunteers, and promoting of Museum through newsletter articles.

Assist with operations when needed, including special event staffing and special tours.

REQUIREMENTS: 
Bachelor of Arts Degree from an accredited 4-year college or university is required.  Masters of Arts Degree preferred with concentration in history or Museum studies.  Two years of curatorial and exhibit experience required as well as knowledge of Museum standards and procedures.

HOW TO APPLY:
Interested candidates must submit both a completed City Application Form and resume.  Please send your completed City Application Form and resume to:

City of Los Angeles
Department of Recreation and Parks
1200 W. 7th Street, 3rd Floor
Los Angeles, CA  90017
Attn:  Diane Moore

The City Application Form may be obtained at:
http://www.lacity.org/per/application.pdf

18 February 2008

Jobs, jobs, jobs… 

1) Lecturer in Archaeology, Civil War Submarine H.L. Hunley, closes March 1

2) Interpreter, Split Rock Lighthouse, closes March 15

 3) UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA – HAIFA, ISRAEL
The Department of Maritime Civilizations invites applications with Ph.D. degree for a tenure-track academic position in the field of Maritime History.  Rank and tenure will be dependent on the academic achievements of the applicant, and will be subject to University regulations.  A special interest in the Classical World and its heritage would be an advantage. The applicant is expected to be familiar with the maritime heritage of the Israeli coast, and be willing to carry out most of his or her research into its historical problems.

The position is tenable from October, 2008.  Please send CV with list of publications and three letters of recommendation.  The application deadline is April 1, 2008.

All correspondence will be treated in confidence, and should be addressed to:  Prof. Menahem Mor, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, Haifa 31905, Israel.  E-mail: mmor@univ.haifa.ac.il.

4) Archives Assistant, The Waterways Trust, closes February 29

5) 16 different jobs open now at the National Maritime Museum

6) Curator, Los Angeles Maritime Museum, closes March 14

7) Jet Boat Tour Guide, Niagra River History, closes March 30

Collections and Research Associate, Mystic Seaport, closes March 30

9) Museum Curator, Steamboat Bertrand Collection, closes February 29

10) Collections Manager New York, NY Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
Applications Contact person: Intrepid HR
Application due date: 2008/3/15
Salary range: commensurate with experience
Web Address: www.intrepidmuseum.org
Job description: The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum is seeking a Collections Manager. This person provides initial managerial oversight for the permanent collection of the Museum’s Exhibits Department. The manager will Inventory and research the collection, maintain catalogue and electronic data files on the permanent collection of two and three dimensional objects in a variety of formats and media, label and/or supervise labeling of the collection, organize the storage vaults and boxes, and manage research materials and files. The manager will also serve as liaison between Exhibits staff and other museum departments for collection-related storage and data issues not involving actual aircraft, and the fabric of the ships Growler and Intrepid. This person will also work with the Chief Curator and Curator of History to help determine sources of continued funding for collection cataloguing, storage and conservation.
Qualifications: The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree (BA/BS) in History or Library Science and one or more years of museum and collection/archival management or related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Proficient computer knowledge, including proficiency with word processing, database, and spreadsheet software. Strong organizational skills. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret professional journals, write reports, business correspondence, and exhibits materials. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, customers, and vendors. Ability to calculate figures and amounts and to apply concepts of basic algebra. Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Ability to work weekends, holidays, and evenings as necessary.
We offer a competitive salary, benefits and the opportunity to be a part of a very rewarding time in the Museum’s history! For consideration e-mail/fax resume with salary requirements to: resume@intrepidmuseum.org or fax to 212-265-5176. Be sure to include the title of the position you are interested in and your salary requirements.
No Phone Calls. Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum is an equal opportunity employer.

11) Curator
The Egan Maritime Foundation, a private operating foundation, of Nantucket, Massachusetts seeks a curator. The Foundation has an extensive collection of contemporary maritime art and artifacts as well as a strong nineteenth century collection of lifesaving artifacts; boats, life-carts, photographs, textiles and art. Typical functions include managing all aspects of these two collections; planning and executing two seasonal exhibitions in the Foundation’s museums; oversight of the two museums and supervising the work of the director of education and interpretation. Requirements include a Bachelor’s Degree, Master’s preferred, in art and/or maritime history or of a related field with a minimum of five years experience in collections/registration or equivalent combination of education/experience. Effective written, interpersonal and verbal communication skills required. Application: Please apply in writing to Egan Maritime Foundation, 4 Winter Street, Nantucket, MA 02554 or email letter of application and resume to egan@eganmartime.org. The Foundation is a Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.