Hi,

A new inter-disciplinary PhD position on human coastal adaptation and marine conservation is available in the Narayan Lab (https://narayanlab.weebly.com/) in the Dept of Coastal Studies at East Carolina University. Submission deadline for full applications is June 1, 2020. Interested candidates are encouraged to email Dr. Siddharth Narayan (narayans19 at ecu.edu) before applying. More details below.

http://jobs.jobvite.com/snainternational/jobs

4 archaeology posts and 1 historian post.

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=326583

NOAA’s Office of Ocean Exploration & Research (OER) is soliciting proposals for ocean exploration in waters under U.S. jurisdiction, including the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). OER is interested in projects that provide data and information that may inform ocean-related segments of the U.S. economy through mapping, characterization, and exploration of the deep seafloor and water column of the U.S. EEZ as well as marine cultural heritage in U.S. waters. OER is soliciting proposals for three themes:

OCEAN EXPLORATION. Ocean exploration to inform management, sustainable use, and conservation of marine resources in poorly explored deep ocean areas of the U.S. EEZ. Areas proposed for exploration and/or initial characterization must be at water depths of 200 m or more.

TECHNOLOGY. Application of new or novel use of existing ocean technologies or innovative methods that increase the scope and efficiency of acquiring ocean exploration data and improve usability of and access to ocean exploration data. Proposed technologies must be applicable to water depths of 200 m or greater, though testing in shallower water or lab-based testing will be supported. Technology testing may occur outside of U.S. waters.

MARINE ARCHAEOLOGY. Discovery and characterization of underwater cultural heritage to inform decisions on preservation and seabed use, and to identify sources of potential environmental impacts. Marine archaeology proposals can be conducted in any water depth within the U.S. EEZ.

Informational documents on this funding opportunity are accessible through the OER website: https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/about/funding-opps/welcome.html.

For the purpose of this opportunity, costs for ship time and/or other ocean data collection platform support (remotely operated vehicles, autonomous underwater vehicles, etc.) are considered rental costs and therefore are not included in Modified Total Direct Cost (MTDC).

The exception is for institutions with a federal negotiated Indirect Cost (IDC) Rate agreement that covers these charges.

Note: Ship time on the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer will not be funded through this announcement.

The following checklists are provided to aid in preparing your application.

Pre-proposal stage (due June 18, 2020):

1. OER FFO cover sheet

2. Pre-proposal, max 2 pages

Submit by email to: oer.ffo2021@noaa.gov

Full proposal stage (due October 22, 2020):

1. Updated OER FFO cover sheet

2. Executive summary, max 1 page

3. Project narrative, max 15 pages

4. Data and information sharing plan, max 2 pages

5. Outreach and education plan, max 1 page

6. Statement of diversity and inclusion

7. Previous significant results

8. Summary of current funding support for each principal investigator

9. Curriculum vitae, max 2 pages per each principal investigator

10. Budget justification and budget tables

11. (if applicable) Negotiated Indirect Cost (IDC) Rate memo

12. NEPA questionnaire

13. (optional) Letters of support, e.g. from local State Historic Preservation Office

14. (non-federal only) Forms: SF-424, SF-424A, SF-424B, SF-LLL, Unpaid Tax Liability

15. (optional) Suggested reviewers

All documents required at the full proposal stage must be submitted individually through Grants.gov.

Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Prof. Montón Subías is interested in sponsoring up to 2 postdoctoral students working in any subject related to the previous projects including the Archaeology of Colonialism, the Archaeology of Gender and the Archaeology of the Manila Galleon. In addition, experts in 3D model tools for architecture reconstruction will be also accepted to work in the preservation, protection and presentation to the general public of the archaeological sites excavated within the project ABERIGUA.
https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/517980
closing date (expressions of interest): 31 May 2020

https://www.mdpi.com/journal/jmse/special_issues/maritime_underwater_archaeology

Dear Colleagues,

Underwater cultural heritage (UCH) is a crucial asset for the knowledge of humankind’s history and traditions. It is tangible evidence of past human life that has to be protected for ensuring its accessibility to present and future generations.

The documentation, preservation, and dissemination of UCH is an open challenge that is strongly interdisciplinary because it involves collaboration among various experts from different sectors like archaeology, geology, biology, marine science, engineering, robotics, computer science, and numerous other disciplines.

This Special Issue intends to collect original and high-quality research articles and technical notes devoted to the knowledge of underwater materials and promote innovative methodologies, applications, and emerging technological solutions on the subject of materials that lie underwater.

Submissions are welcome that contribute to providing a multidisciplinary forum for cutting-edge scientific and technological issues in materials science, underwater archaeology, archaeometry, cultural heritage, alteration and aging, climate impact, case studies, and other related fields involving the large and varied community of experts from around the globe working in the underwater cultural heritage field.

Contributions are invited on the following topics:

• 3D imaging technologies for the documentation of underwater sites;
• Sensing, diagnostic, and monitoring technologies for UCH;
• Advanced data processing technologies applied to the conservation and monitoring of UCH;
• Characterization and diagnostics of underwater materials;
• Conservation state assessment and conservation-restoration technologies for underwater archaeological sites and objects;
• Case studies dealing with conservation and valorization of UCH;
• Digital technologies for the exploitation of UCH.

Prof. Dr. Fabio Bruno
Dr. Antonio Lagudi
Dr. Michela Ricca
Guest Editor

https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/566230800

This position is that of the Head, Department of Humanities, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, N.Y. The Academy, one of the five Federal Academies, is a degree granting institution accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Upon graduation, Midshipmen (male and female) are awarded Bachelor of Science degrees, credentialed as Merchant Marine Officers by the U.S. Coast Guard, and commissioned as officers in the U.S. Armed Forces.

The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy is looking for a new Department Head for its Humanities Department. It might be a good fit for a naval or maritime historian.

https://unjobs.org/vacancies/1588182635549

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=33&ved=2ahUKEwin6OuIr4vpAhXic98KHW9sBQgQFjAgegQIMxAC&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.undp.org%2Fcontent%2Fdam%2Fegypt%2Fdocs%2FVacancies%2FProcurement%2F2020%2FApril-2020%2F26-4-2020-Consultancy%2520to%2520produce%2520a%2520working%2520paper%2520on%2520Underwater%2520Cultural%2520Heritage.pdf&usg=AOvVaw1AqoZVPBIhBdfCj1jrCL7S

Under the overall authority of the Director of UNESCO Regional Bureau in Cairo and the direct supervision of the Programme Specialist at the Culture Unit, the Individual Consultant will prepare a working paper on the education and training programmes on the UCH management in the Arab Region. The working paper will inform the development of a regional capacity building programme in this area.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Master’s degree in maritime archaeology, heritage management, and education.

Minimum 10 year-experience in education and training related to maritime archaeology and Underwater Cultural Heritage management

Excellent research and writing skills in English.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

Previous experience in preparing reports preferably on maritime archaeology, Underwater Cultural Heritage management, and heritage education.

Interested individuals are invited to submit additional documents including CV to UNESCO Cairo Office at the email address to cairo@unesco.orgwith a copy toa.el-sheikh@unesco.org and a.takahashi@unesco.org indicating the title of this position by the deadline of 10 May 2020.

Seeking Archaeological Projects Worldwide!

Coastal Job: Underwater Archaeologist

Coastal Job: Underwater Archaeologist

Ocean Encounters Virtual Event Series

https://www.preservationdirectory.com/PreservationBlogs/ArticleDetail.aspx?id=6030&catid=3

The SS United States Conservancy, a national nonprofit organization founded in 2004, is dedicated to protecting, revitalizing, and promoting the historic ocean liner SS United States, the largest passenger ship ever built in America and current holder of the transatlantic speed record. “America’s Flagship” transported four U.S. presidents, business moguls, movie stars, tourists, artists and authors, and immigrants, and the vessel is one of the sole surviving iconic ocean liners from the golden age of trans-Atlantic travel.

The SS United States Conservancy purchased the SS United States in February of 2011 and is currently working to secure her future as a mixed-use, stationary development which will include a SS United States museum. The Conservancy is moving full speed ahead on its goals of building its permanent collection of archives, art, and artifacts from the SS United States. Our dedicated staff is always diligently exploring how to best preserve, celebrate, and disseminate the range of items in the Conservancy’s collections through not only various social media platforms but also through unique opportunities and partnerships with museums, institutions, and other organizations.

Guided by a prominent board of directors and advisory council, the Conservancy currently has a small team based in Washington, DC, Philadelphia, and New York. The organization has members hailing from all 50 states and 22 nations worldwide.

For more information about the organization and its mission, visit http://www.ssusc.org.

https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/516637

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=29&ved=2ahUKEwi01LXTiProAhXOmOAKHfW8ByIQFjAcegQIRRAC&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.unive.it%2Fpag%2Ffileadmin%2Fuser_upload%2Fateneo%2Fricerca%2Fdocumenti%2FMarie_Curie%2FBeltrame_DSU_maritime_archaeology_underwater_archaeology.pdf&usg=AOvVaw2nB-teL61OcDQdDBdrUX__

Marie Curie Post-doc Positions at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice “Expression of Interest” for hosting Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellows–Call 2020

PhD in Archaeology or in History

The fellow should have experience in maritime/underwater archaeology or in nautical history

The fellow should have leadership abilities and international experience in research and/or teaching.

We are interested in Marie Skłodowska-Curie research proposals coveringthe following topics:1) Maritime archaeology

2) Underwater archaeology

3) Nautical history

http://www.archaeologyfieldwork.com/AFW/Message/Topic/42344/Jobs/forensic-archaeologist-with-the-defense-pow-mia-accounting-agency-honolulu-hawaii

The Forensic Archaeologist will provide professional and scientific expertise to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) on a full-time basis, and will be responsible for the following duties:

• Provides professional forensic and archaeological laboratory analysis and designs and implements analyses of a variety of materials associated with covered conflicts, including the Cold War, Vietnam War, Korean Conflict and World War II.
• Serves as an expert in fundamental spatial concepts for assessing, visualizing and managing data using software, such as ArcGIS, AutoCAD, Surfer, and GoogleEarthPro.
• Serves as a scientific-decision maker to create and iteratively execute an archaeological strategy to excavate a site and forensically process any evidence.
• May deploy up to 140 days a year to recovery sites (both foreign and domestic) which may include remote, isolated, and/or austere environments.

https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/565799400

You will serve as a Supervisory Historian, acting as the Section Head Historian, at the NAVAL HISTORY AND HERITAGE COMMAND (NHHC).

https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/565877800

This position is located in San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, in the Division of Cultural Resources and Museum Management.

San Francisco Maritime NHP includes historic vessels, historic buildings and landscapes, a maritime museum building, and a vast array of maritime collections, archives, and a unique small craft. It has the largest museum and research collection in the National Park Service, and the Maritime Research Center represents an immense resource for San Francisco and Pacific Coast maritime history. Please visit find a park for additional park information.

https://pbjcal.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/JobsQuest/job/Merit-System/Museum-Conservator_R0003387

Museum Conservators perform critical work that involves the application of professional conservation techniques in an effort to maintain art objects. These individuals have a key responsibility to prepare museum collections and objects for storage, research, or exhibition. Museum Conservators also conduct research of art objects in an effort to preserve a record and history of various objects. These individuals are also responsible for supervising subordinates to include the assignment and review of work performed, and assisting them as it relates to job training and education.

Nobody applied? Re-posted yesterday.

https://careers.saa.org/jobs/13472651/academic-professional-track-non-tenure-instructional-assistant-professor

The Department of Anthropology at Texas A&M University invites applications for a temporary, full-time, nine-month, non-tenure Instructional Assistant Professor position in Nautical Archaeology, starting in the Fall 2020 academic semester. The successful candidate will be expected to teach three undergraduate courses per semester (Fall and Spring semesters). Courses in the Fall semester includeHistorical Archaeology,Archaeological Artifact Conservation, andAnalytical Archaeology; courses in the Spring semester will be determined at the time of appointment based on the candidates expertise and departmental needs. The successful candidate will also be expected to assist with the operation of the Conservation Research Laboratory, as well as the administration of the departments MS degree in Maritime Archaeology and Conservation.Preference will be given to applicants with teaching experience and a demonstrated ability to teach electives in Historical Archaeology, Nautical Archaeology, and Conservation.

About the university:Texas A&M Universityis a public land-grant institution that serves undergraduates who are primarily from the state of Texas, along with a graduate and faculty body from around the world. We are a member of the Association of American Universities and our academic professional track faculty are evaluated on their teaching and service records.TheADVANCE centerprovides a wide range of networking, mentoring, and development opportunities to support faculty in their professional and personal success.

About the department: TheAnthropology Departmentis made up of 23full-time tenure-track faculty. Along with Nautical Archaeology we have programs in Biological Anthropology, Terrestrial Archaeology, and Cultural Anthropology.The department houses two Centers, the Center for Maritime Archaeology and Conservation and the Center for the Study of the First Americans, as well as the Conservation Research Lab. The Nautical Archaeology faculty focus primarily, though not exclusively, on maritime activity in the ancient Mediterranean and medieval Europe, as well as world-wide seafaring in the historic period, and share a common interest in ship construction, old world seafaring, world seafaring, and the conservation and recording of archaeological material.

https://ecu.peopleadmin.com/postings/35818

The Department of History and the Program in Maritime Studies invite applications for a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) Research Fellow appointment in Maritime Archaeology to begin as soon as possible. The DPAA Research Fellow for the History Department at East Carolina University is a temporary position beginning May 1st, 2020, and ending September 29, 2021. The Fellow will work in collaboration with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), an agency of the Department of Defense whose mission is to search for, recover and identify remains of missing personnel from World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Cold War, the Gulf Wars, and other recent conflicts. DPAA’s cases are based on information received from families, archival and historical research, findings from local residents in the area where these wars were fought, and field investigations.

The DPAA Fellow will have the following responsibilities:
• Initiate a research agenda and contribute to the historical and archaeological scholarship on unaccounted-for service personnel (e.g., missing in action, killed with no body returned, or prisoners of war that did not return).
• Facilitate historical and archaeological research to conduct geospatial analysis of available primary sources to define prioritization of historical events and provide a defined search grid and survey plan to locate prioritized underwater loss incidents identified by DPAA.
• Build and manage a network of constituencies involved in underwater archaeology who can contribute to on-going research on POWs/MIAs.
• Communicate with DPAA Fellows at other institutions to build effective scholarly collaboration on POW/MIA research issues.

Master’s degree in Maritime Studies, History, or Anthropology with a field specialization in underwater archaeology, and who is certified to Register of Professional Archaeologist standards is required.

A preference will be given to candidates with Advanced SCUBA certification and qualifications from the American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS). Candidates who have experience working on battlefield archaeological sites, with advanced GIS and remote sensing experience, and experience with project planning, execution, and post-processing datasets will be given preference.

Conservation of Cultural Heritage Recovered from Terrestrial and Marine Sites

In 2019, Dr Ian MacLeod visited the NZ Branch of the ACA to deliver a guest lecture series. For those of you who weren’t able to catch it, Dr MacLeod has kindly agreed to present this lecture as a webinar.

Description

Our island nations are littered with historic shipwrecks which have been recording the microenvironment of the oceans since 1622 off the Western Australian coast. A study of the layers of decay recorded on degraded metal objects provides climate and corrosion scientists with a unique insight into the changing conditions on the seabed and with data on seawater temperatures.

After 40 years of applied research, Dr MacLeod has developed a series of novel conservation treatments which have extended the lives of thousands of artefacts. Overseas projects include the in-situ conservation of the WWI submarine HMAS AE2, which penetrated the Dardanelles on the first ANZAC Day and so saved the lives of hundreds of New Zealand and Australian troops. Work on early bronze age sites in Turkey has shown that in-situ measurements of pH, voltage and chloride ion activities in soil profiles has enabled prediction of treatment needs of bronze objects recovered from those historic sites.

Event Details

This webinar will take place at 5:00 PM AEST.

Speaker

Dr Ian MacLeod

https://www.utmconsultants.com/survey-jobs/marine-archaeologist/1906643