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2015 Flinders University In-Situ Conservation Field School

Please click on website (http://www.flinders.edu.au/ehl/archaeology/fieldwork/field-schools/conservation-field-school/) for more details for the In-Situ Conservation Field School in September 2015. This course is open to non-Flinders students and is the cost of 4.5 units of post-graduate tuition.

This course is an intensive introduction to materials science, deterioration processes in marine environments, pre-disturbance conservation surveys, in-situ conservation and stabilisation, recovery, initial storage, stabilisation and transportation of artefacts, and the storage and display of conserved artefacts. It is designed to provide students with a general theoretical and practical background to archaeological conservation for both marine and terrestrial environments. It should also equip archaeologists with the appropriate conservation knowledge and skills necessary for the effective management of submerged cultural heritage.

http://www.flinders.edu.au/ehl/archaeology/fieldwork/field-schools/conservation-field-school/

US Naval History and Heritage Command, closes 29 June.

The mission of the Naval History and Heritage Command is to collect, preserve, protect, and make available the artifacts, documents, and art that best embody our naval history and heritage for present and future generations; advance the knowledge of naval history and heritage through professional research, analysis, interpretation, products and services; make naval history and heritage “come alive” for our Sailors and Marines to enhance readiness and esprit de corps.

This position is located in the Conservation Branch of the Collections Management Division and is responsible for the preservation and conservation of artifacts, textiles, artwork and paper collections and assists other branches and commands in the conservation of large artifacts.

Summary: American Conservation Experience, a Non-Profit Conservation Corps, in partnership with the Bureau of Land Management’s Eastern States Office, is seeking one Recreation and Natural Resource Intern for the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area (ONA) in northern Palm Beach County, Florida, who will dedicate 32 weeks to assisting the ONA Manager with site management, and outreach and interpretive programs within the ONA and throughout surrounding communities.

Working cooperatively with ONA partners, principally the Loxahatchee River Historical Society (LRHS) and Palm Beach County, the primary mission for the ONA is to protect, preserve and enhance unique and nationally significant historical, natural, cultural, scientific, and educational, recreation and scenic values. The site contains the historic Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse, and important historic and cultural resources from the past 5,000 years. Furthermore, the site is home to 23 special status species across 4 rare and sensitive Florida habitats. The ONA is a component of the National Conservation Lands, administered through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).

Start Date: August  10, 2015 (Possibly flexible for the right candidate)

End Date: March 19, 2016 (32 weeks from start date)

Apply today:

• Work with Windows, Unix and Linux Operating Systems.
• Hydrographic survey and ability to network computers and use Unix/Linux scripts.
• Work with proprietary Hydromap software used to process the positioning, multibeam bathymetry, side scan sonar and subbottom profiler datasets.
• Run Matlab routines used for processing the AUV navigation data and learn to review and analyze graphs on the data quality.
• Responsible for the daily data back ups and archiving.
• Work with a team of geoscientists, cartographers, marine archaeologists and other specialists to acquire and process deepwater, high-resolution AUV geophysical data for geohazard studies used primarily for the oil and gas industry.
• The position requires between 120 and 150 field days; time between field assignments will be spent in the office following up with any project data editing or specific post-processing requirements.
• Will be required to perform other duties as requested, directed or assigned.

Phase II shipwreck Excavation, Port of Cadiz Bay, new container terminal, due July 3. Get your proposals in today.

Closes on June 24

The intern will work as an Environmental Protection Specialist Trainee (Temporary Intern) performing specific and limited assignments in support of consultations conducted for OREP-regulated activities.

At the full performance level (GS-07) the major duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following:

1. Work closely with the Regional Preservation Officer in BOEM’s Office of Renewable Energy on several ongoing and new projects.

2. Perform environmental compliance tasks implementing environmental protection policies and programs within the Office of Renewable Energy.

3. Provide support to higher-graded employees in managing the historic preservation program as part of the Environment Branch for Renewable Energy’s environmental compliance program. Based on knowledge of environmental management practices and principles, analyze environmental requirements and attend and observe consultations.

4. Report on consultation discussions and outcomes and provide basic assessments to higher-graded employees and environmental management.

This position serves as an Underwater Archaeological Program Analyst for the Underwater Archaeology Branch (UAB) of the Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC).  The primary purpose of the position is to provide managers with objectively based information for making decisions on the administrative and programmatic aspects of agency operations and management, by accomplishing a wide variety of assignments concerned with effectiveness and efficiency of programs and operations.

Closes June 16, apply right now!

The University of St Andrews seeks to employ a full time Research Assistant on a fixed term contract of one year (with possibility of extension) to work on the Scotland’s Coastal Heritage at Risk and other coastal heritage projects.

SCHARP builds upon the results of research into the coastal heritage of Scotland which produced a prioritized shortlist of coastal heritage sites requiring action in the face of loss due to coastal erosion. The project has recruited and trained a network of volunteers across Scotland who have updated and enhanced records of priority sites. The data collected will underpin the preparation of a strategy for coastal heritage in Scotland which is a key deliverable of the project in its final phase. SCHARP has also supported a number of individual community projects at coastal sites. These include excavations, surveys and interpretation and conservation. These projects will be brought to completion in the final phase of SCHARP.

Closes July 9, 2015.

MRT are looking to appoint a Project Assistant to work with the Projects Officer and wider project team for a fixed period of one year. This is an exciting opportunity to be involved in supporting the design and contractor teams with their work to remove the hotbox from the Mary Rose Museum; which will see the re-launch of the exhibition during 2016. The role is to ensure the Projects Officer is supported to manage the Project Office effectively. Key responsibilities are maintaining project records and meeting minutes, working with databases and the MRT image library, audience development research and ensuring site access for project personnel. The role is primarily based at MRT Offices.

Closes 8 June, apply now!

Tenders are invited for a Consultant Archivist to catalogue and process the Honor Frost Archive (HFA). A qualified archivist with over five years relevant professional experience is sought for this role. The  completion time for the project has been set at 100 days.

Honor Frost (1917-2010) was a pioneer in the field of marine archaeology during the mid-late twentieth  century. She made a bequest to found the Honor Frost Foundation (HFF) – http://honorfrostfoundation.org – an organisation that provides funding for research projects with a focus on the marine archaeology of the Eastern Mediterranean.

The HFA consists of c.2 cubic metres of boxed papers, correspondence, photographs, and slides; with the occasional artefact, stone sample, and ecofact. In addition, Honor Frost’s library collection will be retained alongside the archival material at the storage premises, for consultation and cross-reference throughout the process.

The successful applicant will be engaged as a self-employed consultant, financed by the Honor Frost Foundation (HFF) in line with ARA recommended salary guidelines: http://www.archives.org.uk/careers/jobs.html.

The start date is negotiable, although project commencement by the end of July/beginning of August 2015 is desirable; it can be worked on a full-time or part-time basis, subject to agreement with premises management.. The project should be completed by July 2016.

Work will be undertaken in office processing space at the East London storage facility where the HFA is currently housed; the bulk of the material is in archive-quality boxes, there is an extended packing list of current box contents, and additional packaging and preservation materials can be made available. The storage facility office hours are 9.30am to 5.30pm; on working days the successful candidate will need to be at the facility for full days between these hours.

MA (Res) in Ancient Maritime Trade and Navigation

The MA (Res) in Ancient Maritime Trade and Navigation is an interdisciplinary programme delivered in collaboration with the Università Ca’Foscari, Venice. It has as its focus the economic history of maritime trade, the history of technology (in respect to ship building and navigation techniques) in the Ancient and Medieval Mediterranean, and the archaeology of port infrastructures, ships, and trade goods.

The Venice teaching component focuses manly on maritime and nautical archaeology.

http://www.reading.ac.uk/classics/pg-taught/class-MAAncientMaritimeTrade.aspx

Contacts:

Programme Director: Dr Annalisa Marzano (a.marzano@reading.ac.uk)

Ca’Foscari Module Director: Dr Carlo Beltrame (beltrame@unive.it)

School PG Administrator: Mrs Amanda Harvey (a.h.harvey@reading.ac.uk)

Coastal and Offshore Archaeological Research Services (COARS) is a professional consultancy service for the marine archaeology sector that has been working out of Southampton University for the last two years. This University Consultancy group was built on a string of successful research consultancy projects undertaken by staff from both Ocean and Earth Science and Archaeology over the preceding decade http://www.southampton.ac.uk/coars/). We have experience of delivering on a wide range of projects for sectors including renewable, nuclear and non-renewable energy, the Government sector, marine aggregates, port developments and channel dredging, oil and gas installations, pipelines and cable routes.

COARS has just been awarded a twenty-one month project by Heritage England to undertake a Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (RCZAS) of the North Devon and Cornwall Coastline, which will form part of a national programme designed, initially, to inform Shoreline Management planning and latterly the developing Defra ‘Adaptation Strategy’. In order to deliver on this project we require an Archaeological GIS technician to support the current COARS group. This post will be responsible for the provision of specialist GIS and in particular Historic Environment Record (HER) technical support for this project. Thus, we seek candidates with experience in GIS, HER analysis, databases and wide period UK Archaeology.  It is desirable that you have a relevant degree or equivalent qualification/experience. In addition to working on the RCZAS this position will also be involved in the delivery of other COARS project during the period of employment.

Informal enquiries can be made to Dr Michael Grant (coars@soton.ac.uk).

1) National Museum of the US Navy, closes May 18

This position is located at the National Museum of US Navy (NMUSN) in the Washington Navy Yard, DC.  The museum is dedicated to service the American public and service members by providing a deeper understanding of the Navy’s history and instills a personal connection to Navy heritage.  The museum accomplishes its mission through programs of collecting, interpretation, education and publication.  The interpretation and display of artifacts are central to the mission of the museum and museum requires a subject matter expert to produce visual materials, for which this position is responsible.

2) Education and Outreach Coordinator, Houston Maritime Museum, closes 7/31/15

3) USS Midway Museum, Exhibits Manager

4) Vancouver Maritime Museum, Curator

Multiple Posts:

http://vancouvermaritimemuseum.com/about/job-opportunities

An opportunity has arisen for interdisciplinary research in maritime archaeology and marine geophysics. The successful candidate will join a team based in the Centre for Maritime Archaeology and the School of Ocean and Earth Science, developing an international research agenda for multi-period survey in the Black Sea. The successful candidate will have a PhD in Maritime Archaeology with a specialism in pre-history or the equivalent in professional qualifications and experience.

Closes 15 May, apply right now.

Museum Educator, Historic Ships in Baltimore, Apply now.

1) Historian, Naval History and Heritage Command, closes 27 April

This position is located in the Histories Branch, a component of the Naval History and Heritage Command in Washington, DC. The mission of the Histories Branch is to research, preserve and disseminate the history of the Navy. The Histories Branch accomplishes this task by collecting, analyzing and preserving historical records and information and developing historical knowledge products which inform Navy leadership, sailors and the American public. Professional historical research is essential for the Histories Branch to accomplish its mission of producing historical knowledge products. This position may be filled at the GS-09 or GS-11 grade level with a full performance level of GS-11.

2) Museum Tech/Specialist, Naval Undersea Museum, closes 28 April

This position supports operations and programs at the Naval Undersea Museum in Keyport, Washington.  The mission of the Naval Undersea Museum is to collect, preserve and interpret the undersea science, history and operations of the U.S. Navy for the benefit of the U.S. Navy and the people of the United States.  The NUM is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums.

3) Museum Curator, Naval Academy Museum, closes 27 April

This position is located at the Naval Academy Museum, in Annapolis, Maryland.  The museum’s mission is to collect, preserve, and exhibit the artifacts and art that are the physical heritage of the United States Navy in order to instil in Midshipmen a knowledge of the history and heritage of the US Navy and Naval academy, to demonstrate to the public the contributions of Academy graduates to the military services and the Nation and to motivate a desire to become part of the Brigade of Midshipmen and begin a career of service to the Nation and the interpretation of artifacts and their display to the general public and visiting tourist in the Annapolis, MD area and DoD personnel is central to the Museum’s mission.

4) Curator/Site Manager, National Lighthouse Museum, closes 29 April

5) Exhibits Designer, North Carolina Maritime Museum, closes 7 May

6) VP of Collections and Research, The Mariners’ Museum, apply now! Alternate Link.

NOTICE TO POTENTIAL PROPONENTS

Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (“TRCA”)
5 Shoreham Drive
Downsview, Ontario M3N 1S4

Requests proposals and quotations (such request referred to as the “RFP# 10000380” or “RFP”) from interested qualified parties for the following services: Marine Archaeology for the Scarborough Waterfront Project Environmental Assessment.

and as more particularly described in the Services described herein and referred to herein as the “Services”, to be provided in connection with TRCA’s undertaking or intention to undertake the following: an Individual Environmental Assessment (EA) study under the provincial EA Act (1990) to create a system of linked public spaces for approximately 11 kilometres (km).

hereinafter referred to as the “Scarborough Waterfront Project” or the “Project”, at, related to or in connection with the following location: along the Lake Ontario shoreline between Bluffer’s Park and East Point Park in the City of Toronto, Ontario

hereinafter referred to as the “Site” and the Services are to be performed following notice in writing of acceptance of the proposal and quotation and completed by May 2017 following such acceptance (the “Term”).

Proposals and quotations must be submitted in duplicate and electronic pdf format in a sealed envelope in writing to the address:
If dropping-off in-person, or sending by courier: 101 Exchange Avenue, Vaughan, ON L4K 5R6
If sending by Canada Post: 5 Shoreham Drive, Downsview

to the attention of the TRCA Contact, and in accordance with and will be subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of this RFP not later than 12 p.m. on the 14th day of May, 2015 (the “Deadline”). Any party submitting a proposal and quotation will be referred to herein as a “Consultant” and the proposal and quotation submitted or to be submitted is referred to herein as the “Proposal”. The Proposal must have clearly shown thereon on the outside of the sealed envelope the name and address and contact person of the Consultant and the email address of the contact person, as well as the RFP# 10000380.

TRCA’s contact herein for this RFP is Nancy Gaffney, Waterfront Specialist, email: ngaffney@trca.on.ca and is referred to herein as the TRCA Contact.

The date of this RFP is April 20, 2015.

The terms and conditions of this RFP are as set out herein and in Attachments 1, 2 and 3; and Parts A and B.

http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/jobs/apply/

The Victoria & Albert Museum is looking to fill a term position for an Ocean Liners Curator. Co-organised with the Peabody Essex Museum, Ocean Liners will be the V&A’s headline exhibition for spring 2018 and the first exhibition to fully assess the importance of the design of ocean liners. It will situate the ocean liner in a broad context, assessing its cultural significance by exploring all aspects of the design of liners from their maritime architecture and engineering to their interiors and on-board lifestyle.

We are seeking a practically minded and highly motivated curator with proven research and exhibition experience to assist in the development and delivery of the exhibition, publication and accompanying events. The successful candidate will co-ordinate research associated with the project, maintain a network of contacts and support the creative vision set out by the Lead Curators (V&A and PEM) to ensure a world-class result is delivered.

You will have demonstrable expertise in the history of 20th century design and an interest in engineering and the technological advances of the 20th century. You will also have solid experience of researching for and curating exhibitions for a public institution. Closing date for receipt of applications is midday on Monday 11th May. Interviews are likely to take place on 28th May or 1st June.

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