Underwater Archaeology and Maritime History jobs

Underwater Archaeology Field School

The Lighthouse Archaeological Maritime Program (LAMP) is pleased to provide a one-of-a-kind field school experience in St. Augustine, FL. LAMP oversees an intense, four week accredited educational program allowing both undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to participate in a marine survey and underwater excavation of a historic shipwreck site. In addition to methodological training and academic lectures, students get valuable real-world experience in all aspects of archaeological fieldwork, scientific diving and seamanship and laboratory analysis.

2019 Field School

• 2019 Dates: June 24th – July 19th
• Location: St. Augustine, Fla.
• Research Focus: The “Anniversary Wreck” is an historic vessel from the 1700s located just off the coast of St. Augustine.
• Skills, Procedures & Lectures: Students will also be instructed in scientific diving procedures, archaeological recording and excavation, the use of hydraulic probes and induction dredges, marine remote sensing survey and analysis (magnetometer & side scan sonar), artifact collection and documentation and basic conservation laboratory methodology. Additionally, the field school will host an evening lecture series with instructors and visiting professionals from various public, private and academic institutions throughout Florida.

Requirements:

• Students must be scuba-certified and EITHER qualify as a scientific diver through AAUS(American Academy of Underwater Sciences) or a similar institution OR qualify as a scientific-diver-in-training through LAMP’s scientific diver program. These requirements include a specific medical exam to be completed prior to field school and a swim test to be conducted upon arrival. More information and downloads of the medical exam form and other required paperwork are available below.
• Students must have DAN diving accident insurance covering at least $125,000 for skin and scuba diving injuries, or an equivalent policy.
• Students must hold current CPR and First Aid certifications.

The fee for the field school is $2,500 for students seeking academic credit and $2,900 for students not seeking credit. A $250 deposit is due upon acceptance and the remainder is due on the first day of class; all fees are payable to LAMP. This fee includes housing, food (except on weekends when you are responsible for your own food), all diving gear (other than mask, fins, snorkels, & booties), air fills, dive locker, classroom and laboratory facilities. The deposit and remaining balance may be paid with check or credit card.

Graduate or undergraduate credit is available through Plymouth State University or through your own institution, if appropriate arrangements are made, at additional expense paid directly to the school for tuition. Students may receive four credit hours for completing the full four week program. Tuition must be paid separately through the university issuing credit and the tuition cost is separate from the Field School fee payable to LAMP.

Housing is provided as part of the programs, but students must provide their own transportation to and from St. Augustine. Students are also responsible for the required diving insurance, diving medical exam and CPR/First Aid before the start of the course.

If you have any other questions, please call or email Allyson Ropp at lamp@staugustinelighthouse.org or 904-829-0745.

Heritage Victoria are advertising for a Fixed Term position, some of you may be interested in applying.

We are currently advertising a fixed term VPS3 position at Heritage Victoria.

This is a new Project Support Officer (Major Projects) role. We’re looking for someone with a background in archaeology or related heritage discipline, who can tackle statutory and administrative support for major projects.

This role will work closely with the Manager Major Projects and Archaeology and Maritime archaeology teams, and will assist in the operation of the VHI.

The position is fixed term for three years, applications close at midnight on 31 January. This role is being externally advertised.

Link to the role: https://jobs.careers.vic.gov.au/jobs/VG-PNTBC1

https://jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=1099219HN

The Schools of Ocean and Earth Science and Archaeology at the University of Southampton seeks to appoint a Research Fellow in Marine Geoscience to work with a multi-disciplinary group on the ACROSS project – Australasian Colonization Research: Origins of Seafaring to Sahul on a 2 year fixed term contract. ACROSS is focused on the earliest migrations into Australia (c. 60ka) and represents a multidisciplinary approach (including marine geological/geophysical, hydrodynamic and archaeogenetic methods), to examine the “When, Where, Who and How” of the earliest seafaring in world history. We seek a quantitative earth or ocean scientist capable of working with conventional 3D seismic data and running extant large scale ocean models to generate a series of Late Quaternary reconstructions of the Australian shelf. Training in all areas can be provided as the successful candidate will work with a multi-disciplinary team of archaeologists, geologists, oceanographers and geneticists.

https://my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/viewListing.do?id=64664&fromSearch=true

LCMM Educator AmeriCorps members are key players in our educational programs. Members teach and mentor students, lead school groups, create curricula and lead maritime adventure summer camps. Members encourage teamwork and model healthy lifestyle choices by teaching students fun ways to learn from and enjoy every aspect of the Lake Champlain watershed. Service ranges from rowing programs and snorkeling lessons, to communication with program partners, outreach to schools and teachers, and research of history and archaeology content. While carrying out varied responsibilities related to all departments of the museum, members contribute to creation of exhibits, organize and host events, and at times crew LCMM’s replica boats during off-site tours with educational groups. Minimum Age: 18. Reliable private transportation required; valid license. Ability to swim is required.

https://www.trentu.ca/anthropology/experience/maritime-archaeology

http://jobs.flinders.edu.au/cw/en/job/494842/maritime-archaeology-technical-officer?fbclid=IwAR3_5WcdZZzKwP5yNACy8wQawWbbOkLf5xidfQOMdotuHL9jBAHfJ76K9TU

This position provides support to the Maritime Archaeology teaching and research activities within the thematic section of History & Archaeology. The Maritime Archaeology program includes under- and post-graduate topics, research by higher degree students, and academic staff-led research projects. The position will also be expected to work with other Technical Officers to support general laboratory and equipment support and to cover periods of leave and high workload. The incumbent will be required to undertake out of hours working, for example when on field trips.

https://www.ocregister.com/2019/01/06/maritime-jobs-on-tall-ships-are-drawing-more-women-and-others-seeking-employment-in-non-traditional-jobs/

https://solo.stanford.edu/opportunities/2019-archaeological-field-school-sicily

The Marzamemi field school is an archaeological excavation project that takes place off the coast of Sicily. Students will participate in underwater excavation and object conservation at the site of the so-called “Church Wreck,” a ship that sank while carrying prefabricated architectural pieces for the construction of a church in the 6th century AD. In 2019, this field school will be accepting applications for diving and non-diving positions. 

There are two research fellow positions available, one for a 2 year fixed term contract and the other for a 5 year fixed term contract.

This project is funded by Arcadia, a charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin, and aims to document the maritime archaeology of the maritime and coastal regions of the Middle East and North Africa (hence MarEAMENA).

You will be undertaking research in accordance with the a remote sensing and data collection project across the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) regions under the supervision of the award holder. You will also be involved with ground survey and training programmes delivered annually across the project regions. You will also provide support to the project PI’s in successful project deliverance and developing the projects objectives.

https://jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=1097019AR

The Norwegian Maritime Museum requests applications from an experienced archaeologist to be responsible for GIS-data and photogrammetry for our next excavation in the old harbour of Bjørvika, Oslo. The position includes post excavation work, in total 12 months. English speaking candidates can follow the link below, and select an English version of the appliance form. For questions, please contact project leader Elling Utvik Wammer; elling.utvik.wammer@marmuseum.no/ +47 47473036.

https://marmuseum.no/arkeolog-12-maneder?fbclid=IwAR2fCitsYkxDc3G-5YlASgY4uL9yFjv2kjAwsf4j224sdX5rGLTNez96zsY

https://www.higheredjobs.com/search/details.cfm?JobCode=176883372&Title=Assistant+Professor+of+History&fbclid=IwAR1Rf6U6ZZCJ3LPrXrfAMIBmj0a-Vu_0fC7Fprxd_ge4alqDLvBiGQP-e5A

The Department of Liberal Studies at Texas A&M University in Galveston invites applications for a tenure-track position in maritime history, broadly defined, beginning September 1, 2019. We will consider applicants from all subfields of history, but the successful candidate must be willing to align her/his scholarship to address the maritime special focus of the campus. We are looking for an engaging and committed faculty to teach two seminal courses, History of Seapower and US Maritime History, which are critical gateways to the successful retention of students across a broad group of degrees. The successful candidate will also be asked to contribute to the core curriculum in history. Applicants must demonstrate promise of distinguished scholarship and excellent teaching. A Ph.D. in History is required at the time of appointment.

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Tetra Tech Inc. is currently seeking a  Senior Geophysicist/Marine Geologist in a highly dynamic role to support offshore development projects with a focus on submarine cables and the offshore wind industries.  This role provides broad support and technical expertise in other aspects of offshore project permitting, design, and development activities.  It also functions as a liaison and technical contact between various other offshore development functional groups, such as underwater acoustics, marine archeology, and the marine survey groups.

https://tetratech.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobdetail.ftl?job=19400000886&tz=GMT-06:00

https://www.mola.org.uk/about-us/careers/citizan-discovery-programme-officers

Each Discovery Programme will form an essential plank of England’s only community-led response to the irreversible damage being done to our coastal heritage by the forces of climate change and erosion.

Each project officer will deliver key project activities in their assigned Discovery Programme area including recruiting and training new volunteers to monitor intertidal archaeology, engaging diverse communities, and working with the higher education sector, in line with our HLF activity plan. Project Officers will work closely together within and across regions in order to share best practice and support each other’s work. They will also jointly line-manage one of three new Senior Community Archaeologists who will be appointed to the project in April. The team will be supported by the CITIZAN Project Manager and Project leader as well as being able to draw on wider MOLA resources and expertise as required.

http://jobs.jobvite.com/careers/snainternational/job/oHRe8fwE?__jvst=Job%20Board&__jvsd=Indeed

SNA International, a world leader in forensics, biometrics and identity intelligence, is currently looking for a Marine Archaeologist.

The Marine Archaeologist will provide professional and scientific leadership to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) personnel working on investigation and recovery missions on a project basis and in regard to processing, analyzing, and managing underwater remote-sensing datasets and geospatial data collected during field missions. This position will follow all DPAA policies and procedures to serve as a scientific-decision maker to create and iteratively execute archaeological strategies to search for, verify, survey, and recover sites in underwater contexts and forensically process any evidence. Investigation and recovery sites (both foreign and domestic) may include remote, isolated, and/or austere environments. This position will require both field and laboratory work.

http://www.preservenet.cornell.edu/employ/jobdetail.php?POSTID=7045

The St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum, Inc. (The Museum) is seeking a full-time Dive Safety Officer (DSO). The DSO will also serve as a project maritime archaeologist in addition to overseeing Museum safety programs for scientific diving operations.

See updated information in the PDF document. lamp

Click to access RSOII-MaritimeArchaeology2018_seenbyNCV27July2018againNCV_v2.pdf

http://www.preservenet.cornell.edu/employ/jobdetail.php?POSTID=7020

The Wisconsin Historical Society Maritime Preservation and Archaeology Program and the University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute are seeking a graduate-level Maritime Archaeologist to fill a fellowship position. This position works under staff maritime archaeologists and State Archaeologist in the State Historic Preservation Office to preserve the maritime archaeological legacy of Wisconsin. This is a Limited Term Employee.

Any underwater archaeology groups, non-profs, companies? See below. I inform, you decide.

My name is Casey and I’m a development coordinator for an LA-based television production company.

We’re in the process of conducting research for a new show whose development was requested by a major TV network. We’re on the lookout for any currently operating treasure hunters, shipwreck finders, or marine salvage. Individual hobbyists, small teams, or small businesses are all accepted!

We’re looking for anyone operating in the Caribbean (ideally based in Florida, the Bahamas, or the Dominican Republic). If you fit that bill, or know anyone who does, please encourage them to reach out!

Please contact us at acecasting2018@gmail.com. Please include a little bit about yourself, some of your notable finds, and what equipment you own/use. If you could also include links to your social media (if you have any) or any photos/videos of you in action, that would be super helpful.

Thank you, and I look forward to hearing from all of you! Please feel free to share this with others, and please reach out with any questions you may have.

~Casey

https://www.americanchainsaws.com/