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Post by Wakeyologist on Feb 9, 2006 22:49:00 GMT 1
Where is the best place to look for jobs?
i finish my msc in sept (forensic anthro) and i have a degree in bioarch
iv tried bajr...shovelbums... jobs.ac.uk... any other suggestions...
cheers wakey =)
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Post by Toby on Feb 10, 2006 13:25:34 GMT 1
It depends what sort of job you are looking for.
You seem to have tried the most obvious places that I can think of......
Do you want to work as
an osteo within a contracting unit?
an osteo within a university?
a field archaeologist with osteo skills?
How many osteo reports have you written/had published? What sort of assemblages have you worked on?
There are a load of things to consider. A good route into the contracting side is to get work as a digger, but play up the fact you have other useful/valuable skills. If you are willing to travel there is always digging work available to people with enough good quality experience.
I need a bit more information if you want any more suggestions.
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Post by Wakeyologist on Feb 10, 2006 15:09:41 GMT 1
I am due to finish my msc in sept, i have been on a few digs during my UG degree but thats about it. To be honest i am looking for a job based within a university or unit doing both research, excavation and osteological work gaining as much experience as possible. I have a keen interest in taphonomy and hope to produce my msc thesis on decomp.
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Post by Toby on Feb 10, 2006 15:45:03 GMT 1
Ta for the extra information....
You will have better luck with a job like the one you detail within a univerity that has a contracting arm to its archaeology dept, or at least very strong links. Try asking around your current dept. (the N word springs to mind).
The people who I know working within units as osteo specialists have got there in a number of ways, but do not do the job that you describe. If you want to be a digger with a unit you will have to get a good bit of experience under your belt before you become 'valuable' to them. As an osteo specialist you will have something else that could fill the time inbetween digging jobs. However, you need to be a suitable osteo before you get the work (catch 22), otherwise they will not be using appropriately experienced staff as will be outlined in the specification.... that is why I asked about the reports you had written etc. It might be work pushing in the dept to assist with something, or do one of your own back, so that you have evidence that you can do it.
To get a job as a digger
- make sure you can record properly
- make sure you know how to draw a basic matrix
- be able to drive
- be reliable
- be realistic (yes you sometimes have to hack it out)
- try not to get on the wrong side of people (archaeology is a very small world)
Contact units with a proper CV (2 pages max) with all your experience in archaeology (they do not care if you did get a GCSE in art, or if you enjoy making pictures out of old watches). Make sure that you do not say you can do things that you cannot (you look like a fool when asked to do it). Try to get more digging experience by doing voluntary work with a unit if you can. Make sure you put a realistic cover letter in with it as well, and let them know what you want to do. If you put an SAE in with the CV/cover letter asking them to pop it in the next post, so you know they got your details, you will often get a response. If they have not sent it back to you after a few days you can then ring them up and speak to somebody, at which point they will feel guilty and have to talk to you (opening the door for them to realise you are not an axe murderer). If they are funny when you call them maybe they are the axe murderers?!
Taphonomy is the sort of thing that you would do little with at a contracting unit.
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Post by Wakeyologist on Feb 10, 2006 17:20:01 GMT 1
thanks for the advice =)
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