Specialist Technician (South-West Anarchy Research Project)

The role

We are looking to appoint a Specialist Technician in Community and Field Archaeology on a Part-Time basis  until 31 July 2025. The role holder will work as part of the National Lottery funded South West Anarchy Research Project (SWARP) and they will be part of the broader Archaeological practice laboratory team at the Department of Anthropology and Archaeology.

What will you be doing?

You will be responsible for assisting with excavation and post-excavation at the Medieval site of Lower Hazel in South Gloucestershire and will plan and deliver all community engagement aspects of the project in close collaboration with the project PIs. You will also have to liaise and work with several project stakeholders and partners including Bristol Museum.

You should apply if

You are a good science communicator, and you have proven experience in community and public archaeology. Some experience in UK or Irish field archaeology, good social media skills and an interest in either of archaeological geophysics, medieval ceramics, or osteoarchaeology are also important. Some project management experience, particularly if this involves heritage education or community archaeology projects is also desirable.

Additional information

For informal queries, please email Dr Kostas Trimmis kostas.trimmis@bristol.ac.uk

This advert will close to internal applications at 23:59 GMT on Monday 14th November 2022.

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