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Academic Archaeology Jobs in UK- 4REF is King/Queen

June 19, 2013

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I have been seeing a very disturbing (in my opinion) trend in job postings for Archaeology Academic jobs in the UK. Here is a new job posting (warning, link my not work when job closes) and the first requirement under essential criteria: ‘PhD in Archaeology or cognate discipline at the time of application’ OK not […]

Less Archaeology Work- Duh! but still interesting to see the numbers

May 2, 2013

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As work on the Profiling the Profession is progressing I have had to look at a variety of different data sources. One source I have looked at is planning applications for construction in England. Raw number of applications do not capture the nuances of work for archaeologists. For example, building a single house will not […]

McDonalds = Archaeology Profession?

April 30, 2013

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Sam Hardy has an excellent piece on  free archaeology: job insecurity and the need for an archaeological minimum wage. I have been meaning to build off of it for some time now but have been very busy so this is a bit delayed. First, go read Sam’s post- it covers so much and is very good. […]

Irish archaeology recovery around the corner?

April 4, 2013

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“New data suggests that the rate of decline in archaeological excavation in Ireland is slowing. In the first quarter of 2013 to the 31 of March there were 112 excavation licenses issued by the National Monuments Service in the Republic of Ireland….” you can check out the rest at Charles Mounts blog.

Archaeology CVs / Resumes for New Archaeologists (and the old too)

February 26, 2013

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Occasionally, I post some advice on how to write a CV for archaeology jobs. Well, just a few days ago Chiz posted an article he wrote in 2010 about archaeology CVs (British CV e.g. same as North American Resume): Traditionally-formatted CVs look great and they work well for traditional industries, but for archaeological jobs the […]

There is a Crises in UK Academic Archaeology BUT it’s not the one you think

February 20, 2013

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All of yesterday and now most of today I have seen this Guardian article making the rounds on social media sites, forums, etc.- Will the study of archaeology soon become a thing of the past? It was written by a historian,  Michael Braddick who also happens to be the pro-vice-chancellor for the faculty of arts […]

The Economics of Archaeology Part 3: Why Wages are Low and Why you Boss in Not a Heartless Bastard(maybe)

February 18, 2013

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In part one I talked about how lowering wages will not stop under cutting and in part two of this series I discussed why unions are not the solution. In this part I will discuss why your wages are so low. Yesterday, I mentioned some readings on the topics of heritage laws in England and […]

The Economics of Archaeology: Some Readings

February 16, 2013

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I have been on a bit of a tear lately about the economics of doing commercial archaeology. A nice coincidence is that the PIA (Papers of the Institute of Archaeology) just published this years volume. In it is a section of articles deal with the change laws that govern commercial archaeology in England and Wales […]

Which of the following is the most different from the others?

February 15, 2013

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Inspired by something I saw on facebook and me being cheaky: It’s not that bad but I thought I would have some fun this Friday. 

The Economics of Archaeology Part 2: Why Unions Won’t Save You

February 14, 2013

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In part one of this series (rant?) I discussed how loosening up wage controls will not prevent undercutting, mainly because under cutting has nothing to do with wages and everything to do with not finding any archaeology. I am quite happy as some people have already commented and made some suggestions, a good one was: […]

The Economics of Archaeology: Part 1

February 13, 2013

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About two weeks ago, the IfA agreed to no longer make its registered organizations abide by its recommend pay minimum for salaries. However, they will no longer advertise positions below that threshold on their Jobs Information Service. A bit of a mixed bag result. I am not going to really talk about the actually decision […]

How Much Archaeologists Make (USA, 2012, Senior Positions)

January 29, 2013

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This is the forth part (part 1 on field tech pay can be found here, part 2 here (crew chief), part three- project manager) of the yearly review of how much archaeologists make in the US. Without sounding like a broken record: again, apologies to Canada, not enough data to include you This is a snap […]

How Much Archaeologists Make (USA, 2012, Project Manager)

January 21, 2013

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This is the third part (part 1 on field tech pay can be found here, part 2 here) of the yearly review of how much archaeologists make in the US (again, apologies to Canada, not enough data to include you). This post deals with the position of project manager, aka project office, aka Principle Investigator, […]

Pregnancy and Field Archaeology

January 20, 2013

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I help run open access archaeology. One, aspect of this job is that I get to read a diverse range of open access articles relating to archaeology. A particular one that has stuck a cord with lots of our twitter followers is Pregnancy and Field Archaeology, an article at Assemblage. It is two anonymous women’s […]

How Much Archaeologists Make (USA, 2012, Crew Chief)

January 16, 2013

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This is the second part (part 1 on field tech pay can be found here) of the yearly review of how much archaeologists make in the US (apologies to Canada, not enough data to include you). This is for the position of crew chief. Previous years findings can be seen here. Now, this is a […]

Review of Navigating the Field: Education and Employment in a Changing Job Market

January 11, 2013

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I am at the Society of Historical Archaeology conference in Leicester, sorry have not had a chance to post more jobs info. However, I did attend a very interesting panel yesterday, Navigating the Field: Education and Employment in a Changing Job Market. Of course lots what said but a few highlights: Jobs in Archaeology- Most […]

How Much Archaeologists Make (USA, 2012, Field/Lab Tech)

January 7, 2013

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This is the yearly review of how much archaeologists make in the US (apologies to Canada, not enough data to include you) you can see last years here, along with data from other years. The data is based off of job postings on the websites archaeologyfieldwork.com and shovelbums.org. Methodology is discussed at the end e.g. […]

Open Archaeology Data: Jobs in British Archaeology

November 6, 2012

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In the interest in following the ‘Open’ ethos of Open Data, Open Access, etc. I have put all of the data I have from the Jobs in British Archaeology series. Well not all, this year’s data is not up as I am still collecting it. I have posted the data for 2008, 2009, 2010, and […]

Archaeologists and Anthropologists Degrees Most Recession Proof – Unemployment Rate of 5%

November 5, 2012

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Data provided by the Census Bureau of the United States shows that in the heart of the Great Recession (2010) those with Archaeology and Anthropology degrees only had a 5% unemployment rate. They also made on average $55,000, with many making six figures. Because of this low employment rate and high pay I would recommend […]

Jobs In British Archaeology Website

October 18, 2012

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In the last few days, I have been putting up a new website, Jobs in British Archaeology- http://jobsinbritisharchaeology.weebly.com/ This website will contain all of my data on job conditions in British Archaeology. It will also have some publications, tools for calculating wages, etc. The move of all this from my current page on this blog […]

Finding a Job in Archaeology

October 17, 2012

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David gave a very good talk yesterday about getting a job in archaeology. I have embedded it below. The first few minutes are probably the best explanation about why we do what we do e.g. bad pay, hard work, most fun you can have with your pants on (trousers for non-americans). (IF you are reading […]

Is it getting better? Inflation and Archaeology Wages II

October 16, 2012

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A few days ago, I posted the first half of a paper I was writing about inflation and archaeology wages in the UK. This is the second half to that work in progress: Some decades have been kinder to an archaeologists purchasing power than others. Those archaeologists that started in the 1990s and early 2000s […]

Is it getting better? Inflation and Archaeology Wages

October 11, 2012

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I am currently writing up an article for The Archaeologists on inflation and wages for UK archaeologists. I am a big fan of peer review (in the sense that people give constructive feedback, not the your cool enough to publish in our journal kind of review) so I thought I would give a sneak peak […]

Anthropology (includes Archaeology) Academic Jobs

September 27, 2012

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Stephen Chrisomalis has been keeping track of anthropology job postings at the AAA website, which includes archaeology,  for the last couple of years. He has just posted the numbers from 2006 through till sept. of this year: 2006: 190 2007: 186 2008: 168 2009: 78 2010: 112 2011: 117 2012: 109 He breaks down the […]

It’s not what you know, but who you know- The RESEARCH SHOWS

September 18, 2012

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Today, I read this great article ‘It’s not what you know, but who you know: The role of connections in academic promotions’. It is a very short article about the role relationships play in obtaining a job in academia. I suggest everyone read it. A quick highlight- In a recent paper, we analyse the extent […]

Fair Wages in US Archaeology

June 5, 2012

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A few weeks back a survey was posted in the Archaeo Field Techs Facebook group asking what people though a “fair” wage was. A total of 54 field techs responded to the survey and here is what they thought (note- not my survey): (Note: responses frequently included a range of values. I used the lower […]

Tips for an Archaeology Resume/CV if you just graduated

May 21, 2012

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I have posted a bit here and there on making an archaeology resume/CV. This has led to a couple of people contacting me asking questions about what to do with their resume/CV because they are about to, or did just, graduate with a degree in archaeology and are looking to get a job. I have […]

Another Look at the Archaeology Resume / CV

May 16, 2012

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I have written couple of times in the past about making an archaeology CV.  Today Whitney Rose Petrey posted here fully visual CV on her blog. I have say it is a bold CV. I do think it works just as well as your traditional word CV. Here timeline is much better than my attempt […]

Sneak Peak at 2011-2012 Jobs in British Archaeology: Consulting

May 11, 2012

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This post gives a more detailed break down of consulting positions (both commercial archaeology and SMR/CRM) in the  Jobs in British Archaeology series. You can see the methodology here on how these numbers were collected from job postings. In total 15 job postings are represented here. Average pay-  £ 29,563 Lowest pay offered-  £17,523 Highest […]

Sneak Peak at 2011-2012 Jobs in British Archaeology: Conservation

May 10, 2012

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This post gives a more detailed break down of conservation positions (both commercial archaeology and SMR/CRM) in the  Jobs in British Archaeology series. These are your GIS techs., osteologist, surveyors, etc. You can see the methodology here on how these numbers were collected from job postings. In total 40 job postings are represented here. Average […]

Sneak Peak at 2011-2012 Jobs in British Archaeology: Specialists

May 9, 2012

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This post gives a more detailed break down of the specialists positions (both commercial archaeology and SMR/CRM) in the  Jobs in British Archaeology series. These are your GIS techs., osteologist, surveyors, etc. You can see the methodology here on how these numbers were collected from job postings. In total 58 job postings are represented here. […]

Sneak Peak at 2011-2012 Jobs in British Archaeology: Junior SMR/CRM

May 7, 2012

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This post gives a more detailed break down of the junior SMR/CRM positions in the  Jobs in British Archaeology series. You can see the methodology here on how these numbers were collected from job postings. In total 226 job postings are represented here. Average pay-  £ 21,122 Lowest pay offered-  £13,000 Highest pay offered-  £35,549 […]

Sneak Peak at 2011-2012 Jobs in British Archaeology: Field Officer/Project officer

May 5, 2012

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This post gives a more detailed break down of the field officer / project officer position (commercial archaeology UK) in the  Jobs in British Archaeology series. You can see the methodology here on how these numbers were collected from job postings. In total 30 job postings are represented here. As mentioned in methodology postings that […]

Sneak Peak at 2011-2012 Jobs in British Archaeology: Supervisor

May 4, 2012

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This post gives a more detailed break down of the supervisor position (commercial archaeology UK) in the  Jobs in British Archaeology series. You can see the methodology here on how these numbers were collected from job postings. In total 16 job postings are represented here. As mentioned in methodology postings that don’t specify how many […]

Sneak Peak at 2011-2012 Jobs in British Archaeology: Excavators

May 3, 2012

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To give more detailed information on pay for different positions on the Jobs in British Archaeology post here is a break down of advertised jobs for excavators/site assistants/Fieldwork Staff/Assistant Archaeologists (Site Assistants) etc. You can see the methodology here on how these numbers were collected in total 40 job postings are represented here. As mentioned […]

Sneak Peak at 2011-2012 Jobs in British Archaeology

May 2, 2012

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Last year I did the newest version of Jobs in British Archaeology, a annual review of archaeology pay in the UK through job postings. The fiscal year ended at the beginning of April so I have spent the last few days doing some mind numbing work of copying, pasting, and crunching numbers from archaeology job […]

The Effects of Higher Student Fees on Archaeology in the UK

April 24, 2012

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I recently published an article in The Archaeologists on the looming higher fees at UK universities (mainly for English students) and what it means for archaeology. The Archaeologists puts its issues, older than a year, online for free, Open Access (cough cough AIA). Though you have to wait a year if your not a IfA […]

Revisiting the Archaeology Resume/CV

April 23, 2012

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By request I am revisiting some of my older posts on the archaeology resume/CV and updating what new things I have gone. {Note- resume is a North American term for a 2 page summary of your experience while a CV is a list, many pages long, of all your experiences. While in the UK a […]

Where are the US Federal Archaeology Jobs?

April 11, 2012

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To go with my posts on US government pay and expereince for archaeologists here is a break down, by state, of where those jobs are: permanent temporary 01-ALABAMA 9 0 02-ALASKA 45 7 04-ARIZONA 67 4 05-ARKANSAS 12 0 06-CALIFORNIA 160 9 08-COLORADO 65 18 09-CONNECTICUT 0 0 10-DELAWARE 0 0 11-DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 36 […]

Distribution of Pay for Federal Archaeologists

April 4, 2012

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To go with my post on pay for years of experience of federal archaeologists here is a break down in pay and number of federal archaeology jobs, both temporary and permanent. The data was gathered from FedScope. Only positions listed as archaeology 0193 are used, however there are several other archaeology based positions but sometimes […]

Government Jobs in US Archaeology

March 31, 2012

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“Commercial archaeology jobs pay better than government jobs in the United States” Not sure how that saying got started but it is not 100% accurate. Using FedScope I took a look a look at pay for the US federal government archaeologists (only positions listed as archaeology there are several archaeology based positions but sometimes they […]

When the Baby Boomers Retire there will be Plenty of Academic Jobs- LIE

March 15, 2012

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We have all heard the fable, “when the Baby Boomers retire there will be plenty of academic jobs available”. The sad truth is that this is not the case nor will it every be. Using the same data I collected on academics in archaeology I have graphed out by year when the current academic staff […]

Employment: Multidisiplinary firms vs. heritage-only firms

February 29, 2012

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I originally posted this on the Heritage Business Journal here. I thought I would re-post it here in case anyone missed it. Also, included a comment that is relevant that people should read as well. In a recent HBJ post (17 February 2012), Christopher Dore reported that it appears that heritage-only consulting firms are losing market share […]

More Stats on How Much Assistant Professors of Archaeology Make

February 23, 2012

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So more detailed numbers to go with the average salaries posted earlier- Unlike with other positions there is not a great range in the possible pay that an assistant professor in archaeology could obtain. The average is around 60k a year (all numbers are assumed to be full time employment) and the majority of positions […]

How Much Associate Professors of Archaeology Make- Breakdown of Stats.

February 22, 2012

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In conjunction with the post on the average pay of a professor of archaeology and the additional statistics on full professors, in the United States, here is a break down of associate professors pay (assumed full time) to give you an idea of range in pay:   This is the distribution by individual associate professor […]

How Much Archaeology Professors Make

February 20, 2012

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How much do archaeology Professors in the United States make? A quick google search will turn up lots of websites with horrible results e.g. $250,000 a year. The Society of American Archaeologists did a salary survey in 2004 that is probably the most accurate but now about 8 years out of date. Using the information […]

The Forgotten- Some Stats on the Adjuncts, Lectures, and Instructors in Academic Archaeology

February 17, 2012

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This is the forth post in a series looking at employment statistics of academic archaeologists in the US. This post deals with the non-full time, non-permanent, non-traditional academic archaeologists such instructors, adjunct faculty, lectures, researchers(includes the occasional post-doc), etc. This list also includes the occasional lab manager and skills instructor. From information on the other […]

Professors of Archaeology- Some numbers on jobs.

February 16, 2012

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This post deals with full professors in archaeology and is one of a series of posts dealing with academic jobs for archaeologists. If you want to know more about associate professors see here, assistant professors see here, or methodology used to collect the results see here. There are rouglhy 494 full professors of archaeology (plus […]

The Tenured Archaeologists- A look at Associate Professor Jobs in Archaeology

February 15, 2012

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Yesterday, I looked at the break down of assistant professor archaeologists in academia. This post looks at those that have obtained tenure but have not quite reached the level of full professor. There are roughly 344 archaeologists in such a position (this is only for US universities and departments that offer archaeology degrees/concentrations/classes there are […]

Assistant Professors in Archaeology- some information on jobs.

February 14, 2012

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Yesterday, I posted the number of archaeologists working in academia in the US and today I will look at the subset of Assistant Professors. There are currently roughly 260 archaeologist who are assistant professors working archaeology-based subject departments in the US (i.e. those that have classes in archaeology and degree concentrations in archaeology). For those […]

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