Curatorial E Archaeologist
CPL have partnered with Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS) to recruit for a Curatorial E Archaeologist
(SO Grade) to join their team on a temporary contract, with possibility of extension.
·Pay Rate - £18.48 per/hr
·Location – DfC, HED Heritage Records Designation Titanic Boulevard
·Benefits – 37 days holiday per annum
·Hours – 37 hours per week
Responsibilities will include:
This is a temporary Curatorial E Archaeologist post within the Historic Environment Division. The post will cover a range of duties, working as part of a team, and providing support to HED staff.
Key work/projects will include:
1. Industrial Heritage Record review and pilot survey:
·Desk based GIS scoping and mapping of industrial heritage assets using a range of information sources.
·Informing the development of a Survey app to record survey information.
·Undertaking preliminary site surveying/ground truthing of a number of sites identified from the desk-based exercise, alongside the external industrial heritage advisor.
2. Aircraft & Shipwreck Records:
·Reviewing the shipwreck and aircraft GIS layers to inform timescales and business cases to add records to the HED Arches Database.
3. HED GIS Layers:
·Updating/augmenting State Care GIS records following land regularisation activity
·Reviewing listed buildings GIS dataset
4. Digital Data Storage:
·Gathering information to inform options for development of storage of digital survey data
5. General:
·Other tasks related to the ongoing management and augmentation of the Historic Environment Record of Northern Ireland
Essential Experience/Qualifications
·Degree in Archaeology or related subject or a post graduate qualification in archaeology
·At least 1 year experience of using ArcGIS
AND
·A full current driving licence enabling the licence holder to drive vehicles in Northern Ireland and access to a form of transport.
Desired Experience/Qualifications
It would be beneficial if candidates can demonstrate 2 years post graduate experience of working in archaeology. This includes, but is not limited to:
·Advanced knowledge of using GIS to deliver a heritage led project.
·Previous experience using and developing the survey application – ‘Survey ’.
·A good general knowledge of industrial and marine heritage assets to inform the identification of sites and augmentation of the record.
·Previous experience of archaeological excavation, including having held excavation licences.
·Experience of using the Historic Environment Record of Northern Ireland (HERoNI) for research purposes and working with the related catalogues and databases, and / or experience of cataloguing and archiving.
·A knowledge of the relevant legislation and policy for the recording, protection, management and conservation of archaeological sites and monuments in NI.
·Experience in working with archaeological artefacts and archives deriving from excavations.
·Field survey experience.
Relevant or Equivalent Qualifications
Applications will also be considered from applicants with relevant formal qualifications considered to be of an equivalent or higher standard to those stated.
Relevant or equivalent qualifications: give the type of qualification and date awarded (the date awarded is the date on which you were notified of your result by the official awarding body). If you believe your qualification is equivalent to the one required, the onus is on you to provide the panel with details of modules studied etc so that a well-informed decision can be made.
For further details please apply directly below or contact Anne-Marie Erhalim directly.
If successful you will be required to complete a criminal record check through Access NI, having a criminal conviction will not necessarily exclude you from this process. Cpl have a policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders, for a copy of this policy please email .
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