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Tom Davie
Careers, Employability and Enterprise Centre
Archaeology
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Careers, Employability and Enterprise Centre
Durham University49 New Elvet
DurhamDH1 3PF
Tel: 0191 334 1430
www.durham.ac.uk/careers/
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How can we help? Career planning advice Reports and contacts CVs & Application advice Interview preparation Assessment centre help IT resources – Prospects Planner; My Potential Information on occupations Information on employers Employer fairs Employer presentations
Work Experience/part – time work
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Skills gained in your Archaeology degree
Attention to detail
Research - different forms of methodology
Work independently
Ability to manage/organise/absorb large and diverse amounts of information
Condense facts, ideas, arguments into reports – written communication
Present information, results – oral communication
Interpret, critically analyse and challenge premises
Problem solving
Collate data/statistics
See both sides of a ‘story’
Others????
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E Planning
Time management
Independence/self reliance
Achievement through adversity
Communication
Team approaches
Qualities any employer will be looking for
Work
Voluntarywork
Interests
Universitylife
Transferable skills as well as academic ability
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Some Durham Archaeology destinations
Project Archaeologist – Archus (Sheffield University)Archaeologist – North Pennine ArchaeologyField Archaeologist – Network Archaeology, LincolnAssistant Conservator – National Museum of Ireland, Dublin Assistant to House Manger – National TrustArtefacts Conservation Assistant – Birmingham Science MuseumConservation Technician – UCL Petrie Museum of Egyptian ArchaeologyConservation Assistant – Bayle museum, Bridlington Storage Co-ordinator – Imperial War MuseumSculpture Conservation Internship – Tate, LondonArchaeological Excavation Assistant - Kuwati Nation Council for Culture, Arts and Letters
Collections + Exhibitions Officer – Macclesfield Museum of SilkCurator – Northend Trust, Kings LynnAssistant Inspector of ancient monuments – English HeritageProject Archaeologist – Cotswold ArchaeologySite Assistant (excavation, recording, planning) – Cambridge County CouncilExcavator – Tyne and Wear MuseumsFinds Specialist – Historic Environment Service, CornwallDigital Mapping Coordinator – HughesProduction Assistant – TVNorgeWater Project Manager - Dig Deep (Africa) Business Consultant in Financial Services – Ernst and Young
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Further study?Heritage studies
Museum Studies
Library and Information Management
Journalism
TEFL/TESOL
Law conversion
MA’s + PhD’s : Literature of Conflict; Commonwealth and Postcolonial Literature;Philosophy
Management
PGCE
But more than 40% of job opportunities are open to graduates of any discipline…skillsmatter…
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Arts and heritage?MuseumsHeritage CentresArt Galleries Local Authorities – including archives and librariesCivil Service – including English HeritageUniversitiesTourismTheatresCinemasCharitiesNational Trust and other conservation organisationsPrivate galleries/museumsAuctioneers – Sotheby's, Christie's et al Art InsuranceMedia
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Job roles
Curator – museum, heritage centres, academic, auction/antiques, archaeologist. . . Galleries Assistants – working your way up… Conservator – museums, antiques, private practice. . Collections manager – museum, stock management… Archivist Librarian Education worker – museum, art gallery, school, community education . . . Arts administrator – public sector, auditoriums… Visitor/venue services – leisure industry, operations manager Exhibitions officer – arts management, events management . . . Fundraiser – other not for profit (e.g. charity), commercial sector . . . Administrator - arts management… Finance director/accountant – accountancy… Legal/company secretary – legal, chartered secretary … Journalism Marketing – PR, advertising,. . .
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Useful sources of information
www.prospects.ac.uk/p/types_of_job/archaeological_conservator_job_description.jsp
www.prospects.ac.uk/p/types_of_job/archaeological_museum_keeper_job_description.jsp
www.prospects.ac.uk/p/types_of_job/archaeologist_job_description.jspwww.lgjobs.co.uk
www.archaeologists.net/modules/tinycontent/index.php?id=1 – Institute of Field Archaeologists
www.babao.org.uk/Linkspage.htm www.britarch.ac.uk
www.archaeologists.net
www.britarch.ac.uk/archabroad
www.archaeology.co.uk
www.museumsassociation.org
http://greenvolunteers.com/arkeo/
www.civilservice.gov.uk/jobs/index.aspx
www.lgcareers.com
www.findamasters.com
www.findaphd.com
www.kent.ac.uk/careers/workin/archaeology.htm
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Resourceswww.engage.org/home/index.aspxwww.museumsassociation.org www.museumjobs.com/uk/www.artscouncil.org.uk/ www.gallery-jobs.org/www.artsjobs.org.uk/ www.cilip.org.uk www.archives.org.uk/www.cultureworks.info/ http://interculturalarts.co.uk/www.artsculturemediajobs.com
www.ngdp.co.uk www.lgcareers.comwww.lgjobs.com www.jobs.ac.uk www.civilservice.gov.uk/jobs/index.aspx www.english-heritage.org.uk/