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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/