Field Crew Chief
The Bradstreet Project seeks a full-time field archaeologist to serve as crew chief to support the Principal Investigators on a colonial period Massachusetts excavation from early June to early November. Housing may be offered for a strong non-local candidate.
Duties:
- Open and close archaeological site five to six days a week (some flexibility in workdays and hours possible).
- Manage and train a small crew of students and volunteers.
- Lead excavations when PIs are not on site.
- Carefully document the excavation via field notes, photography, mapping, etc.
- Other related archaeological and organizational tasks.
Qualifications:
- MA+ or Enrollment in a PhD or MA program.
- Minimum two field seasons field excavation experience (at least one of which was at a historical site).
- Excavation leadership experience preferred.
- Keen attention to detail and self-motivated approach to fieldwork.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to excavate for a full workday and lift 50lbs.
Location: North Andover, MA
Type: Full Time, temporary June-Nov 2024
Pay: $3000-$4000 monthly salary
About the Bradstreet Project:
The Bradstreet Project, located in North Andover, MA and established in 2019, has re-discovered the two 17th century homes of foundational American poet Anne Bradstreet and her husband Simon Bradstreet (later governor of Massachusetts). After using dendrochronology to positively identify the still-standing partial remnants of the Bradstreet’s 1667/1668 home, the project set its sights on locating the archaeological remains of their earlier home that was memorialized in Anne’s poem Versus Upon the Burning of Our House, July 10, 1666. Succeeding in this mission in the fall of 2023, excavations will continue in 2024 to further document the site.
Submit Resume or CV and Cover Letter by email to pottroff@bc.edu.
The Bradstreet Project is committed to the policies, principles, and practices of equal opportunity, affirmative action, and nondiscrimination in all of its activities, including, but not limited to employment. The project commits itself to maintaining a welcoming environment for all people and extends its welcome in particular to those who may be vulnerable to discrimination, on the basis of their race, ethnic or national origin, religion, color, age, gender, marital or parental status, sexual orientation, veteran status, or disabilities.