Student placement at English Heritage

English Heritage Archaeological Conservation Student Placement
Archaeological Conservation and Technology Team
Student Placement Opportunity
English Heritage
Fort Cumberland, Portsmouth, UK

UKP14,045 per annum

English Heritage protects and provides advice on this country's
unique legacy of historic buildings, landscapes and archaeological
sites. We also manage over 400 sites and welcome in excess of 11
million visitors to these each year.

The English Heritage Archaeological Conservation and Technology Team
at Fort Cumberland, Portsmouth is offering one six-month placement
in Archaeological Conservation from September/October 2010.

The Archaeological Conservation and Technology Team provide a
holistic approach to the study of artefacts and associated residues,
from creation, through use, modification, burial and recovery and
subsequent investigative analysis. The student will have the
opportunity to contribute to or carry out a number of projects
including all phases of work, from initial examination to the
preparation of final reports.

This placement offers a training opportunity for an undergraduate or
recent postgraduate of archaeological conservation with an interest
in British archaeology and pursuing a career in archaeological
conservation. The overall purpose of the professional activity is to
provide an individual with the opportunity to obtain practical
experience of investigative conservation within a working
environment.

To discover more and apply, please visit

    <URL:http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/jobs>

We are unable to accept CVs.

Closing Date: 30 April 2010.

Angela Karsten
Archaeological Conservator
English Heritage
Fort Cumberland
Fort Cumberland Road
Portsmouth PO4 9LD
Switchboard: +44 2392 856700
Direct Line: +44 2392 856787


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