Position at Kaman Kalehoyuk excavation

Archaeological Field Conservator
Kaman Kalehoyuk excavation
Turkey

The Kaman-Kalehayuk archaeological excavation in Central Turkey is
seeking a Field Conservator for the months of July, August, and
September in 2013. The exact dates will be July 2 until September
28, 2013. The excavation is run by the Japanese Institute of
Anatolian Archaeology that is sponsored by the Middle Eastern
Culture Center in Japan (MECCJ), a research institute based in
Tokyo. The Kaman-Kalehoyuk excavation has been running annually
since 1986. In 2009 excavation of two new mound sites commenced,
Yassihayuk and Buklukale, located 20-30 km from Kaman. The primary
cultural levels are Hittite, Phrygian, and Islamic.

The Field Conservator will manage an active conservation program
including the training of two conservation student interns (of
6-week duration), supervision of their laboratory research projects,
lifting and first aid operations in the field, processing and
treatment of artifacts, digital imaging, database documentation, and
artifact condition surveys. The conservation laboratory moved into
new facilities in 2009. The well-equipped conservation lab and
comfortable living facilities compensate the long workday (starting
at 5:00 am). The Field Conservator has the opportunity to
collaborate with an international team of archaeologists,
osteoarchaeologists, archaeobotanists, etc. In 2013 the Field
Conservator may be involved in the relocation of objects from the
old storage to new storage. The new Kalehayuk Archaeological Museum
opened to the public in July 2010.

Applicants must be fluent in English, have a degree in conservation
or the equivalent, and a minimum of two seasons experience on an
archaeological excavation. Interested applicants should contact
Alice Boccia Paterakis. Information on salary and working conditions
will be provided. Please send your Curriculum vitae and a list of
three references by November 15, 2012, preferably as attachments to
email. Letters of recommendation are not required. A decision will
be made in December 2012 at which time visa applications are
submitted.

Alice Boccia Paterakis
Director of Conservation
Kaman-Kalehayuk excavation
Japanese Institute of Anatolian Archaeology
Turkey


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