Jobs and careers in archaeology
Jobs Information Service (JIS)
Now available to all IfA members by email free of charge
Provides a weekly jobs bulletin which carries advertisements placed exclusively by employers and all archaeological, heritage and research opportunities appearing in the national press and specialist journals during that week. It is the most comprehensive source of information about work in archaeology and related disciplines, and is primarily intended for the archaeological profession.
This service is available by email to IfA members free of charge and by post for a small subscription fee:
By email: if you would like to subscribe to the email list please contact the IfA office on 0118 378 6446 or email gina.jacklin@archaeologists.net
Non-members
JIS is available to non-members for a fee of £20 for 2 months; £40 for 6 months and £60 for one year. Please email admin@archaeologists.net
Alternatively non-members may wish to consider joining the IfA as the subscription fee for some levels is cheaper that the cost of subscribing. Not only would you be able to receive the JIS by email, but you would also receive a copy of The Archaeologist magazine, the Yearbook and directory of members and other IfA publications. For further information please see our Join/Register page
Institutional subscriptions
Institutions can receive the service for £150 which includes four free advertisements. Special reduced annual rate for ROs - £135 to include unlimited free adverts.
Advertisers
Advertisements can be placed in JIS for a fee of £50 for a single paragraph – ideal for digging jobs, at £100 for a standard size (175mm wide by 110mm deep). Larger adverts will be charged more, up to £250, for an A4 sheet; please enquire. Final copy should be emailed to Lynne Bevan at the address below, to arrive no later than 2pm on Tuesday to appear in Wednesday's bulletin. Please send advertisements as simple word documents without complex formatting or logos. We are unable to accept PDF files.
Camera ready copy should be sent to: Lynne Bevan, IfA Jobs Information Service, 80 Durley Dean Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 6RX. Email: bevanlynne1@yahoo.co.uk.
Advertisers are reminded of IfA recommended minimum starting salaries from 1 April 2009. The minima for 2010/11 remain as they were for the last financial year, where they were increased in line with inflation, measured by CPI (3.2% on 1 April). However the IfA is committed to a target increase in minimum salaries of 13% above inflation until 2013. Information on the IfA's minimum employment package can be found here.
An alternative job service, providing on-line details of jobs placed by paying advertisers, is provided by the British Archaeological Jobs Resource, www.bajr.org. IFA's Jobs Information Service and BAJR are not competitors, but offer different and complementary services for those seeking archaeological staff or employment.
