25th April 2007, 02:04 PM
Quote:quote:Originally posted by vulpes
Both the County and the districts have been without archaeological advice for some months to my knowledge, a gap in cover that may be explained by the period in the financial year - and also by the efficiency of local government HR services. While I wouldn't want to put any off applying for this post, I hope the above serves as useful background info to how highly heritage is valued by this organisation. And yes I have read the AUP.
True up to a point Vulpes. Through an archaeological colleague curently in northants I learnt that there was never a time when the county was totally without archaeological coverage. Apparently the former DC incumbent has been retained to provide archaeological advice on a (presumably) ad hoc basis until his former seat is filled. Not an ideal scenario but better than nothing at all perhaps. In addition to this, one of the northants district councils (dont know which one) has an archaeologist amongst the staff and he has been able to provide additional archaeological monitoring and advice. The delay in filling the county DC position wasn't due to HR - it was down to agreement on the changes to the job description.