16th August 2012, 06:50 PM
A Scandianavian language and English.....you need to contact one of the 5 university departments around about February of each year for details of work for the coming season. Unlike the UK there are no 'job adverts' for Norwegian projects...it is all arranged via the universities. Needless to say that does give an advantage to Norwegian students and graduates, but there are a few Brits working in different parts of the country so it is not impossible to get work. As in the UK there are far more qualified archaeologists than there are jobs, so prepare for disappointment. It helps a lot if you actually live in Norway (or Sweden) as there isn't any help with costs of travel or accommodation, other than when you are at work....You would be expected to provide evidence of qualification along with your application form and beware that degrees in non-archaeological subjects are not normally considered. Next season a lot of projects will probably ask that participants have experience of site survey work (using robotic total station or similar), GIS procedures (ArcGIS 9.3 and 10) and especially use of the Intrasis digital recording system....
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