Position Title: Public Archeology Educator
Supervisor: Time Team Field School Director
Purpose: Assist in facilitating an archeology science camp for students ages 11 -17. The activities could include field excavations, field trips and museums, and laboratory visits.
About Time Team:
Part adventure, part hard science, part reality show, Time Team America takes viewers deep into the trenches of some of America's most interesting and important archaeological sites. The team descends with a wealth of technology and expertise, using a variety of remote sensing methods to gather spatially referenced data. By processing and interpreting these data, the team identifies promising places to excavate, literally jump-starting the research. Then, for three days, the story is driven by questions—mysteries the team tries to solve using evidence. Viewers enjoy an over-the-shoulder view of excavators at work, eavesdrop on intense conversations among the experts, and share the rush of discovery as artifacts emerge from the ground and undergo scrutiny and scientific analysis. Viewers feel like they are part of the dig and the work at hand as archaeologists and experts have to continually revise their hypotheses about the past as evidence comes to light. Watch episodes from Time Team America's first season at pbs.org/opb/timeteam.
Time Team's Field Schools:
While OPB producers and crews are filming episodes of Time Team America for Season Two, experts in informal science education will run Field Schools for middle- and high school- aged youth in locations near the dig sites. The Field School will utilize a question framework that embodies the spirit of the Time Team America television program as well as the spirit of inquiry inherent in archaeology and the scientific method.
At each of the four digs, approximately 40 youth will engage with professional scientists, participate in excavation and lab work, and classify and document artifacts, working as archaeologists do to reconstruct and understand the past. These young people will also get the chance to blog about their experience and share their enthusiasm and knowledge with families and peers. Understanding that out-of-school camps and programs can expose young people to new experiences and ideas, changing how they feel about themselves and their place in the world, OPB is eager to extend the ethos of Time Team America to a potential next generation of scientists and archaeologists.
Benefits of Position:
• Gain hands on experience working directly with the public, educating them on archeology and STEM.
• An opportunity to learn about the behind-the-scenes creation of OPB's national PBS series Time Team. Time Team is one of the biggest national programs OPB has produced. Its success will further OPB's role in national PBS programming.
• Help teach communities about in other states about OPB's programming.
Responsibilities:
• Assist Field School Director in day-to-day activities of the camp. This includes but is not limited to supervising students conducting excavations, supervising students on field trips and during transportation from one location to another, teaching archeological methods in small groups and assisting with camp logistics.
Qualifications:
• Must have attended field school and have two years of experience in archeological fieldwork.
• Ideally some experience in public archeology.
• Background in Education is a plus
• Experience working with youth ages 11 to 17
• Be able to lift 40 lbs
• Must be 19 years of age or older
Training/Resources Provided:
• Supervisor will provide guidance on project and on-going support as needed
• Lunch will be provided
• Transportation to the site is not provided
• Background checks will be provided at no cost
Commitment:
• Daily commitment for the length of the project at one of the locations listed below.
Schedule/Locations:
Woodward, OK. June 9 – 14. 9am – 4pm daily
Bethesda, MD. August 12 – 17, 9am- 4pm daily
OPB is lucky to have an abundance of highly-qualified volunteers. For this reason, we have developed a process to ensure that all candidates are evaluated fairly and that the needs of the agency are met. Thank you for understanding that while we value your interest, we are not always able to respond in a more personal way.
Above you will find the volunteer position description for this role. Please read through it and answer the questions below as soon as possible. (Closing date for Woodward: May 15th, Closing date for Bethesda: June 1st.) Also, please email/send us a resume or other information about your experience that is relevant to this volunteer position.
• What about this volunteer position at OPB interests you?
• What do you hope to gain from this experience?
• What field school did you attend?
• Tell us about past excavations you have worked on as a field tech or higher position.
• What experience do you have in public archaeology?
• What experiences (professional, volunteer, personal etc.) have you had that you think might make you successful in this position?
• Tell us about your experience working with middle school kids—have you taught at this level? What do you specifically like and dislike about this age group? Tell us about the most challenging situation you experienced working with this population and what you learned from it.
• Tell us about your experience working with high school kids—have you taught at this level? What do you specifically like and dislike about this age group? Tell us about the most challenging situation you experienced working with this population and what you learned from it.
• Tell us specifically and in detail about your most challenging experience dealing with behavioral problems with kids in a learning environment. What happened, how did you deal with it, what did you learn from it that you have carried forward in your career?
If we don't receive your answers to these questions by the deadline, we will assume you are not interested in this position.
Please email Dana Mahoney at dmahoney@opb.org with your responses/resume and she will send you information on the next steps. Thanks!
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