[Anthsoc] Ontario Ministry of Culture Summer Student Field Program - 2006

[Robert W. Park]

Several UW students have been involved in this 
program over the years, and speak highly of it. 
It pays minimum wage:

>SUMMER EXPERIENCE 2006 PROJECT
>
>HANDS-ON ARCHAEOLOGY IN SOUTHERN ONTARIO
>
>This project is intended to provide students 
>interested in Ontario archaeology with 
>experiences in a diversity of work settings 
>(lab, museum and field) across southern Ontario. 
>Working with professionals, the intent is to 
>employ students who have demonstrated an 
>eagerness to pursue a career in archaeology, but 
>have limited or no practical experience. In this 
>way, they can obtain the key skills necessary to 
>be employable, while discovering first hand the 
>exciting diversity of Ontario's heritage. The 
>program will entail processing artifact 
>collections, travelling to several site 
>locations, and working with different 
>archaeologists on either a daily or weekly 
>basis. Some of the projects being considered 
>range from excavation of a 3,000 year old 
>hunting camps, historic Native cabin sites, Late 
>Woodland village sites, and research oriented 
>survey. Projects will relate either to on-going 
>scholarly research, or resource conservation 
>tied to land use development. Students will be 
>working with leading scholars in the field of 
>Ontario archaeology, as well as with some of the 
>most prominent and active consultant companies 
>in the province who regularly employ students 
>over the summer.
>
>Number of Positions:    3
>
>The intent of the Summer Experience project will 
>be to provide the students with a wide range of 
>skills and experiences:
>
>Training in archaeological field and lab 
>methodologies, and Ontario's culture history;
>Appreciation for the Ontario's archaeological 
>heritage and how it is conserved;
>Interpretation and display of Ontario's archaeological heritage;
>Meeting and working with archaeologists and First Nations communities;
>Developing contacts for future employment/research opportunities;
>Interacting with the public.
>
>Both Ministry staff and the professional 
>archaeologists supervising the various projects 
>will provide training for the students in the 
>field and in the lab. Because of the range of 
>partnerships involved, the students will finish 
>the project with a full suite of skills useful 
>in seeking employment with archaeological 
>consulting companies; heritage tourism and 
>interpretation; administration of public 
>programs; and historical research.
>
>Duration of the Project: 7 weeks starting On 
>June 19th. Salary is minimum wage at a 36¼ hr 
>work week. Means of travel, per diem and out of 
>town accommodation provided when necessary 
>(students will need to provide their own camping 
>gear if required). Students are responsible for 
>arranging their own accommodation when projects 
>are based in the London area. Students should 
>have a valid driver's license and be prepared 
>for hot and physically demanding labour when in 
>the field. For more information and to submit a 
>letter of interest, students should contact:
>
>
>                         Neal Ferris, Archaeologist
>                         Ontario Ministry of Culture
>                         900 Highbury Ave., London, Ontario N5Y 1A4
>                         (519) 675-6898; Fax: 675-7777
>                         neal.ferris at mcl.gov.on.ca


-- 
Robert W. Park
Associate Dean, Computing, Faculty of Arts, and 
Associate Professor, Anthropology
PAS 2032 (Computing) and PAS 2016 (Anthropology); Phone 888-4567 extension 5016
http://anthropology.uwaterloo.ca/park.html
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