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Flexibility with working hours may be required. |\n| Location: | Basingstoke: some travel to sites across the UK will be required |\n| Duration: | Permanent |\n| Responsible to: | Site Supervisor, Field Management and other members of the management team as appropriate |\n| Responsible for: | If required, other Archaeologists, project staff and volunteers |\n| Overall Job Purpose: | To carry out archaeological excavation and recording of designated features and areas of sites to the required standard, to provide project support to the team leader, and to undertake post-excavation tasks as required. |\n| Key Result areas: | 􀁸 Work in accordance with the requirements of the MOLA health and safety policy\u003Cbr>􀁸 Hand excavate all types of archaeological features during watching briefs, field evaluations and excavations in accordance with MOLA procedures and standards\u003Cbr>􀁸 Make written and drawn records and archaeological contexts including context sheets, section and plan drawings in accordance with MOLA procedures and standards\u003Cbr>􀁸 Complete and maintain archaeological indices during projects\u003Cbr>􀁸 Observe and direct, if required, machine stripping of overburden\u003Cbr>􀁸 Drive company vehicles and, when required, transport colleagues and equipment to site\u003Cbr>􀁸 Assist in the preparation of site archives including record checking, data entry, basic site cross referencing and prescribed elements of |\n\n\n|  | archaeological reports\u003Cbr>􀁸 Undertake field walking, geophysical and other surveys as needed following suitable training\u003Cbr>􀁸 Undertake finds, environmental and osteological processing work\u003Cbr>􀁸 Contribute to and support positive morale within teams\u003Cbr>􀁸 Be professional and polite at all times and to uphold the standards, values and reputation of MOLA in all team, client and public interactions.\u003Cbr>􀁸 Other duties appropriate to the post as may be required |\n| --- | --- |\n| Special\u003Cbr>Circumstances: | 􀁸 Physically demanding work on sites\u003Cbr>􀁸 Some work in inclement weather\u003Cbr>􀁸 Work away from base (for which overnight accommodation and subsistence payments will be provided) should be considered a normal part of this role |\n\nThis job description should not be taken as an exhaustive description of the role, and is rather indicative of the types of responsibility covered by this job. 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