Worker for archaeological investigations in prospecting (student assistant)

Here you can gain first professional experience in excavation and prospecting and combine theory and practice. In the Prospecting department of the LVR Office for Archaeological Heritage Management in the Rhineland, archaeological sites in the Rhineland are explored and recorded using different methods. Because the fieldwork takes place throughout the Rhineland, driving a company car is essential. Fixed term for six months as part of the monument funding programme.

• Surveys as part of prospecting
• Helping with qualifying prospecting investigations (drilling, test trenches, drone flights, geophysics etc.)
• Examining archaeological features
• Helping to prepare the documentation
• Support with surveying work
• Washing, sorting and labelling finds
• Cleaning and maintaining the equipment and company cars

• Enrolment in archaeology, preferably prehistory and early history, classical archaeology, medieval and post-medieval archaeology or provincial Roman archaeology
• You are interested in prospecting investigations and have basic knowledge of archaeological finds and features of the Rhineland.
• You can move safely on excavations and in rough terrain.
• Your teamwork skills promote a positive working atmosphere and you actively support your team in reaching shared goals.
• Thanks to your careful way of working and good time management, you always keep an overview.
• You hold a car driving licence and are willing to drive a company vehicle with a manual gearbox.