11th October 2006, 02:13 PM
Still doesn't hide the fact that this is a pathetically small salary for the post of County Archaeologist in a county that contains a World Heritage Site that is often at the centre of heated debate regarding development.
The current CAO is well-respected and has steered his team through some fairly troubled waters over the considerable time he has been doing the job. Someone of equal calibre is required in order to continue this work, and I do not see that the advertised salary will attract a decent field - if the County is lucky someone with the right skills will be prepared to take it on as it is a great job in a nice county (albeit that the office is actually in Trowbridge). However, is this any way to run the curator side of the profession - by attracting people who are prepared to put up with a poor salary just because it is a good job ? In a previous post I advocated doubling the salary of curators - that would be about right for this jobs.
I was recently involved in interviewing candidates for the role of archaeological consultant in a multi-disciplinary firm - not one would have taken up the post for less than £33K
Beamo
The current CAO is well-respected and has steered his team through some fairly troubled waters over the considerable time he has been doing the job. Someone of equal calibre is required in order to continue this work, and I do not see that the advertised salary will attract a decent field - if the County is lucky someone with the right skills will be prepared to take it on as it is a great job in a nice county (albeit that the office is actually in Trowbridge). However, is this any way to run the curator side of the profession - by attracting people who are prepared to put up with a poor salary just because it is a good job ? In a previous post I advocated doubling the salary of curators - that would be about right for this jobs.
I was recently involved in interviewing candidates for the role of archaeological consultant in a multi-disciplinary firm - not one would have taken up the post for less than £33K
Beamo