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UH Anthropology Dept. Archaeology Program Labs Home Page Labs Manager What Does the Archaeology labs managers are professional business people with archaeology knowledge. Lab managers’ specific backgrounds may vary, but there are certain skills that are necessary to the job, whether in a university, a museum, or in a contracting firm. These include strong organizational, planning, budgeting, and record keeping skills; a good familiarity with computers and a working knowledge of computer data bases; a knowledge of basic archaeological field and laboratory practices; and a grounding in curation problems and procedures. Aside from the basic job requirements, nearly all archaeology labs managers come to the job with additional interests, experiences, and skills that can be put to use in the labs as well. The U.H. Anthropology Department hired me for the newly created labs manager position in 1990, to develop order in the labs and equipment, and then to maintain that order and keep things running smoothly. Toward that goal, I oversee the organization and security of the lab facilities; oversee curation of archived and stored materials; maintain inventories of equipment and collections; do necessary planning and budgeting for lab maintenance and improvements and equipment and supply purchases; oversee all archaeology purchases; apply for and encourage compliance with necessary permits; monitor compliance with all lab safety & health rules and regs; serve as a resource to the faculty for their teaching and research related lab work; and monitor general use of the labs, providing recommendations and support when needed. I am also the webmaster for the UH Archaeology Labs Guide web site, and for the Society for Hawaiian Archaeology (SHA) web site. If you have questions about, or suggestions for the labs, please feel free to contact me. |