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Join AACAI
Archaeologists may apply for membership in one of
three categories - Full, Associate or Affiliate. Please note that
membership of any category in the Association requires a minimum
of an honours degree or postgraduate degree in archaeology or other
field of scholarship accepted by the Membership Committee (or equivalent
- see below).
Membership Categories
- Full Members - Full Members are archaeologists
who are competent to work as independent, professional consulting
archaeologists. Membership criteria are set out below. Full Members
are entitled to quote membership of AACAI as a professional qualification
in the form "MAACAI" and are included in the Register
of Full Members. Annual subscription is $180;
- Associate Members - Associate Members
generally have less experience or are less qualified than Full
Members. They are available to assist in consulting work and/or
may undertake independent consultancies appropriate to their experience
or expertise. This category includes recent graduates with little
or no experience in consulting work, to those with considerable
expertise. Membership criteria are set out below. Annual subscription
is $100;
- Affiliate Members - Affiliate Members
are persons professionally involved in archaeology who have a
special interest in contract archaeology and its interaction with
the wider discipline. Membership criteria are set out below. Affiliates
are entitled to quote membership of the Association as a professional
qualification in the form "AACAI(Affiliate)". Annual
subscription is $80.
Membership Criteria
(Indented sections are taken from the AACAI Constitution)
FULL MEMBER
Each applicant for full membership shall:
(a) have an honours degree or postgraduate degree
in archaeology or other field of scholarship accepted by the Membership
Committee or have such experience in the field of consulting archaeology
as is considered sufficient by the Committee for admission as
a full member;
(b) have the equivalent of two years full time experience in the
field of consulting archaeology in Australia;
(c) be supported by references by 2 archaeologists (one of whom
must be a full member of the Association or in exceptional circumstances
another person agreed to by the Membership Committee) each stating
that in his or her opinion the applicant is competent in the field
of consulting archaeology and setting out the grounds for that
belief;
(d) have demonstrated an ability to conduct archaeological consultancies
on his or her own;
(e) have demonstrated competence in:
(i) survey, identification and recording of sites;
(ii) site assessment and evaluation;
(iii) recommendations concerning the management of sites;
(iv) report preparation and production;
(v) client-consultant relations;
(vi) consultant-determining authority relations; and where relevant
(vii) relevant community liaison and consultation and documentary
and oral research.
Applicants must provide at least two recent consulting
reports for review by the Membership Committee. Items in (e) above
are core skills and must be demonstrated in at least one of the
reports submitted. Claims for additional expertise, such as excavation
or rock art recording, must also be demonstrated, in additional
reports if necessary. If reports with joint authorship are submitted
then it must be clear which sections have been completed by the
applicant.
ASSOCIATE MEMBER
Each applicant for associate membership shall:
(a) have an honours degree or postgraduate degree
in archaeology or other field of scholarship accepted by the Membership
Committee or have such experience in the field of consulting archaeology
as considered sufficient by the Membership Committee for admission
as an associate member;
(b) intend to seek at least part time employment in the field
of consulting archaeology;
(c) be supported by references from 2 professional archaeologists
each stating that in his or her opinion the applicant is competent
in archaeological procedures relevant to the application and setting
out the grounds for that belief; and
(d) be able to work as a supervised or unsupervised field or research
assistant and may undertake sub-consultancies or consultancies
where he or she has appropriate level skill and training.
In the absence of an honours or postgraduate degree
in archaeology, acceptable equivalent qualifications and/or experience
must include a substantive piece of independent work in the field
of archaeology, demonstrating knowledge of both the theory and practice
specific to the discipline. Such a work could be published or unpublished,
for example a major article or chapter in a refereed journal or
book, the major essay required for some postgraduate diplomas in
archaeology, or a consulting report. An Associate Member may apply
for full membership after one year. Such application must comply
with the criteria outlined for Full Members above.
AFFILIATE MEMBER
Each applicant for affiliate membership shall:
(a) have an honours degree or postgraduate degree
in prehistory, historical archaeology or other field of scholarship
accepted by the Membership Committee or such experience as is
considered sufficient by the Membership Committee for admission
as an Affiliate Member;
(b) have the equivalent of 2 years full time employment in archaeology
or other experience in the field of archaeology (with demonstrated
interest in consulting archaeology) as is considered sufficient
by the Membership Committee for admission as an affiliate member;
and
(c) be supported by a recommendation of a full member of the Association.
Application and Assessment Process
If you decide to apply, please address your application
to the Membership Secretary, to ensure that your details remain
confidential.
Applicants for membership must complete the standard
Application Form (download from below) and comply with the various
requirements for the relevant membership category. All applicants
are required to sign an agreement to abide by the AACAI Code
of Ethics, having first read and initialled each clause of the
Code and Consulting
with Aboriginal Communities Policy Document. A one-off fee of
$30 to cover the cost of processing applications and circulating
them amongst the Membership Committee is payable at the time of
application, unless already an AACAI member.
For speed in processing, it is advisable that you
ask your referees to check your completed application. If possible
you should include referees' reports when you forward your completed
application, otherwise please ask them to send them to the Association's
address as soon as possible. Please not that if you are applying
to become a Full Member the review process can take severl months
to complete. Processing your application will be quicker if you
are able to send two copies of each consulting report submitted
for review.
Keep a copy of all forwarded documentation, including
the compeleted Application Form.
Applications for membership are considered by the
National Executive Committee of AACAI, on the advice of the Membership
Committee. The latter consists of 7 elected members who may be Full
Members or Affiliates who have been Full Members within the 5 years
preceding their election. Applicants are informed of the result
of their applications following the decision agreed to by the National
Executive Committee. If offered membership they become members of
AACAI as soon as the appropriate fees are received by the Treasurer.
Further Information
For further information about joining AACAI please
contact the Membership
Secretary.
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