Marine Archaeologist is also known as Underwater Archaeologist is a professional responsible for finding any kind of ancient civilization from the seabed. It may include a kind of buildings, tools, pottery or anything related to their living style and standard. To find such thing and research on them is the main task of a Marine Archaeologist.
The role of Marine Archaeologist has widened and smoothened with modern development and electronic navigation. Although smoothened yet the job of Marine Archaeologist is full of pressure and responsibilities although interesting in nature. Thus to discharge his duties one has to be very dedicated towards his work responsibilities, brave, hardworking, honest.
To get a Marine Archaeologist job one has to undergo some special courses along with regular courses from some reputed science colleges.
Marine Archaeologist Eligibility
Educational Qualification
The minimum educational qualifications for pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Marine Science is plus two or equivalent with a high percentage of marks in science subjects such as Physics, Chemistry, and Biology.
Age Limits
The candidate must have attained the age of 17 years on 1st July of the year of examination.
How to become a Marine Archaeologist?
To become a Marine Archaeologist one has to follow the given steps:
Step 1
As a first step, the aspirant has to take an entrance exam to get admission in some of the best colleges in the country providing Bachelor’s Degree in Marine Science.
Note: The notification for the examination with relevant details regarding rules and syllabus is published in the month of Feb-Mar and the test held usually in the month of may. However, some institutes/universities provide on the basis of marks obtained in the qualifying examination or on first come first basis.
Step 2
After completing the Bachelor’s degree in Marine Science one can go for Master’s Degree / Doctoral Degree courses in the related field like Ecology, Archaeology, resources, and conservation or look for the job in Government as well as Private Conservation Agencies or Environmental Laboratories etc.
Some of the reputed institutes providing Bachelor’s Degree in Marine Science are:
- Department of Coastal Disaster Management, Pondicherry University
- Veer Narmada South Gujarat University, Surat, Gujarat
- Annamalai University, Anna Nagar, Tamilnadu
- Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin, Kerala
- Department of Physical Oceanography, Cochin, Kerala
- Pondicherry University, Pondicherry
Marine Archaeologist Required Skills
- The foremost skill required to become a Marine Archaeologist is to have an attraction towards oceans, passion to know about sea life and desire to go to the bottom of the deep sea.
- An aspiring Marine Archaeologist must have a sharp mind and foresight to think and understand.
- He must be experts in Archaeology and computer operations and always ready to find and research new things.
- He must be an expert in verbal and written communication along with an ability to work in a team.
Marine Archaeologist Job Description or Responsibilities
- Marine Archaeologist job description includes getting information from the bottom of the seabed that may include information about various ancient civilization, submerged building, tool or pottery used in the ancient civilization drown there in past.
- He is responsible for getting information about various things found under the sea after doing research on the finding.
- Last but not the least Marine Archaeologist are also responsible for collecting samples from the seabed, testing these samples and collecting information about their past.
Marine Archaeologist Career Prospects
- The field of Marine Archaeology is quite vast and diverse. In this one has to explore not only the depth of ocean but also underlying ancients’ things. India has just started to explore this field of Marine Science. There are plenty of youngsters in the country aspiring to join this field as there is a great scope for making a good career in this field as various National and International Companies are looking for young talent. Budding Marine Archaeologist is required to know about the about to know civilization under the sea.
- Owing to the vastness of their filed Marine Archaeologist can get jobs with Government and Private Conservation Agencies, Environmental Laboratories, Marine Laboratories, Water Industry and Coastal Authorities.
- Marine Archaeologist can also work in a Museum, Schools as Marine Science, Universities as Professors and in various TV channels based on this field. Besides this Marine Archaeologist can work as a freelancer and earn by selling the information collected by them to the organization working in this field.
- In developed countries, the Qualified and Experiences Marine Archaeologist can get good employment opportunities in big Museums.
- In short, there is no dearth of work in the field of Marine Archaeologist for well qualified and passionate Marine Archaeologist.
Marine Archaeologist Salary
Marine Archaeologist is one of the highest paid professions of the Marine job. It has some other attractive exemptions also which are not there in any other profession. At the entry level itself, a Marine Archaeologist gets excellent salary as a pay package. A young and qualified Marine Archaeologist can earn around Rs.45,000 to Rs.50,000 per month in an Indian organization and around Rs.75,000 to Rs.1,00,000 in the foreign organisation.
