Professional Services Staff

Working alongside our academic and research staff is a dedicated team of professional administrative and technical staff. Collectively, the team provides a high-quality administrative and technical support service, supporting departmental education and research activities and ambitions.

Department Operations and Administration

Zoe Fraser Administration / Operations Manager Email: archaeology-ops@york.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1904 32 6502 Monday - Friday	Overall responsibility for departmental business processes and administration Supports the Head of Department in strategic development and planning Manages departmental resources, including finances, staffing, space and facilities Manages HR and recruitment processes Member of Department Management Team
Jake Jarvis Administration Coordinator Email: archaeology-ops@york.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1904 32 4803 Monday - Friday	Oversee the day-to-day administrative aspects of the Department Managing the HR processes for the department, including recruitment and staff changes Department Training Officer Deputise for the Department Administration Manager
Elizabeth Marshall Administrator Email: elizabeth.marshall@york.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1904 324924 Mon, Tue & Thurs	A point of call for staff in BioArCh and PalaeoHub Manages the BioArCh email account, routing enquiries and providing quotes for external work Supports professional and technical support staff with operational tasks Supports the Administration Manager with space management and estate requests
Ruth Philips Administrator & PA Email: archaeology-ops@york.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1904 32 3084 Monday - Friday	First point of contact for all general enquiries to the department PA to Head of Department and Administration Manager Support management of space including physical keys, reporting of safety and maintenance issues, managing routine refurbishment etc. Supports maintenance of external and internal facing departmental webpages Secretary to the Department Management Team, Department Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee, and Staff Meetings
Vicky Moore Finance Assistant Email: archaeology -finance@york.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0) 1904 32 3938 Mon - Thurs, Fri (am only)	First point of contact for all financial enquiries from staff, students and external stakeholders Monitors departmental income, expenditure and payments Raises invoice requests and purchase orders Processes expense claim forms Supports the maintainance of the departmental asset register

Student Services Support Team

Ruth Townsend Student Services Manager Email: arch-student-services-manager@york.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1904 323903 Monday - Friday	Responsible for ensuring an effective and efficient delivery of a high-quality administrative support service, and excellent student and staff experience, in respect of teaching and learning activities across the academic cycle Leads, manages and supports the Student Services Team Designs, maintains, implements and reviews local administrative policy and processes Provides expert advice and guidance to staff and students in relation to institutional, faculty and local regulatory frameworks Responsible for the accuracy of curriculum data, and support for curriculum development Management of teaching planning and timetable production Coordinates responses to student complaints and appeals Leads on quality assurance and enhancement (QAE) procedures, including internal and external audits Secretary to and member of the Board of Studies (BoS)
Helen Chan Student Services Coordinator (PG) Email: archaeology-pg@york.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1904 323903 Tuesday - Friday	First point of contact for queries relating to postgraduate programmes from prospective, current and past students and staff Responsible for research (MRes, MPhil/PhD) programme administration and student support across the academic cycle, including: admissions, induction, enrolment, student progression, student records, assessments, confirmation of awards, and prizes Management of scholarships, studentships and DTPs Secretary to and member of PGR Committee (PGRC), PGR Staff-Student Forum and WRoCAH Committee
Rosie Sanger Student Services Coordinator (UG) Email: archaeology-ug@york.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1904 323903 Monday - Friday	Act as a point of reference and provide information, advice, guidance and support to students, prospective students, staff and other stakeholders on the student journey and specialised service provided Oversee student progress and support complex student cases Oversee the assessments process Create, manage and maintain information systems pertaining to academic courses, students, and service-related data
James Selway Student Services Administrator (PG) Email: archaeology-pg@york.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1904 323903 Monday - Friday	First point of contact for queries relating to postgraduate programmes from prospective, current and past students and staff Responsible for PT taught (MSc/MA) programme administration and student support across the academic cycle, including: admissions, induction, enrolment, module choices, student progression, student records, assessments, confirmation of marks & awards, and prizes Responsible for the administration of PGT placements Responsible for the administration and assessment arrangements for research programmes Secretary to and member of Postgradaute Teaching Committee (PGTC), Postgraduate Taught Board of Examiners and PGT Staff-Student Forum
Paul Dalton Student Services Administrator (PG) Email: archaeology-pg@york.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1904 323903 Monday - Friday	First point of contact for queries relating to postgraduate programmes from prospective, current and past students and staff Responsible for PT taught (MSc/MA) programme administration and student support across the academic cycle, including: admissions, induction, enrolment, module choices, student progression, student records, assessments, confirmation of marks & awards, and prizes Responsible for the administration of PGT placements Responsible for the administration and assessment arrangements for research programmes
Elle Hough Student Services Administrator (UG) Email: archaeology-ug@york.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1904 323903 Monday - Friday	First point of contact for queries relating to undergraduate programmes from prospective, current and past students and staff Responsible for UG programme administration and student support across the academic cycle, including: admissions, induction, enrolment, module choices, student progression, student records, assessments, confirmation of marks & awards, and prizes
Eve Donlon Student Services Administrator (UG) Email: archaeology-ug@york.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1904 323903 Monday - Friday	First point of contact for queries relating to undergraduate programmes from prospective, current and past students and staff Responsible for UG programme administration and student support across the academic cycle, including: admissions, induction, enrolment, module choices, student progression, student records, assessments, confirmation of marks & awards, and prizes
Michelle Cullivan Timetabling Administrator Email: timetabling@york.ac.uk Monday - Friday	Produces the department teaching timetable in TermTime working with the Student Services Manager and Teaching Management Team
Lucy Akturk Student Wellbeing Officer Email: lucy.akturk@york.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1904 325917 Monday - Friday	First point of contact for students seeking wellbeing support, or staff with concerns about a student Offers open, non-judgemental space for students to discuss academic or personal difficulties Practical guidance and signposting to specialist services where appropriate Works closely with central University services and departmental staff to provide an holistic approach to student support

Research Administration and Support

Jo Tozer Research Manager Email: archaeology-research-support@york.ac.uk or jo.tozer@york.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1904 32 3921 Monday - Friday	Provides support for the development, submission and smooth running of externally funded research grants Impact Officer for the department Research systems support, including PURE, Worktribe and Researchfish REF2021 support
Catherine Taylor Project Manager Email: seachanges-project@york.ac.uk / arch-chemarchproject@york.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1904 32 3950	Liaison with RGO, the EC & project partners Co-ordination of project events Management of project finances and programme Maintenance of the project website & associated social media
Josie Thomas Research and Finance Administrator (BioArCh) Email: archaeology-research-support@york.ac.uk or bioarch@york.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1904 32 8802 Monday - Friday View Josie’s profile	Financial administration for BioArCh including monitoring and management of budgets, commercial activity, procurement and all associated record-keeping and reporting Support for the induction of staff and doctoral students Research grant post-award support including the production and interpretation of budgetary information Planning and managing the use of space Point of contact for visitors Liaison with technical staff in the management of equipment and resources
Vacant Heritage for Global Challenges Research Centre, Administrator Email: hgcrc-project@york.ac.uk Tel: +44 01904 32 3927 Wed/Thur & Friday (am only)	First point of contact for the Heritage for Global Challenges Research Centre Organisation of Centre events Management of Centre finances Maintenance of the Centre website & associated social media Secretary & Member of the Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Committee, and Green Impact Team

Technical Staff

Richard Hagan Senior Technical Team Manager and DSA Email: richard.hagan@york.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1904 326471 View Richard’s profile	Providing line management support to all technical staff, serving as the Departmental Safety Advisor (DSA), managing Departmental assets
Becky Knight PalaeoHub Research Technician Email: becky.knight@york.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1904 32 8956 View Becky’s profile	Research Technician at the PalaeoHub Teaching support for human osteology and zooarchaeology practical classes Technician for the PalaeoHub labs Consultant on zooarchaeological projects within the department Providing technical support for dissertations Providing key card access
Gareth Perry Technical Specialist in Artefact Studies Email: gareth.perry@york.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1904 32 3900 View Gareth’s profile	Health and Safety Officer for the department Management of the laboratories at King’s Manor Working closely with colleagues at the YEAR Centre on a range of experimental archaeology projects
Samantha Presslee ZooMS Research Technician Email: sam.presslee@york.ac.uk View Sam’s profile	Providing laboratory and administrative support to researchers and students utilising Zooarchaeology through Mass Spectrometry (ZooMS)
Maria Fontanals-Coll BioArCh Lab Technician Email: maria.fontanals-coll@york.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1904 32 8282	Preparing and archiving samples Record keeping Local inductions, training and demonstrations of techniques, equipment skills and best practice
Helen Talbot Experimental Officer Email: helen.talbot@york.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1904 32 8282 View Helen’s profile	Maintenance and running of the GC-FID, GC-MS, and GC-c-IRMS instruments in BioArCh Method development for amino acid compound specific isotope analysis Project and research support for staff, researchers and students
Matt von Tersch BioArCh Technician Email: matthew.vontersch@york.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1904 32 8282 View Matt’s profile	Health and safety and induction Supporting research projects
Dr Mik Lisowski Technical Specialist in Zooarchaeology Email: mik.lisowski@york.ac.uk View Mik's profile	Teaching zooarchaeology and archaeological sciences on UG and PG modules Management and curation of the animal bone reference collections Consultant on zooarchaeological research projects Project and research support for staff, researchers and students
Emma Boast Archives and Finds Technician Email: emma.boast@york.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1904 32 2734	Undertake finds project work, including post-excavation assessment and analysis of artefacts, general spot dating, and the production of specialist artefactual reports Liaising with county museums for finds archiving submissions Provide specialist advice to colleagues, including guidance on the integration of finds and dating evidence into the post-excavation process
Sofia Skott Technician in Ancient DNA and Palaeoproteomics Email: sofia.skott@york.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1904 32 6471 View Sofia's profile	Supporting and carrying out analysis for the ancient DNA and palaeoproteomic projects Ensuring the work area and equipment of the aDNA and proteomic laboratories are kept operational Guidance, training and support for staff, researchers and students
Dr Alexandre Lucquin Technician in Archaeological Chemistry Email: alexandre.lucquin@york.ac.uk View Alexandre's profile	Sample preparation and the extraction of ancient molecules from archaeological artefacts, soils and sediments Operation and maintenance of equipment Training staff and students in data analysis Training in archaeological chemistry
Andrew Kenney Technician Email: andrew.kenney@york.ac.uk	Preparing and archiving samples Record keeping Local inductions, training and demonstrations of techniques, equipment skills and best practice
Bronwen Kennedy Technician Email: bronwen.kennedy@york.ac.uk	Preparing and archiving samples Record keeping Local inductions, training and demonstrations of techniques, equipment skills and best practice

Fieldwork

Mike Bamforth
POSTGLACIAL Project Manager

Email: michael.bamforth@york.ac.uk

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Project management of the Star Carr fieldwork excavation
Management of the archive including digitisation, collation and deposition
Completion of risk assessments, issue log and reports
Administrative support to the Project Director

Helen Goodchild
Project and Fieldwork Officer

Email: helen.goodchild@york.ac.uk

Tel: +44 (0)1904 32 3957

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Teaching fieldwork and computing on a number of UG and PG modules
Module coordinator for Landscape and Earthworks Survey, Geophysical Survey, Geographical Information Systems, Spatial Analysis in GIS (PG), and Practical: Archaeological Field Survey (UG)
Project and research support for staff, postgraduates and undergraduate research projects
Departmental Health and Safety Advisor for Fieldwork

Elaine Jamieson
Fieldwork Project Manager

Email: elaine.jamieson@york.ac.uk

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Teach fieldwork and project management skills on UG and PG modules
Module coordinator for Project Management Skills (PG)
To support and manage fieldwork projects as part of the Departments CiFA accredited teaching
To develop new areas of fieldwork activity for the department

Library & Computing

Dan Brock
Digital Technician in Archaeology & Heritage, and Departmental Computing Officer (DCO)

Email: dan.brock@york.ac.uk

Tel: +44 (0) 1904 32 1779

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Provides technical support and expertise to all aspects of research and teaching
Teaches on a number of UG and PG modules involving digital techniques
Actively contributes to a number of research projects within the department
Manages and maintains all departmental IT assets and specialist software

Dave Curtis, Kirsty Whitehead, Olivia Else and Tony Wilson
Archaeology Library Liaison Team

Email: lib-archaeology@york.ac.uk

Tel: +44 (0)1904 32 3878

Further information about the team

Library team providing support to Archaeology in respect of identifying and responding to library users needs