University of California, Berkeley -- Nemea, Greece

Bringing the Past to the Present

Purpose and Structure of the Center

Purpose

The archaeological site of Nemea has been a rich resource over the last thirty years.  It will continue to provide opportunities for students and scholars to learn about and do research in classical archaeology.  The publication of finds will add significantly to our knowledge of the Classical Greek and Early Christian worlds, especially in the areas of sanctuaries, interstate relations, and ancient athletics.  The site itself is one of the best displayed in Greece with a museum uniquely effective in bringing an ancient site to life for thousands of visitors each year.  The Nemea Center for Classical Archaeology will make the site an ever more effective place where this strong tradition of teaching, research, and public service can flourish.  The Center will

actively and imaginatively support undergraduate and graduate student work with material from the site

maintain and enhance a teaching program in classical archaeology for students from Berkeley and other institutions; this might include a field school at the site under the auspices of the U.C. Berkeley Summer Sessions

coordinate and encourage the publication of material from the site

proactively assess prospects and plan for future excavation at the site

conserve finds at the museum in preparation for publication and display

work with the Greek archaeological service to preserve the site and enhance it as a public educational asset

maintain the Nemean Archive in Berkeley and make it available for scholarly use

work with other institutions and scholars to create a regional center for classical archaeology which would encompass excavations, regional survey, public education through the Museum, and historical studies.

 Composition

The Center is composed of the Nemea Archive, housed in Dwinelle Hall, University of California, Berkeley, and the Nemea Archaeological Center in Nemea, Greece.  The Archaeological Center, in turn, includes the Bowker House complex (residences, common room, kitchen, garage, storage areas, and garden) and the Nemean land to which Berkeley holds scientific rights.

 Structure

I. Advisory Committee

The Advisory Committee is responsible for the long-range management of the Center. 

The Chair of the Advisory Committee serves also as the Chair of the Executive Committee.  The Chair convenes the Committee and presides over the meetings.

The duties of the Advisory Committee include

long-range planning

providing guidance on policy for the Director and Center

engaging in fundraising for the Center

advertising for and selecting the Director

meeting at least twice a year, normally once during each semester

The Advisory Committee is appointed by the Classics Department upon recommendation of the Chair of the Committee and the Chair of Classics.  It is currently composed of fourteen members from the Berkeley campus and beyond; the Director is a member (ex officio).  Appointment to the Advisory Committee is for a two year term, renewable.  The Advisory Committee submits a written report on the Center, including a financial summary, accomplishments, and plans, to the Classics Department in April every two years.

II. Executive Committee

The Executive Committee is responsible for the on-going oversight of the Center.  It supervises the work of the Director and is responsible for the financial integrity of the Center.  It is appointed by the Classics Department upon recommendation of the Chair of the Advisory Committee and the Chair of Classics.  It is currently composed of six members and the Director (ex officio), all of whom are also members of the Advisory Committee.  The Executive Committee

carries out the wishes of the Advisory Committee

conducts a performance review of the Director each year and reports in writing to the Advisory Committee in April of each year.  This review will include an assessment of the scholarly activity, teaching, program development, and management of the Center

works with the Director and Office Manager, hires staff for the Center

The Chair of the Executive Committee serves also as the Chair of the Advisory Committee.  S/he is named by the Classics Department upon recommendation of the Chair of Classics.  S/he will

convene the committee as needed and preside over meetings

serve as the formal supervisor of the Director

III. Director

The Director will normally be a non-ladder faculty appointment.  The Director runs the Berkeley archive, supervises and coordinates the publishing of Nemea material, raises money, facilitates research by others and generally manages the Center.  The Director may also teach in the Classics Department or other Berkeley programs.

(1) Field archaeologist.  The Director is an active archaeologist.  This work may include excavation, survey, study of material remains, or other activities normally associated with archaeological research.

(2) Scholar.  The Director actively publishes in the field of classical archaeology.  (3) Teacher.  The Director may be appointed in Classics each year to offer courses, and/or may be appointed to teach courses in the U.C. Berkeley Summer Sessions.

(4) Leader.  The Director will develop and execute plans for the program of the Center.  This program will include such activities as

long-range planning (along with the Advisory Committee)

quotidian management of the Center, its student staff, and its program

coordinating regional projects with other academic entities on and off the Berkeley campus

conserving of finds from the site

preserving of the site as a place of public education

improving of displays and working areas at the Museum

directing a field school for classical archaeology

conducting excavations at the site

supervising undergraduate and graduate students in work on/at Nemea; supervising the publication of Nemean material

encouraging scholars from Berkeley and elsewhere to work on Nemean materials, and developing strategies to facilitate and accomplish this

maintaining good relations with the Greek government and governmental entities

welcoming and helping visitors to the site

maintaining and enhancing the Bowker House complex

supervising student staff and workers associated with the Center

organizing colloquia or conferences focusing on Nemean materials

raising money for Center activities

(5) Terms of employment:

Appropriate persons of any post-Ph.D. status (e.g., junior level, emeritus) may be Director.

The administrative title is Academic Coordinator.  This position 11-month at 50% time. 

The teaching title is normally Lecturer.  This is a 9-month appointment at a percentage of time to be agreed upon by the Director and the Chair of the Classics Department.  Pay for such teaching will be supplemental to the Nemea Center salary of the Director.

Should someone wish to be Director and not hold a teaching position, that is possible, but results in a lower total salary.

Organizing and managing such activities as a Summer Field School could provide added salary.

Salary is commensurate with qualifications and duties; employment carries full benefits (health, retirement, etc.).

The Director will normally work at the Nemea Archaeological Center in Greece two to three months of the year, usually during the months of January, June and July; s/he will work at the Nemea Center Archive in Berkeley during the rest of the year.

The Office Manager in consultation with the Director will provide a written performance review of Center staff to the Chair of the Executive Committee each March.

The Director will have work space and a computer in the Nemea Archive and in Greece.  S/he will use the main residence in the Bowker House complex while in Greece.

The first Director will have a Center program developed and running by June 2006.

Until such time as the Berkeley campus allocates faculty FTE to a new classical archaeologist and the Department makes him/her responsible for the Nemea Center, the Director is responsible for the normal management of the Center.  Initial appointment of the Director is for one year, with the expectation of renewal each year for up to five years, subject to a favorable yearly review of performance by the Executive Committee and reappointment by the Dean of Arts and Humanities in the College of Letters and Science.  Should the Directorship become part of the description of an FTE archaeologist search in the Classics Department, the current Director could apply for this position.

 IV. Finances

The Center is financed through a combination of funds from within and beyond the University of California, Berkeley. 

From the campus funds come from:

Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research

Dean of Arts and Humanities (College of Letters and Science)

Classics Department. 

From outside the campus funds come from

annual and five-year pledges of donors

income from the Nemea Endowment

income from the S.G. Miller Endowment (earmarked for maintenance of the Nemea Museum)

grants from foundations

Financial oversight is provided by the Director and the Executive Committee.  The Director or, in his/her absence, the Chair of the Executive Committee, makes an annual report on finances to the Advisory Committee.

The Classics Department is the budgetary home of the Center.

 
V. Staff

Center staff will include professional support in Berkeley, student staff in Berkeley and Greece, and staff in Greece.

 
VI. Friends of Nemea

Friends is the development group for the Center.  Friends will work with donors, with University Relations, and with the College of Letters and Science Development Office to promote the Center and to gain financial support for Center activities.  Friends work under the supervision of the Executive Committee.