Dendrochronologist

Location Hybrid
· United Kingdom(multiple locations) London
· Swindon
· Cambridge
· Bristol
· York
· Birmingham
· Newcastle
· Manchester
· Portsmouth We offer hybrid working where you will be based in the office and from home

Salary £40,778 - £46,952 (GBP) depending on location, per annum, plus generous benefits

Team Policy and Evidence - National Specialist Services

Seniority Mid-level

• Closing:11:59pm, 25th Oct 2026 GMT

Work from home option

Wellness programs

Employee Assistance Programme

Additional parental leave

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Paid emergency leave

Sabbatical Opportunities

Mentoring/coaching

Payroll giving

Salary sacrifice

Team social events

Team lunches

Extracurricular clubs

Cycle to work scheme

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Summary

Historic England is the public organisation that brings new life to heritage to build a better future for every place and everyone.

Historic England has a fantastic opportunity for you to join us as our Dendrochronologist.

This is a permanent, full time position.

Salary is dependent on location

The location of this role is either London, York, Manchester, Newcastle, Birmingham, Cambridge, Swindon, Bristol, London or Portsmouth inclusive with hybrid working.

We offer a wide benefits package including a competitive defined benefit pension scheme to which we make 28.97% employer contributions, a generous 28 days holiday, corporate discounts, free entry into English Heritage sites across the country and development opportunities to ensure you achieve your goals.

What you will be doing

The Scientific Dating Team provide research, support and advice to Historic England and the wider sector on the appropriate use of scientific dating techniques and the chronological modelling of archaeological sites, buildings and sediments.

You will work closely with other parts of the Archaeology and Science Department at Historic England, as well as Regions Group staff and the wider sector. Our purpose is to understand the character, date and condition of historic places, objects and materials. We develop and promote evidence-based technical policy, standards and best practice. We also provide specialist advice and analysis to all Historic England colleagues, the English Heritage Trust (through a Shared Service agreement) and the wider heritage sector.

Overall purpose of the job:

To maintain dendrochronological expertise and standards in England, including developing and enabling the implementation of best practice in the wider sector.

To act as an intelligent client for Historic England, providing technical direction of the programme of dendrochronology work we fund.

To advise, devise and deliver programmes of dendrochronological research in support of our strategic priorities, ensuring that the techniques applied are appropriate, cost-effective and that the highest standard of work is maintained.

To provide advice and training on the use of dendrochronology in England.

To sustain and enhance Historic England’s status and reputation as an expert

Who we are looking for:

Dendrochronological experience

Knowledge of complementary dating techniques

Experience of writing reports to professional standards

Technical skills - experience of working with various types of Dendrochronological software & databases.

Importance of attention to detail

Please note your application will be scored and assessed against the above criteria.

Historic England is a Disability Confident Leader and normally offers guaranteed interviews to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role, where it is practical and appropriate to do so. We want all candidates to shine in the recruitment process, so please tell us what we can do to help you show us your very best self.…