Geoarchaeology IAG
The AAREA Project (The Archaeology of Agricultural Resilience in Eastern Africa) is funded by a European Research Council ‘Starting Grant’, and is hosted by the Department of Archaeology at the University of York in partnership with the Geography Department at Durham University, with research collaborators across Europe and east Africa. The project seeks to employ a Post Doctoral Research Associate (or a researcher with the equivalent of doctoral levels of experience) with a specialism in geoarchaeology to form a pivotal role within this research team. The post is for a fixed-term contract to the end of January 2018.
You will be expected to have a PhD or equivalent experience in archaeology or a relevant field, as well as a substantive track record in geoarchaeology that includes a detailed working knowledge and expertise in the principles and practice of soil analyses for archaeological research, with an emphasis on soil micromorphology and/or geochemistry. Knowledge of tropical soils and/or knowledge of soils within historic agricultural systems are desirable, as is the ability to manage a research project, including supervision of the work of others and the ability to provide expert advice and guidance to teams. Given the location of the case-study sites, it is expected that you will have to spend up to 3 months a year in East Africa, as well as shorter periods of up to two weeks attending international conferences and workshops.
Informal enquiries can be made to Dr Daryl Stump, Tel: +44 (0)1904 324979 e-mail: daryl...@york.ac.uk
The vacancy is full-time and the hours of work are 37 per week. This post is immediately available and for the period up until 31 January 2018.
Open to any nationality.
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Further details, including full candidate brief are available here:
https://jobs.york.ac.uk/wd/plsql/wd_portal.show_job?p_web_site_id=3885&p_web_page_id=179669