Phd Candidate: Investigating Palaeolithic

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Leiden, Nederland Universiteit Leiden Voltijd

Vacaturenr.

14898

Functie-categorie

Omvang (fte)

1,0

Extern/intern

Extern

Locatie

Leiden

Geplaatst op

28 mei 2024

Sluitingsdatum

28 juni 2024

**Project Description**

The **HOME** project is divided into four interconnected Work Packages (WP):

- WP1: To investigate the diversity of forager shelters and establish the main factors that dictate their location and design
- WP2: to locate remnants of Palaeolithic shelters and their associated furniture through a systematic open-air geomagnetic survey
- WP3: to ascertain if and how one of the mammoth bone structures at the site was used as a shelter in the Late Pleistocene
- WP4: will collect primary data on shelter use from karstic deposits

**Key tasks**
- Investigate the main factors that influence the location, design, and function of forager shelters.
- Build predictive models to identify Paleolithic areas of interest.
- Conduct collaborative and novel research in the field of Paleolithic Archaeology and remote sensing.
- Conduct research activities, including sample collection, processing, and analyses with project partners in the Eastern Central Europe;
- Managing, analyzing and integrating various types of archaeological, isotopic, and spatial datasets;
- Contribute to the overall aims of the HOME Project;
- Publish and present the work in international peer-reviewed journals and to academic and professional audiences, both independently and with team members;
- Actively participate in discussions at the faculty, department, and research group level on research innovation;
- Follow PhD courses based on an individual training and supervision plan, including through the Graduate School;
- Obtain a PhD by publishing several articles in peer-reviewed academic journals on a topic related to the research topics outlined above within a four-year timeframe.

**Selection criteria**
- Master’s degree completed by the time of the appointment in Archaeology, Anthropology, Computer Science, or related field;
- Demonstrable ability and enthusiasm for innovative and inter-disciplinary research at the intersection of conceptual and policy-oriented research in one or more of the above fields;
- Experience with quantitative research methods;
- Availability to travel and conduct fieldwork outside the Netherlands;
- Demonstrable good time-management, organizational, and communication skills;
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team in an organized and results-oriented fashion;
- The PhD thesis will be written in English and therefore excellent command of English is required.

**Our faculty**

**We offer**
- The salary is the standard offered to PhD researchers in the Netherlands in accordance with the Collective Labor Agreement for Dutch Universities (P scale: P0 to P3 = €2770 - €3539 gross per month).
- All our PhD students are embedded in the Graduate School of Archaeology. Our graduate school and Leiden University offer several PhD training courses at various levels.

**Diversity**

**Information**

**Apply**
Applications must be submitted via **SuccessFactors**. The position is envisaged to start in September 2024, but a slightly later start date is possible.

Please attach the following additional documents as **one PDF file**, stating the job number above:

- Curriculum vitae, including a list of publications
- A writing sample (postgraduate thesis or publication)
- The names and addresses of two potential referees (no actual recommendation letters required at this stage).



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