Phd Student ‘simulating Globalisation in The

4 weken geleden

Amsterdam Zuid, Nederland Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Voltijd

**Your function**:
The Roman Empire was one of the principal globalised political entities in history. In its constituent regions, globalisation induced profound, complex and variable societal changes, emerging from the interplay between local conditions (environment, demography, subsistence economy) and ‘global’ factors, including epidemics, climate change and power struggles within the Empire.

The project will employ cutting-edge computational methods for ‘big data’ analysis and simulation modelling to integrate bottom-up, data-driven archaeological analyses with top-down, theory-driven socio-economic models of globalisation. As a case study, it focuses on the Dutch part of the Lower Rhine region, which played a crucial role in protecting the Empire’s military and economic interests between the 1st-3rd century CE.

Three main elements will be investigated: 1) the integration of the local (‘rural’), regional (‘provincial’) and supra-regional (‘imperial’) socio-economic system, 2) the role of taxation, appropriation of natural resources and military investment by the Roman Empire in shaping and maintaining this system, and 3) the effects of external, ‘global’ events on its long-term socio-economic resilience.

For this, the project will pursue two integrated lines of research:

- **Synthesising high volumes of archaeological data **on demography and economy to analyse their trajectories at regional and imperial scale, and integrating these with environmental and other data sources.
- ** Using simulation techniques in a High-Performance Computing (HPC) environment** to formalise, model and test existing and new hypotheses on the effects of globalisation on the socio-economic system.

The project will also **develop transferable and open methods for modelling large-scale questions on past economies **applicable to other regions and timeframes.

The PhD student will be responsible for the collection and analysis of the available archaeological and palaeo-environmental data of the study region, focusing on economic and demographic indicators of globalization, in order to answer the following research questions:

- What was the demographic trajectory of the region, and how does this compare to the Roman Empire at large?
- How did the region’s economy develop over time?
- How can we detect the impact of globalisation on regional socio-economic dynamics?What were the key drivers of globalisation in the Lower Rhine region? How can we transfer these findings to other regions?

**Tasks**:

- review archaeological (grey) literature for relevant datasets and approaches to analyze the economy and demography of the Lower Rhine region
- collect, update and manage relevant datasets in a bespoke geo-database system
- describe, contextualize and interpret the analysis results within the framework of globalization in the Lower Rhine region
- closely collaborate with the project team members and external partners
- participate in project meetings
- present research results in international conferences
- publish research results in international, peer-reviewed journals
- publish data and methods in Open Access repositories
- contribute to the development of educational resources

**Your profile**:

- (R)MA degree with specialization in Roman provincial archaeology, preferably with a focus on the Netherlands
- Demonstrable experience with geo-data management and spatial and statistical analysis of archaeological and preferably also palaeo-environmental data (geoarchaeology, zooarchaeology, archaeobotany)
- Desirable: experience with scripting (in Python and/or R)
- Demonstrable interest in interdisciplinary, collaborative research
- Ability to read Dutch (desirable: German and French)

**What do we offer?**:
A challenging position in a socially engaged organisation. At VU Amsterdam, you contribute to education, research and service for a better world. In return for your efforts, we offer you:

- a salary of € 2.872,00 (PhD) and maximum € 3.670,00 (PhD) gross per month in the fourth year, for a full-time employment
- a full time employment contract of initially 1 year. If there is sufficient perspective, this will be extended to a total of 4 years. Your dissertation at the end of the fourth year forms the end of your employment contract.

We also offer you attractive fringe benefits and arrangements. Some examples:

- A full-time 38-hour working week comes with a holiday leave entitlement of 232 hours per year. If you choose to work 40 hours, you have 96 extra holiday leave hours on an annual basis. For part-timers, this is calculated pro rata.
- 8% holiday allowance and 8.3% end-of-year bonus
- solid pension scheme (ABP)
- a wide range of sports facilities which staff may use at a modest charge
- optional model for designing a personalized benefits package

The intended start date of the employment is 1 January 2025.

**About us**:
The department Art & Culture, History and Antiquity is part of th

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