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A post-doctoral research fellowship (SKO/ post code 1352) on the molecular and morphological analysis of archaeological bone, at the Department of Archaeology, Conservation, and History (IAKH) in collaboration with the Department of Biology (BIO), University of Oslo (UiO).
About the Departments: http://www.hf.uio.no/iakh/english/ ? and ?http://www.bio.uio.no/index_en.html
The successful applicant will work within the larger project Thanatos: Dead bodies ? live data. A study of funerary material from the Hellenistic-Roman-Byzantine town Hierapolis in Phrygia, Turkey.
Since 2007, IAKH has been engaged in an archaeological project in Turkey, under the direction of the Italian-led ?Missione archeologica italiana a Hierapolis di Frigia? at a Roman necropolis in the ancient city of Hierapolis (close to the modern village of Pamukkale, Denizli), a city which has been excavated annually by the Italian team since 1957.
Due to the remarkable richness of funerary materials, the necropolis at Hierapolis offers a unique opportunity to investigate the social organization of an urban population over a period that encompasses the Roman, Byzantine, and early Turkish periods of Asia Minor. The project will include studies on funerary architecture and landscape perception, funerary organization and entrepreneurship, funerary practices and rituals, mortuary behaviour, genetic relationships and the geographical origin of buried individuals, patterns of mobility, paleo-demography, health and disease, diet, and behaviour. The overall project proposes to apply the latest methods in GIS-surveying, ancient DNA analysis, isotope analysis, and C14 dating. A postdoctoral research fellowship has already been announced in Classical Archaeology. It is expected that the two research associates will work in close collaboration.
The successful candidate will be responsible for analysis of human bone samples and studies of ancient DNA data, including preparation of samples for isotope analysis. Therefore, candidates should have experience in ancient DNA research and a strong interest in other techniques related to the study of archaeological bone.
The successful candidate will undertake field research in Turkey during the excavation seasons (late July to late September), and will be expected to participate actively in the scholarly initiatives of the Thanatos project. For a more detailed description of the project, see http://www.hf.uio.no/iakh/forskning/forskningsprosjekter/hierapolis/english/index.html
The 3-year post-doctoral fellowship is funded by the Norwegian Research Council and is associated with the project Thanatos, described above (project no. 196827/V20).
The position contains a 10% component of teaching and administration, and will be administered by IAKH, while BIO will offer laboratory facilities.
Requirements
A PhD in an area related to the study of ancient bone DNA
Doctoral dissertation must be submitted by the closing date of applications.
The candidate’s proposed research must be connected to the central topic of the Thanatos-project.
The main purpose of post-doctoral research fellowships is to qualify researchers for work in top academic positions within their disciplines.
Qualifications and Personal Skills
The appointee will be expected to engange in existing research groups in the Faculty of Humanities and to contribute to the further development of the academic community.
When considering the applicants, weigh will be given to academic and scholarly abilities.
Short-listed applicants will be invited for an interview at the University of Oslo.
We offer
salary level 57-62 (NOK 438 700-481 000, depending on level of expertise)
a challenging and stimulating working environment
attractive welfare arrangements
Submissions
Applicants must submit the following attachments with the electronic application:
letter of application
project don must clarify how the applicant will approach the post-doctoral project theme theoretically and methodically, and render evidence that the project will be completed within the period of appointment.
list of publications
Curriculum Vitae
Guidelines for appointments to post-doctoral research fellowships at the University of Oslo may be obtained at >http://www.uio.no/admhb/reglhb/personal/tilsettingvitenskapelig/guidelinespostdoctor.xml>
The University of Oslo has an agreement for all employees, aiming to secure rights to research results a.o.
The University of Oslo aims to achieve a balanced gender composition in the workforce and to recruit people with ethnic minority backgrounds.
Region:
Oslo
Job type:
Contract
Working hours:
Full-time
Application deadline:
May 20, 2010
Location:
University of Oslo
Reference number:
2010/4429
Home page:
http://www.hf.uio.no/iakh/
Contacts:
Professor Erika Hagelberg
Telephone: +47 22855324
Professor Johan Rasmus Brandt
Telephone: +47 22841909
Mobile: +47 94328984
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