Vacancy number 14203
Job type PhD positions
Hours (in fte) 1,0
External/ internal External
Location Leiden
Placed on 14 November 2023
Closing date 14 January 2024 61 more days to apply
The Department of Archaeological Sciences, Faculty of Archaeology, Leiden University, is looking for a PhD Candidate in the field of Archaeological Science to join a project funded the Dutch Research Council (NWO) and carried out at the Faculty of Archaeology, Leiden University.
Project Description
The Faculty of Archaeology, Leiden University, seeks to appoint a full-time PhD candidate to carry out research at the thematic intersection of Bioarchaeology, Isotope Geochemistry, and Computer Science. The successful candidate will join the Department of Archaeological Sciences and Bioarchaeology Research Group of our Faculty, and will be appointed as a guest researcher at the Faculty of Science, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. The research should lead you to obtain a PhD within a four-year timeframe (1.0 FTE).
The PhD candidate will be supervised by Dr. Jason E. Laffoon (PI), Associate Professor at the Faculty of Archaeology, Leiden University, and Dr. Lisette Kootker, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Science, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
The PhD candidate’s research is part of the NWO-funded Vidi project: PastPorts: tracking migrant origins with an integrated isotopic approach.
The PastPorts project will focus on two connected overarching goals: 1) Conducting fundamental research assessing the isotopic ecology of the Caribbean region; and 2) Determining the geographic origins of ancient migrants. These goals will be achieved by refining and integrating several cutting-edge advances in isotope analyses, modelling spatial variation of multiple isotopes using machine learning approaches (isoscapes), and predicting individual origins using quantitative geographic assignment approaches. Recent research, including pioneering studies led by the applicant, have demonstrated the potential of these methods to identify the geographic origins of migrants with increasing precision.
The PastPorts project is divided into three interconnected subprojects:
SP1: Developing Multiple Isoscapes
SP2: Predicting migrant origins
SP3: Understanding Migration Life Histories
The successful candidate will be expected to lead subproject 1, under the supervision of the PI and in collaboration with other team members, and make substantive contributions to subprojects 2 and 3.
Key tasks
Selection criteria
Our Faculty
The future of the past begins at Leiden University. The Faculty of Archaeology is internationally leading for its research, home to a broad array of specializations and notable for its strong connection between teaching and research. Home to over 500 students in the multidisciplinary world of Archaeology, the Faculty, and its researchers from all areas of the archaeological field, determine the future of archaeological research. More information about our university and our faculty can be found at: https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/archaeology
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Diversity
Leiden University attaches great importance to diversity and therefore welcomes applications from people who are currently under-represented at Leiden.
Applications are particularly welcome from minority ethnic candidates.
Information
For more information about the content of this vacancy, please contact Jason Laffoon, Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Archaeological Sciences, j.e.laffoon@arch.leidenuniv.nl.
More information about Leiden University can be found at https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en.
Apply
You can apply via the 'Apply' button. The deadline for applications is January 14, 2024.
Applications must be submitted via SuccessFactors. The position is envisaged to start in June 2024, but a later start date is possible.
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The first round of interviews should be scheduled in March or April. Selected candidates will initially be invited for an online interview. We kindly request that you be available (online) during this period.
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