Organisation/Company: Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaDepartment: Department of PrehistoryResearch Field: History » OtherResearcher Profile: Recognised Researcher (R2)Positions: Postdoc PositionsCountry: SpainApplication Deadline: 18 Jan 2025 - 23:59 (Europe/Madrid)Type of Contract: TemporaryJob Status: Full-timeHours Per Week: 37.5Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
Horizon Europe - ERCReference Number: 101088071Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
NoOffer DescriptionJob Position:We are looking for a postdoc candidate to be part of the Research team of the ERC Consolidator READ.
The selected candidate will carry out research on biomarkers faunal analyses recovered from archaeological sites in Turkey, investigating seasonal changes on diet of caprine populations under process of domestication.Research Goals Include:Build a modern reference data set from modern ancestors of sheep and goat in the Near EastBiomarkers analysis on fossil tooth enamel samples.Reconstruct seasonal and long-term dietary patterns of early sheep and goat domestic specimensFunctions:The Postdoc will be required to take responsibility for all the steps involved in the zooarchaeological and biomarkers studies to determine the human control over the dietary cycles of early caprine managed during domestication processes.
This will involve, but will not be limited to, creating a corpus of biomarkers reference data from modern wild caprine ancestors hosted in different institutions and determining dietary patterns, seasonal foddering strategies, and changes on diet of archaeological sampled specimens from Turkey, Syria, and Jordan.
S/he will coordinate, together with the PI and other predocs, mechanical sampling, treatments, and modelling of data.Minimum RequirementsQualifications:PhD degree in prehistoric archaeology, zooarchaeology, and/or biogeochemistryLess than 3 years of post-doctoral experience after the PhDComputer Science:Experience in database management of zooarchaeological remains.Languages:Fluent in English.
Other highly valued languages: Turkish and ArabicWork Experience:Research experience in academia, research institutes, or similar institutions on Archeozoological prehistory, especially in Turkey, Syria, and/or Jordan.Emphasis on studies related to the process of animal domestication in the Near East.Other Requirements:Availability to travel to Europe and the United States.Ability and commitment to work both independently and collaboratively as part of an interdisciplinary and international team.Salary: 25,653.60 € (Gross annual)Eligibility CriteriaAcademic record (35)Relevant research experience (15)Minimum score required to pass the selection process: 70Selection Process:A single phase of curricular evaluation and, if necessary, a second phase of interview.
The selection committee reserves the right to not fill this position if no suitable candidate is identified.Application Submission:Any application that is not submitted in this way will not be included in the selection process.
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Applications not submitted through this link will not be considered in the selection process.Work Location(s)Number of offers available: 1Company/Institute: UABCountry: SpainState/Province: BarcelonaCity: Cerdanyola del Valles - Campus BellaterraPostal Code: 08193 #J-18808-Ljbffr