Two PhD positions in Historical Archaeology University of Amsterdam - Amsterdam — AcademicTransfer

Two PhD positions in Historical Archaeology University of Amsterdam - Amsterdam — AcademicTransfer

The Amsterdam School of Heritage, Memory, and Material Culture,
one of the six research schools, currently has two vacant PhD positions
as part of the NWO-funded open competition project Diaspora and
identity: an integrated archaeological and historical investigation into
material life, ethnicity, and diet in the district of Vlooienburg,
Amsterdam (AD 1600-1800). The positions will reinforce global historical
archaeology within the Amsterdam Centre for Ancient Studies and
Archaeology (ACASA). The PhDs will be supervised by Prof. James Symonds
and Prof. Jerzy Gawronski. Applications are now invited from excellent
candidates who wish to conduct research on an outstanding assemblage of
material from a major excavation the heart of ‘Golden Age’ Amsterdam.
One project focuses on household goods and personal items, the other on
the use and disposal of animal products and faunal remains.



Project descriptions

Functie-eisen

Tasks will include:

• completion and defence of a PhD thesis within four years;
• regular presentation of intermediate research results at workshops and conferences;
• publication of peer-reviewed articles in international journals;
• assistance in teaching activities in ACASA Archaeology;
• assistance with the creation of museum exhibitions, and a 3D model of Vlooienburg;
• regular contributions to public open-days, and participation in a television documentary;
• participation in the UvA PhD training programme.

Requirements

PhD
position 1: Possessions: household goods, personal items, and the
materiality of everyday life in Vlooienburg, Amsterdam (1600-1800)

• An MA/MSc (or equivalent) with excellent grades in archaeology or a closely-related discipline;
• a strong background in urban archaeology;
• a firm background knowledge of modern world historical archaeology (AD 1600-1800);
• a good knowledge of post medieval ceramics in North western Europe (AD 1600-1800);
• good academic writing and presentation skills;
• excellent communication, social and organisational skills;
• proficiency in English;
• good quantitative and qualitative research skills.;
• the ability to work self-directed, and or as part of an interdisciplinary research team.

PhD
position 2: Diet, food preparation, and consumption: a
bioarchaeological investigation into the use and disposal of animal
products in the Vlooienburg, Amsterdam (1600-1800)

• An
  MSc (or equivalent)with excellent grades in faunal analysis,
  bioarchaeology, environmental archaeology, or a closely-related
  discipline;
• a strong background in urban archaeology;
• a firm background knowledge of modern world historical archaeology (AD 1600-1800);
• a good knowledge of faunal material from urban sites in North western Europe (AD 1600-1800);
• good academic writing and presentation skills;
• excellent communication, social and organisational skills;
• proficiency in English;
• good quantitative and qualitative research skills;
• the ability to work self-directed, and or as part of an inter- disciplinary research team.

Arbeidsvoorwaarden

The
PhD candidates will be appointed at the Faculty of Humanities at the
University of Amsterdam, ACASA Archaeology. Each appoint- ment is for 4
years for 1,0 fte under the terms of employment currently valid for the
Faculty. In the first instance, a contract will be given for 12 months,
with an extension for the following 36 months on the basis of a positive
evaluation. The starting date of the contract is 1 September 2016. The
gross monthly salary will be €2,174 during the first year to €2,779
during the fourth year, based on 38 hours per week, in accordance with
the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities.

Werkgever

University of Amsterdam

With
over 5,000 employees, 30,000 students and a budget of more than 600
million euros, the University of Amsterdam (UvA) is an intellectual hub
within the Netherlands. Teaching and research at the UvA are conducted
within seven faculties: Humanities, Social and Behavioural Sciences,
Economics and Business, Law, Science, Medicine and Dentistry. Housed
on four city campuses in or near the heart of Amsterdam, where
disciplines come together and interact, the faculties have close links
with thousands of researchers and hundreds of institutions at home and
abroad. 

The
UvA’s students and employees are independent thinkers, competent rebels
who dare to question dogmas and aren’t satisfied with easy answers and
standard solutions. To work at the UvA is to work in an independent,
creative, innovative and international climate characterised by an open
atmosphere and a genuine engagement with the city of Amsterdam and
society.

Afdeling

Faculty of Humanities

Research at the Faculty of Humanities is carried out by six research schools under the aegis of the Amsterdam Institute of Humanistic Research.

Additionele informatie

For further information, please contact:

• Prof. James Symonds

You may also check the:

• summary of the projects