5 Postdoctoral Researcher Jobs in Wien, Niederösterreich und im Burgenland
Position Overview:
- Acting as a point of contact/Coordinator in managing two large ERC grants in archaeology and archaeological science (the DISPERSE project of Higham and the RIFT-TO-RIM project led by Douka);
- Coordinate traveling and fieldwork arrangements, liaising with field-based teams of researchers in several different countries in Asia and Africa where the research is based;
- Taking responsibility, with others in the teams, for the sampling and recording of important archaeological material for scientific analysis (radiocarbon, proteomics, ancient DNA) from archaeological sites;
- Acting as a source of information and advice to other members of the group on scientific protocols, data management and experimental techniques and be responsible for the training of new members of the group;
- Helping maintain two separate databases for each project;
- You will contribute to the Faculty’s teaching activities;
- Collaborating with colleagues in the Department of Evolutionary Anthropology on a range of applied projects incorporating aspects of archaeological science, proteomics, genetics and dating;
- Writing and preparing scientific reports and journal articles and occasionally present conference papers and posters;
- Representing the group at external meetings/seminars, either with other members of the group or alone.
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Your personal sphere of play:
- You are involved in research projects and scientific studies
- You publish internationally
- You supervise your students
- You participate in evaluation measures and in quality assurance.
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Your Tasks
- Active participation in Node 1 ‘Geographies of Power’ of the Cluster of Excellence EurAsia
- Own research on the cultural and social history of premodern Iran
- Collaboration with other members and groups of the Cluster of Excellence in the development of perspectives on connectivities and comparison beyond your own area of research
- International presentations and publication of project results
- Commitment to the goals of the Cluster and to the integration of its members as well as participation in training and transfer/outreach activities
- Active participation in the activities of the Institute for Iranian Studies
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Your personal sphere of play:
As one of the largest research institutions in Europe, the University of Vienna supports an exceptionally wide range of disciplines and therefore offers an outstanding infrastructure for transdisciplinary research in the humanities. We are looking for an innovative and analytical researcher for the position of a postdoctoral assistant in the History of the High Middle Ages for a period of 6 years. You will be part of the Department of History and the Institute of Austrian Historical Research and will work closely with colleagues here in Vienna as well as with international research networks.
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Your professional field of activity:
- Collaboration in the field of geometric analysis:
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