Vacancy number 15158
Job type PhD positions
Hours (in fte) 1,0
External/ internal External
Location Leiden
Placed on 24 September 2024
Closing date 15 November 2024 52 more days to apply
The Department of World Archaeology, Faculty of Archaeology, Leiden University, is looking for a PhD Candidate in the field of Palaeolithic Archaeology to join a project funded by the European Research Council (ERC) 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 in Paleolithic Archaeology. The successful candidate will join the Department of World Archaeology of our Faculty. 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 Wei Chu (PI), Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Archaeology, Leiden University. The PhD candidate’s research is part of the ERC-funded Consolidator grant: HOME: Palaeolithic shelters in East-Central Europe.
The HOME project is divided into four interconnected Work Packages (WP) The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to WP4 where we will collect primary data on shelter use from karstic deposits in the Carpathians, under the supervision of the PI and in collaboration with other team members and make substantive contributions to other work packages.
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
We offer
The selected candidate will be appointed for 4 years in total: initially for a 1-year trial period, followed by an extension of 3 more years, in accordance with the Collective Labor Agreement for Dutch Universities.
The salary is the standard offered to PhD researchers in the Netherlands in accordance with the Collective Labor Agreement for Dutch Universities (P scale: P0 to P3 = €2770 - €3539 gross per month).
Leiden University offers an attractive benefits package with additional holiday (8%) and end-of-year bonuses (8.3 %), training and career development and sabbatical leave. Candidates from outside the Netherlands may be eligible for a substantial tax break. More at https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/working-at/job-application-procedure-and-employment-conditions.
All our PhD students are embedded in the Graduate School of Archaeology. Our graduate school and Leiden University offer several PhD training courses at various levels.
Diversity
Leiden University attaches great importance to diversity and therefore welcomes applications from people who are currently under-represented at Leiden.
Information
For more information about the content of this vacancy, please contact Dr Wei Chu w.chu@arch.leidenuniv.nl
For other matters, please contact Human Resources HR@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 November 15, 2024.
Applications must be submitted via SuccessFactors. The position is envisaged to start in February 2025, but a slightly later start date is possible.
Please attach the following additional documents as one PDF file, stating the job number above:
The first round of interviews should be scheduled in late November. 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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