Ph.D. Studentship in Archaeometry (archaeometallurgy)
Technical ceramics for bronze working during Antiquity
An assistant position for three to four years in view to obtain the PhD
degree is available at the Department of Geosciences, University of
Fribourg, Switzerland.
The successful applicant will study the technical ceramics (moulds,
crucibles, etc.) used for different metallurgical processes (small and large
casting, production of alloys, recycling, etc.) during Antiquity. The focus
will be on the vessels related to the metallurgy of the copper alloys during
the Roman period. The project plans the investigation of crucibles etc. from
Autun (France), from Avenches (VD-Suisse) and from other sites in
Switzerland. Objects from other periods and/or régions are also available
for comparison.
The ceramics will be investigate in the laboratory using various techniques
of analysis (optical microscopy, electronic microscopy, XRD, XRF, etc.) to
characterize the properties regarding the technical requirements, identify
the raw materials and investigate the local ressources and define specific
criteria for the identification of the metallurgical processes.
The aim is to describe and understand the technology of the Roman
metallurgical ceramics.
Requirement :
Master degree in Earth Sciences or similar.
Good knowledge in mineralogy and petrography.
Interest for archaeometallurgy and archaeology in général.
Gross salary 38’000 CHF / year (PhD assistantship / 66%)
Starting date : 1st March 2010
The direction of the PhD will be under the responsibility of Prof. V. Serneels.
Applications (curriculum vitae, copy of education documents, brief statement
of research experience and adresses of two referees) should be send to :
Vincent Serneels, Department of Geosciences, University of Fribourg, Chemin
du Musée 6, CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland. Phone : +41 26 300 89 31.
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Home page : www.unifr.ch/geoscience
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