Scientist Position in Pleistocene and Early Holocene Archaeology
The Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum, Leibniz Research Institute for Archaeology (RGZM) (www.rgzm.de) invites applications for a full-time position in Pleistocene/Early Holocene Archaeology which will be located at the MONREPOS Archaeological Research Centre and Museum for Human Behavioural Evolution, Monrepos Castle, Neuwied, Germany (www.monrepos-rgzm.de).
The position may begin immediately. The initial length of the appointment is two (2) years with an option for a permanent employment at the German public service pay scale TV-L E13 (http://oeffentlicher-dienst.info/tv-l/west/).
Please send applications via PDF, including a cover letter, curriculum vitae, reprints of selected publications, a short statement of research interests, and the names of three evaluators to Claudia Schrott vis the "APPLY" button.
For further information please contact Prof. Dr. Sabine Gaudzinski-Windheuser ([log in to unmask]). Review of the applications will begin June 1st.
The ideal candidate will have a Ph.D. and a track record on innovative approaches to Pleistocene/Early Holocene Archaeology as well as an interest in design and execution of controlled experiments and traceology.
About the RGZM
The RGZM is a research institute for Archaeology. It belongs to Research-Museums of the Leibniz Association. Since its inception in 1852, the RGZM dedicates itself to the material legacy of humankind in the Old World, with the goal of understanding human behaviour and action, human activity and thought, and the development and transformation of societies. The concentration of archaeological, scientific, restoration and IT expertise allows it to examine human material remains from different perspectives over a period spanning the last 2.6 million years. To this end, the RGZM maintains a variety of research infrastructures, including archaeological collections consisting of both originals and detailed copies, scientific reference collections, and an extensive image archive, in addition to laboratories for archaeological science and restoration. This infrastructure supports research, teaching, and knowledge transfer equally at both national and international levels.
Research at the RGZM is currently organized both chronologically by competence areas (e.g., Roman, Early Mediaeval, Prehistory, etc.) as well as thematically by Research Fields (e.g., “Culture Contact”, “Cultural Practices”, “Becoming Human”, etc.).
About MONREPOS
The MONREPOS Archaeological Research Centre and Museum is a part of the Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum (RGZM), Leibniz Research Institute for Archaeology. Situated at Monrepos Castle near Neuwied in the Central Rhineland of Germany, the Centre examines the historical processes of the evolution of hominin behaviour through the contextualized and interdisciplinary study of Pleistocene and early Holocene material remains.
Research currently focuses on three main topics: