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Dear colleagues, As some of you may be aware, Boston University is restructuring Archaeology from a department to an interdepartmental program. As part of this transition, we are retiring the existing PhD in Archaeology and have created a new track in Anthropological Archaeology within the existing PhD in the Department of Anthropology, which will be the new academic home for approximately half of the current Archaeology faculty. We are among those, and are looking to recruit new doctoral students with a focus in Environmental Archaeology to our new Anthropological Archaeology doctoral program. Boston University offers 5-year guaranteed funding packages to all new doctoral students, and we anticipate admitting 2-3 archaeologists this year to join a total cohort of 8-10 in Anthropology. Additional funding opportunities include participation in the new NSF-funded “Boston UniverCity” program on urban environmental challenges (https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1735087) and on the research projects listed below: 1 student to work with Catherine West on zooarchaeology, stable isotopes, and applied archaeology, especially in Western North America or the Arctic/Subarctic. 1 student to work with John Marston on macrobotanical (seeds and charcoal) and microbotanical (phytolith) assemblages from the eastern Mediterranean, primarily Turkey and Israel. 1 student to work with Marston and collaborators on a multi-isotopic analysis of animal and plant remains from Central Turkey to reconstruct climate change and mobility from the Late Bronze Age through Medieval periods. We are particularly looking for students with strong analytical backgrounds and advanced training in zooarchaeology, paleoethnobotany, and stable isotope biogeochemistry. Students will be eligible to complete a parallel certificate in Biogeoscience (http://www.bu.edu/bio-geo/) and/or Museum Studies (http://www.bu.edu/ah/graduate-program/museum-studies/) alongside their PhD. Boston University funds international students identically to US nationals, so we can consider foreign citizens. Please distribute this message to colleagues and students to whom it might be of interest. We would be happy to discuss particulars with any interested student. Note that the application deadline is January 15. Further details on admission can be found here: http://www.bu.edu/anthrop/graduate/graduate-admissions/ Best wishes, Mac and Catherine John (Mac) Marston Assistant Professor, Anthropology and Archaeology http://sites.bu.edu/ealab/marston/ [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Catherine West Research Assistant Professor, Anthropology and Archaeology http://sites.bu.edu/zooarchlab/catherine-west/ [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>