ER01 Fellowship: “A diachronic study of ancient Cypriot metalwork”

Fellowship Title and ID code

Marie Curie Experienced Research Fellowship (ER01) at the Department of History and Archaeology, University of Cyprus

Title of Research Project

“A diachronic study of ancient Cypriot metalwork”

Fellowship Description

Research focuses on a diachronic study of the metalwork produced through the ages on the island. This is a subject which has not received much attention in the past and which is feasible today thanks to the possibility of using a portable XRF analyser which does not require sampling. Collaboration will be established with the NARNIA partner institution of Sheffield, which leads a relevant work-package about the application of portable XRF in archaeology within the broader NARNIA project.

Academic Requirements

Eligible applicants for this Experienced Research Fellowship (equivalent to a post-doctoral position) must either be in possession of a doctoral degree, irrespective of the time taken to acquire it, or have at least four years of full-time equivalent research experience in archaeometallurgy, or archaeological sciences, or archaeology, or materials science, or chemistry.

Their total research experience must not exceed 5 years after obtaining their Masters’ degree.

Applicants should send via e-mail a CV (with a list of publications), a covering letter including brief description of their research activities and the names of two referees, to Dr. Vasiliki Kassianidou (E-mail: v.kassianidou@ucy.ac.cy). If available, a copy of a relevant recent publication should also be included with the application.

Marie Curie ITN programs mobility requirement

At the time of selection by the host organisation, researchers must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of their host organisation for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to their recruitment.

Duration of fellowship

2 years – starting from March 2011

Closing date for applications

11 February 2011

Financial regime

Fellowship covers monthly salary in line with FP7-PEOPLE-2010-ITN

http://ec.europa.eu/research/fp7/understanding/marie-curieinbrief/home_en.html

Contact person

Dr Vasiliki Kassianidou, NARNIA Project Coordinator

Department of History and Archaeology, University of Cyprus

v.kassianidou_at_ucy.ac.cy

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