A fully funded PhD position is now available at the Centre for Isotope Research (CIO) in the UG’s Faculty of Science and Engineering (FSE). The CIO is renowned for its isotope-based compositional and chronological studies, and is home to the longest running radiocarbon dating unit in the world. The CIO is located in the inspiring and futuristic Energy Academy Europe building at the Zernike Campus, and its facilities include a state-of-the-art MICADAS accelerator mass spectrometer capable of very high-precision radiocarbon measurements. CONTACT (Chronology of the Norse TransAtlantic Colonies & Territories) is an interdisciplinary ERC-funded research project based at the UG and the University of Copenhagen. Its focus is on understanding the timing, nature and geographic extent of European incursions into North America prior to Columbus. The object is to shed new light on this emotive subject through radiocarbon dating with Bayesian modelling; solar-storm dating; ancient DNA and isotope analysis; as well as material and documentary research. We are looking for a full-time, 4-year PhD employee to join the CONTACT team. The successful applicant will be expected to work independently and alongside other team members in Groningen and abroad. He/she will use radiocarbon dating to determine the timing and extent of contact between the Norse and the contemporaneous communities across the Atlantic. The PhD research will include the chemical preparation of a range of samples for radiocarbon dating, the construction of Bayesian chronological models; and the dissemination of results via academic journals and conference papers. The employee will be expected to follow certain training courses; assist with Bachelor’s and/or Master’s teaching; and ultimately produce a research thesis. This PhD trajectory will be supervised by the PI of the CONTACT project, Prof. Michael Dee (CIO, RUG), Dr Sean Desjardins (Arctic Centre, RUG) and Dr Margot Kuitems (CIO, RUG).
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