Research Assistant (specialist in the Practice of Archaeological Fieldwork)

29 Feb 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Christian-Albrechts-Universitaet zu Kiel

Research Field

Other

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Germany

Application Deadline

25 Mar 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Berlin)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

38.7

Offer Starting Date

1 May 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

Research Associates and PhD students within the Cluster of Excellence ROOTS participate in the ROOTS Young Academy. The ROOTS Young Academy brings together experts from an array of disciplines at an early career stage, which support ROOTS research with innovative research ideas. The Young Academy provides early career researchers with excellent conditions for a successful career and personal development. The Cluster of Excellence ROOTS invites applications for a position as

 

Research Assistant

(specialist in the Practice of Archaeological Fieldwork)

 

to begin on 01th april of 2024 til the 31th of december 2025. The salary is based on the German public pay scale (TV-L E13) if the conditions of the collective agreement are met. The regular weekly working hours are those of a full-time employee (currently 38,7hours).

Requirements

Research Field

Other

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

Conditions of employment

• A master’s degree in an archaeological discipline (Pre- and Protohistoric Archaeology, Classical Archaeology or similar)
• Experience in archaeological field research
• Knowledge in excavation and prospecting techniques, surveying technology; technical photography, database management;
• basic knowledge of SQL, image and graphics processing, knowledge of multivariate statistics, Bayesian modeling, GIS and spatial statistic and basic knowledge of programming (e.g. R) is expected.
• Driving license with class B

Job description:

Organization and implementation of excavations and archaeological prospection, construction and operation of an interconnected surveying and documentation system for excavations / prospections, scientific processing and evaluation of excavation and prospection data.

Research Field

Other

Additional Information
Benefits

Working here at the largest university in the state of Schleswig-Holstein in a city with a high living standard is interesting and varied. As a family-friendly employer, we offer flexible working hours and extremely good conditions for combining work and family life. Part-time employment is generally possible. We also offer attractive further and continued education options, health management, the job ticket and an inviting sports programme at discounted rates.

Selection process

We expressly refrain from submitting photographs / application photos and therefore ask you to refrain from doing so. Please address your application (cover letter; full CV (including list of publications); name of two references with contact information; certificates of academic degrees and qualifications) as one single .pdf document until 25.03.2024 to:

 

Search Committee

Speaker Prof. Dr. Johannes Müller,

Cluster of Excellence ROOTS, Kiel University,

Leibnizstraße 3, 24118 Kiel, Germany

via e-mail ([email protected] )

 

All documents (such as certificates) must be submitted in English if they are not available in German.

Please note that all documents will be destroyed once the recruitment process has been completed. For applications in paper form, please send copies without application folders, as the application documents will not be returned.

 

If you have subject-specific questions about the requirements and the associated tasks, please contact the Prof. Martin Furholt, E-Mail [email protected] , Tel. 0431/880-3372.

Additional comments

The Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel sees itself as a modern and cosmopolitan employer. We welcome your application regardless of your age, gender, cultural and social origin, religion, worldview, disability or sexual identity. We support gender equality.

The University also supports the employment of disabled persons. Persons with disabilities will, with appropriate qualification and aptitudes, be employed preferentially.

 

We also support the application of people with a foreign background.

The University strongly encourages women with appropriate qualifications to apply for the position. Women with equivalent qualifications, competence and expertise will be given preference.

The compatibility of work and family life and the promotion of part-time employment are of particular interest to the university. For this reason, applicants interested in part-time work are particularly encouraged to apply. If corresponding applications are received, it will be checked whether the part-time wishes can be met within the scope of the official possibilities.

Website for additional job details

https://www.uni-kiel.de/de/cluster-roots

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Cluster of Excellence ROOTS

Country

Germany

City

Kiel

Geofield

Where to apply

E-mail

[email protected]

Contact

City

Kiel

Website

https://www.uni-kiel.de/de/cluster-roots

Street

Olshausenstr. 40

Postal Code

24118

STATUS: EXPIRED