1 POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER (R2) IN SPATIAL ANALYSIS

22 Mar 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Centro Nacional de Investigación Sobre la Evolución Humana, CENIEH

Research Field

Geography
Anthropology

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)

Country

Spain

Application Deadline

27 Mar 2024 - 15:00 (Europe/Madrid)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Offer Starting Date

1 May 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

H2020 / ERC

Reference Number

949330

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

No

Offer Description

Dr. Nohemi Sala is the Lead Researcher (henceforth, "IP") for the project DEATHREVOL: The roots and evolution of the culture-of-death. A taphonomic research of the European Paleolithic record, which has been selected to receive financing from the European Research Council (ERC) within the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Program (Grant Agreement no. 949330). These funds stand at €1,494,486 and her project will take place over 5 years starting on 01/04/2021, at the Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH).

This project, DEATHREVOL, is pursued through an interconnected network of researchers from different fields of paleoanthropology, taphonomy, the geosciences and other related disciplines, where some participants will work at the CENIEH and be led directly by the IP, and the rest are external collaborators from different European and American research centers.

The Grant Agreement signed with the European Commission (no. 949330) includes a specific allocation for hiring 1 postdoctoral researcher (R2) in topography, spatial analysis and Geographical Information Systems, full-time, so that this hire will be 100%-financed by the funds of the DEATHREVOL Project, within the cited agreement.

The selection process will be carried out through the competitive merit system, with respect to the constitutional principles of equality, merit, capacity and transparency, with the evaluations and scores specified below, in the corresponding section and annex.

The overall purpose of this contract is to carry out the research work envisaged as part of the European project “DEATHREVOL” (GA no. 949330) directed at spatial analysis for integrating the study of the archaeological contexts analyzed in the project. This person will also furnish technical support for the results obtained.

More specifically, the duties to be discharged shall be:

• Data acquisition (field data and bibliographic data) for the sites analyzed in DEATHREVOL. Documentation and search for data of sites excavated in the past, and acquisition of data during current excavations.
• Postprocessing of data, obtaining plans, sections, photogrammetry, 3D reconstructions, etc.
• Spatial analysis (intersite / intrasite) for each of the sites: relationship between the paleoanthropological remains and the other findings. Analysis of the formation processes of paleoanthropological sites. Relationships among the different sites in terms of time and space.
• Statistical processing of the data by means of spatial statistics. Experience using advanced statistical techniques such as Machine Learning will be specifically assessed.
• Excavation and management of spatial data.
• Contribute to the scientific communication and outreach of DEATHREVOL making the mapping accessible for the dissemination plans during the project.

The term of this contract shall be for two years. The start date is envisaged to be May 1st 2024.

This temporary position will report to the IP of the DEATHREVOL project which will finance the entirety of the salary costs of this contract (gross salary, employer's Social Security contribution, raises and incentives, if applicable, and the appropriate severance pay).

This temporary position falls within the Research Functional Area, Professional Group II, level B.2, professional category of Postdoctoral Researcher, with a tier 3 complement in conformance with the professional classification and salary tables in force of the First Collective Agreement of the Consorcio CENIEH published in the Boletín de la Provincia de Burgos, No. 8, on January 12th 2012.

The employment contract to be formalized shall be a Scientific-Technical activity contract linked to the needs and budget for the cited project, in accordance with article 23 bis of the Act 14/2011, of June 1st, on Science, Technology and Innovation, full-time, for 38.5 hours per week, so that according to the tables for 2023 the gross annual remuneration stands at approximately €27,945.

Requirements

Research Field

Geography » Other

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

Minimum requirements that applicants must meet by the deadline to be admitted to the selection process:

• University doctorate, preferably in Geology, Geography, Archaeology or similar. The applicant must be in possession of the doctoral degree or, alternatively, have passed the viva voce for the same, by the deadline for applications.
• The date of the viva voce may not be earlier than two years before the closing date for applications.

Specific Requirements

Once admitted to the process, the following aspects detailed in Annex I will be evaluated in particular:

The qualification demanded will be assessed in accordance with how close a relation it bears to the duties and tasks to be performed.

Knowledge accredited through training in advanced statistics, zooarchaeology, lithic industry, and other related areas.

Documented experience (scientific publications, communications at conferences) certifying technical skills applied specifically to the spatial analysis of Paleolithic archaeopaleontological sites.

Participation in research projects enabling appraisal of the personal skills and ability to interact and collaborate with scientists, technicians, or users from other disciplines.

Mobility and international experience. Stays at different research centers will be assessed.

Experience in excavations at Quaternary sites. The relevance of the excavations and the leadership capacity of the candidates shall be especially evaluated.

Other merits in the area of spatial archaeology (awards, courses, stays).

Advanced level of scientific-technical English, oral and written (Level B2).

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Excellent

Research Field

Anthropology

Additional Information

Website for additional job details

https://www.cenieh.es/sobre-el-cenieh/empleo/042024-erc-2020-stg-deathrevol

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

CENIEH

Country

Spain

State/Province

Burgos

City

Burgos

Postal Code

09006

Street

Paseo Sierra de Atapuerca

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://www.cenieh.es/en/about-cenieh/vacancies

Contact

City

Burgos

Website

https://www.cenieh.es/

Street

Paseo Sierra de Atapuerca nº 3

Postal Code

09002

E-Mail

[email protected]

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