Post-Doctoral Research Fellow or Associate Research Scientist for the MetaMobility Project (ref. no...

The Cyprus Institute, Cyprus

Updated: over 1 year ago
Job Type: FullTime
Deadline: 01 Dec 2022

The Cyprus Institute (CyI) is a European Non-profit Science and Technology oriented Educational and Research Institution based in Cyprus and led by an acclaimed Board of Trustees. The research agenda of the CyI is pursued at its four Research Centres: The Computation-based Science and Technology Research Centre (CaSToRC), the Science and Technology in Archaeology and Culture Research Centre (STARC), the Energy Environment Water Research Centre (EEWRC) and the Climate and Atmosphere Research Centre (CARE-C). Considerable cross-centre interaction is a characteristic of the Institute’s culture.

CyI invites applications for a highly motivated and qualified researcher to join the Institute at the position of Post-doctoral Research Fellow or Associate Research Scientist at STARC. STARC is devoted to the development, introduction and use of advanced science and technology methods in the field of archaeology and cultural heritage. At STARC, the faculty, research scientists, and doctoral students, often in partnership with national or international research organizations, employ diverse and multidisciplinary methods to explore the past of Cyprus and the broader Eastern Mediterranean.

The successful candidate will be part of the MetaMobility project (Research and Innovation Foundation EXCELLENCE/0421/0376). The candidate will coordinate, along with the PI (Dr E. Nikita) and a group of research assistants, the processing and analysis of data and metadata related to the mobility patterns of Hellenistic and Roman populations of the Eastern Mediterranean. These data will later be compared against patterns generated using agent-based models and/or other computer simulation models that will attempt to infer palaeomobility patterns (empirical validation).

The rank of the position will depend on the qualifications and experience of the selected candidate. The appointment will be on a full-time basis for a period of 12 months. An internationally competitive remuneration package will be offered, which is commensurate with the level of experience of the successful candidate.

Responsibilities/activities to be involved in:

In case of hiring a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow:

  • Analyze data and metadata related to the mobility patterns of ancient peoples of the Mediterranean;
  • Run computer simulations that will attempt to reproduce palaeomobility patterns, which will be later empirically validated based on archaeological data;
  • Prepare deliverables to report the progress of the project to the Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) of Cyprus;
  • Prepare visual representations of the data and the models simulating the data;
  • Present the findings in local and international conferences and scientific publications.

    • In the case of hiring an Associate Research Scientist:

    All above plus:

  • Contribute to the expansion of the STARC bioarchaeology open access databases;
  • Actively participate in interim and final evaluation by the RIF;
  • Enhance STARC’s networking with the international computational science community;
  • Publish results in international peer-reviewed journals.

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