Associate Professorship in Urban Archaeology

The Centre for Urban Network Evolutions

(UrbNet) and the School of Culture and Society, Aarhus University, invite applications for an associate professorship (tenured position) in the archaeology of urban societies and their networks.

The position is located at either the Department of Archaeology and Heritage Studies or the Department of Classical Studies, depending on the research profile of the person appointed. The successful applicant will also be affiliated with the Centre for Urban Network Evolutions (UrbNet), Aarhus University. UrbNet is expected to operate until July 2025. After this period, the position will remain embedded in the School of Culture and Society.

The associate professorship is a tenured, full-time position commencing 1 September 2023.

The university wants its staff to reflect the diversity of society, and thus welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their personal background.

The position

We are looking for an innovative and dedicated candidate whose research focuses on the archaeology of urban societies, e.g. material culture studies, comparative analysis, fieldwork, archaeological science or environmental archaeology. UrbNet is an interdisciplinary research initiative exploring the evolution of urbanism and urban networks from the Hellenistic Period to the Middle Ages, and the centre is funded as a Centre of Excellence by the Danish National Research Foundation (see

http://urbnet.au.dk/

).

The successful applicant should be able to demonstrate competence within the scope of UrbNet’s research programme, and a research plan should be submitted which aligns with the centre’s initiatives – preferably concentrated on one of the centre’s main regional areas. Applicants should have a keen interest in engaging in visionary research bridging disciplines, while focusing on the humanities-based core research agendas pursued by the centre.

Apart from carrying out research and contributing to the overall research agenda of UrbNet, the successful applicant will also be expected to contribute to the academic environment at the School of Culture and Society, including teaching and coordinating courses (BA, MA and PhD), as well as taking part in talent development and knowledge exchange according to Aarhus University’s overall strategy.

Research

The successful applicant is expected to develop and head research projects on topics of relevance to the archaeology of urban societies and networks from the Hellenistic Period to the Middle Ages. The person appointed to the position will also be expected to participate in collective research projects and pursue external research funding.

Education

Depending on his/her expertise, the successful applicant is expected to teach courses at one or both archaeology departments (the Department of Archaeology and Heritage Studies and/or the Department of Classical Studies, respectively) at the School of Culture and Society, Faculty of Arts. This entails (a) participating in teaching general studies courses for archaeology students and (b) having primary responsibility for one or more of these courses in the relevant departmental programmes.

Talent development

The successful applicant is expected to supervise PhD students and contribute to the development and implementation of PhD courses in the field of archaeology.

Qualifications

Applicants must have a PhD degree in archaeology or equivalent qualifications at an international level and must document qualifications corresponding to the completion of an assistant professorship.

Applicants must moreover be able to document:

• Relevant academic publications at the highest international level
• Research in archaeology on topics relevant to the UrbNet research agenda
• Participation in relevant national and international networks
• Experience of interdisciplinary collaboration (notably with disciplines represented at UrbNet)
• The ability to teach courses within the framework of classical or/and historical archaeology at undergraduate and graduate level
• Experience with securing external funding for research projects

The following skills are considered an advantage:

• Experience of heading/participating in archaeological fieldwork

Please note that only publications that are actually submitted with the application will be assessed; a list of publications is not sufficient. Applications which are not accompanied by publications will not be assessed.

Past research achievements will be assessed based on the active research time of the applicant in question; therefore, we ask applicants to specify any career breaks they have had (e.g. due to maternity/paternity leave, illness, etc.), in order to gauge their research productivity.

References or recommendations should not be included with the application. Applicants who are selected for a job interview may be asked to state professional references.

If the successful applicant is not fluent in Danish, he or she will be expected to learn Danish within a period of approximately two years.

The application must be submitted in English.

Contact

For more information about the position, please contact Centre Director, Professor Rubina Raja ([email protected] ) and/or HoS, Professor Andreas Roepstorff ([email protected] ).

For more information about the application formalities, please contact HR supporter Marianne Birn ([email protected] ).

For a more detailed description of UrbNet, please visit

http://urbnet.au.dk/

. For more information about the School of Culture and Society, please visit

http://cas.au.dk/

.

For a description of classical archaeology at Aarhus University, please visit http://cas.au.dk/en/about-the-school/departments/history-and-classical-studies/ . And for archaeology and heritage studies, please see http://cas.au.dk/en/about-the-school/departments/archaeology-and-heritage-studies/ .

The School of Culture and Society

At the School of Culture and Society, the object of research and teaching is the interplay between culture and society in time and space:

• From the traditional disciplines of the humanities and theology to applied social research
• From Antiquity to the issues facing contemporary societies
• From local questions to global challenges

The school’s ambition is to produce compelling research with an international resonance as well as to offer teaching and talent development of the highest quality. The school has a broad cooperative interface with society as a whole, both in Denmark and abroad, and contributes to social innovation, research communication and further and continuing education.

For further information about the school, please see

http://cas.au.dk/en/

.

International applicants

International applicants are encouraged to check  

family and work-life balanc e

and

attractive working conditions

for further information about the benefits of working at Aarhus University and in Denmark, including healthcare, paid holidays and, if relevant, maternity/paternity leave, childcare and schooling. Aarhus University offers a broad variety of services for international researchers and accompanying families, including a

relocation service

and career counselling for expat partners. For information about taxation, see

Taxation aspects of international researchers' employment by AU