[Aqualist] New PhD scholarship at ANU on palaeo-environmental or archaeological studies in the Indian Ocean

[Simon Haberle]

Dear All,

Potential PhD candidates are invited to apply for a funded scholarship 
at the Department of Archaeology and Natural History (ANH), College of 
Asia and the Pacific, ANU. The candidate will be associated with a new 
area of research funded through the ARC and focusing on the human and 
environmental history of the Indian Ocean.

Further details can be downloaded at 
http://palaeoworks.anu.edu.au/pubs/IO2009PhD.pdf

The candidate may be involved in one of a number of key areas of this 
research project including:
• Investigate the nature and antiquity of early human occupation, 
maritime mobility, or trans-oceanic interaction on one or more of the 
archipelagos through archaeological excavation.
• Reconstruction of environmental change using a range of biotic 
(pollen, charcoal, diatoms, plant and invertebrate macro-fossil remains) 
and non-biotic (particle size, humification, stable isotopes) proxies on 
sediment cores taken from one of the archipelagos.
• Palaeo-tsunami reconstruction along an east-west transect in the 
Indian Ocean and the impact of catastrophic events on human occupation 
and/or ecosystems of islands.

Resources and associations: This is a well-resourced project conducted 
in a region of emerging importance in global prehistory and 
palaeoclimate studies. You will join a vibrant palaeoecological and 
archaeological group at ANU where you will have access to 
state-of-the-art laboratory facilities in the Department of Archaeology 
and Natural History, CAP.

Background of candidates:
We are seeking highly motivated and enthusiastic students with a 
background in archaeology, biology, geography, environmental science, or 
similar. Some field experience would be an advantage. A first (or 2a) 
class honours or research masters in a relevant field is required.

For further information about this opportunity contact:
Dr Simon Haberle, Department of Archaeology and Natural History, 
Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies ANU, Canberra 0200 Email: 
simon.haberle at anu.edu.au, tel: +61 2 6125 3373

Dr Geoff Clark, Department of Archaeology and Natural History, Research 
School of Pacific and Asian Studies, ANU, Canberra 0200. Email: 
geoffrey.clark at anu.edu.au, tel: +61 2 6125 2215

Relevant web links:
PalaeoWorks http://palaeoworks.anu.edu.au/
Department of Archaeology and Natural History http://rspas.anu.edu.au/anh/