[Aqualist] PhD studentship in geochronology

[Kathryn Fitzsimmons]

Colleagues,

Please find below information regarding a PhD opportunity in 
geochronology at the Max Planck Institute in Leipzig, Germany. Please 
circulate to colleagues who may have suitable candidates.

Kind regards,
Kathryn Fitzsimmons*
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*Ph.D. studentship in geochronology and its applications to prehistoric 
archaeology*

The Department of Human Evolution at the Max Planck Institute for 
Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany, is seeking a PhD student to 
work on geochronology and its applications to prehistoric archaeology.

The project will focus on applying the geochronologic techniques of 
optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) to critical archaeological sites 
in the lower Danube region of eastern Europe, working with 
interdisciplinary teams to investigate interactions between humans and 
their environment in the past. The project may interconnect with 
existing departmental projects in Romania and Bulgaria, and will include 
a field component. There will also be scope to undertake fundamental 
research into luminescence dating techniques. The project will therefore 
be interdisciplinary, incorporating elements of geochronology, 
archaeology and Quaternary geology.

Applicants should hold a Master’s degree or equivalent (e.g. Honours) in archaeology, geology, geography, physics, or a related field. The working language of the Institute is English. The PhD stipend is limited to three years
according to the funding guidelines of the Max Planck Society, and will begin late 2011/start 2012. The closing date for applications is *15 May 2011*. Accepted students will be a part of the International Max Planck Research <http://imprs.eva.mpg.de/start.html>
School <http://imprs.eva.mpg.de/start.html>. For further information please contact Dr Kathryn Fitzsimmons (Kathryn_fitzsimmons at eva.mpg.de <mailto:Kathryn_fitzsimmons at eva.mpg.de>) or Professor Jean-Jacques Hublin (hublin at eva.mpg.de).

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Kathryn Fitzsimmons

Luminescence Dating Laboratory
Department of Human Evolution
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Deutscher Platz 6
D-04103 Leipzig
Germany

Ph: +49 (0) 341 3550 - 344
Fax: +49 (0) 341 3550 - 399

kathryn_fitzsimmons at eva.mpg.de

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