Aarhus University, The School of Culture and Society, Department of Global Studies, The School of Culture and Society
Research assistant (fixed-term contract)
Institution Type: | College / University |
Location: | Denmark |
Position: | Research Professional |
Research assistant (fixed-term contract) – Centre for Urban Network Evolutions (UrbNet)
Centre for Urban Network Evolutions (UrbNet), School of Culture and Society, Aarhus University, is looking to recruit a full-time (37 hours/week) research assistant for the period 1 October 2020 – 30 April 2021.
Place of employment: AU Campus Moesgård.
The position
The successful candidate is expected to work closely with UrbNet Centre Director, Professor Rubina Raja, and the core administrative team on a number of tasks, including:
Applicants are expected to have the following qualifications:
Further information
For further information about the position, please contact Professor Rubina Raja (rubina.raja@cas.au.dk)
For more information about applications, please contact HR supporter Marianne Birn (mbb@au.dk).
About UrbNet
Centre for Urban Network Evolutions (UrbNet) is a groundbreaking archaeological research initiative exploring the evolution of urbanism and urban networks from the Hellenistic Period to the Middle Ages. The centre is based at Aarhus University, School of Culture and Society, and is funded as a Centre of Excellence by the Danish National Research Foundation. UrbNet was inaugurated 30 January 2015.
UrbNet aims to compare the archaeology of urbanism from medieval Northern Europe to the Ancient Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean World, and determine how – and to what extent – urban networks catalysed societal and environmental expansions and crises in the past. The centre is firmly rooted in the humanities but enjoys close, collaborative ties with natural sciences.
UrbNet aims to advance the understanding of the historical process of urban evolution, and this will be achieved by developing the ability of archaeology to characterise the scale and pace of events and processes. A series of recently developed scientific techniques afford unique potential for archaeology to refine the precision of dates, contexts and provenance ascribed to excavated materials. These will be integrated to form a new “high-definition” approach to the study of global and interregional dynamics. The provenance of materials is clarified through the application of chemical, isotopic and biomolecular analysis of organic and inorganic materials. The characterisation of contexts is augmented by the application of soil chemistry, analysis of ecofacts and micromorphology, and this is then used to reconstruct high-precision chronologies through increasingly sophisticated statistical modelling of radiocarbon dating and other fast-developing methods, such as optically-stimulated luminescence.
UrbNet’s work will comprise projects that intersect questions and problems concerning urban development and networks in the regions from Northern Europe over the Levant to the East Coast of Africa. It involves elaborate work on empirical material from a number of existing excavation projects, and the centre aims to make substantial contributions toward theoretical and methodological developments in the field. Individual projects may also arise from other bodies of data.
The centre is headed by Centre Director Rubina Raja, professor of Classical Archaeology, and Deputy Director Søren Sindbæk, professor MSO of Medieval Archaeology. Furthermore, the centre consists of a strong, interdisciplinary core group.
Learn more: http://urbnet.au.dk/
The Department of Culture and Society deals with the interaction 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 familiar Danish cultural forms to other very different worlds
- From local questions to global challenges.
The department’s goal is to produce compelling research with an international resonance, as well as offering teaching and talent development of high quality. The department is closely linked to society, both in Denmark and abroad, and contributes to social innovation, research communication and further and continuing education.
For a more detailed description of the department, please see this website.
Formalities
Faculty of Arts refers to the Ministerial Order on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Danish Universities (the Appointment Order).
All interested candidates are encouraged to apply, regardless of their personal background.
Aarhus University offers a broad variety of services for international researchers and accompanying families, including relocation service and career counselling to expat partners: http://ias.au.dk/au-relocation-service/. Please find more information about entering and working in Denmark here: http://international.au.dk/research/
Faculty of Arts
The Faculty of Arts is one of five main academic areas at Aarhus University.
The faculty contributes to Aarhus University's research, talent development, knowledge exchange and degree programmes.
With its 550 academic staff members, 275 PhD students, 9,500 BA and MA students, and 1,500 students following continuing/further education programmes, the faculty constitutes a strong and diverse research and teaching environment.
The Faculty of Arts consists of the School of Communication and Culture, the School of Culture and Society and the Danish School of Education. Each of these units has strong academic environments and forms the basis for interdisciplinary research and education.
The faculty's academic environments and degree programmes engage in international collaboration and share the common goal of contributing to the development of knowledge, welfare and culture in interaction with society.
Read more at arts.au.dk/en
The application must be submitted via Aarhus University’s recruitment system, which can be accessed under the job advertisement on Aarhus University's website.
Aarhus University
Aarhus University is an academically diverse and research-intensive university with a strong commitment to high-quality research and education and the development of society nationally and globally. The university offers an inspiring research and teaching environment to its 38,000 students (FTEs) and 8,000 employees, and has an annual revenues of EUR 885 million. Learn more at www.international.au.dk/
Place of employment: AU Campus Moesgård.
The position
The successful candidate is expected to work closely with UrbNet Centre Director, Professor Rubina Raja, and the core administrative team on a number of tasks, including:
- supporting large research/publication projects (including copyediting and indexing);
- carrying out research tasks within the area of classical archaeology, e.g. literature searches and image processing);
- supporting processes in connection with funding applications/reporting to funding agencies.
Applicants are expected to have the following qualifications:
- a Master’s degree in classical archaeology or a related discipline (this is a minimum requirement)
- a strong interest in the academic subjects represented at UrbNet;
- a professional level of English and Danish (spoken and written);
- knowledge of other modern languages such as French, German and Italian will be considered a plus;
- excellent attention to detail;
- a methodological and structured approach to work, and exceptional organisational skills;
- excellent time-management skills and ability to meet deadlines;
- excellent interpersonal and collaborative skills.
Further information
For further information about the position, please contact Professor Rubina Raja (rubina.raja@cas.au.dk)
For more information about applications, please contact HR supporter Marianne Birn (mbb@au.dk).
About UrbNet
Centre for Urban Network Evolutions (UrbNet) is a groundbreaking archaeological research initiative exploring the evolution of urbanism and urban networks from the Hellenistic Period to the Middle Ages. The centre is based at Aarhus University, School of Culture and Society, and is funded as a Centre of Excellence by the Danish National Research Foundation. UrbNet was inaugurated 30 January 2015.
UrbNet aims to compare the archaeology of urbanism from medieval Northern Europe to the Ancient Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean World, and determine how – and to what extent – urban networks catalysed societal and environmental expansions and crises in the past. The centre is firmly rooted in the humanities but enjoys close, collaborative ties with natural sciences.
UrbNet aims to advance the understanding of the historical process of urban evolution, and this will be achieved by developing the ability of archaeology to characterise the scale and pace of events and processes. A series of recently developed scientific techniques afford unique potential for archaeology to refine the precision of dates, contexts and provenance ascribed to excavated materials. These will be integrated to form a new “high-definition” approach to the study of global and interregional dynamics. The provenance of materials is clarified through the application of chemical, isotopic and biomolecular analysis of organic and inorganic materials. The characterisation of contexts is augmented by the application of soil chemistry, analysis of ecofacts and micromorphology, and this is then used to reconstruct high-precision chronologies through increasingly sophisticated statistical modelling of radiocarbon dating and other fast-developing methods, such as optically-stimulated luminescence.
UrbNet’s work will comprise projects that intersect questions and problems concerning urban development and networks in the regions from Northern Europe over the Levant to the East Coast of Africa. It involves elaborate work on empirical material from a number of existing excavation projects, and the centre aims to make substantial contributions toward theoretical and methodological developments in the field. Individual projects may also arise from other bodies of data.
The centre is headed by Centre Director Rubina Raja, professor of Classical Archaeology, and Deputy Director Søren Sindbæk, professor MSO of Medieval Archaeology. Furthermore, the centre consists of a strong, interdisciplinary core group.
Learn more: http://urbnet.au.dk/
The Department of Culture and Society deals with the interaction 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 familiar Danish cultural forms to other very different worlds
- From local questions to global challenges.
The department’s goal is to produce compelling research with an international resonance, as well as offering teaching and talent development of high quality. The department is closely linked to society, both in Denmark and abroad, and contributes to social innovation, research communication and further and continuing education.
For a more detailed description of the department, please see this website.
Formalities
Faculty of Arts refers to the Ministerial Order on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Danish Universities (the Appointment Order).
- Appointment shall be in accordance with the collective labour agreement between the Danish Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations.
- Further information on qualification requirements and job content may be found in the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff at Danish Universities .
- Further information on the application and supplementary materials may be found in Application Guidelines.
All interested candidates are encouraged to apply, regardless of their personal background.
Aarhus University offers a broad variety of services for international researchers and accompanying families, including relocation service and career counselling to expat partners: http://ias.au.dk/au-relocation-service/. Please find more information about entering and working in Denmark here: http://international.au.dk/research/
Faculty of Arts
The Faculty of Arts is one of five main academic areas at Aarhus University.
The faculty contributes to Aarhus University's research, talent development, knowledge exchange and degree programmes.
With its 550 academic staff members, 275 PhD students, 9,500 BA and MA students, and 1,500 students following continuing/further education programmes, the faculty constitutes a strong and diverse research and teaching environment.
The Faculty of Arts consists of the School of Communication and Culture, the School of Culture and Society and the Danish School of Education. Each of these units has strong academic environments and forms the basis for interdisciplinary research and education.
The faculty's academic environments and degree programmes engage in international collaboration and share the common goal of contributing to the development of knowledge, welfare and culture in interaction with society.
Read more at arts.au.dk/en
The application must be submitted via Aarhus University’s recruitment system, which can be accessed under the job advertisement on Aarhus University's website.
Aarhus University
Aarhus University is an academically diverse and research-intensive university with a strong commitment to high-quality research and education and the development of society nationally and globally. The university offers an inspiring research and teaching environment to its 38,000 students (FTEs) and 8,000 employees, and has an annual revenues of EUR 885 million. Learn more at www.international.au.dk/
Contact: |
Rubina Raja
Professor
+4587162046
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Website: | https://au.career.emply.com/ad/research-assistant-fixed-term-contract-centre-for-urban-network-evolutions-u/nlyp30/en |
Primary Category: | Urban History / Studies |
Secondary Categories: | Journalism / Media Studies |
Posting Date: | 07/07/2020 |
Closing Date | 08/21/2020 |