University assistant predoctoral

The pre-doctoral research assistant is expected to participate in ongoing research projects and to develop a doctoral thesis on settlement dynamics in Eastern Austria during the second millennium AD, with a particular focus on the phenomenon of abandoned villages. The integration of landscape archaeological methods and experience with GIS applications are prerequisites for this.

• Participation in research, teaching and administration: involvement in research projects
• Contribution to publications / academic articles / lecturing
• A dissertation proposal is expected to be finalised within 12 months
• Participation in, and independent delivery of teaching modules in accordance with the provisions of the collective agreement
• Student supervision
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• Successful candidates must hold a Master’s degree in Prehistory and Historical Archaeology or a related discipline.
• They must have knowledge of settlement and landscape archaeology from the medieval and modern periods, demonstrated through relevant training or practical experience (e.g. a Master’s thesis on a relevant topic, participation in a field school or work on a relevant research project)
• Initial experience in the interpretation of complex settlement finds at the micro- and macro-levels, including the analysis of small finds, would be an advantage
• Knowledge of Geographic Information Systems (preferably QGIS) is desirable
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