POSTDOC POSITION (F*M)

Job ID: OeAI147PD121

The Austrian Archaeological Institute, Department for Prehistory &West Asian/Northeast African Archaeology (OeAI) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW), Austria’s leading non-university research and science institution, is offering a

Postdoc Position (f*m)

in Neolithic Archaeology

(full-time, 40h per week)

The successful candidate will be part of Prof. Barbara Horejs’ research group »Prehistoric Phenomena«. The successful candidate is expected to develop a project on Neolithic stone tools and stone objects.

Your tasks:

• Cooperation in the development of new projects in Southeast Europe and/or Western Asia
• Participation in ongoing and future projects and field work of the research group »Prehistoric Phenomena«
• Assistance in leading the research group and its organization
• Preparation and organization of research group meetings
• Quality control and quality assurance of the research group’s data pool
• Maintenance of digital bibliographies, publication repositories, and long-term data archiving/repositories
• Editorial assistance of research group related publications
• Scientific assistance of the research group leader

Furthermore, it would be beneficial if the candidate has supervised students, coordinated teams, as well as demonstrated a clear input in field work.

Your profile:

• A PhD in prehistoric archaeology with experience in find analyses (not necessarily related with stones)
• Basic knowledge of the Neolithic archaeology in central to southeast Europe and the adjacent regions
• Experience in field work and willingness to extend this ability to ongoing and future excavations
• Abilities and willingness to participate in international and interdisciplinary co-operations as well as publication activity
• Abilities and willingness to successfully develop and submit projects for third-party funding
• Fluent command of German and English (knowledge of further languages will be an asset)
• Excellent IT Knowledge (MS Office, Zoom, Adobe, etc.)
• Driving license (B)

Our offer:

• Excellent opportunities to work in a lively research environment and collaborate with international experts in the fields related to the research group.
• An annual gross salary of € 49.718,34 according to the collective agreement of the Austrian Academy of Sciences
• We advertise this position for a period of 1 year with the possibility of 5 years extension (in total 6 years)

Applications include (1) curriculum vitae, (2) list of publications, (3) statement of the applicant's research experience (max 2 pages) and an outline of future research interest (max 1 page), (4) certificates for full academic record, and (5) two names of references with the full contact information. Please send the application in PDF format to oeai-personal@oeaw.ac.at (mentioning Job ID: OeAI147PD121) no later than February 28, 2022.

The Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW) pursues a non-discriminatory employment policy and values equal opportunities, as well as diversity. Individuals from underrepresented groups are particularly encouraged to apply.