The graduate school “Value and Equivalence. The genesis and transformation of values from an archaeological and anthropological perspective” offers 11 PhD-positions (funding for 2 years with a possible extension by a third year) to start at 01.04.2010.

The graduate school, which is based at the Goethe Universität Frankfurt am Main and the Technische Universität Darmstadt, focuses on concepts of value and equivalence in relation to material culture in a broad geographical and chronological framework.

The call includes

  • 1 PhD-position in Archaeology and Cultural History of the Near East
  • 1 PhD-position in Cuneiform Studies
  • 1 PhD-position in Classical Archaeology at the Goethe Universität Frankfurt am Main
  • 1 PhD-position in Classical Archaeology at the Technische Universität Darmstadt
  • 2 PhD-positions in Archaeology and History of the Roman provinces /Auxiliary sciences (Epigraphy, Numismatics, Papyrology)
  • 1 PhD-position in Prehistory of Europe
  • 1 PhD-position in Prehistory of Africa
  • 3 PhD-positions in Social Anthropology, centring on Africa, North-America and Southeast Asia resp.

The PhD-positions consist of a monthly stipend of EUR 1200, plus expenses and family and/or children allowances (where eligible).

The graduate school and the universities involved conduct an equal opportunities policy and therefore explicitly encourage women to apply for the PhD-positions. Given equal qualifications disabled persons will be given preference. The Goethe Universität was entitled to the ‘Audit-Familiengerechte Hochschule’ in 2005. The Goethe Universität strives to create a family friendly work environment.

Applications, together with the required documents described on the homepage, are to be sent in no later than 29.01.2010, to the speaker of the graduate school (either by post or e-mail):

Prof. Dr. Hans-Markus von Kaenel, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Institut für Archäologische Wissenschaften, Abt. II, Grüneburgplatz 1, Fach 136, D-60323 Frankfurt a. M., v.kaenel@em.uni-frankfurt.de

Call for 2 Postdoc-positions

The graduate school “Value and Equivalence. The genesis and transformation of values from an archaeological and anthropological perspective” offers 2 Postdoc-positions (2 years each) to start at 01.04.2010

The graduate school, which is based at the Goethe Universität Frankfurt am Main and the Technische Universität Darmstadt, focuses on concepts of value and equivalence in relation to material culture in a broad geographical and chronological framework.

The call includes:

  • 1 Postdoc-position in Prehistory of Europe
  • 1 Postdoc-position in Social Anthropology

The Postdoc-positions consist of a monthly stipend of EUR 1365, plus expenses and family and/or children allowances (where eligible)

The graduate school and the universities involved conduct an equal opportunities policy and therefore explicitly encourage women to apply for the PhD-positions. Given equal conditions disabled persons will be given preference. The Goethe Universität was entitled to the ‘Audit-Familiengerechte Hochschule’ in 2005. The Goethe Universität strives to create a family friendly work environment.

Applications, together with the required documents described on the homepage, are to be sent in no later than 29.01.2010, to the speaker of the graduate school (either by post or e-mail):

Prof. Dr. Hans-Markus von Kaenel, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Institut für Archäologische Wissenschaften, Abt. II, Grüneburgplatz 1, Fach 136, D-60323 Frankfurt a. M., v.kaenel@em.uni-frankfurt.de

For further details go to:
http://www.value.uni-frankfurt.de/Call.html

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