Submitted by S.E. Morgan on Fri, 27/07/2018 - 15:25
JOB DESCRIPTION
This postdoc fellowship is part of the project PALEODEM, Late Glacial and Postglacial Population History and Cultural Transmission in Iberia (c.15,000-8000 cal BP) – ERC Consolidator Grant Grant 2015 Ref. 683018 (PI: Javier Fernández-López de Pablo).
PALEODEM aims to investigate the interplay between human demography and cultural transmission processes from the Late Magdalenian to the Late Mesolithic in the Iberian Peninsula, using a novel multi-scale methodological approach.
The researcher will analyse spatio-temporal networks and perform computational experiments to study on and of network dynamics. He / she will work with Dr. Sergi Lozano and the rest of COMPATHEVOL (COMplex PATHs in Human EVOLution), a highly multidisciplinary research team devoted to the quantitative study of the Human Past.
REQUIREMENTS
We seek highly motivated candidates with a PhD thesis in Network Science, who:
* have experience in the application of network methods to empirical case studies;
* have knowledge about analysis of spatial and temporal networks
* have affinity with, or willingness to learn about Prehistoric Archaeology and anthropological theories;
* have strong programming skills;
* are proficient in English;
For more details on the position and application process: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/322697
Informal inquiries should be sent to slozano@iphes.cat
Application deadline: 31st August