Oferty pracy w projektach finansowanych przez NCN

Nazwa jednostki: Uniwersytet Warszawski / Wydział Archeologii – Warszawa, Inne oferty z tego miasta »
Nazwa stanowiska: PhD Student
Wymagania:

The competition is open to applicants who meet the conditions specified in the regulations on the allocation of resources for the implementation of tasks financed by the National Science Centre under the SONATA BIS-15 grant.

- MA in archaeology (or a related discipline). The MA degree should be obtained prior to the start of employment on the project.
- Confirmed status as a PhD student (no later than the start date of employment on the project). The successful candidate is expected to be already enrolled in, or to enrol in, the Doctoral School of the University of Warsaw.
- Excellent academic record.
- Experience or interest in seal studies.
- Experience or interest in Aegean archaeology.
- Experience or interest in digital archaeology.
- Willingness to work in an interdisciplinary and international team. - Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
- Availability to undertake (funded) research trips to the CMS in Heidelberg, Germany.
- Basic database skills.
- Fluency in written and spoken English.
- Basic reading skills in German.
- Knowledge of other languages (e.g., Greek, Polish, German, Italian, French) will be considered an asset.

Opis zadań:

- Contribution to bibliographic review, the development of the project website, the conceptualisation of the project database, and the data management plan.
- Hands-on study of casts in the archives of the Corpus der Minoischen und Mykenischen Siegel (CMS) in Heidelberg (Germany).
- Recording of seal variables in the project’s database.
- Definition of seal classes relevant for identifying inter-community interaction and reconstruction of seal-based material culture networks.
- Contribution to the integration, comparison, and interpretation of networks reconstructed from different types of archaeological evidence.
- Communication and dissemination of results through conference presentations and publications.
- Contribution to the project’s final monograph.

Typ konkursu NCN: SONATA BIS – HS
Termin składania ofert: 10 sierpnia 2026, 00:00
Forma składania ofert: email
Warunki zatrudnienia:

- Doctoral scholarship awarded for the entire four-year period of study at the Doctoral School.
- Additional funds for research trips and participation in conferences.
- Training in digital archaeology and, more specifically, network analysis.
- An equipped office space in the Faculty of Archaeology at the University of Warsaw.
- A stimulating and welcoming work environment with a growing number of specialists, support in career development, and opportunities to be involved in international and interdisciplinary research networks.

Dodatkowe informacje:

Department of Aegean and Textile Archaeology
Doctoral scholarship
4 346 PLN gross prior to the mid-term evaluation and 5 500,50 PLN gross after the mid-term evaluation
Position starts on: 1 November 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter
Maximum period of contract/stipend agreement: 48 months
Project title: Networks of the dead. Mortuary practices, social interactions, and the making of collective identities in Early and Middle Bronze Age Crete
NetworksOfTheDead harnesses the rich mortuary record of Prepalatial and Protopalatial Crete (3100-1700 BC) to reconstruct social networks before, during, and after the construction of the First Minoan Palaces. The project leverages the potential of Social Network Analysis to infer interactions among burial communities based on data drawn from existing literature, hands-on reference collections, and ongoing archaeological projects. Three complementary types of evidence are investigated: remains of mortuary activity, material culture (seals, pottery, petrographic data), and burial site locations. By integrating these three types of evidence, NetworksOfTheDead aims to reconstruct multi-layered networks of intercommunity interaction and explore how collective identities were negotiated across multiple scales, so as to shed light on the dynamics that drove social change.
Required documents:
1. Cover letter describing your relevant experience, research interests, and why you believe you are a good fit for NetworksOfTheDead.
2. Curriculum vitae.
3. Two letters of recommendation.
4. Copy of MA degree (or, if the MA degree has not been obtained yet, a certificate/document confirming the date of MA defence).
5. Document confirming PhD student status at the University of Warsaw (to be provided before starting work on the project).
6. Signed information on personal data processing: https://tiny.pl/pdngjwq07.

Before applying, candidates are obliged to familiarise themselves with Internal Reporting Procedure.
Please submit the application to: sylviane.dederix@gmail.com
Selected candidates will be invited for an interview (held online between 17-21 August 2026).
Date of announcement of the results: 24 August 2026
Method of notification about the results: Email

Data dodania ogłoszenia: 2026-06-22 10:03:31