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Organisation/Company Cluster of Excellence ROOTS Research Field History » Archaeology Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions PhD Positions Country Germany Application Deadline 15 Dec 2025 - 23:59 (Europe/Berlin) Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Part-time Offer Starting Date 1 Jul 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description The Cluster of Excellence ROOTS (Social, Environmental, and Cultural Connectivity in Past Societies) at Kiel University explores the deep history of tightly intertwined social and environmental processes, in order to explain their long-term developments and to understand how they resonate into the present (https://www.uni-kiel.de/en/cluster-roots ). ROOTS combines expertise from a wide array of disciplines ranging from archaeology to other natural sciences, life sciences, and humanities, creating a unique bridge between different scientific cultures. The ROOTS experts are organized into six subclusters (Hazards, Dietary, Knowledge, Urban, Inequalities, Conflict), three supportive research platforms (Technical Platform, Data Management and Data Science Platform, Outreach and Dissemination Platform), as well as diverse central units (ROOTS Academy, Reflective Turn Forum, Methods Nucleus) to collectively pursue a research agenda targeting key parameters of socio-environmental connectivity related to (1) human subsistence and biodiversity; (2) inequality and conflict; (3) technology and environmental impact; (4) boundaries and well-being.
ROOTS will be housed in the ARCWorlds research building, which is currently being established at Kiel University, in a few years’ time. It will offer high-end infrastructure to realize innovative interdisciplinary research.
For its 2nd phase, ROOTS is offering a
Doctoral Researcher Position in the Subcluster Urban Roots
(Subproject B8)
Profile : Archaeology The candidate will investigate the configuration, transgression or disruption of boundaries in urban historic landscapes of the Baltic Sea region during the High Middle Age (8th–14th century CE), using archaeological as well as historical data. The aim of the project is to compare these developments in terms of time, space or subjects. Urban environments are understood as being sites of embedded practices and patterns of social behavior in their interaction with the ecological environment, characterized by processes of both connection and boundary-making. We therefore expect a research perspective informed by theoretical approaches related to this understanding of Urban Studies.
This position (subproject B8) is part of a joint call for 9 doctoral and 5 postdoctoral positions within the Cluster of Excellence ROOTS.
Eligible candidates must hold an excellent degree (MA, MSc or equivalent) in Prehistoric and Protohistoric Archaeology, Historical Archaeology or Medieval Archaeology, as well as strong experience in analysing excavations, ideally in an urban environment. Candidates should also demonstrate their potential for interdisciplinary collaborative work, particularly in relation to the disciplines represented in Urban Roots.
Languages ENGLISH Level Excellent
Additional Information Work Location(s) Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute Kiel University Cluster of Excellence ROOTS Country Germany City Kiel Postal Code 24118 Street Leibnizstraße Geofield
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Offer Description The Cluster of Excellence ROOTS (Social, Environmental, and Cultural Connectivity in Past Societies) at Kiel University explores the deep history of tightly intertwined social and environmental processes, in order to explain their long-term developments and to understand how they resonate into the present (https://www.uni-kiel.de/en/cluster-roots ). ROOTS combines expertise from a wide array of disciplines ranging from archaeology to other natural sciences, life sciences, and humanities, creating a unique bridge between different scientific cultures. The ROOTS experts are organized into six subclusters (Hazards, Dietary, Knowledge, Urban, Inequalities, Conflict), three supportive research platforms (Technical Platform, Data Management and Data Science Platform, Outreach and Dissemination Platform), as well as diverse central units (ROOTS Academy, Reflective Turn Forum, Methods Nucleus) to collectively pursue a research agenda targeting key parameters of socio-environmental connectivity related to (1) human subsistence and biodiversity; (2) inequality and conflict; (3) technology and environmental impact; (4) boundaries and well-being.
ROOTS will be housed in the ARCWorlds research building, which is currently being established at Kiel University, in a few years’ time. It will offer high-end infrastructure to realize innovative interdisciplinary research.
For its 2nd phase, ROOTS is offering a
Doctoral Researcher Position in the Subcluster Urban Roots
(Subproject B8)
Profile : Archaeology The candidate will investigate the configuration, transgression or disruption of boundaries in urban historic landscapes of the Baltic Sea region during the High Middle Age (8th–14th century CE), using archaeological as well as historical data. The aim of the project is to compare these developments in terms of time, space or subjects. Urban environments are understood as being sites of embedded practices and patterns of social behavior in their interaction with the ecological environment, characterized by processes of both connection and boundary-making. We therefore expect a research perspective informed by theoretical approaches related to this understanding of Urban Studies.
This position (subproject B8) is part of a joint call for 9 doctoral and 5 postdoctoral positions within the Cluster of Excellence ROOTS.
Eligible candidates must hold an excellent degree (MA, MSc or equivalent) in Prehistoric and Protohistoric Archaeology, Historical Archaeology or Medieval Archaeology, as well as strong experience in analysing excavations, ideally in an urban environment. Candidates should also demonstrate their potential for interdisciplinary collaborative work, particularly in relation to the disciplines represented in Urban Roots.
Languages ENGLISH Level Excellent
Additional Information Work Location(s) Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute Kiel University Cluster of Excellence ROOTS Country Germany City Kiel Postal Code 24118 Street Leibnizstraße Geofield
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