Cluster of Excellence ROOTS
Doctoral Researcher Position in “Quantitative Reconstruction and Assessment of S
Cluster of Excellence ROOTS, Germantown, Ohio, United States
Organisation/Company Cluster of Excellence ROOTS Research Field History » Archaeology Environmental science » Other Geosciences » Other 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 highend infrastructure to realize innovative interdisciplinary research.
For its 2nd phase, ROOTS is offering a
Doctoral Researcher Position in “Quantitative Reconstruction and Assessment of Socio-Environmental Hazards in Marginal to Highly Used Regions in Prehistorical to Historical Settings in Eurasia”
(Subproject B6).
Profile:
Paleoenvironmental studies, palynology, geoarchaeology, biomarkers, stabile isotopes, bio-geochemistry, sea-level reconstructions.
The subcluster ROOTS of Socio-environmental Hazard focuses on adaptations and opportunities that have emerged in response to disturbances, which are often interpreted as hazards. The overarching aim is to build a continuous reference of the human footprint on environments from prehistoric to historical times and ranging from marginal to highly used areas. This serves as a baseline to identify the impact and cascading effects of hazards, precursors of crises and their aftermath, and to identify successful mitigation strategies. While global and regional data bases (pollen assemblages, land cover reconstructions, and temperature reconstructions) provide a sound database for large-scale syntheses, large uncertainties persist with regard to other variables like seasonality, hydroclimate, or occurrence of extreme events, all of which are highly relevant variables for early agrarian economies.
The candidate should have an excellent MSc degree in Geosciences, Environmental Sciences, Environmental Archaeology, or in comparable disciplines. Basic experience with quantitative paleoenvironmental methods is expected, e.g. methods applied in the fields of archaeobotany, geoarchaeology or environmental archaeology. A precondition is an interest in human-environmental relations and interdisciplinary research.
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 highend infrastructure to realize innovative interdisciplinary research.
For its 2nd phase, ROOTS is offering a
Doctoral Researcher Position in “Quantitative Reconstruction and Assessment of Socio-Environmental Hazards in Marginal to Highly Used Regions in Prehistorical to Historical Settings in Eurasia”
(Subproject B6).
Profile:
Paleoenvironmental studies, palynology, geoarchaeology, biomarkers, stabile isotopes, bio-geochemistry, sea-level reconstructions.
The subcluster ROOTS of Socio-environmental Hazard focuses on adaptations and opportunities that have emerged in response to disturbances, which are often interpreted as hazards. The overarching aim is to build a continuous reference of the human footprint on environments from prehistoric to historical times and ranging from marginal to highly used areas. This serves as a baseline to identify the impact and cascading effects of hazards, precursors of crises and their aftermath, and to identify successful mitigation strategies. While global and regional data bases (pollen assemblages, land cover reconstructions, and temperature reconstructions) provide a sound database for large-scale syntheses, large uncertainties persist with regard to other variables like seasonality, hydroclimate, or occurrence of extreme events, all of which are highly relevant variables for early agrarian economies.
The candidate should have an excellent MSc degree in Geosciences, Environmental Sciences, Environmental Archaeology, or in comparable disciplines. Basic experience with quantitative paleoenvironmental methods is expected, e.g. methods applied in the fields of archaeobotany, geoarchaeology or environmental archaeology. A precondition is an interest in human-environmental relations and interdisciplinary research.
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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