PhD Scholarship in Middle Eastern Archaeology at the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies, Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen (UCPH)

Official occupation: ph.d., humaniora. Employment conditions: Almindelige vilkår. Employer CVR: 29979812.

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Public Sector, Education & Impact (occupation evidence). The Section for Ancient Culture Studies at Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies invites applications for a three-year PhD scholarship starting from 1 January 2027 or as soon as possible thereafter. The position is offered within the framework of the Networks Before Agriculture:

• Social Interaction in Epipalaeolithic and Neolithic Jordan project and will focus on the technological and typological analysis of Levantine Epipalaeolithic and Neolithic chipped stone artefacts.
• The project is funded by the Independent Research Fund Denmark and led by Professor Tobias Richter.
• Introduction The PhD programme is a study programme which aims at training PhD Fellows at an international level to undertake research, development, knowledge dissemination and teaching assignments.
• The main emphasis is on PhD students organising and conducting their own research project (under supervision).
• The programme includes the drafting of a PhD thesis which the student must defend at a public defence.
• The standard duration of the PhD programme is three years of full-time studies, which equals 180 ECTS.
• A PhD degree opens a range of career opportunities in academia and elsewhere1 …