PhD in Bead Networks Across Early Medieval Europe

KU LEUVEN; Vlaams-Brabant; Sur place; EUR 33 000 - 39 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Fully funded PhD position

Flexible start date

Résumé du poste

KU Leuven invites applications for a fully funded four-year PhD position in Archaeometry, focusing on bead networks across early Medieval Europe. The project investigates connections between communities via bead assemblages using typological and chemical analyses.

You will work under Prof. Patrick Degryse in a collaborative international team, applying pXRF, μXRF, LA-ICP-MS and MC-ICP-MS to compare bead sources and exchange patterns.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or equivalent in Archaeology, Earth Sciences, Chemistry or related field.
• Experience with inorganic archaeological materials analysis is required.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities to interpret chemical data.

Responsabilités

• Typological and pXRF analysis of beads from burial contexts across Europe, coordinating with partner institutions.
• Where needed, sampling of archaeological materials for further analysis.
• Characterize samples or strings of beads for geochemical composition using μXRF, LA-ICP-MS and MC-ICP-MS.
• Apply statistical approaches to understand bead exchange networks.
• Present results to project partners and at international conferences.

Connaissances

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Statistical techniques

Bead analysis

Team collaboration

Formation

Master's degree in Archaeological Sciences (or related field)

Outils

pXRF

μXRF

LA-ICP-MS

MC-ICP-MS

Chemometrics

Description du poste

KU Leuven invites applications for a fully funded four-year PhD position in Archaeometry, focusing on bead networks across early Medieval Europe. The project investigates connections between communities via bead assemblages using typological and chemical analyses.

You will work under Prof. Patrick Degryse in a collaborative international team, applying pXRF, μXRF, LA-ICP-MS and MC-ICP-MS to compare bead sources and exchange patterns.