Research Assistant Oxford, England
University of Oxford
Full Time
Oxford, England
32332 - 38205 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
Reporting to Professor Juan Manuel Tebes (Principal Investigator), the post holder will be a member of the research project Decoding the Ancient Sacred Landscapes of the Arid Southern Levant (Southern Jordan/Israel), funded by the British Academy. The project aims studies sacred landscapes through an interdisciplinary approach at the intersection between digital humanities and archeological research, and aims to make all spatial and archaeological data, and an associated map, freely available through an online digital repository.
The post holder will work with Prof Tebes in the expansion and completion of the project database and map. Main duties will include reviewing, identifying, collecting and correcting archaeological and historical datasets. Graduate students with an interest in history, archaeology, anthropology and religious studies will find this project very attractive. For more details, see the project website.
The successful candidate will hold a relevant degree in humanities, and will be working towards a doctorate in a specialist field related to this research. The successful candidate will have advanced skills in data gathering and management and experience of following and adapting methodologies, and you may have experience in QGIS or similar software.
This position is based in central Oxford. This is a part-time (15 hours per week), fixed-term position between September and December 2023.
The closing date for applications is 12 noon on 25th August 2023.
