MA and PhD Fellowships Available at the University of Manitoba

Two to three MA and/or PhD Fellowships are available in the Department of Anthropology (and Near Eastern and Biblical Archaeology Laboratory) of the University of Manitoba under the supervision of Prof. Haskel Greenfield, as part of his "Nature of early urban neighbourhoods in the southern Levant: Early Bronze Age at Tell es-Safi (EBAS)", SSHRC Partnership Research Program with Bar-Ilan University, Israel.

The term of funding for the MA is for two years (minimum of $12,000/year) and the PhD for four years (minimum of $18,000/year), beginning September 1, 2013. PhD students have the potential for supplementing their funding through teaching of archaeology and anthropology courses, contingent on funding.

The successful candidate is expected to have a background in archaeology, Near Eastern Archaeology (i.e., urbanization of the EBA in the southern Levant), the archaeology of complex societies, and archaeological field work and methods.

The fellowships are for the scientific analysis of remains from the EBA of levels at Tell es-Safi, Israel, including (but not limited to):

· ceramics lipids

· archaeobotany

· micro-debris analysis

· lithic source analysis

· trace element analysis

· GIS and spatial analysis

· aDNA of zoological material

· archaeological imaging

· database management

· Geoarchaeology

Knowledge of any of the above archaeological methods, in addition to ceramic analysis, zooarchaeology, geology, chemistry, chronometric analysis, and palaeoenvironmental reconstruction are beneficial.

Experience in archaeological data management and knowledge of Microsoft Office products, imaging software, spatial analytic (e.g. GIS) programs, and SQL databases (e.g., DB2) would be an asset. Experience in archaeological data management and imaging is highly desired.

Applicants who are not Canadian citizens or landed residents must have their applications approved by Immigration Canada and acceptance by the Faculty of Graduate Studies by the start date of the fellowship.

Interested applicants should submit by email a cover letter describing relevant experience, a complete CV, and names and contact information for two references to Haskel Greenfield (Haskel.Greenfield@ad.umanitoba.ca) by June 1, 2013.

Haskel J. Greenfield,
Prof. University of Manitoba
Department of Anthropology
Fletcher Argue 432 Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada

Websites: Personal - http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~greenf/
NEBAL - http://umanitoba.ca/colleges/st_pauls/nebal/index.html
Tell es-Safi/Gath - http://umanitoba.ca/colleges/st_pauls/nebal/760.html
Publications - http://umanitoba.academia.edu/HaskelGreenfield