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-------- Original Message -------- Subject: PhD position in Durham Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 02:31:34 -0700 (PDT) From: Una Vidarsdottir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] *PhD studentship (funded by the NERC) * *available starting Oct. 2008* *Closing date for applications: 6^th June 2008* * * */"Morphometric variation in modern and ancient /_Sus scrofa_/"/* This tied PhD studentship forms part of a Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) funded project entitled: */Pigs People and the Neolithisation of Europe/*. The studentship will be based jointly in the departments of Archaeology and Anthropology at Durham University (UK) and will investigate morphological variation in wild and domestic pigs from Europe and the Near East over the last 10,000 years. Using 3D geometric morphometric techniques, the research project will explore morphometric variation in the maxillary teeth and crania of modern and ancient wild boar and pigs, with a specific focus on signatures of phenotypic expression related to the process of domestication in ancient and modern /Sus scrofa/. The project forms an integral part of a much broader collaborative and multi-disciplinary research effort at Durham University (funded by the Wellcome Trust, AHRC and most recently NERC), which uses a wide variety of archaeological, anthropological, and genetic methods to understand the origins and spread of early farmers around the world. Applicants will be expected to hold a good first degree and an MSc or MA in Bioarchaeology, Anatomy, Biological Anthropology, Bioengineering, zoology or other relevant subject, have a good understanding of computing and statistics, and ideally some experience of shape analysis. Although training and hands-on supervision will be provided, it is essential that the candidate can operate independently and take initiatives in their own research. The studentship will be supervised jointly by Dr. Keith Dobney and Dr Una Strand Viðarsdóttir and the chosen candidate will collaborate closely with the project's postdoctoral researcher: Dr Thomas Cucchi. The studentship will cover the full cost of tuition fees for UK/EU students, and will pay an annual tax-free stipend of £12,600 for three years. Non-UK/EU students are encouraged to apply, but will be responsible for additional University fees charged to international students. There are additional funds available for related laboratory consumables and travel. Applications should be sent to Dr Keith Dobney at the email address given below and should include: 1) Your /Curriculum Vitae/ 2) Course results for undergraduate and any post-graduate work 3) A cover letter explaining why you are well qualified for this project 4) Two letters of recommendation in support of you application. Please also have two letters of recommendation in support of you application sent on your behalf. For informal enquiries please contact Dr Keith Dobney on +44 191 3341119 (email [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) or Dr Una Strand Viðarsdóttir on +44 191 3346176 (email [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>). Related web links: http://www.dur.ac.uk/archaeology/research/projects/?mode=project&id=260 <http://www.dur.ac.uk/archaeology/research/projects/?mode=project&id=260> http://www.dur.ac.uk/archaeology/research/projects/?mode=project&id=261 <http://www.dur.ac.uk/archaeology/research/projects/?mode=project&id=261> http://www.dur.ac.uk/archaeology/research/projects/?mode=project&id=258 <http://www.dur.ac.uk/archaeology/research/projects/?mode=project&id=258> http://www.dur.ac.uk/archaeology/research/projects/?mode=project&id=259 <http://www.dur.ac.uk/archaeology/research/projects/?mode=project&id=259> _http://www.dur.ac.uk/archaeology/staff/?id=1221_ http://www.dur.ac.uk/anthropology/staff/profile/?id=143 http://www.dur.ac.uk/archaeology/staff/?id=3726 -- Replies will be sent to the list. For more information visit http://www.morphometrics.org
