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Fleur Kemmers

[JOB] PhD position in Mediterranean Archaeology/Roman Archaeology
Frankfurt am Main (Germany)

At the Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Institute of Archaeology,
Department for Archaeology of the Roman Provinces and Auxiliary
sciences, the research project  ´Coinage and the dynamics of power:
the Western Mediterranean 500-100 BC´ offers

1 PhD-position
(E13 TV-G-U, 50 %)

for three years, starting date 1.09.2010.

The research project is part of the Lichtenberg-chair for coins and
money in the Graeco-Roman world.  It focuses on the development,
functions and use of coins in the Western Mediterranean in the period
500-100 BC. The adaptation and use of coinage in this period will be
studied in the context of the constantly changing balance of power in
the area. In the struggle over hegemony in the western Mediterranean,
coinage was an important instrument to finance the various bids for
power, to display developing identities and shifting loyalties and to
facilitate control over subjugated areas. Central to the proposed
project is an interdisciplinary approach from the perspective of the
'longue durée'. For it is thought, that a comprehensive understanding
of the adaptation and use of the earliest western currencies is best
achieved by a diachronic, systematic comparison of the phenomenon
within a wide geographical scope.

The PhD project concerns the use and functions of uncoined metal
(lumps of bronze, silver or gold, often of a standardized weight) in
the study area. The use of uncoined metal and the adoption of a fixed
weight standard are usually thought to have been the first step
towards a coinage system. The aim is to find out how the various
groups of people in the Western Mediterranean used uncoined metal and
to reconstruct the various trajectories towards a coinage system. The
research method is expected to mainly consist of analyzing
archaeological contexts containing finds of uncoined metal. The
theoretical framework of economic anthropology will be used to
interpret the assembled dataset.

The task of the PhD-student will be:
•       Successfully carry through the research project on the use and
functions of uncoined metal, resulting in a PhD-thesis on this topic
•       To present his/her research in papers in journals and at conferences
•       To participate in the meetings of the research team

The ideal candidate is a team-player and capable of both independent
and joint research.  Furthermore he/she should have:
•       A MA or equivalent degree in Mediterranean Archaeology or
Archaeology of the Roman Provinces
•       A keen interest in interdisciplinary work
As the candidate will have to enroll as a PhD-student at the
Goethe-University, the following language requirements should be met:
•       Latinum, English, German, French (can be substituted for
another romanesque language)

We offer:
•       A three-year contract salary group E13 TV-G-U 50%
•       Funding for extended research stays abroad and attendance of conferences
•       A stimulating work environment
•       Flexibility and independence

Applications should include:
•       CV & List of publications (if applicable)
•       Copies of your MA or equivalent degree and your High School diploma
•       A copy of your MA-thesis, or of up to three papers you have published.
•       A letter of recommendation
•       A letter of motivation
•       A brief research proposal (max. 2 pages) on the use and
functions of uncoined metal in the Western Mediterranean




Applications should be sent in no later than June 28th 2010, either by
post or electronically to:
Prof.Dr. Fleur Kemmers
Goethe Universität Frankfurt am Main
Institut für Archäologische Wissenschaften, Abt. II
Grüneburgplatz 1
60323 Frankfurt am Main
kemmers@em.uni-frankfurt.de
tel: 0049-69-79832281

This is also the address to contact for any further information.
The interviews are planned in the second half of July.


-- 
Prof. Dr F.(Fleur) Kemmers
Lichtenbergprofessor ´Münze und Geld in der Griechisch-Römischen Antike´
Goethe Universität
Institut für Archäologische Wissenschaften
Abt.II
Grüneburgplatz 1
60323 Frankfurt am Main
Deutschland
0049-69-79832281
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