Postdoc Opportunities in Archaeology

The Institut des Sciences de la Terre in Grenoble is recruiting a postdoctoral researcher for the ANR NaturaLDH project, focused on the composition of natural layered double hydroxides and their role in the alteration of mantle rocks. The postdoctoral work centers on developing an analytical protocol for natural layered double hydroxides using anion exchange and ion chromatography, then applying that protocol to natural samples to determine their composition and the conditions under which they f...

This postdoctoral position at CNRS is part of the ANR ROCKMAPS project within the Trajectoires laboratory (UMR 8215). The research focuses on the rock art panels of Bedolina in Capo di Ponte, Lombardy, and their role as engraved cartographic representations carved into stone. The selected researcher will investigate the relationship between the engraved motifs on panels R1, R4, R7, and R9 and their surrounding anthropic and natural environment. The project combines archaeological interpretation ...

This postdoctoral position at Université Côte d'Azur is part of a project on how microbial ecosystems can alter rocks under conditions reminiscent of the early Earth. The work is centered on geomicrobiology, with a strong interface between microbial ecology, geochemistry, and astrobiology. The project builds on an existing experimental platform developed at the CEREEP ECOTRON Île-de-France , where rock-weathering reactors reproduce Archean-like conditions. These experiments compare sterile react...

This postdoctoral position is based at Université de Toulouse Jean Jaurès within the LEREPS research environment and is attached to a collaborative project on the determinants of leishmaniasis in the Mediterranean basin. The researcher will help build the project’s scientific and methodological framework for understanding how the disease evolves through a combination of environmental, socio-economic, territorial, institutional, and behavioral factors. The role places strong emphasis on social sc...

This postdoctoral position at Université de Bordeaux sits within the macroeconomic and comparative strand of the “aging” axis of the Grands Défis en Sciences de la Durabilité programme. The project examines how national socioeconomic systems adapt to population ageing, combining cross-country analysis with a policy-focused perspective. The successful researcher will contribute to two closely related strands of work. First, the project includes a policy watch and mapping exercise on ageing-adapta...

The University of Vienna is recruiting a postdoctoral University Assistant for the Department of Geology within the Faculty of Earth Sciences, Geography and Astronomy. The position focuses on the Late Paleozoic Glacial Period in southern Africa and combines paleoglaciology, geomorphology, field geology, GIS, photogrammetry and quantitative analysis. The researcher will investigate glacial landscapes and geological datasets through paleoglaciological field studies, photogrammetry, digital mapping...

This postdoctoral project is hosted by ISTerre and carried out within the ERC Advanced Grant project Crack the Rock . The work focuses on understanding how environmental forcing affects the cracking and damage evolution of rocks, combining observations from natural rocky outcrops and controlled experimental analysis. The successful researcher will develop acoustic experiments in the field to study how environmental solicitations influence rocks and contribute to subcritical cracking under cyclic...

Idaho National Laboratory is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate in geometallurgy, mineral processing, mining geology, or a comparable discipline to join the Department of Critical Minerals & Geothermal Energy within the Energy and Environment Science and Technology directorate. The research focuses on the geometallurgy of mineralogically complex rare earth element (REE) and thorium deposits. Based in the Minerals, Materials, and Metallurgy (M³) Laboratory in Idaho Falls, the researcher wi...

Idaho National Laboratory is seeking a postdoctoral researcher for the Department of Critical Minerals & Geothermal Energy within the Energy and Environment Science and Technology directorate. Based at the Minerals, Materials, and Metallurgy (M³) Laboratory in Idaho Falls, the project will strengthen INL’s geoscience and geometallurgy capabilities for critical-mineral resources. The researcher will investigate the mineralogy, geochemistry, and petrogenesis of rare earth element (REE), thorium (T...