Join the INASIA team and apply for the position of:
ERC Post-doc ECO
This is a half-time position for a post-doctoral researcher (R2) to be employed at the University of Warsaw for 48 months starting on 1st March 2026.
Approx. annual salary: 95 454 PLN gross (including an annual bonus and seniority allowance) and a social benefits package.
Key responsibilities:
- performing selected geochemical or biochemical analyses of sediment samples or artefacts;
- creating reference databases for the conducted analyses;
- coordinating other specialized laboratory analyses carried out within the project (including coordination of the selection of analytical methods and analysed materials.);
- coordinating laboratory work (including the process of sample collection and transportation.);
- assisting in the organization of a laboratory for interdisciplinary archaeological analyses in Tashkent;
- preparing publications and presenting results;
- collaborating with other team members.
Eligibility criteria:
- compliance with the requirements specified in Article 113 of the Law on Higher Education and Science (Journal of Laws 2024, item 1571, consolidated text);
- a Master’s degree in archaeology, biology or geology;
- a PhD in the discipline of Archaeology, Biological Sciences, Earth and Related Environmental sciences;
- experience in performing and interpreting selected geochemical or biochemical analyses of Pleistocene sediments from cave sites;
- experience in archaeological excavations at Pleistocene cave sites.
- experience in collecting sediment samples for OSL dating and paleogenetic, lipid, palynological, sedimentological and geochemical analyses;
- experience in building reference databases for biochemical or geochemical analyses;
- experience in coordinating laboratory work;
- experience in coordinating specialised analyses, including selecting research methods and materials for analysis.
- knowledge of methods used in archaeometry and environmental archaeology;
- experience working in international projects within interdisciplinary research teams;
- ability to process and interpret analytical results in an archaeological context.
- advanced written and spoken English;
- documented publication record in peer-reviewed journals.
Full documentation of the call for candidates including candidate evaluation criteria and a list of documents to be included with the application can be found here.
Send your full application to: wa.konkursy at uw.edu.pl
Apply until 30th November 2025.
Contact us for any addtional enquiries at inasia at uw.edu.pl
Learn more about the project here.
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