EC Marie Curie International Training Network LeCHE PhD and Posdoc Positions

July 9, 2008

EC Marie Curie International Training Network LeCHE
Two 2 year post doctoral positions and 13 PhD positions
(Archaeology/Evolution/Genetics/Computer Modelling) to investigate the
expansion of Dairying in Neolithic Europe

2 Post Doctoral Projects (2 years)
1 Dairying, the archaeological context and Site coordination, Matthew
Collins, University of York, UK, mc80@york.ac.uk
2 Database management Reiss-Engelhorn Museum Mannheim, Germany,
wilfried.rosendahl@mannheim.de (starts 2009)

13 PhD Projects (3 years)
1 Archaeozoology of early dairying in Neolithic Europe. Jean-Denis
Vigne, CNRS, archaeozoology lab at the National Museum of Natural
History, Paris, France, vigne@mnhn.fr

2 Prehistoric Archaeology: Examination of the material culture involved
in the production, processing and consumption of dairy products,
focusing on the ceramic evidence. Friedrich Lüth, Römisch-Germanische
Kommission, Frankfurt a. M., Germany, lueth@rgk.dainst.de

3 Human molecular genetics: Sequence and haplotype characterisation of
the upstream lactase gene enhancer, in European and peri-European
populations, including examination of lactase persistence phenotype-
genotype relationship, and functional aspects. Dallas Swallow,
University College London, UK, in collaboration with Jesper, Troelsen,
Copenhagen and Mark Thomas, UCL , d.swallow@ucl.ac.uk

4 Palaeogenetic detection of genetic markers associated with milk
consumption from human archaeological skeletons. Joachim Burger,
Palaeogenetics Group, Mainz University, Germany, joachim@palaeome.org

5 Genomic diversity in domestic cattle; domestication and the origins of
milking. Dan Bradley, Smurfit Insitute of Genetics, Trinity College
Dublin, Ireland, dbradley@tcd.ie

6 Palaeogenetics: Adapting massive SNPing technology to ancient
material, and to use the techniques to find co-selective traits in human
and cattle remains. Anders Götherström, Evolutionary Biology, Uppsala,
Sweden, anders.gotherstrom@ebc.uu.se

7 Lipid biomarker and isotope chemistry: Regional and chronological
trends in milk use in prehistoric Europe traced through organic residues
preserved in pottery vessels. Richard Evershed, School of Chemistry,
University of Bristol, UK, r.p.evershed@bristol.ac.uk

8 Biochemistry: An analytical project to develop novel strategies to
recover information from ancient proteins (pottery / bone); Matthew
Collins / Oliver Craig, University of York, UK, mc80@york.ac.uk;
olcraig@gmail.com

9 Palaeogenetics: Characterising the long term survival of milk-derived
DNA in archaeological pottery, and using it to investigate the spread of
domestication, Tom Gilbert, Biological Institute, University of
Copenhagen, Denmark, mtpgilbert@gmail.com

10 Isotope chemistry: Investigating human milk consumption using bone
isotope chemistry. Robert Hedges, Research Laboratory for Archaeology,
University of Oxford, UK, robert.hedges@rlaha.ox.ac.uk

11 Isotope chemistry: To determine weaning age and child survival in
pre-agricultural and agricultural societies by the use of stable isotopes
and oseological data; Kerstin Lidén, Department of archaeology and
classical studies Archaeological research laboratory Stockholm University,
Sweden, kerstin.liden@arklab.su.se

12 Modelling the spread of dairying and Lactase Persistence in Europe
using computer simulations. Mark Thomas, Department of Genetics, Evolution
and Environment, University College London, UK, m.thomas@ucl.ac.uk

13 Diagenesis: Development of effective tools to screen preservation
of bone, in order to predict ancient DNA, protein, and stable isotope
preservation. Henk Kars and Miranda Jans, Institute for Geo- and
Bioarchaeology, VU University Amsterdam, NL, henk.kars@falw.vu.nl

Candidates must possess, or be expected to achieve, a good degree
in a relevant subject and must meet EC eligibility requirements
(see website below). Informal enquiries about the studentships can
be made to: fp7milk@googlemail.com and to the individual project
leaders as detailed on the website. Further details can be seen at
http://sites.google.com/a/palaeome.org/leche/Home; please obtain an
application form from this website. Closing date 28th August 2008.

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