Post-Doctoral Research Associate

The School of Anthropology and Conservation at the University of Kent (Canterbury campus) seeks a postdoctoral research associate for a three-year research project investigating the biorhythm of human childhood growth. The project is funded by the Leverhulme Trust. Candidates for this position should have expertise in human dental histology. The role involves dental sample preparation for histology, thin section methodology, and microscopy. Based in the Human Osteology Lab at the University of Kent, the successful candidate will join a team of researchers on this project from The Ohio State University, University of Otago, and University of Bordeaux. The post requires travel and research outside of the UK.

Candidates are asked to provide a covering letter describing skills and experience related to this position, CV including contact information for three references, and relevant publications. All applications must be submitted via the University of Kent’s online application system where more information about the position (Ref: SS1393) and the application process can be obtained: https://jobs.kent.ac.uk/fe/tpl_kent01.asp

Closing date for applications is August 30th 2018. Interviews will be held on September 20th. Start date is January 2019.