Project desciption: The successful candidate will be recruited to the research unit Archéosciences Bordeaux within the Geochronology team. He/she will be involved in the study of several East African archaeological sites for which there is currently no chronological data based on physical dating methods. The project is part of Work Package 3 of the GPR ‘Human Past’ and aims to provide innovative dating tools that can be used over a wide time range, in line with the scientific objectives of the GPR.
The successful candidate will be required to carry out experiments on sediment samples from the Mochena Borago (Ethiopia) and Lokam (Kenya) sites, for which Dr C. Tribolo is responsible for the dating.

Principal supervisor: Norbert Mercier, Archéosciences Bordeaux

Place of work: Laboratoire Archéosciences Bordeaux; Maison de l’archéologie, 8 esplanade des Antilles; 33607 Pessac, France

Contract duration: 12 months

Expected starting date: January 1st 2027