Student assistant

Centre for Urban Network Evolutions (UrbNet), School of Culture and Society, Aarhus University, is looking to recruit a student assistant (7 hours/week) for the period 1 May 2024 – 30 April December 2025 (with the possibility of an extension). The position is affiliated with the project A Digital Archive Platform for Research on the Danish Inter-World War Archaeological Engagement in the Middle East.

Place of employment: Centre for Urban Network Evolutions (UrbNet), Moesgaard Allé 20, 8270 Højbjerg, Denmark.

The position The successful candidate is expected to assist the project director, Professor Rubina Raja, on a number of tasks, including:

Literature searches Transcription Database/archival work, organising data and documenting findings Preparing materials for presentations, in Powerpoint Qualifications Applicants are expected to have the following qualifications: Ability to think and work independently; Structured and efficient approach to tasks/problem-solving; Reliability when it comes to working hours and days; Practical sense; Good interpersonal and collaborative skills; Enrolled in a relevant degree for the job, Archaeology, History or a related programme. Applicants who can document experience from similar roles will have an advantage.

The position entails an average of 7 working hours/week; however the distribution of working hours may vary.
Further information For further information about the position, please contact Professor Rubina Raja ()

For more information about applications, please contact HR supporter Marianne Birn ().
About the project Read more here: .
About UrbNet The Centre for Urban Network Evolutions (UrbNet) was founded in 2015 as a groundbreaking archaeological research initiative exploring the evolution of urbanism and urban networks from the Hellenistic Period to the Middle Ages. The centre is based at Aarhus University, School of Culture and Society, and is funded as a Centre of Excellence by the Danish National Research Foundation.

UrbNet aims to compare the archaeology of urbanism from medieval Northern Europe to the ancient Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean World and determine how – and to what extent – urban networks catalysed societal and environmental expansions and crises in the past. The centre is firmly rooted in the humanities but enjoys close, collaborative ties with the natural sciences.

UrbNet aims to advance the understanding of the historical process of urban evolution, and it does so by developing the ability of archaeology to characterise the scale and pace of events and processes. Recently developed scientific techniques afford the potential for archaeology to refine the precision of dates, contexts and provenance ascribed to excavated materials. UrbNet's key ambition has been to integrate these new forms of data as a new "high-definition" approach to the study of global and interregional dynamics.
UrbNet's work comprises projects that intersect questions and problems concerning urban development and networks in the regions from Northern Europe via the Levant to the East Coast of Africa. It involves elaborate work on empirical material from a number of existing excavation projects, and the centre aims to make substantial contributions to theoretical and methodological developments in the field. Salary and terms of employment In accordance with the current collective agreement between the Ministry of Taxation and HK. Aarhus University's ambition is to be an attractive and inspiring workplace for all and to foster a culture in which each individual has opportunities to thrive, achieve and develop. We view equality and diversity as assets, and we welcome all applicants.
Faculty of Arts The Faculty of Arts is one of five main academic areas at Aarhus University.

The faculty contributes to Aarhus University's research, talent development, knowledge exchange and degree programmes.
With its 550 academic staff members, 240 PhD students, 9,500 BA and MA students, and 1,500 students following continuing/further education programmes, the faculty constitutes a strong and diverse research and teaching environment.

The Faculty of Arts consists of the School of Communication and Culture, the School of Culture and Society and the Danish School of Education. Each of these units has strong academic environments and forms the basis for interdisciplinary research and education.

The faculty's academic environments and degree programmes engage in international collaboration and share the common goal of contributing to the development of knowledge, welfare and culture in interaction withsociety.

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The application must be submitted via Aarhus University's recruitment system, which can be accessed under the job advertisement on Aarhus University's website.

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