As part of the DFG project “Stone Age Engineering: Investigating Adhesive Making and Ochre Heat Treatment in Southern Africa and Europe,” a position is available at Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen for a PhD candidate with a focus on archaeometry and heat treatment of ochre. Requirements include a university degree (master's or equivalent) in archaeometry, mineralogy, or materials science, as well as the motivation to develop fundamental new data on the heating processes of ochre and the willingness to work in a team. Another requirement is the willingness to conduct field research (collection of raw materials, experiments) in South Africa and Europe for several weeks, as well as extensive laboratory experiments. This includes, among other things, conducting heating experiments to investigate the mineralogical and chemical transformation of iron oxides under variable conditions.
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