We seek a postdoctoral research fellow specializing in stable isotope analysis applied to bone collagen and archaeological osteological remains of humans and other key taxa, focusing on the introduction and prehistoric development of agriculture in Norway. the successful applicant will design sample-collection strategies to build an isotopic baseline for Norwegian prehistory that outlines core human food webs. The human skeletal material has already been sampled for aDNA analysis and is available for stable isotope measurements. The postdoctoral fellow will analyze these human bones to follow the adaptation to changing environments, mobility, and variability in economic strategies employed by different groups of the population. Animal bones and other food sources will be sampled from museum collections. The successful candidate will establish protocols for data collection, extract collagen, carry out stable isotope measurements using state-of- the-art in house IRMS equipment, write research manuscripts for international journals, and be co-author of other interdisciplinary papers with collaborating partners. Compulsory work for the University Museum can include teaching, but also archaeozoology, human osteology, or stable isotope analyses for other projects, instrument maintenance or outreach activities, depending on the qualification and interests of the applicant.
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