Applications are invited for the position of Post-Doctoral Researcher in Palaeoecology on the DeepCattle project, project funded by an ERC Consolidator Grant. DeepCattle will break new ground in global environmental history by tracing the origins of commercial cattle farming. It investigates how the growth of beef and dairy production in rural areas of Europe fed trade and the rise of cities. We are seeking a Post-Doctoral Researcher in Palaeoecology to join our interdisciplinary team for three years and work with us to trace the expanding environmental footprint of cattle farming since the Middle Ages. The Post-Doctoral Researcher will assist in lake and peatland coring in Ireland, Scotland and Sweden and be responsible for palynological analysis of the cores at University College Cork. In collaboration with the Centre for Palaeogenetics (CPG) in Stockholm University, the Post-Doctoral Researcher will also undertake sedimentary ancient DNA analysis on selected cores. The Post-Doctoral Researcher will have expertise in palaeoecology, including palynology, and will be interested in working with the team to integrate palaeoecological data with historical and archaeological evidence. The Post-Doctoral Researcher will also be motivated by the opportunity to develop skills in sedimentary ancient DNA at a world-class facility in CPG Stockholm.

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