Job posting: Research associate at the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research

The McDonald Institute at Cambridge University has an open position for a three year postdoc:

Research Associate – University of Cambridge, McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research

The McDonald Institute invites applications for the first Renfrew Fellowship in Archaeology. Named in honour of the Institute’s founding Director, Professor Colin Renfrew, the three-year postdoctoral Fellowship will consist of a stipend at Research Associate level (£28,982 – £37,768). Homerton, Cambridge’s newest and largest College, has agreed to partner the McDonald Institute for this first Renfrew Fellowship (as a College Junior Research Fellowship) and will further offer either free accommodation at the College or £6000 p.a. for Fellows who wish to live out, plus associated benefits. In addition, the Fellow will be entitled to up to £2000 p.a. research expenses (for conference attendance, travel for training, etc.) and the opportunity to apply through open competition for up to £5000 p.a. for fieldwork or other research funds from the D. M. McDonald Grants and Awards Fund. The successful applicant will take up the Fellowship on 1 October 2016 or as soon as possible thereafter.

More application details here.