Doctoral Researcher in Archaeobotany

id="offer-description" class="ecl-u-type-heading-2 ecl-u-mt-none ecl-u-mb-l">Offer Description The University of Helsinki invites applications for a. Doctoral Researcher in Archaeobotany . for a fixed-term position of 36 months in the Research Council of Finland-funded project NeoPlant: “ Neolithic Plant Use, Cultivation and Cultural Roles of Plants in Finland, ca. 3000-1500 BCE”. The position is based at the Faculty of Arts & Cultures at the Department of Archeology, University of Helsinki in Finland, and the successful candidate will join the research group led by Dr. Mia Lempiäinen-Avci. About the project . NeoPlant investigates one of the major transformations in human history: the transition from hunting and gathering to food production and farming. The project focuses on Neolithic Finland, where hunting, fishing and gathering continued to play an important role while new practices related to cultivation, animal husbandry and food production gradually emerged. The project examines how plants were used during this transition and what archaeobotanical evidence can reveal about changing subsistence strategies, environments and everyday life. Particular attention is paid to exceptionally well-preserved archaeological contexts, including wetland sites, which provide new possibilities for studying plant use in prehistoric northern Europe. NeoPlant combines archaeobotanical analysis of plant macroremains with archaeological and natural-scientific approaches, including radiocarb