All calls for ArCHe PhD positions are closed

Benefits of being an ArCHe PhD student 

The Doctoral network ArCHe explores Europe's Stone Age coastal heritage and develops best practices for its preservation. 

ArCHe's 10 PhD candidates will contribute to the investigation, visibility, preservation and sustainable integration of this vulnerable cultural heritage in coastal areas facing global environmental and development challenges.

In a unique combination of a joint and personal training program, ArCHe's PhD students will be provided with:

1. core scientific training on their respective PhD-topics which will allow specialization, supported by the respective joint training elements.
2. participation in the encompassing joint training program, including joint training events.
3. non-academic secondments for each fellow to develop further skills. 
4. acquisition of transferrable and intersectoral skills through theoretical and practical learning.

Thus equipped with specialized and broad skills ArCHe-fellows will be most apt for international green and blue careers, as they are trained to work from innovative, creative and sustainable perspectives for future better practices, which involve both academic and non-academic sectors.
 

• Read more about the ArCHe training program

• Read more about ArCHe's research objectives

ArCHe recruitment strategy

The recruitment process for all Doctoral candidates in the HORIZON-MSCA-2022-DN ArCHe follows a common recruitment strategy, which is based on the European Commission’s Code of Conduct of Recruitment.

MSCA criteria

• MSCA Mobility Rule: researchers must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of the recruiting beneficiary for more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately before their date of recruitment
• All researchers recruited in a Doctoral network must be doctoral candidates (i.e. not already in possession of a doctoral degree at the date of the recruitment)

Eligibility criteria

• Formal qualifications following local requirements at the recruiting beneficiary 
• Appropriate academic knowledge and skills
• Enrolment in local PhD-programme at the beneficiary

Position-specific criteria

For the specific criteria for each PhD position please look at the individual presentations of the projects (DC1–DC 10) below.

Documents to be sent in by applicants

• Letter of motivation
• Project proposal (approximately 14,000 characters including spaces, references in addition) describing how the candidate would approach the given PhD-topic, including substantial reflections (not more than 4,200 characters including spaces) on how the specific PhD-project topic will contribute to achieving the general aims of the Doctoral network ArCHe as described on the ArCHe homepage (https://www.arche.uio.no/). A progress plan should be included.
• CV (summarizing education, positions and academic work)
• Complete list of publications and academic works
• Proof of language proficiencies
• Two reference persons to be contacted by the selection committee (name, relation to candidate, e-mail address and phone number)
• Copy of MA degree diploma(s) and academic transcripts
• Applicants may be asked to submit their M.A.-thesis

Assessment criteria

• Scientific excellence to fit the PhD project including the comparative ArCHe-perspective: international, interdisciplinary, intersectoral and with a past-present-future perspective
• Fluent (oral and written) English skills as the project operates in English language. Knowledge of the language of the host country may be considered a merit. For DC6, DC8, DC9 and DC10 see the respective job advertisements.
• Interdisciplinary knowledge
• Regarding the project proposal:         
  • Originality, independent thinking
  • Knowledge of the state of the art and how the applicant goes beyond this

  • Theoretical and methodological foundation

  • Scientific ambition and innovativeness
  • Feasibility and progress plan
  • Suitability of the proposal not least in terms of the Doctoral network thought, and specifically regarding to ArCHe
  • Ethics implications

All of the above is assessed based on submitted documentation and the interview. In addition, the following soft skills are assessed during the interview:

• High motivation for doing their PhD in a MSCA-Doctoral network, and specifically ArCHe
• Flexibility
• Team-mindedness

Note: Beneficiary FIHAC will claim the same documentation as the other beneficiaries. Following FIHAC’s internal procedures, first the PhD candidates will be ranked using a point system, which counts merits in numbers according to their academic, professional and scientific backgrounds. The highest-ranked candidates will be invited to an interview, where all the documentation collected from the candidate will be assessed and the skills necessary for being part of ArCHe (motivation for participating in this DN and understanding of how the project would fit into the overall network) will be put to the test.

How to apply

Candidates apply for the positions via the website of the beneficiary who hosts the specific PhD. You will find contact information and links to the relevant application procedure at each individual project description (DC1–10) listed below.  

It is possible to apply for several ArCHe PhD positions. In case you apply for more than one ArCHe PhD position, please indicate this in the Letter of motivation as part of the application procedure at each beneficiary.

The recruitment at each beneficiary follows the common ArCHe recruitment strategy, including the MSCA-eligibility criteria and local requirements at the beneficiary.