Within the frame of the collaborative activities of the

"Max Planck-Weizmann Institute Center in the fields of Integrative Archaeology and Anthropology"

The Weizmann Institute of Science offers the position of Track Leader in Archaeological Science to lead a group dedicated to

The Timing of Cultural Change

The new group will be established in Rehovot, Israel and will work in close contact with the Kimmel Center for Archaeological Science at the Weizmann Institute of Science (Director: Steve Weiner) and with the Department of Human Evolution of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (Director: Jean-Jacques Hublin).

Applicants should have demonstrated outstanding research potential, leadership and clear evidence of achievement. The candidate should have expertise in radiocarbon dating, with a good understanding of archaeological materials and their preservation, and should be able to direct a major research program that starts in the field collecting samples in reliable contexts and ends with the radiocarbon dating of well-characterized samples.

This is a fulltime research position. The salary will be equivalent to an associate professor in Israel. Funds for conducting research including salaries for post-doctoral scientists, PhD candidates and an administrative assistant are available. The appointment will be for a term of 5 years.

Applications should include a recent CV, a detailed research plan, and the names of three referees. Documents should be send by e-mail in pdf form to Ms. Aline Ratley, office of the President the Weizmann Institute of Science [aline.ratley@weizmann.ac.il] by April 30, 2012. The identities of applicants will be known only to those participating directly in the decision making process.