Archaeogenetics, Biological Archaeology, Archaeometry: Max Planck Harvard Project Fellowships 1701 views

The Department of Archaeogenetics at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, Germany, and the Initiative for the Science of the Human Past at Harvard University are initiating a joint program. This new program is a long-term cross-disciplinary association involving departments at MPI and Harvard’s FAS and HMS.

Duration of fellowship: up to 5 year Full Fellowships (f/m)

Subject areas:

• Biological Archaeology
• Archaeometry
• Archaeogenetics

Number of fellowships: 03

Requirements:

• These 03 new Doctorate fellowships are open for recent Bachelor or Master’s degree holders with an excellent record and research experience in two or more of the fields mentioned above.
• The new program generally includes 02 years of coursework at Harvard and fulfillment of the standard requirements for the PhD in the relevant Departments of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences of Harvard University, where applicant will receive expertise in the topics and methods covered by the Max Planck Harvard project.
• After this period, PhD students will conduct substantial research for their Doctorate at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History in Jena, Germany.

Applications:

• Harvard application form
• Grade transcript
• Evidence of language proficiency, TOEFL, GPA, GRE
• Writing sample

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