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About the position A tenure-track position (tenure-track in a postdoctoral position and tenured as associate professor) in Archaeology is available at The Department of Archaeology, Conservation and History (IAKH), University of Oslo. IAKH comprises the three disciplinary fields of archaeology conservation and history. The archaeology section has nine academic faculty positions, each with teaching and research components. The section’s research profile and teaching program are internationally oriented and span archaeologies of the Stone Age to the present. The announced position is focused on GIS, statistics and Mesolithic archaeology in Scandinavia. The announced tenure-track position starts as a full-time postdoctoral position (SKO 1352) for a period of six years, including a 25 % component devoted to teaching and administrative duties. These duties include obtaining basic pedagogical qualifications. A formal midterm evaluation will be held in the fourth year of this period, and the candidate will receive feedback on performance relative to the requirements for the six-year tenure-track period. Toward the end of the six-year period, the candidate will be evaluated for a tenured position as associate professor (SKO 1011). During the final assessment, the candidate’s research performance will first be assessed by an expert (adjudication) committee within the candidate’s subject area. Subsequently, the candidate will be interviewed by an internal interview committee assessing the full range of criteria in the contract of employment. More about the position Applicants apply with a research project including GIS, statistics and the Mesolithic in Scandinavia to be carried out in the initial six years period. In the application letter, candidates should also describe long term plans for building an international research group, for future development of the teaching in Stone Age Archaeology, for contributing to the public dissemination of research, and for developing the