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RESEARCH ASSISTANT for 'ANCIENT HUMAN OCCUPATION OF BRITAIN' project. DEPARTMENT OF PALAEONTOLOGY, THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, LONDON ENGLAND THIS IS A 5 YEAR PROJECT SALARY IS £22,500 PER ANNUM JOB DESCRIPTION Overview The Ancient Human Occupation of Britain research programme (AHOB) will examine, verify and make available to the widest possible audience the existing evidence for human presence and absence throughout the Quaternary Period from the earliest evidence for human activity through to the early Mesolithic, a span of at least 500,000 years. The programme, which is funded by the Leverhulme Trust, will run from October 2001 to October 2006. Much of the research effort will be directed towards the recording and analysis of existing museum collections of artefacts and faunal remains accompanied by targeted excavations to clarify stratigraphic details and gather samples for dating and isotopic analysis at key sites. Overall purpose To become an important member of the programme team and work closely with other team members here in the Palaeontology Department at the Natural History Museum and elsewhere as the need arises. There is need for versatility, computer literacy, with a good grounding in excavation and post-excavation work and ideally with some experience of working on Quaternary materials. The job will include data gathering and recording, sample processing and active fieldwork involving travel within Great Britain, primarily England and Wales. The closing date is 30 October 2001. Further details are available from Pauline Davy@nhm.ac.uk -- ___________________________________________________________________ Dr. Norman MacLeod Keeper of Palaeontology The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD (0)20-7942-5295 (Office) (0)20-7942-5546 (Fax) Web Page: http://www.nhm.ac.uk/palaeontology/a&ss/nm/nm.html ___________________________________________________________________
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