Department of Archaeology

Dorothy Garrod Laboratory

Working in the Dorothy Garrod Laboratory

We welcome applications to join the laboratory from potential post-docs, visiting fellows and students, PhD and MPhil students. Please contact either Dr Tamsin O’Connell or Dr Rhiannon Stevens for more information. Potential applicants must get in contact with us to discuss suitable projects prior to the submission of any application.

Post Doctoral Positions

When funded post-doc positions are available, they are usually linked to specific projects and are advertised on the department web page. Post docs wishing to join the group can apply for independent funding though one of the following routes:

• McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research fellowships (advertised annually see: http://www.mcdonald.cam.ac.uk/)
• College research fellowships advertised in the Cambridge Reporter each summer
• NERC Research Fellowship
• Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship
• British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships
• EU funding schemes (e.g. People Action scheme including Marie Curie fellowships)
• Wellcome Trust Research Fellowships

This is not an exhaustive list and if you are interested in such a position, you should investigate other possible sources of funding.

PhD / M.Phil students

Students wishing to join the group for a PhD or M.Phil can apply to various sources of funds:

• Project-specific funded PhD positions, when available, are advertised on the department web page.
• UK and EU students can apply for independent UK research council funding. Competitions for these funds are run through the departments. For further information read the graduate prospectus.
• The Cambridge Trusts (comprising the Gates Cambridge Trust, the Cambridge Commonwealth Trust and the Cambridge Overseas Trust) offer scholarships and part-cost bursaries to students from overseas and the European Union
• The University offers funding through a number of schemes. See university funding.
• Many colleges offer scholarships and bursaries, and summary details can be found in the college entries.

Do pay attention to funding deadlines, as these may be considerably earlier than deadlines for your application to study. Students can apply for funding before securing an offer of study and indeed most students apply for admission and apply for funding concurrently. Extensive further information can be found in the graduate prospectus.

Potential research students should note that laboratory-based projects involving isotopic analyses generally require research funds of several thousands of pounds, in addition to fees and maintenance. This should be discussed with Dr Tamsin O’Connell.

Visiting researchers / students

We welcome academic visitors to the group for periods of up to a year, but cannot provide funding (travel, maintenance or research expenses) to cover their visits. The McDonald Institute charges visitors to the laboratory a small termly bench fee to cover the use of its facilities. Visiting students staying longer than a term may be required to pay university fees. Please contact the Department’s Graduate Secretary for details.