PhD/ CNRS Doctoral contract offer: Origins and diversity of the Date Palm in al-‘Ulā Oasis, Saudi Arabia: a multidisciplinary approach combining Genomics, Ethnobotany and Archaeobiology

– PhD/ CNRS Doctoral contract offer: Origins and diversity of the Date Palm in al-‘Ulā Oasis, Saudi Arabia: a multidisciplinary approach combining Genomics, Ethnobotany and Archaeobiology

PhD in three (3) years mainly based at ISEM in Montpellier (GAIA Doctoral School/Montpellier University), but also at the Museum (Eco-anthropology, UMR 7206), New York University Abu Dhabi (3 months/year) and in the field in Saudi Arabia (al-‘Ulā oasis).

Effective date: February 1^st, 2020.
Application deadline: December 23^rd, 2019 (11:59 pm)
New deadline: January 13^th, 2020.
This position has been filled. ✅

– How to apply?

Applications must be sent via the CNRS job website (https://emploi.cnrs.fr) before January 13^th 2020: http://bit.ly/2YbZm6b (ref.: UMR7206-VINBAT-002)
Any auditions will take place in Montpellier and/or videoconference within one or two weeks after the closing date for applications.

– Details in the attached documents.

Offre d’un contrat doctoral : Origines et diversité du palmier dattier d’al-‘Ulā Oasis, Arabie saoudite : une approche multidisciplinaire combinant génomique, ethnobotanique et archéobiologie

Doctoral contract offer: Origins and diversity of the Date Palm in al-‘Ulā Oasis, Saudi Arabia: a multidisciplinary approach combining Genomics, Ethnobotany and Archaeobiology

– Links

• RCU (Royal Commission for al-Ula)
• AFALULA
• CNRS
• Université de Montpellier
• ISEM
• Lab. Éco-anthropologie (Musée de l’Homme)
• Center for Genomics and Systems Biology (NYU Abu Dhabi)

In the core area of al-‘Ulā Oasis (KSA), an Egyptian gardener working for his Saudi sponsor’s farm. Dec. 19th, 2019, al-‘Ulā, Saudi Arabia.