Research Associate Needed for Artefacts of Encounter Project
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
MAA Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology
University of Cambridge
3 year fixed-term position to commence on 1 April 2010 or as soon as possible thereafter
'Artefacts of Encounter' is a three-year research project based at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge. Through historic artefact collections, it will study encounters between European explorers and Polynesian islanders on more than thirty Pacific voyages from 1765 to 1840, and their contemporary legacies. The project is co-directed by Professor Nicholas Thomas and Dr Amiria Salmond. read more »
