Applications are invited from PhD students or early career scholars (up to 8 years upon receiving their PhD) for an award to support research at the Fitch Laboratory, British School at Athens (BSA) for up to 3 months in the academic year (September 2025-July 2026) in any of the fields in which the Laboratory is active and/or hosts facilities for (e.g. ceramic studies, archaeometallurgy, geophysical prospection, zooarchaeology, human osteology, archaeobotany, soil micromorphology, ethnoarchaeology; normally in the context of Aegean/Mediterranean archaeology). The Bursary includes a monthly stipend (400€), BSA membership and accommodation at the BSA Hostel in Athens and, if required for research purposes, also in Knossos. The award holder will be required to submit a report on their research at the Laboratory to the Laboratory’s Subcommittee and Director.
The successful applicant will be expected to use the facilities of the Fitch Laboratory (including analytical equipment and reference collections) as well as the BSA library to further on-going work, in the context of a postgraduate degree or postdoctoral research. No bench fee charges will be applied but the bursary holder will need to cover the expenses of any planned sample preparation or analysis. The award carries no other formal obligation, although involvement in the academic life of the BSA (for example in the form of a seminar) is welcome.
Applications should include a covering letter (indicating the preferred length and period of stay), a Curriculum Vitae, a statement of the proposed programme of research and a title (up to one page) and the names and contact details of two referees. Applicants should ask referees to send their recommendations by the deadline. The successful applicant will be responsible for acquiring on time any required permits for study and transfer of archaeological material to the Fitch Laboratory. If the use of in-house analytical facilities is necessary for the proposed research, applicants should contact the Laboratory Director to get feedback on analytical costs and timing.
Potential applicants may contact Dr Evangelia Kiriatzi, the Laboratory Director (e.kiriatzi@bsa.ac.uk), for further information. Additional details about the School and the Laboratory can be found at http://www.bsa.ac.uk/ .
If you are interested in applying for an award, please click here. Applications should be submitted by 30 April 2025.
Candidates will be informed on the selection outcome by the end of July 2025.