The successful candidate will work as for the project Mapping the Archaeological Pre-Columbian Heritage of South America (MAPHSA) led by Prof. Marco Madella at the CaSEs (Culture and Socio-Ecological Dynamics) research group, and she/he will be a member of the newly established UPF Centre for Digital Humanities at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra.

The project will draw from archival work, remote sensing, and on-ground survey to produce the first leading integrated database for the pre-Columbian archaeological heritage of South America that will be Open Access, available on a geospatial relational database, and serve as the primary resource for heritage protection and research repository for the continent.

The tasks and responsibilities of this position are as follows:

- Development of the project’s database architecture and structure
- Constant maintenance and customization of the database, adapting it to the particularities of the South American archaeological data
- Integration of the database into Arches (https://www.archesproject.org/)
- Performing database maintenance, migration, and upgrades

Cooperation with database managers of other Arcadia-funded projects to establish common protocols, as well as with the Arches developers

Information on the minimum requirements

- PhD in Archaeology or Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Science or related areas
- Experience with database development and maintenance
- Familiarity with SQL and/or NoSQL query languages
- Familiarity with Python or another programming language
- Working knowledge of English
- Knowledge of Spanish and/or Portuguese will be seen positively

Benefits of the opening





This position offers the opportunity to work in a highly international research group in one of the best universities in Spain. The project will allow for further training of the personnel in GIS software, spatial analysis and spatial statistic as well as working in a multi-national, highly stimulating research environment. The contract has a settlement payment at the end of the employment. This is a full-time position on a permanent contract with an estimated duration of 3 years.

The gross annual salary 29.533,16 euros.

Selection criteria

- The selection committee will evaluate the submitted CV together with the motivation letter.
- The selection process will consider the previous extensive experience of the applicant with archaeological or any other types of databases.
- Shortlisted candidates will be invited to an interview with the selection committee (either in person or via video call) that will be carried out both in English and Spanish languages.

Information on the application process

Candidates must attach their CV, a letter of motivation [in PDF format] and a photocopy of their DNI/NIE/Passport and a copy of the Doctorate Degree.

Applications are submitted through the Interfolio Platform, to the address that will be made public on the Universitat Pompeu Fabra website: https://www.upf.edu/web/humanitats/convocatories-obertes

Potential candidates are welcome to discuss their language skills and any other aspect of this job advertisement with Prof. Marco Madella.

Deadline to submit applications 10/02/2023

https://www.upf.edu/web/humanitats/convocatories-obertes

Contact [email protected]

📌 H-Researcher and DataBase Manager (Barcelona)
🏢 Pompeu Fabra University
📍 Barcelona