The Danish National Research Foundation’s Centre of Excellence Centre for Urban Network Evolutions (UrbNet) hereby invites potential postdoctoral fellows to submit abstracts for papers to be given at the centre’s “Open Audition” 21 January 2016. This is a one-day event with short papers, discussion of research ideas and introduction to the centre’s work and team. The centre is currently recruiting a number of junior and senior researchers, and the open audition event will give interested scholars the possibility to visit the centre and showcase their research projects and develop ideas together with researchers from the centre in order to explore possible collaborations.

We are looking to integrate projects into the centre’s work, which intersect firmly based humanities questions and problems concerning urban development and networks, but which do so through the integration of methods from natural sciences. Projects should understand the agendas of how to approach, examine and understand the phenomenon of urbanism in a new light by also letting humanities be informed by the rapidly developing techniques in the natural sciences. The centre’s work focusses on the regions from Northern Europe over the Levant to the East Coast of Africa. It involves empirical material from a number of existing excavation projects, as well as material already excavated and concerns both theoretical and methodological issues. 

The deadline for submission of applications to participate in the open audition was Monday 7 December 2015, and eight candidates were invited to come and present their research.

For more information, contact Rubina Raja (rubina.raja@cas.au.dk) or  Søren M. Sindbæk (farksms@cas.au.dk).

• Arne Anderson Stamnes, The NTNU University Museum
• Duncan Keenan-Jones, University of Glasgow
• Federica Sulas, Istituto di Storia dell'Europa Mediterranea CNR/National Research Council, Cagliari
• Joakim Kjellberg, Uppsala University
• Ny Björn Gustafsson, Roma Project, Gotland
• Pieterjan Deckers, Vrije Universiteit Brussels
• Sarah Croix, Aarhus University
• Stefan Smith, The British Institute in Amman

Format

Please prepare a 20-minute paper, which will be followed by 5 minutes for questions.

If you wish to use powerpoint, please forward your presentation beforehand to Christina Levisen, so that we have slides ready on the day. 

Travel

As outlined in the original call, UrbNet will cover travel expenses up to €400. Please make your own travel arrangements, and we will reimburse you afterwards (please note that we can only reimburse economy class tickets). You will find suggestions for how to reach Aarhus on the UrbNet website). 

After your stay, please return scanned copies of your receipts and tickets, along with this reimbursement form (preferably as an Excel file) – only fill out the upper half of the form (until and including ‘Expenses’).

Accommodation

UrbNet will organise accommodation for two nights (20-22 January) at Cabinn Hotel Aarhus.

Address:
Kannikegade 14
8000 Aarhus C
Phone: +45 8675 7000
(map)

The hotel is located 1 km from the railway station. If you arrive to Aarhus by plane, take the airport bus (there is one for each arrival) to Aarhus city and get off at the railway station (‘Banegårdspladsen’). This map shows you how to get from the railway station to the hotel.

Getting to UrbNet

UrbNet is located approximately 10 km south of the city centre. To get there the next day, you can do one of the following:

• Walk to ‘Busgaden’ (directions) and catch Bus 18 (direction: Moesgård Museum); get off at the end station ‘Moesgård Museum’ and walk 300 m (map).
• Walk to ‘Dokk 1 Europaplads’ (directions) and catch Bus 100 (direction: Odder Busterminal); get off at the bus stop ‘Oddervej/Moesgård Allé’ and walk 1 km (map).

The bus ride is approximately 25 minutes, and single fare is 20 DKK (2 zones).

Dinner/dietary restrictions

UrbNet will arrange a speakers’ dinner 21 January 2016. Please inform Christina Levisen of any dietary restrictions you might have. The dinner will take place at:

Restaurant Italia
Åboulevarden 9
8000 Aarhus C

Lab tours and/or meetings with UrbNet core group members

Friday morning (22 January), there is a chance of getting a tour of two labs affiliated with UrbNet:

1. 9:30-10:50: the Danish ICPMS at the Dept. of Geoscience; this lab measures elemental concentrations of e.g. archaeological materials, using Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry. The lab is directed by Professor Charles Lesher and Assistant professor Gry Barfod. 
2. 10:00-10:20: The Aarhus AMS Centre at the Dept. of Physics and Astronomy; this lab performs 14C datings and stable-isotope measurements on e.g. archaeological samples and is directed by Associate professor Jesper Olsen.

As per request, the following individual meetings have been set up:

Arne Anderson Stamnes
8:00-9:00: Søren Munch Kristiansen (Høegh-Guldbergs Gade 2, bldg. 1671, room 213)

Duncan Keenan-Jones
8:30-9:00: Charles Lesher/Gry Barfod (Høegh-Guldbergs Gade 2, bldg. 1672, room 323)
9:00-9:30: Søren Munch Kristiansen (Høegh-Guldbergs Gade 2, bldg. 1671, room 213)
10:20-10:50: Jesper Olsen (I assume you will find each other after the tour).

Federica Sulas
8:30-9:00: Søren Munch Kristiansen (Høegh-Guldbergs Gade 2, bldg. 1671, room 213)
9:00-9:30: Charles Lesher/Gry Barfod (Høegh-Guldbergs Gade 2, bldg. 1672, room 323)