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Ref. 1224 Rethymno 13/9/2018

The Institute for Mediterranean Studies (IMS) of the Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas (FORTH), in the framework of the project ARCHERS, aimed at reducing or even reversing the brain drain, which is funded by an exclusive donation of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, is seeking to recruit one post-doctoral fellow.

Job Description The research objectives of the post include: rectification and digitization of plans/maps/drawings, the image processing of satellite imagery datasets, the contribution in GIS analysis and modeling, the participation in a number of geophysical fieldwork activities in Greece, the delivery of geoinformatic lectures in international seminars that will be organized by the Laboratory of Geophysical – Satellite Remote Sensing and Archaeo-environment of FORTH, the active participation in the publications of the project’s results in international peer reviewed journals and conferences. Candidates need to have a strong stimulus and be able to collaborate and interact constructively within an international team with various disciplines.

Eligibility criteria
 PhD in Earth and Environmental Sciences (25%).
 Experience in satellite remote sensing processing, GIS applications, Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) analysis, focusing in the development of multi-criteria decision analysis techniques, risk assessment analysis and landscape research (25%).

Desirable qualifications
 Publications in peer review journals and/or international conferences (15%).  Participation in a number of research projects and conferences (national/international) dealing with satellite remote sensing, GIS and geophysical prospection (10%).
 Knowledge of GIS software’s (ArcGIS, MapInfo, GRASS, Quantum GIS), satellite remote sensing software’s (ERDAS, ENVI) and topographic mapping through GPS (10%).
 Teaching experience in the fields of satellite remote sensing and GIS applications (10%).
 Good knowledge of Greek and English language (5%).

Location: IMS-FORTH, Rethymno Crete, GREECE
Start Date: 1rst of January, 2019
Duration of appointment: 12 months (with possibility of extension according to the needs of the project).

Application Submission Interested candidates who meet the aforementioned requirements are kindly asked to submit their applications electronically (by e-mail), no later than the October 8th, 2018, 23:59 (Greece Time – Eastern European Time [GMT +3]).

Applications should be sent by electronic mail to the email address of the Secretariat of the Institute for Mediterranean Studies (info@ims.forth.gr) with e-mail Subject “One Post-Doctoral “Stavros Niarchos Foundation – FORTH Fellowship” within the project ARCHERS”.

Replacement of the proposal, correction or addition of any missing supporting documents is only allowed before the closing date and time for the submission of proposals.

Proposals submitted after this date and time will be rejected as overdue and will not be evaluated. Incomplete applications, or application with qualifications mentioned either in the proposal or in the CV, but not documented by the submission of the relevant supporting documents, will not be taken into account and will not be rated in the final classification of the candidates.

For more information, prospective candidates may contact info@ims.forth.gr or call (+30)2831056627 (Ms Georgia Papadaki) or contact Dr Apostolos Sarris (asaris@ret.forthnet.gr), Coordinator of the subproject, who may provide more specific information about the tasks involved.

In order to be considered, the application must include:
 Application Form
 Detailed curriculum vitae (CV) of the candidate
 Copies of academic titles/transcripts

Evaluation Process All applications submitted on time and with all requested documentation will be evaluated and ranked and the candidate with the most appropriate qualifications to perform the research will be selected.

All applications will be evaluated by the Evaluation Committee on a scale of 1-100 based on the criteria outlined above using the weight factors which are indicated above.

The Evaluation Committee consists of 3 full and 3 alternate members from FORTH’s staff. It is mandatory that one of the full members is the coordinator of the Program. The Evaluation Committee is appointed by decision of the Board of Directors of FORTH and remains the same throughout the Program. Under penalty of rejection of the proposal, the members of the Evaluation Committee are not allowed to have consanguinity (up to the third degree) or martial relation to any candidate. The Committee’s recommendations are forwarded to the Director of IMS-FORTH.

Evaluation Results The evaluation results will be posted on the website of IMS-FORTH (http://ims.forth.gr) and all candidates will be informed by e-mail about the posting of the results.

Candidates have the right to appeal against the selection decision within five (5) working days from the date of the announcement of the results. During these five days they have the right to access the personal files and individual evaluation of the candidates provided this is done in compliance with the prescribed information under G/EX/4163-1/06.07.2012 document for the Protection of Personal Data. All information related to the selection process will be available at the Secretariat of IMS-FORTH during regular business hours 8:00am-4:00pm Greece Time. Appeals have to be submitted in writing (in person/registered mail/e-mail received by 4:00 pm Greece Time five (5) working days after the posting of the evaluation results. Appeals will be considered by a Committee and the Committee’s decisions are final.

After the expiration of the appeals period and after evaluating any submitted appeals the Committee finalizes the ranking of candidates. The Committee will then ask the person on the top of the ranking list to provide original documents (or certified copies of them) and for a written acceptance of the position. These will have to be provided within three (3) working days. In case of non-acceptance of the position by the candidate, or the lapse of the deadline for providing the original documents, the Committee will ask the first runner-up to accept the position using the same procedure. This process will be repeated until a candidate accepts the position. If no candidate accepts the position, the position will be declared vacant.

Other terms and conditions
1. The award of projects will be performed in accordance with the Call for Action “ARCHERS: Advancing Young Researchers’ Human Capital in Cutting Edge Technologies in the Preservation of Cultural Heritage and the Tackling of Societal Challenges”.
2. Certificates of higher education (undergraduate and postgraduate) that are among the required or desirable qualifications and have been awarded by foreign institutions, must be accompanied by Δ.Ο.Α.Τ.Α.Π. (Hellenic NARIC) recognition certificates or the foreign institution awarding the title should be included in the List of Foreign Higher Education Institutions recognized by the Hellenic NARIC (http://62.103.84.30/2.php). Throughout the duration of the Program, if there is a need of replacing staff selected under this Call, substitution will be made by selecting – on the basis of rating / gathered points – another candidate (s) from the drafted ranking list.
3. Please note that this Call may be revoked at any stage and no claim can be made by candidates against IMS-FORTH.
4. Participation implies full acceptance of the terms of this Call for expressions of interest.
5. The present Call will be published on the IMS-FORTH website (http://ims.forth.gr), on the website of the Transparency Program (ΔΙΑΥΓΕΙΑ) of the Ministry of Administrative Reconstruction and elsewhere as requested by the funding body.


Ref. 1224 Rethymno 13/9/2018

The Institute for Mediterranean Studies (IMS) of the Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas (FORTH), in the framework of the project ARCHERS, aimed at reducing or even reversing the brain drain, which is funded by an exclusive donation of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, is seeking to recruit one post-doctoral fellow.

Job Description The research objectives of the post include: rectification and digitization of plans/maps/drawings, the image processing of satellite imagery datasets, the contribution in GIS analysis and modeling, the participation in a number of geophysical fieldwork activities in Greece, the delivery of geoinformatic lectures in international seminars that will be organized by the Laboratory of Geophysical – Satellite Remote Sensing and Archaeo-environment of FORTH, the active participation in the publications of the project’s results in international peer reviewed journals and conferences. Candidates need to have a strong stimulus and be able to collaborate and interact constructively within an international team with various disciplines.

Eligibility criteria
 PhD in Earth and Environmental Sciences (25%).
 Experience in satellite remote sensing processing, GIS applications, Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) analysis, focusing in the development of multi-criteria decision analysis techniques, risk assessment analysis and landscape research (25%).

Desirable qualifications
 Publications in peer review journals and/or international conferences (15%).
 Participation in a number of research projects and conferences (national/international) dealing with satellite remote sensing, GIS and geophysical prospection (10%).
 Knowledge of GIS software’s (ArcGIS, MapInfo, GRASS, Quantum GIS), satellite remote sensing software’s (ERDAS, ENVI) and topographic mapping through GPS (10%).
 Teaching experience in the fields of satellite remote sensing and GIS applications (10%).
 Good knowledge of Greek and English language (5%).

Location: IMS-FORTH, Rethymno Crete, GREECE
Start Date: 1rst of January, 2019
Duration of appointment: 12 months (with possibility of extension according to the needs of the project).

Application Submission Interested candidates who meet the aforementioned requirements are kindly asked to submit their applications electronically (by e-mail), no later than the October 8th, 2018, 23:59 (Greece Time – Eastern European Time [GMT +3]).

Applications should be sent by electronic mail to the email address of the Secretariat of the Institute for Mediterranean Studies (info@ims.forth.gr) with e-mail Subject “One Post-Doctoral “Stavros Niarchos Foundation – FORTH Fellowship” within the project ARCHERS”.

Replacement of the proposal, correction or addition of any missing supporting documents is only allowed before the closing date and time for the submission of proposals.

Proposals submitted after this date and time will be rejected as overdue and will not be evaluated. Incomplete applications, or application with qualifications mentioned either in the proposal or in the CV, but not documented by the submission of the relevant supporting documents, will not be taken into account and will not be rated in the final classification of the candidates.

For more information, prospective candidates may contact info@ims.forth.gr or call (+30)2831056627 (Ms Georgia Papadaki) or contact Dr Apostolos Sarris (asaris@ret.forthnet.gr), Coordinator of the subproject, who may provide more specific information about the tasks involved.

In order to be considered, the application must include:
 Application Form
 Detailed curriculum vitae (CV) of the candidate
 Copies of academic titles/transcripts

Evaluation Process All applications submitted on time and with all requested documentation will be evaluated and ranked and the candidate with the most appropriate qualifications to perform the research will be selected.

All applications will be evaluated by the Evaluation Committee on a scale of 1-100 based on the criteria outlined above using the weight factors which are indicated above.

The Evaluation Committee consists of 3 full and 3 alternate members from FORTH’s staff. It is mandatory that one of the full members is the coordinator of the Program. The Evaluation Committee is appointed by decision of the Board of Directors of FORTH and remains the same throughout the Program. Under penalty of rejection of the proposal, the members of the Evaluation Committee are not allowed to have consanguinity (up to the third degree) or martial relation to any candidate. The Committee’s recommendations are forwarded to the Director of IMS-FORTH.

Evaluation Results The evaluation results will be posted on the website of IMS-FORTH (http://ims.forth.gr) and all candidates will be informed by e-mail about the posting of the results.

Candidates have the right to appeal against the selection decision within five (5) working days from the date of the announcement of the results. During these five days they have the right to access the personal files and individual evaluation of the candidates provided this is done in compliance with the prescribed information under G/EX/4163-1/06.07.2012 document for the Protection of Personal Data. All information related to the selection process will be available at the Secretariat of IMS-FORTH during regular business hours 8:00am-4:00pm Greece Time. Appeals have to be submitted in writing (in person/registered mail/e-mail received by 4:00 pm Greece Time five (5) working days after the posting of the evaluation results. Appeals will be considered by a Committee and the Committee’s decisions are final.

After the expiration of the appeals period and after evaluating any submitted appeals the Committee finalizes the ranking of candidates. The Committee will then ask the person on the top of the ranking list to provide original documents (or certified copies of them) and for a written acceptance of the position. These will have to be provided within three (3) working days. In case of non-acceptance of the position by the candidate, or the lapse of the deadline for providing the original documents, the Committee will ask the first runner-up to accept the position using the same procedure. This process will be repeated until a candidate accepts the position. If no candidate accepts the position, the position will be declared vacant.

Other terms and conditions

  1. The award of projects will be performed in accordance with the Call for Action “ARCHERS: Advancing Young Researchers’ Human Capital in Cutting Edge Technologies in the Preservation of Cultural Heritage and the Tackling of Societal Challenges”. 2. Certificates of higher education (undergraduate and postgraduate) that are among the required or desirable qualifications and have been awarded by foreign institutions, must be accompanied by Δ.Ο.Α.Τ.Α.Π. (Hellenic NARIC) recognition certificates or the foreign institution awarding the title should be included in the List of Foreign Higher Education Institutions recognized by the Hellenic NARIC (http://62.103.84.30/2.php). Throughout the duration of the Program, if there is a need of replacing staff selected under this Call, substitution will be made by selecting – on the basis of rating / gathered points – another candidate (s) from the drafted ranking list.
  2. Please note that this Call may be revoked at any stage and no claim can be made by candidates against IMS-FORTH.
  3. Participation implies full acceptance of the terms of this Call for expressions of interest.
  4. The present Call will be published on the IMS-FORTH website (http://ims.forth.gr), on the website of the Transparency Program (ΔΙΑΥΓΕΙΑ) of the Ministry of Administrative Reconstruction and elsewhere as requested by the funding body.
  5. Participation implies full acceptance of the terms of this Call for expressions of interest. 5. The present Call will be published on the IMS-FORTH website (http://ims.forth.gr), on the website of the Transparency Program (ΔΙΑΥΓΕΙΑ) of the Ministry of Administrative Reconstruction and elsewhere as requested by the funding body.

Ref. 261 Rethymno 21/03/2018


The Institute for Mediterranean Studies of the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH), in the framework of the project ARCHERS, which is funded by an exclusive donation of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, is seeking to recruit 1 post-doctoral fellow. The project aims at reducing or even reversing the brain drain by providing high quality research opportunities to young scientists of Greek origin.
Job Description The Stavros Niarchos Foundation – FORTH fellows are expected to perform high quality research within one of the research areas, in which FORTH -IMS excels both on the national and the international level www.ims.forth.gr. More specifically, the domains of interest in the present project are the preservation of cultural heritage and the science and innovation in the areas of environment as well as the societal implications of innovation in these sectors.

Part 1: 1 Post – Doctoral Fellow satisfying the below eligibility criteria
Eligibility criteria
 PhD degree in Landscape Archaeology, Geoinformatics & Methodologies in Cultural Heritage.
 Good knowledge of Greek and English language

Evaluation Criteria
• Publications in peer review journals and/or international conferences. • Experience in the organization of Workshops.
• Participation in national and international conferences
• Quality of the proposed post-doctoral project
• Ability and motivation to perform independent research
• Previous post-doctoral research experience
• Experience with computer programming
• According to international practice, the academic age (number of years after the Ph.D. degree award year) will be taken into consideration as a selection criterion; preference will be given to PostDoctoral researchers with an academic age less or equal to 10 years.

Location: IMS-FORTH, Rethymnon Crete GREECE
Start Date: 1st June, 2018
Duration of appointment: 12 months (with possibility of extension according to the needs of the project).

Application Submission Interested candidates who meet the aforementioned requirements are kindly asked to submit their applications, no later than theApril 15th 2018, , 23:59 local time (Greece) to the address: info@ims.forth.gr

In order to be considered, the application must include:
• Filled-in Application Form www.ims.forth.gr
• Detailed curriculum vitae (CV) of the candidate
• Statement of purpose with a proposed project in a specific sub-area of research and a relation to the appropriate scientific contact person (maximum 2 pages)
• Copies of academic titles/transcripts
• Language certificates
• At least three referees

Any application received after the deadline will not be considered for the selection Contact For information and questions regarding the application and selection procedure, candidates are asked to contact Ms. Georgia Papadaki (info@ims.forth.gr, tel. 0030 – 2831025146)

Selection Announcement The result of the selection will be announced on the website of IMS-FORTH (www.ims.forth.gr). Candidates have the right to appeal the selection decision, by addressing their written objection to the IMS secretariat within five (5) days from the results announcement on the web. They also have the right to access their evaluation. The information related to the selection procedure will be available at the secretariat of IMSFORTH in line with the Hellenic Data Protection Authority.


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Ref. 684 Rethymno 12.9.17

The Institute for Mediterranean Studies of the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH), in the framework of the project ARCHERS, which is funded by an exclusive donation of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, is seeking to recruit 3 post-doctoral fellow. The project aims at reducing or even reversing the brain drain by providing high quality research opportunities to young scientists of Greek origin.

Job Description The Stavros Niarchos Foundation – FORTH fellows are expected to perform high quality research within one of the research areas, in which FORTH -IMS excels both on the national and the international level www.ims.forth.gr. More specifically, the domains of interest in the present project are the preservation of cultural heritage and the science and innovation in the areas of environment, clean energy and health as well as the societal implications of innovation in these sectors.

Part 1: 2 Post – Doctoral Fellows satisfying the below eligibility criteria

Eligibility criteria
PhD degree in Earth Sciences, Geology, Geophysics, Enviromental Sciences, Mineral Resources, Engineering, GeoInformatics, Geotechnologies or related disciplines.
 Good knowledge of Greek and English language

Evaluation Criteria
 Publications in high impact peer-review journals
 Participation in national and international conferences
 Quality of the proposed post-doctoral project
 Ability and motivation to perform independent research
 Previous post-doctoral research experience
 Experience with computer programming and geophysical processing software
 According to international practice, the academic age (number of years after the Ph.D. degree award year) will be taken into consideration as a selection criterion; preference will be given to PostDoctoral researchers with an academic age less or equal to 10 years.

Part 2: 1 Post – Doctoral Fellow satisfying the below eligibility criteria

Eligibility criteria
 PhD degree in Social and Economic History, History of Technology
 Good knowledge of Greek and English language

Evaluation Criteria
 Publications in high impact peer-review journals
 Participation in national and international conferences
 Quality of the proposed post-doctoral project
 Ability and motivation to perform independent research
 Previous post-doctoral research experience
 According to international practice, the academic age (number of years after the Ph.D. degree award year) will be taken into consideration as a selection criterion; preference will be given to PostDoctoral researchers with an academic age less or equal to 10 years.

Location: IMS-FORTH, Rethymnon Crete GREECE
Start Date: 1st January, 2018
Duration of appointment: 12 months (with possibility of extension according to the needs of the project).

Application Submission Interested candidates who meet the aforementioned requirements are kindly asked to submit their applications, no later than the October 16th, 2017, 23:59 local time (Greece) to the address: info@ims.forth.gr

In order to be considered, the application must include:
 Filled-in Application Form www.ims.forth.gr
 Detailed curriculum vitae (CV) of the candidate
 Statement of purpose with a proposed project in a specific sub-area of research and a relation to the appropriate scientific contact person (maximum 2 pages)
 Copies of academic titles/transcripts
 Language certificates
 At least one reference letter

Any application received after the deadline will not be considered for the selection

Contact For information and questions regarding the application and selection procedure, candidates are asked to contact Ms. Georgia Papadaki (info@ims.forth.gr, tel. 0030 – 2831025146)

Selection Announcement The result of the selection will be announced on the website of IMS-FORTH (www.ims.forth.gr). Candidates have the right to appeal the selection decision, by addressing their written objection to the IMS secretariat within five (5) days from the results announcement on the web. They also have the right to access their evaluation. The information related to the selection procedure will be available at the secretariat of IMSFORTH in line with the Hellenic Data Protection Authority.


Ref. 683 Rethymno 12.9.17

The Institute for Mediterranean Studies of the Foundation for research and Technology Hellas (FORTH), in the framework of the project ARCHERS, which is funded by an exclusive donation of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, is seeking to recruit 2 Ph.D. candidates. The project aims at reducing or even reversing the brain drain by providing high quality research opportunities to young scientists of Greek origin.

Job Description The Ph.D. candidates awarded these Stavros Niarchos Foundation – FORTH fellowships are expected to perform high quality research within one of the research areas, in which FORTH-(IMS excels both on the national and the international level (www.ims.forth.gr). More specifically, the domains of interest in the present project are the preservation of cultural heritage and the science and innovation in the areas of environment, clean energy and health as well as the societal implications of innovation in these sectors.

Eligibility Criteria
 B.Sc. degree in History
 M.Sc. degree in History
 Good knowledge of Greek and English language

Evaluation Criteria
 Grade Point Average (G.P.A.) of the undergraduate studies
 Grade Point Average (G.P.A.) of the M.Sc. studies
 Publications in high impact peer-review journals
 Participation in national and international conferences
 Quality of the proposed project
 According to international practice, the academic age will be taken into consideration as a selection criterion. The fellows should have started/or be about to start their Ph.D. studies but should not have completed their 3rd year. Preference will also be given to Ph.D. candidates, who are under 30 years old.

Location: IMS-FORTH, Rethymno Crete GREECE
Start Date: January 1st, 2018
Duration of appointment: 12 months (with possibility of extension according to the needs of the project).

Application Submission Interested candidates who meet the aforementioned requirements are kindly asked to submit their applications, no later than October 16th, 2017, 23:59 local time (Greece) to the address (info@ims.forth.gr)

In order to be considered, the application must include:
 Filled-in Application Form www.ims.forth.gr
 Detailed curriculum vitae (CV) of the candidate
 Statement of purpose with a proposed project in a specific sub-area of research and a relation to the appropriate scientific advisor (maximum 2 pages)
 Copies of academic titles/transcripts
 Language certificates
 At least one reference letter

Any application received after the deadline will not be considered for the selection

Contact For information and questions regarding the application and selection procedure, candidates are asked to contact Ms. Georgia Papadaki info@ims.forth.gr tel. +30 28310-25146).

Selection Announcement The result of the selection will be announced on the website of IMS-FORTH (www.ims.forth.gr). Candidates have the right to appeal the selection decision, by addressing their written objection to the IMS secretariat within five (5) days from the results announcement on the web. They also have the right to access their evaluation. The information related to the selection procedure will be available at the secretariat of IMSFORTH in line with the Hellenic Data Protection Authority.


Ref. 327 Rethymno 26/06/2017

The Laboratory of Geophysical Satellite Remote Sensing and Archaeoenvironment (GeoSat ReSeArch Lab) of the Institute for Mediterranean Studies of the Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas (FORTH), in the framework of the project ARCHERS, aimed at reducing or even reversing the brain drain, which is funded by an exclusive donation of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, is seeking to recruit one (1) PhD student.

Job Description Main objective of this research is the compilation of 3D reconstructions, 3D visibility analysis and virtual acoustics analysis of cultural heritage monuments with emphasis in in Roman or/and Greek theatres.

Eligibility Criteria
 BSc degree in Archaeology or Cultural Heritage
 MSc/MA degree in Archaeology or Cultural Heritage
 Good knowledge of Greek and English language

Desirable qualifications
 Grade Point Average (G.P.A.) of the undergraduate studies (30 %)
 Grade Point Average (G.P.A.) of the M.Sc./M.A. studies (30 %)
 Documented experience (e.g. with a Diploma thesis and/or publications) on 3D reconstructions, 3D visibility analysis and virtual acoustics analysis (15%)
 Experience with 3D reconstruction (e.g. 3D Studio Max) and acoustics (e.g. Odeon Room Acoustics) software (15%)
 Publications in high impact peer-review journals and in national and international conferences (10%)

Location: FORTH, Rethymno, Crete, GREECE
Start Date: 1st of November, 2017
Duration of appointment: 12 months (with possibility of extension according to the needs of the project).

Application Submission Interested candidates who meet the aforementioned requirements are kindly asked to submit their applications electronically (by e-mail), no later than the July 7th, 2017, 23:59 local Greece time to the address asaris@ims.forth.gr , with cc: to nikos@ims.forth.gr .

In order to be considered, the application must include:
 Application Form
 Detailed curriculum vitae (CV) of the candidate
 Copies of academic titles/transcripts

Any application received after the deadline will not be considered for the selection

Contact For information and questions regarding the application and selection procedure, candidates are asked to contact Dr. Nikos Papadopoulos (nikos@ims.forth.gr), tel. +30 28310-56627 or 25146.

Selection Announcement The result of the selection will be announced on the website of IMS-FORTH (www.ims.forth.gr).

Candidates have the right to appeal the selection decision, by addressing their written objection to the IMS secretariat within five (5) days since the results announcement on the web. They also have the right to access (a) the files of the candidates as well as (b) the table of candidates’ scores (ranking of candidates results). All the above information related to the selection procedure will be available at the secretariat of IMS-FORTH in line with the Hellenic Data Protection Authority.


Ref. 326 Rethymno 26/06/2017

The Laboratory of Geophysical Satellite Remote Sensing and Archaeoenvironment (GeoSat ReSeArch Lab) of the Institute for Mediterranean Studies of the Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas (FORTH), in the framework of the project ARCHERS, aimed at reducing or even reversing the brain drain, which is funded by an exclusive donation of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, is seeking to recruit one (1) PhD student.

Job Description Main objective of this research is to develop novel algorithms and techniques for joint processing and inversion of electrical resistivity and seismic geophysical data that aim to highlight signals derived from environmental and archaeological applications.

Eligibility Criteria
 BSc degree in Geosciences (Geology or Mineral Resources Engineering or Metallurgical Engineering)
 MSc degree in Applied Geophysics  Good knowledge of Greek and English language

Desirable qualifications
 Grade Point Average (G.P.A.) of the undergraduate studies (30 %)
 Grade Point Average (G.P.A.) of the M.Sc. studies (30 %)
 Hands on experience with Electrical Resistivity Tomography, seismic reflection and refraction and MASW methods (15%)
 Experience with computer programming (e.g. MATLAB, C) and geophysical processing software (e.g. RES2DINV, DC_2DPRO, Geoplot, Oasis Montaj, SPSS) (15%)
 Publications in high impact peer-review journals or/and in national and international conferences (10%)

Location: FORTH, Rethymno, Crete, GREECE
Start Date: 1st of August, 2017
Duration of appointment: 12 months (with possibility of extension according to the needs of the project).

Application Submission Interested candidates who meet the aforementioned requirements are kindly asked to submit their applications electronically (by e-mail), no later than the July 7th, 2017, 23:59 local Greece time to the address asaris@ims.forth.gr , with cc: to nikos@ims.forth.gr .

In order to be considered, the application must include:
 Application Form
 Detailed curriculum vitae (CV) of the candidate
 Copies of academic titles/transcripts

Any application received after the deadline will not be considered for the selection

Contact For information and questions regarding the application and selection procedure, candidates are asked to contact Dr. Nikos Papadopoulos (nikos@ims.forth.gr), tel. +30 28310-56627 or 25146.

Selection Announcement The result of the selection will be announced on the website of IMS-FORTH (www.ims.forth.gr).

Candidates have the right to appeal the selection decision, by addressing their written objection to the IMS secretariat within five (5) days since the results announcement on the web. They also have the right to access (a) the files of the candidates as well as (b) the table of candidates’ scores (ranking of candidates results). All the above information related to the selection procedure will be available at the secretariat of IMS-FORTH in line with the Hellenic Data Protection Authority.


Ref.319 Rethymno, 21/06/2017

The Institute for Mediterranean Studies (IMS) of the Foundation for research and Technology Hellas (FORTH), in the frame of the project ARCHERS, funded by Stavros Niarchos Foundation, is seeking to recruit one (1) post-doctoral researcher.

Job Description
The researcher is expected to perform research on the history and the actual state of the ship- building and ship- repairing industries and workshops in the Greater Pireaus area and to conduct interviews with employers, engineers, workers and their social environment.

Additional desirable qualifications
 PhD in History (10 %)
 Experience in research in archives (25 %)
 Experience in oral history researches (25%)
 Fluency in Modern Greek (25%)

Additional desirable qualifications
 Ability and motivation to perform independent research (5%)
 Previous post-doctoral research experience (15%)

Location: IMS-FORTH, Rethymno Crete GREECE
Start Date: 1st of October, 2017
ΑΔΑ: ΨΛΗΣ469ΗΚΥ-1Τ7
Duration of appointment: 12 months (with possibility of extension according to the needs of the project).
Approx. stipend: 1.580 € total

Application Submission
Interested candidates who meet the aforementioned requirements are kindly asked to submit their applications, no later than the 6th of July 2017, 23:59 local Greece time to the address (gaia@ims.forth.gr), with cc to hadziiossif@ims.forth.gr
In order to be considered, the application must include:  Application Form (please download form at the end of this page)  Detailed curriculum vitae (CV) of the candidate  Copies of academic titles/transcripts
Any application received after the deadline will not be considered for the selection

Contact For information and questions regarding the application and selection procedure, candidates are asked to contact the IMS secretariat (gaia@ims.forth.gr), tel. +30 28310-27281. For additional information on the specific research subject, candidates may contact Pr. Christos Hadziiossif (hadziiossif@ims.forth.gr)

Selection Announcement The result of the selection will be announced on the website of IMS-FORTH. Candidates have the right to appeal the selection decision, by addressing their written objection to the IMS secretariat within five (5) days since the results announcement on the web. They also have the right to access (a) the files of the candidates as well as (b) the table of candidates’ scores (ranking of candidates results). All the above information related to the selection procedure will be available at the secretariat of IMS-FORTH in line with the Hellenic Data Protection Authority.