HOST DESCRIPTION:

Prof. Ricardo Córdoba. Dpt. History welcomes expressions of interest from Postdoctoral researchers with an excellent track record of research and publication to apply jointly from UCO to the European Commission Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme in 2025 (MSCA-PF-2025), which call will be open on 8th May 2025.

My current research focuses on the study of production techniques in the Middle Ages through the analysis of the archival and the archaeological records. From the archaeological perspective, this includes the analysis of industrial facilities (watermills, waterwheels, workshops), the experimental investigation of craft practices (glass, ceramics, metal). From an archival perspective, I largely focus on the examination of Spanish and European recipe books (textile production, leather, metallurgy, illumination of manuscripts, art technologies), as well as the experimental reproduction of these recipes to assess the final products and compare them with medieval examples. My research group is currently interested in incorporating researchers interested in medieval production, able to undertake physical-chemical analysis of materials to improve our understanding of the materials dealt with by the group as well as its dissemination and transference. My projects always intend to go beyond the state-of-the-art in in the field of archaeological experimentation, following the instructions contained in medieval recipes, often in collaboration with private companies. The final goal of my research line is to build a research group that specialises in the understanding of medieval production and technology and the development of innovative methodologies, such as the analysis of the historical value of recipes and the materials created with them, using physical and chemical analysis..

If you are interested in pursuing this opportunity, please, forward your CV and a short motivation letter including your research area, project idea and how you, and your research, could contribute to my research lines.

Expressions of interest must be forwarded before 15th May 2025 to rcllave@uco.es stating in the subject “EoI_MSCA-PF-2025”. The selected candidate will be invited to work in the application together with Prof. Ricardo Córdoba and the International Projects Office from UCO from the month of May’2025. Please, ensure your agenda allows for full dedication to the proposal preparation during the summer months, since the MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship deadline is 10th September 2025.

IMPORTANT: Applicants should check their CV against the eligibility and mobility conditions of Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships:

For eligibility:

• Have a Doctoral degree
• Have a maximum of 8 years of full-time equivalent research experience

For mobility:

• The researcher has not resided or carried out his/her main activity (e.g., work, studies) in the country of the Host Institution for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the deadline date.

HOST INSTITUTION:

The University of Cordoba (UCO, Cordoba, Spain), established in 1972, is a non-profit High Education and Research Institution considered at the forefront of research in Andalusia and ranking among the top research institutions at the National level. With more than 20.000 students, 1.650 professors and 830 employees in 2020, UCO has the capacity and dynamism to face the third decade of the 21st century as a university of high teaching quality and proven scientific solvency. UCO has a commitment with society, promoting innovation, research and technological development as an instrument for the social and economic progress, and has received the "Human Resources Excellence in Research" (HRS4R) European Commission Award, which publicly recognises that we have improved our human resource policies to align them with the principles of The European Charter for Researchers and The Code of Conduct for Recruitment of Researchers.

Three main offices related to international promotion, funding, transfer of knowledge and protection of results operate at UCO: the International Relations Office (ORI), the Results Transfer Office (OTC) and the International Projects Office (OPI). Thanks to their support, UCO has a large experience in coordinating, managing and implementing international projects since 2nd Framework Programme (2FP_1987–1991). During the last Framework Programme (H2020_2014-2020), UCO obtained 45 projects funded, plus 51 projects funded by other European programmes, meaning almost 20 M€ in income. Currently, UCO has been granted with 20 projects funded through Horizon Europe and 42 projects funded by other European programs (since 2021).

UCO is equipped with cutting-edge centralized research facilities (SCAI), located at the Rabanales Campus, including a Scanning Confocal Electron Microscope (SCEM), a Genomics and Proteomics Unit, a NIR/MIR Spectroscopy Unit, a Mass Spectrometry Unit, and a Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Unit, among others. UCO also has greenhouses, its own Meteorology Station and a Central Animal Experimentation Unit, which complies with national and European legislation concerning research with genetically modified animals.

Our university offers a wide range of services in the ICT area and audiovisual technologies as well as in the field of education and training, providing video conference and streaming support; multimedia and interactive courses and apps, e-learning platforms; audiovisual materials; web design assistance, etc.

UCO has a Scientific Culture Unit (UCCi), as strategic service of our university, responsible for the communication and dissemination of knowledge generated at the University of Córdoba. This unit take part in the design of specific communication plans and spreading media the research projects at local, national and international level.