The 2020 Young Investigator Symposium in The Science of the Human Past

The Max Planck-Harvard Research Center for the Archaeoscience of the Ancient Mediterranean (MHAAM), a collaboration between The Initiative for the Science of the Human Past at Harvard (SoHP) and the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History in Jena, Germany (MPISHH) announces an opportunity for undergraduate juniors and seniors, and current or recent Master’s students, to participate in a virtual Young Investigator Symposium on Friday, October 30, 2020. Students will have an opportunity to present cross-disciplinary research which utilizes modern scientific tools and knowledge to illuminate the history of humanity, and to network with other students and faculty members similarly engaged. An interest in the Ancient Mediterranean is desirable but not indispensable. Due to COVID-19, the Symposium will take place entirely online. Fellowships for graduate study at Harvard University (with research conducted in Germany) may become available later.

Students interested in applying for the Symposium should arrange to send a letter of application, an abstract of research to be presented, a CV, an academic transcript, and, separately, a letter of recommendation, to be submitted by October 6, 2020 to sohpchair@fas.harvard.edu

Further information on MHAAM (including highlights on current fellowship recipients, and interdisciplinary research) can be found at: archaeoscience.org, and inquiries can be sent to: sohpchair@fas.harvard.edu