Fellowship at University of Oslo

PhD Research Fellowship in the development of bio-inspired materials
    for the preservation of archaeological wood
Museum of Cultural History
University of Oslo

A position as PhD Research fellow is available at the Museum of
Cultural History. The museum is part of the University of Oslo and
houses one of the most important archaeological collections in
Norway, including the Oseberg find which represents the most
comprehensive collection of Viking Age wooden objects in the world.
In order to develop a preservation strategy for the alum-conserved
wooden objects of the Oseberg find, the museum launched the research
project Saving Oseberg. Connected to Saving Oseberg is a project on
the development of new materials for the consolidation of
archaeological wood.Within this framework, the PhD fellow will
develop techniques to make lignin and lignin-like compounds
applicable as wood consolidants. This includes ab initio synthesis
starting with the initial alcoholic components as well as the use of
industrial lignin. In a later stage, composite materials and the use
of nanoparticles shall also be considered. Various analytical
methods including imaging and synchrotron/neutron based techniques
shall be used to monitor the impregnation of wood samples. The PhD
project will be carried out in co-operation with the Department of
Chemistry, University of Oslo, and the Norwegian Forestry Research
Institute.

The fellowship should not start later than March 1, 2013.
Application deadline is 25 November, 2012.

For more information, please visit

<URL:http://www.khm.uio.no>

Contacts:

    Seksjonssjef Anne Sommer-Larsen
    +47 22 85 95 61
    anne.sommer-larsen<-at->khm<.>uio<.>no
and

    Hartmut Kutzke
    +47 22 85 94 77
    hartmut.kutzke<-at->khm<.>uio<.>no

Dr Hartmut Kutzke
Associate Professor
Museum of Cultural History,
University of Oslo
PO Box 6762 St. Olavs plass
N-0130 Oslo, Norway
47-22-85 94 77
Fax: +47 22 85 95 24


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