PhD Maja Andrič
no.: 18462

palynology, palaeoecology, archaeology

Name / Surname: Dr. Maja Andrič, palynologist Work address: Scientific Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts (ZRC SAZU), Institute of Archaeology, Novi trg 2, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia E-mail: maja.andric(at)zrc-sazu.si Phone: +386 1 4706 434, (lab. +386 1 4706 646), fax: +386 1 425 77 57 Web page: http://iza2.zrc-sazu.si/sl/sodelavci/maja-andric EDUCATION: 2001 (PhD thesis): University of Oxford, School of Geography and the Environment, DPhil 1997 (master thesis): University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Arts, Department of Archaeology M.A. 1994 (undergraduate thesis): University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Arts, Department of Archaeology, B. A. (archaeology) EMPLOYMENT: 2002 – : Institute of Archaeology, Scientific Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts (ZRC SAZU) 2002–2005: Slovenian Forestry Institute (part-time) and 1997–2000: University of Ljubljana, Department of Archaeology 1994–1997: Free-lance archaeologist, part-time employment at University of Ljubljana, Department of Archaeology RESEARCH INTERESTS: Studies of Lateglacial and Holocene palaeoenvironment and human impact on the vegetation. My research is based on high-resolution pollen analysis of sedimentary cores, with an emphasis on methodologically diverse, multirdisciplinary multi-proxy team work and international cooperation. GRANTS/RESEARCH PROJECTS: • 2014–2017: Vegetation and hydrology of Ljubljansko barje in the past, present and future – a consequence of succession, human impact or climatic fluctuations? Slovenian Research Agency, J7-6857 (M. Andrič) • 2014–2015: Climate vs. human activities: Changing Holocene environmental conditions in the Eastern Alps, PROTEUS, Bilateralni francosko-slovenski projekt, BI-FR/14-15-PROTEUS-010 (F. Arnaud, M. Andrič) • 2011–2014: Prehistoric pile-dwelling settlements on the Ljubljansko barje, Slovenia: chronology, culture and palaeoenvironment, Slovenian Research Agency, L6-4157 (A. Velušček) • 2011–2014: Jurassic and Cretaceous radiolarian stratigraphy of the Southern Alps in northwestern Slovenia: age constraints on basin dynamics at the edge of the Neotethys, Slovenian Research Agency, J1-4198 (Š. Goričan) • 2011–2014: The adaptation patterns of human activities to the environmental changes after Last Glacial Maximum in Slovenia, Slovenian Research Agency, J6-4016, (D. Plut) • 2008–2010: Multidisciplinary investigations of the pile-dwellings in the Ljubljansko barje, Slovenian Research Agency, L6-0137 (A. Velušček) • 2004–2007: Archaeological and palynological research in Ljubljansko barje (Ljubljana moor), Slovenian Ministry for Education, Science and Sports, J6-6348 (A. Velušček) • 2005–2007: Microscopic biological remains in cultural layers of Slovenian archaeological sites as a tool for palaeoenvironmental reconstructions, Slovenian-Russian Intergovernmental Science and Technology Cooperation Programme, Slovenian Research Agency, BI-RU/05-07-012 (A. Golyeva and M. Andrič) • 2003–2004: Development of Slovenian cultural landscape: a comparison of the results of phytolith and pollen analysis, Slovenian-Russian Intergovernmental Science and Technology Cooperation Programme, Slovenian Ministry for Education, Science and Sports, SLO-RUS 18/03/04 (A. Golyeva and M. Andrič) • 2002–2005: PINE (Predicting Impacts on Natural Ecotones), 5th EU framework programme, EVK2-CT-2002-00136 (S. Hicks) • 2002–2004: The Development of Slovenian Cultural Landscape in Bela krajina and Ljubljansko barje, postdoctoral research project, Slovenian Ministry for Education, Science and Sports (M. Andrič) • 1999–2000: St. Hugh’s College, Oxford, Marjorie Clerk Scholarship, ORS award, Dulverton trust scholarship • 1997–1998: Selwyn College, Cambridge, Graduate Scholarship • 1997–2000: PhD studentship, Slovenian Ministry of Science and Technology EDITORIAL BOARD: Documenta Praehistorica http://arheologija.ff.uni