alexander geurds

research fellow

About

Alexander Geurds is an experienced Associate Professor with a demonstrated history of teaching and managing in the higher education industry. He is recommended for his skills in Research Design, Lecturing, Historical Research, Academic Writing, Student Supervision and Archaeology, and holds positions in the US, UK and continental Europe. He is an education professional with a portfolio of competitively funded post-doctoral research focused on the Pre-Columbian period and indigenous history of Middle and South America, with a particular focus on southern Central America.

Country

united kingdom

City

oxford

Industry

higher education

Skill

research, teaching, qualitative research, archaeology, anthropology, science, lecturing, theory, academic writing, higher education, cultural heritage, university teaching, field work, history, social theory, cultural analysis, social media, editing, english, excavation, social sciences, mineral exploration, museums, public speaking, spanish, exploration, museum collections, research design, public archaeology, material culture, historical research, education

Experience

senior researcher

leiden university

2014-4 - Present · 12 yrs 6 mos

Teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, building active research agenda, archaeological field training for students.

nwo veni fellow

leiden university

2010-1 - 2014-3 · 4 yrs 3 mos

postdoctoral researcher

leiden university

2008-11 - 2010-12 · 2 yrs 2 mos

Conducting archaeological research, including reviewing museum collections.

postdoctoral researcher and visiting professor

university of colorado

2007-9 - 2008-11 · 1 yr 3 mos

Conducting a pilot study for archaeological remote sensing in Nicaragua. Also, teaching upper-division classes to Anthropology majors.

director of studies

leiden university

2005-2 - 2007-10 · 2 yrs 9 mos

Designing graduate level course programs, PhD student counseling and training.

academic director

archon national research school for archaeology

2015-1 - 2017-12 · 3 yrs

Directing the teaching program offered for graduate school students (Research Master and Phd) enrolled at Leiden University, Free University Amsterdam, University of Groningen and the University of Amsterdam.

associate professor

university of oxford

2016-5 - Present · 10 yrs 5 mos

assistant professor

leiden university

2002-7 - 2007-10 · 5 yrs 4 mos

* Developing undergraduate and graduate level courses in Archaeology. * Participating in thesis committees (both, Bachelor and (Research)Master) * Participating in administrative Departmental tasks.

senior researcher

university of oxford

2016-2 - 2016-4 · 3 mos

Research for an ERC funded project (Advanced Grant), analysing the archaeological and ethnohistorical correlates of language contact between Mesoamerica and the Central Andes. This project is led by Prof. Willem Adelaar (Leiden University).

erc advanced grant senior researcher

leiden university

2013-6 - 2016-1 · 2 yrs 8 mos

Research into non-linguistic correlates of long-distance prehispanic contact in the Americas.

research fellow

wolfson college

2017-10 - Present · 9 yrs

adjunct assistant professor

university of colorado boulder

2011-3 - Present · 15 yrs 7 mos

explorer

national geographic

2010-1 - Present · 16 yrs 9 mos

Exploring the Ancient Human Past of Nicaragua

nwo vidi fellow

leiden university

2014-4 - 2019-3 · 5 yrs

Directing archaeological research in Nicaragua.

Education

leiden university

2000-1 - 2007-1 · 7 yrs 1 mo

Master Degree in Archaeology, specialising in Archaeology and Ethnohistory of the Americas at the Faculty of Archaeology (1999). Advanced Master Degree in Anthropology at Research School CNWS (2000).