M. (Merita) Dreshaj, Dr

2026-now Postdoctoral researcher at Aarhus University, Denmark

2024-2026 Chemical Analyst at Centre for Isotope Research @University of Groningen

2020-2024 PhD in radiocarbon dating and Bayesian chronological modeling @ University of Groningen

2017 - Erasmus Mundus MSc ARCHMAT (Material Science Applied to Archaeology and Cultural Heritage). A joint degree between the University of Evora, Hercules laboratory/ La Sapienza University in Rome, Earth Sciences/ Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Chemistry). Specialization in stable isotope analyses.

(awarded full EM scholarship; only 2-3 EU candidates chosen each year)

2016 - MA in Archaeology (University of Humanities and Social Sciences Zagreb, Croatia - specialization in Ancient Greece, Rome and Late Antiquity)

(awarded City of Zagreb scholarship, ''best student in Croatia'', most competitive and substantial scholarship in Croatia, success rate 1%)

2014 - BA in Philosophy (University of Humanities and Social Sciences Zagreb, Croatia)

2013 - BA in Archaeology (University of Humanities and Social Sciences Zagreb, Croatia)