ARCHON is the interuniversity research school of archeology in the Netherlands. It is financed by the six participating universities (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam, Leiden University, Utrecht University, Groningen University, and Radboud University Nijmegen). During a term of five years (one time renewable) one the faculties of these universities acts as penvoerder (‘secretary’). This university also provides the scientific director of ARCHON. At this moment this role is taken up by the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. 

ARCHON is managed on a day-to-day basis by a scientific director (Dr. Philip Verhagen), supported by a coordinator (Myrthe Sassen, RMA). The director reports annually to the Council of Deans (Disciplineoverleg Letteren en Geesteswetenschappen – DLG) and the National Council of Research Schools of the Humanities (Landelijk Overleg Geesteswetenschappelijke OnderzoekScholen – LOGOS). 

The ARCHON Board designs and oversees ARCHON’s strategy, advises the director and meets with the director on a four-monthly basis. The Board comprises members of the six participating universities (senior staff: usually chairs of archaeology or associate professors), as well as representatives (so-called collaboration-partners) of the State Service for Cultural Heritage (RCE) and Saxion University of Applied Sciences. The Board is chaired by two chair-persons, each serving a four-year term, however in such a way that the last two years of one chair-person overlap with the first two years of the other to guarantee a degree of continuity. The regular members serve a four-year term that is renewable only once. A member is delegated by the dean of his or her faculty. Faculties/deans use independent selection criteria. 

The ARCHON Advisory Board meets three times a year with the Board for consultation and brainstorm sessions, and provides solicited and unsolicited advice. An important element of this board is that it provides input from a wide variety of researchers considering age, gender, background, career stage etc. It presently consists of six members (five working in academia, one in contract-based archaeology). The members serve a four-year term that is renewable only once. They select from their midst a chair-person and recruit new members, ideally in such a way that the Advisory Board covers all participating universities. 

The ARCHON Steering Committee prepares the annual training programme for Research Master and PhD students. It consists of early career researchers and senior staff from the participating universities, and is supported by ARCHON’s secretary. 

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