The doctoral project centers on the reconstruction of the lived experiences of rural populations associated with Roman villa landscapes. Particular emphasis will be placed on questions of daily life, health and disease, mortality patterns, kinship structures, migration and mobility, ancestry, childhood, labor, and social inequality. The doctoral researcher will engage critically with broader debates concerning rural populations, family, slavery, dependency, labor organization, and demographic behavior in the Roman world. The position includes participation in fieldwork, summer schools, project workshops, and international conferences. The candidate will contribute to the project's publication strategy and will prepare a doctoral dissertation.