Faculty & Staff
Dr. Akash Srinivas
Adjunct Faculty- Division of Health & Humanities
Languages
English, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu
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A Palaeolithic archaeologist and Palaeoanthropologist with a wide-ranging interest in all aspects of our collective past. Trained in both field and lab-based research methodologies related to a multidisciplinary investigation of prehistory, including geological and geomorphological surveys, collection and sampling strategies, integrated lithic analysis, GIS and spatial analysis, and experimental and actualistic studies. Interested in identifying ‘What makes us HUMAN’ and ensuring a more holistic understanding of our past.
Qualification/ Education
- PhD in Humanities and Social Sciences (Archaeology)
IISER Mohali | 2022
University Grants Commission Research Fellow - International Masters in Quaternary and Prehistory
University of Ferrara, Italy and University of Rovira and Virgili, Tarragona, Spain | 2016
Graduated with honours (cum laude) - MA (Ancient Indian History, Culture and Archaeology)
Deccan College PGRI, Pune | 2014
Stood second in the university - Diploma in Liberal Arts
Symbiosis Centre for Liberal Arts, Pune | 2012 - BA (History, Geography and Sociology)
Fergusson College, Pune | 2012
Stood seventh in the university
Experience
- Assistant Director
Centre for Interdisciplinary Archaeological Research, Ashoka University | Aug. 2025 onwards
Administering and running the Centre. Collaborating and liaising with internal and external collaborators. Coordinating with CIAR grant fellows. Developing and directing research programmes. Writing academic and popular articles and grant applications. Teaching and mentoring undergraduate and postgraduate students. Curation, cataloguing, and oversight of the archaeological repository. Training and oversight of student interns. - Postdoctoral Fellow
Centre for Interdisciplinary Archaeological Research, Ashoka University | Dec. 2022 – July 2025
Developing and directing research programmes. Writing academic and popular articles and grant applications. Teaching and mentoring undergraduate and postgraduate students. - Project Coordinator / Principal Investigator
IFA Museums & Archives Project | Apr. 2022 – Sept. 2023
Developing a podcast series and interactive web platform on the History of Medicine in collaboration with the S.L. Bhatia History of Medicine Museum, St. John’s Medical College, Bangalore. Creation of public engagement and gallery-based activities. Developing an audio guide for museum visitors. - Layout Editor
Journal of Lithic Studies | Feb. 2022 – Present - Associate Editor
Journal of Lithic Studies | Mar. 2019 – Present - Public Relations and Social Media Volunteer
EXARC | Mar. 2021 – Present - Co-host and Co-founder
Chippin’ Away (podcast) | Apr. 2020 – Present
https://chippinaway.buzzsprout.com/ - Senior Research Fellow
IISER Mohali | Dec. 2018 – May 2022 - Junior Research Fellow
IISER Mohali | Dec. 2016 – Dec. 2018 - ECR Editorial Member
Quaternary Chronicles | Aug. 2019 – Present
Areas of interest
Prehistoric archaeology, Palaeoanthropology, Human evolution, Cognitive archaeology, Theories and Methods of archaeology and research, Remote-sensing and GIS, Stone tool analysis, Public archaeology, Science communication, Podcasts, Archival studies, History, Geology and Landscapes
- Assistant Director
Centre for Interdisciplinary Archaeological Research, Ashoka University | Aug. 2025 onwards
Administering and running the Centre. Collaborating and liaising with internal and external collaborators. Coordinating with CIAR grant fellows. Developing and directing research programmes. Writing academic and popular articles and grant applications. Teaching and mentoring undergraduate and postgraduate students. Curation, cataloguing, and oversight of the archaeological repository. Training and oversight of student interns. - Postdoctoral Fellow
Centre for Interdisciplinary Archaeological Research, Ashoka University | Dec. 2022 – July 2025
Developing and directing research programmes. Writing academic and popular articles and grant applications. Teaching and mentoring undergraduate and postgraduate students. - Project Coordinator / Principal Investigator
IFA Museums & Archives Project | Apr. 2022 – Sept. 2023
Developing a podcast series and interactive web platform on the History of Medicine in collaboration with the S.L. Bhatia History of Medicine Museum, St. John’s Medical College, Bangalore. Creation of public engagement and gallery-based activities. Developing an audio guide for museum visitors. - Layout Editor
Journal of Lithic Studies | Feb. 2022 – Present - Associate Editor
Journal of Lithic Studies | Mar. 2019 – Present - Public Relations and Social Media Volunteer
EXARC | Mar. 2021 – Present - Co-host and Co-founder
Chippin’ Away (podcast) | Apr. 2020 – Present
https://chippinaway.buzzsprout.com/ - Senior Research Fellow
IISER Mohali | Dec. 2018 – May 2022 - Junior Research Fellow
IISER Mohali | Dec. 2016 – Dec. 2018 - ECR Editorial Member
Quaternary Chronicles | Aug. 2019 – Present
Prehistoric archaeology, Palaeoanthropology, Human evolution, Cognitive archaeology, Theories and Methods of archaeology and research, Remote-sensing and GIS, Stone tool analysis, Public archaeology, Science communication, Podcasts, Archival studies, History, Geology and Landscapes
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