Salma A. Ibrahim

Salma A. Ibrahim is a doctoral candidate in Archaeological Sciences and Human Evolution at the University of Tübingen, Germany, affiliated with the Faculty of Science and the Institute of Archaeological Sciences, Palaeoanthropology department. She is part of the ERC-funded FIRSTSTEPS project (2024–Present), focusing on ZooMS analysis for taxonomic identification using collagen peptide mass fingerprinting and assessing faunal preservation from Middle to Upper Palaeolithic sites in Greece.

• B.A. in Social and Behavioral Sciences (2018), American University of Kuwait, with a concentration in Cultural Anthropology.
• M.Sc. in Archaeological Sciences and Human Evolution (2023), University of Tübingen.

Prior roles include:

• Dental Microwear Laboratory Assistant (HiWi) at the Palaeoanthropology department (July 2023–January 2024).
• Palaeoproteomics (ZooMS) Laboratory Assistant (April 2022–December 2023).
• Assistant Researcher (HiWi) at Tübingen and Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung (July 2020–October 2021).
• Archaeologist at Umbeli Beli (2020) and Hohle Fels (2020).
• Senior Museum Facilitator at Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Cultural Centre, Kuwait (2018–2019).

Her scientific award includes the Private University Council (PUC) Scholarship from Kuwait. Her research bridges archaeological sciences, palaeoanthropology, and evolutionary studies.