The Department of the Land of Israel and Archaeology at Ariel University (https://www.ariel.ac.il/wp/ioa-au/) is seeking a research fellow at post-doc level for at least 3 years in the fields of computational archaeology, digital history, or digital humanities.

As a DH researcher on the team, you will play a pivotal part in driving interdisciplinary research, and integrating computational methods alongside archaeology and history. The department is geared towards expanding its interdisciplinary workspace among different humanities researchers and between humanities researchers and data scientists, which develops and enriches both worlds. The appointed scholar will work directly under Dr. Shai Gordin, the head of the Digital Pasts Lab (https://digitalpasts.github.io/).

Salary will be decided based on academic qualifications. Final decisions are subject to resource availability, consideration of the Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities and the Rector.

The position can begin as soon as a suitable candidate is found with some flexibility for their timeline.

The application deadline is 15 April 2026. Suitable candidates will be invited for interviews by 22 April 2026.

RESPONSIBILITIES

– Conduct innovative research by applying computational methods and data science techniques within archaeology and history. Develop, test, and implement new methodologies and tools that can aid in the analysis, interpretation, and visualisation of ancient data.

– Provide methodological support to other scholars in the department through consultations as well as active collaboration on research projects that result in high-end publications, or develop together new research avenues that will lead to grant funding.

– Initiate annual workshops and conferences on computational archaeology and history.

– Support pedagogical efforts in the department in the field of digital humanities.

– Take a leading role in a project on early Jewish Script and its computational typology together with researchers at the department.

REQUIREMENTS

– Ph.D. in a relevant field (e.g., Digital Humanities, Archaeology, History, Classics, Computer Science, Data Science).

– Good ability to understand, utilise and innovate on state-of-the-art machine learning algorithms and statistical modelling.

– Some experience applying computational methods in humanities research.

– Strong background in Python with experience in Data & ML packages.

– Ability to advise and collaborate with researchers on software engineering tools and practices.

– Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with diverse groups of people.

– Autonomous and accountable with a proactive approach and desire to develop further professionally.

– Experience in teaching digital humanities abilities is an advantage.

SUBMISSION MATERIALS

– Letter of application.

– CV with list of publications.

– Research plan (2 pages).

– Samples of 2 published works (joined authorship are allowed if the applicant is first author; forthcoming publications are also applicable).

– 3 letters of recommendation.

Send all files as a single PDF via email to Shai Gordin (shygordin@gmail.com) by 15 April 2026.

The Dan David Society of Fellows invites applications for outstanding postdoctoral research in the study of the past. This two-year fellowship offers generous funding for international and Israeli scholars to conduct innovative research at Tel Aviv University, benefiting from professional mentorship by faculty members.

The fellowship is open to candidates from all disciplines studying the human past, including but not limited to history, archaeology, arts history, education history, the history of science, technology and medicine, physical anthropology, literature, philosophy, and digital humanities. Applicants must have completed their PhD between October 1, 2021, and September 1, 2026. Researchers who have completed their PhD at Tel Aviv University are not eligible for the fellowship. Candidates who have not yet completed their degree should attach a formal statement signed by their institution indicating the prospective date of submission. Applicants who were on maternity leave are entitled to add an extra year for each child born since receiving their PhD degree.

The fellowship will be awarded without regard to ethnicity, religion, gender, or age. The Dan David program is committed to excellence, interdisciplinarity, diversity, and equity.

Up to four fellowships will be awarded for a maximum of two years each, beginning October 1, 2026. Those accepted to the program must commit to completing a full two-year term. Fellows will be asked to spend at least three days a week at Tel Aviv University and be active members of the university's scholarly community. They will be required to fully participate in the activities of the Dan David Society of Fellows, including a twice-monthly seminar dedicated to cutting-edge methodologies and historiographic approaches, and to present their research to the other fellows once a year. The program's academic activities will all be conducted in English.

Fellows will receive an annual scholarship of $40,000. Additional research and travel funding may be available. Non-Israeli fellows will also be eligible for subsidized on-campus housing.

Applications must be submitted in English and should include:

1. A comprehensive CV, including a list of publications and research languages
2. A statement of research plans (maximum 5 pages)
3.  A summary of the PhD dissertation (maximum 1 page)
4. Two letters of recommendation:
   • One from the applicant's doctoral supervisor(s). If there are multiple supervisors, a joint letter is required.
   • One from a scholar outside the applicant's university

The deadline for applications for the 2026-2028 academic years is December 1, 2025. 

Candidates will be informed of the decision regarding their application by March 15, 2026.

המעבדה לחומרים ארכיאולוגיים באוניברסיטת תל אביב מזמינה סטודנטים וסטודנטיות להצטרף למחקר במדעי הארכיאולוגיה, ארכיאומטלורגיה, ארכיאומגנטיזם, ומחקר בשדה בסקרים וחפירות בבקעת תמנע – בתמיכה כספית מלאה.

אפשר להצטרף במסגרת:

• תואר שני / דוקטורט – בכפוף לקבלה לתוכנית
• פוסט-דוקטורט – בכפוף לקבלה לתוכנית
• סיוע לפי שעות במעבדה – לסטודנטים לתואר ראשון

תחומי המחקר שלנו כוללים:

• חקר מקור ואפיון של מתכות קדומות וכלי צור
• תיארוך ארכיאומגנטי ויישומים נוספים (בשיתוף עם פרופ' רון שער, האונ' העברית, פרופ' ליסה טאוקס, סקריפס)
• פיתוח מסד נתונים מחקרי לבקעת תמנע (מבוסס Wiki ו- SPARQL, בשיתוף TAD-TAU)
• חפירות וסקרים בבקעת תמנע ובדרום הערבה
• ארכיאולוגיה של נוודים, נוודים במקרא ותקופת הברזל בדרום
• ניסויים בשחזור תהליכי הפקת מתכת וכלי מתכת
• מחקרים סביבתיים על זיהום מתכת קדום

Call for Applications for Postdoctoral Fellowships, 2025/2027

The Dan David Society of Fellows is accepting applications for outstanding postdoctoral research in the study of the past. This two-year fellowship offers generous funding for international and Israeli scholars to conduct innovative research at Tel Aviv University, while benefiting from professional mentorship offered by faculty members.

The fellowship is open to candidates from all disciplines studying the human past, including but not limited to history, archaeology, art history, history of education, history of science, technology and medicine, physical anthropology, literature, philosophy, and digital humanities. Applicants must have completed their PhD between October 1, 2020, and September 1, 2025. Researchers who completed their PhD at Tel Aviv University are not eligible for the fellowship. Candidates who have not yet completed their degree should attach a formal statement signed by their institution indicating the prospective date of submission. Applicants who took parental leave are entitled to add an extra year for each child born since receiving their PhD.

The fellowship is awarded to suitable candidates, regardless of ethnicity, religion, gender, or age. The Dan David program is committed to excellence, interdisciplinarity, diversity, and equity.

Up to four fellowships will be awarded for a maximum of two years each, beginning October 1, 2025. Those accepted to the program must commit to completing a full two-year term. Fellows will be asked to spend at least three days a week at Tel Aviv University and be active members of the university's scholarly community. They will be required to fully participate in the activities of the Dan David Society of Fellows, including a twice-monthly seminar dedicated to cutting- edge methodologies and historiographic approaches, and to present their research to the other fellows once a year. The program's academic activities will all be conducted in English.

Fellows will receive an annual scholarship of $40,000. Additional research and travel funding may be available. Non-Israeli fellows will also be eligible for subsidized on- campus housing.

Applications must be submitted in English and should include:
1. A comprehensive CV, including a list of publications and research languages
2. A statement of research plans (maximum 5 pages)
3. A summary of the PhD dissertation (maximum 1 page)
4. Two letters of recommendation: One from the applicant's doctoral supervisor(s). If there are multiple supervisors, a joint letter is require; One from a scholar outside the applicant's university.

The deadline for applications for the 2025-2027 academic years is December 15, 2024.

Candidates will be informed of the decision regarding their application by April, 2025.

For further information: https://en-humanities.tau.ac.il/dan-david-fellows-form2

The Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (ISAW) is a center for advanced scholarly research and graduate education, which aims to encourage particularly the study of the economic, religious, political and cultural connections between ancient civilizations.

In an effort to embrace a truly inclusive geographical scope while maintaining continuity and coherence, the Institute focuses on the shared and overlapping periods in the development of cultures and civilizations around the Mediterranean basin, and across central Asia to the Pacific Ocean. The approaches of anthropology, archaeology, geography, geology, history, economics, sociology, art history, digital humanities, and the history of science and technology are as integral to the enterprise as the study of texts, philosophy, and the analysis of artifacts.

ISAW anticipates appointing scholars in several different categories for the 2025-26 academic year. Applicants in all categories should be individuals of scholarly distinction or promise in any relevant field of ancient studies who will benefit from the stimulation of working in an environment with colleagues in other disciplines. Scholars with a history of interdisciplinary exchange and scholars whose academic interests include parts of the ancient Old World that are often underrepresented in traditional academic departments, including Africa, Central Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia, are especially welcome and encouraged to apply.

Scholars at ISAW have access to the Institute's own library, as well as to a wide range of other libraries at NYU, The Metropolitan Museum of Art (located a block away), and other institutions in New York City, including Columbia University and the New York Public Library. They are provided with their own carrel workspace.

Scholars in all categories are expected to undertake research projects connected with ISAW's core academic mission, to be in residence at the Institute during the period for which they are appointed, to take part in the intellectual life of the community, to participate in ISAW seminars, to give a public lecture on their research at ISAW, and to play an active role in mentoring graduate students.

ISAW is prepared to host visiting scholars in three categories:

(1) Two-Year Visiting Assistant Professors: ISAW anticipates appointing up to two two-year Visiting Assistant Professors with a start-date of September 1, 2025. Holders of these positions are appointed as faculty, teach a graduate-level research seminar at ISAW, and teach one undergraduate course in an NYU department per academic year.

Visiting Assistant Professorships are reserved for early-career scholars who received their PhDs on or after May 1, 2022. Current doctoral students in their final year of dissertation work are also welcome to apply, but please note that official conferral of the PhD must take place prior to the start-date of the position (September 1, 2025). A research account is provided to defray the cost of travel to conferences and other research expenses. In compliance with NYC's Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary range for this position is $77,500-$97,500. New York University considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and organizational considerations when extending an offer.

(2) One-Year Research Scholars: ISAW anticipates appointing up to three funded one-year Research Scholars for the 2025-26 academic year (September 1, 2025-August 31, 2026). Holders of these positions are appointed as professional research staff. One-Year Research Scholar positions are available to scholars of all post-PhD career stages, from recently minted PhDs to retired academics. Current doctoral students in their final year of dissertation work are also welcome to apply, but please note that official conferral of the PhD must take place prior to the start-date of the position (September 1, 2025). A research account is provided to defray the cost of travel to conferences and other research expenses. In compliance with NYC's Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary range for this position is $77,500-$97,500. New York University considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and organizational considerations when extending an offer.

(3) Externally-Funded Visiting Scholars: ISAW is prepared to consider applications from postdoctoral scholars with their own funding from another source for appointments to be held during the 2025-26 academic year. Appointments can be for one semester (fall 2025 or spring 2026) or for the entire 2025-26 academic year. Externally Funded Visiting Research Scholar positions are available to scholars of all post-PhD career stages, from recently minted PhDs to retired academics. Applicants should have their doctorates in hand by the beginning of their period of appointment at ISAW. ISAW does not provide any funding to Externally Funded Visiting Scholars. Applicants should secure their own funding from an outside fellowship organization or via sabbatical funding from their home institution.

Application Instructions

The application must be completed in Interfolio and should include a cover letter, CV (including publication list), a research proposal, three letters of recommendation, and a writing sample (either a published article or dissertation chapter). Applicants must also complete a researcher profile form and an EEO form in Interfolio. Letters of recommendation from ISAW faculty and staff are not permitted.

The application link for each category appears below:

(1) Two-Year Visiting Assistant Professor: https://apply.interfolio.com/149667

(2) One-Year Research Scholar: https://apply.interfolio.com/149573

(3) Externally Funded Visiting Scholar: https://apply.interfolio.com/149655

For category 1 and 2, the application deadline is November 20, 2024. Applicants will be prompted in Interfolio to submit the names and email addresses of three referees; please be sure to do so before the November 20th deadline. Referees will be contacted via email and asked to submit their letters of recommendation electronically via Interfolio; they will have until December 1st to submit the letters.

Applicants will receive a system-generated confirmation email from Interfolio when they have successfully submitted their application. If you do not receive this email, this likely means that you have not successfully submitted your application. We are NOT able to review in-progress applications in Interfolio, so please make sure that you have successfully submitted your application prior to the November 20th deadline. Late submissions will not be accepted. Please plan accordingly.

Applicants in category 3 must apply at least one semester in advance of their anticipated start date; to ensure full consideration, the recommended deadline for all 2025-26 positions is November 20, 2024.

Applications are invited from scholars of all nationalities and ages for two post-doctoral grants of up to £500 each and one of up to £500 for a PhD student to assist academic projects in any area of ancient history and archaeology broadly conceived but particularly pertaining to the Mediterranean or Middle East.

To apply, please send the following to info@wmirg.org:

An application form from the WMIRG website: https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwmirg.org%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cagade%40list.vanderbilt.edu%7Cfa3f604823cc4bb1286e08dcbd565b5f%7Cba5a7f39e3be4ab3b45067fa80faecad%7C0%7C0%7C638593425788936280%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=xco4UCSArX5gC1nNyt2vgzUyX40VDwwte6mtGv%2F6R60%3D&reserved=0
A brief CV (three pages)
A brief outline of your project (1500 words)
A budget for the intended use of the funds
A letter of reference sent directly by the supervisor
A list of documents provided

Deadline: 31 October 2024. Candidates will be informed of the outcome by 30 November 2024.

Previous winners may not re-apply. Grant should be used within ten months of the award, and the report must be sent before 30 September 2025.

We are recruiting a team of researchers (four postdoctoral researchers and a PhD researcher) to collaborate in Dr. Jason Silverman’s ERC Advanced Grant Project "Work without End: Informal Taxation and Forced Labor within Persian Southern Levantine Temple Economy and Society (WORK-IT)" at the University of Helsinki. WORK-IT will run from Sept 2024 to Aug 2029. Each researcher is expected to be able to research and publish independently as well as collaboratively within the team.

Using temples in the southern Levant under the first Persian Empire as the focus, WORK-IT explores imperial-local socio-economic interaction. The project integrates analysis of informal taxation and forced labor via Bourdieusian field theory in the analysis of Persian-era sources. The analysis of informal taxation and forced labor will be useful to both economists and sociologists via the most up-to-date ANE data and analyses, bridging the lingering divide between ancient historians and modern social scientists. The ultimate goal is to provide some refined perspectives for the modern theory of preindustrial socio-economic interactions.

Towards these ends, we invite applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher in Ancient history for a two-year employment contract starting in September 2024 or as agreed. We are seeking an archaeologist with a background in the Persian-era Southern Levant analyze temple remains from the Persian southern Levant for material capacities and labor requirements.

The researcher will be responsible for

1. analyzing the archaeological remains of Persian-era temples in the southern Levant and Elephantine for the material and labor required to build and sustain them;
2. producing articles on their basis;
3. collaborating with the other team members in comparative and theoretical work, including joint publications.

Requirements for the position and assessment of qualifications

According to the Regulations of the University of Helsinki, an appointee to the position of postdoctoral researcher shall hold a doctoral degree and have the ability to conduct independent scholarly work as well as the teaching skills necessary for the position.

Other requirements shall include knowledge of Persian-era archaeology, and interest in socio-economic aspects of the southern Levant. A track record in comparative work is an advantage. Candidates need to be able to write independently and collaboratively. A pre-existing interest in labor or temples is an advantage.

When assessing applicants’ qualifications, attention will be paid to evidence of interest in comparative theoretical socio-economic work, evidence of collaborative publication in social aspects of archaeology, and the ability to offer research-based teaching. A familiarity with or interest in Bourdieusian field theory is also desirable.

What we offer

The salary for the position will be based on level 5 of the job requirement scheme for teaching and research personnel in the salary system of Finnish universities. In addition, the appointee will be paid a salary component based on personal performance. The annual gross salary is €42,000 – €46,000. The position is filled with a six-month trial period.

In Finnish universities, the teaching and research staff (app. 65% of total staff) have a special system regarding the free time equivalent to holiday. They belong to the 1,612 annual working hour system, in which the annual amount of paid holiday is app. 5-6 weeks on average per year.

The University of Helsinki offers comprehensive services to its employees, including occupational health care and health insurance, sports facilities, and opportunities for professional development. The University provides support for internationally recruited employees with their transition to work and life in Finland. For more on the University of Helsinki as an employer, please see https://www.helsinki.fi/en/about-us/careers.

Researchers will also have access to travel money and limited funds for open-access publishing.

How to apply

Applications should consist of the following English-language documents in PDF format:

• A curriculum vitae (max 3 pages);
• A list of publications;
• Contact information for two referees (but no actual references);
• A research statement (max. 2000 words) consisting of

1. a brief description of previous research experience;
2. a brief proposal for the research project that the applicant would conduct in WORK-IT;
3. a brief description of the plans for scientific cooperation envisioned within WORK-IT

• A free form report (max 2 pages) on the candidates teaching merits and interests

Further information about academic portfolios is available on our website.

Other attachments, including letters of recommendation or certificates, are not required at this point.

Applications must be submitted through the University of Helsinki electronic recruitment system by clicking on the link below. Current employees of the University of Helsinki must submit their applications through SAP Fiori’s Suffeli recruitment portal. The University of Helsinki welcomes applicants from a variety of genders, linguistic and cultural backgrounds, and minorities.