25th Congress of the International Organization for the Study of the Old Testament: Berlin, 11–15 August 2025.
The call for short papers at the IOSOT 2025 in Berlin (August 11–15, 2025) is now open. Applicants can propose short papers (20 minutes) to be presented in the following panels covering the main fields of Hebrew Bibel and Ancient Israel. Proposals will be reviewed by the board of Vetus Testamentum.

Pentateuch
Former Prophets
Latter Prophets
Writings
Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature
Dead Sea Scrolls
Theology, Ethics, and Hermeneutics of the Hebrew Bible
Archaeology of Ancient Israel and the Southern Levant
History of Ancient Israel within the Ancient Near East
Religions of Ancient Israel and the Ancient Near East

Furthermore, the following specialized panels on recent research questions also accept short paper proposals. More information on these panels is available on our website. The panel hosts will review proposals for short papers to be presented in these panels.

Apocalyptic Thinking in Antiquity
Between Foreign Politics and Scribal Theology: Prophecy Concerning the Nations
Digital Humanities and Computational Approaches to the Bible
Philological and Linguistic Variety in Northwest Semitic languages (late 2nd and 1st mill. BCE)
Scribal Culture and the Hebrew Bible

To propose a short paper, applicants should fill out the proposal form provided on our website and send it to iosot2025@hu-berlin.de. The deadline to submit a proposal is June 14, 2024.

The Dean of The Faculty of History, University of Warsaw, invites applications for the position of a postdoctoral researcher. The selected candidate will run their project at the Centre for Research on Ancient Civilizations (CRAC), which brings together historians, classicists, archaeologists, orientalists, Roman jurists, philosophers, and the representatives of other disciplines who conduct research on ancient studies at the University of Warsaw.

Period of employment: 12 months, beginning on 1.10.2024 or shortly thereafter.

Salary: up to 13,000 PLN.

Job description
The successful candidate will:

● conduct autonomous research on the project submitted in the application, with great potential and impact on international scholarship in any field of ancient studies

● take an active part in academic life at the University of Warsaw

● disseminate results of their research through conference presentations and publications

● actively contribute to strengthening the international position of the UW.

Requirements
● a doctoral degree in any field of ancient studies such as history, classics, oriental studies, archaeology, Roman law, religious studies, philosophy, or similar

● documented experience in research within the field of ancient studies

● proven active participation in international academic life

● well-argued excellent research project dealing with any period of Antiquity

● excellent knowledge of English (corresponding min. to level C1)

● excellent communication skills

● ability and willingness to work as part of a scholarly community.

We offer
● large, internationally connected and eager to collaborate scholarly community working within the field of ancient studies, supportive and eager to collaborate

● possibility to get additional funding for various forms of academic activity such as conferences, sessions on international congresses, publications

● office space, good or very good (depending on specific research field) library and especially electronic resources

● assistance in applying for further projects

● standard social security and medical insurance

● standard benefits package.

How to apply
Please submit the required documents (listed at https://historia.uw.edu.pl/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Post-doc_CRAC_EN.pdf) to crac@uw.edu.pl while adding "CRAC post-doc" in the email title line. The deadline for submitting applications is May 10, 2024.

Successful candidates will be notified by July 15, 2024.

למכרז ממשלתי דרוש/ה ארכיאולוג/ית
המכרז כולל מתן שירותי ייעוץ ארכיאולוגי.

דרישות:
– תואר ראשון בארכיאולוגיה ממוסד אקדמי המוכר ע"י המועצה להשכלה גבוהה – חובה.
– ניסיון של 5 שנים לפחות בניהול חפירות ארכיאולוגיות ו/או בפיקוח עליהן ו /או בעריכת סקרים ארכיאולוגיים הכוללים כתיבת דו"חות – חובה.
– בעל ניסיון של 3 שנים , בייעוץ לגופי פיתוח ותשתית (כגון: חברות ממשלתיות, חברות ציבוריות, רשויות מקומיות, משרדי ממשלה ויזמים פרטיים) בנושאי ארכיאולוגיה ובניהול מו"מ ותיאומים עם רשות העתיקות – חובה.

היקף משרה חלקית, 50 שעות חודשיות.

הכנס ה־4 של האגודה לחקר העיר עכו וסביבתה יעסוק בתעודות, מסמכים, חוזים מפות ובתיעוד היסטורי של העיר עכו במהלך ההיסטוריה. אנחנו מזמינים חוקרים ואנשי דעת המעוניינים לשלוח תקציר להרצאה בת 30 דקות הנוגעת לנושא הכנס, לרבות:

• עכו בתעודות היסטוריות
• מפות היסטוריות של עכו
• עכו בספרות נוסעים
• הסכמים היסטוריים
• תיעוד היסטורי וממצא ארכיאולוגיה
• מטבעות עכו
• סקרים של עכו

נא לשלוח תקציר של עד 250 מילים ומעט פרטים על הכותב (עד 100 מילים) לדוא"ל: acre.ssae@gmail.com נא לרשום בתקציר פרטים ענייניים! (שם מלא, תואר אקדמי, שיוך אקדמי ופרטי התקשרות).

מועד אחרון להגשת התקצירים הוא 1.5.24

Full-time. Fixed-term 3 years. £33,803 per annum

About the role:

To make publicly accessible the cuneiform tablet collections in support of the Museum Operating Plan and all relevant Museum strategies.

Key areas of responsibility:

To create digital images of cuneiform tablets; To contribute to upgrading the documentation of the cuneiform tablet collections; Assist with the registration of historically unregistered tablet fragments into the Museum’s Collections Management System; Assist with supervising the Middle East study room; Assist in making the cuneiform tablet collections, and knowledge about it, publicly accessible via publication, digital, display, and broadcast; Other duties as assigned by the line manager

About you:

• MA/MSc (or equivalent) in cuneiform studies, archaeology, digital humanities, or related disciplines
• Experience of imaging archaeological objects
• Excellent IT skills
• Experience of working with archaeological material
• Open, effective communicator with good spoken and written English
• Ability to work as part of a team

Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on 9 April 2024

Full-time. Fixed-term 3 years. £33,803 per annum

About the role:

To make publicly accessible the cuneiform tablet collections in support of the Museum Operating Plan and all relevant Museum strategies.

Key areas of responsibility:

To create digital images of cuneiform tablets; To contribute to upgrading the documentation of the cuneiform tablet collections; Assist with the registration of historically unregistered tablet fragments into the Museum’s Collections Management System; Assist with supervising the Middle East study room; Assist in making the cuneiform tablet collections, and knowledge about it, publicly accessible via publication, digital, display, and broadcast; Other duties as assigned by the line manager

About you:

• MA/MSc (or equivalent) in cuneiform studies, archaeology, digital humanities, or related disciplines
• Experience of imaging archaeological objects
• Excellent IT skills
• Experience of working with archaeological material
• Open, effective communicator with good spoken and written English
• Ability to work as part of a team

Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on 9 April 2024

מלגת קיום לתלמידים הלומדים לתואר שלישי שתחום התמחותם קשור בתולדות ארץ-ישראל ויישובה
המלגה מיועדת לחוקר/ת הנמצא/ת בשלבים מתקדמים לקראת הגשת הדוקטורט

תלמידים המעוניינים להציע את מועמדותם לקבלת המלגה, מתבקשים:

1 . למלא את הטופס המקוון באתר המלגות: מלגה על שם רחל ינאית
2 . לצרף לטופס המקוון את הפריטים הבאים :

א. קורות חיים (כולל רשימת פרסומים ומלגות).
ב. ציון תאריך תחילת הלימודים לתואר שלישי
ג. הערכת זמן להגשת עבודת הדוקטורט.
ד. אישור על מעבר לשלב ב ' )חובה(
ה. תיאור קצר של עבודת המחקר ותרומתה המשוערת )עמוד אחד(.
ו. הצעת המחקר המלאה .
ז. שתי המלצות, אחת מהן מן המנחה .
* קבלת המלגה מותנית ברישום ללימודים כסטודנט/ית באוניברסיטה העברית בשנה"ל תשפ"ה (שנת קבלת המלגה)

תאריך אחרון להגשת מועמדות: ז' בניסן תשפ"ד – 15 באפריל 2024

Founded in 1640, the University of Helsinki is an international scientific community of 40,000 students and researchers. It operates on four campuses in Helsinki and at 15 other locations. It is one of the leading multidisciplinary research universities in Europe and ranks among the top 100 international universities in the world. The Centre of Excellence in Ancient Near Eastern Empires or ANEE at the University of Helsinki is a cross-disciplinary research centre that focuses on how changing imperial dynamics impact social group identities and lifeways during the first millennium BCE.
With almost 40 current members, ANEE offers a dynamic and stimulating research community on the Ancient Near East, with specialists in Near Eastern and Classical archaeology, Assyriology, ancient history, archaeological sciences, heritage studies, Biblical studies, museum studies, network studies, and language technology. In terms of empires, our researchers cover the Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Persian, Hellenistic, Roman, and Parthian Empires. ANEE engages with methodologically varied yet integrated research on the long-term processes by which social group identities and lifeways were negotiated. Taken together, the innovations of ANEE are the integrated longue durée approach and the methodological innovativeness of each team (both separately and in collaboration).

ANEE invites applications for:

POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER
To carry out a research project based on primary sources and by using Digital Humanities approaches for a fixed term until end of the year 2025, preferably starting on 1 June 2024, but a later date can be negotiated.

The successful candidate’s research projects will focus on the tasks and goals of ANEE’s Team 1 “Digital Humanities Approaches.” As the centre is deeply multidisciplinary, competence in more than one field and/or proof of successful scientific collaboration will be considered an advantage. Their main duties will include full-time research according to their research plan and in collaboration with other ANEE members, presenting their research in international conferences and peer-reviewed journals, and contributing to organizing of ANEE scientific events. Other tasks related to working in a research community, such as teaching or supervising MA or PhD students, are also involved but in a minor role.

Team 1 “Digital Humanities Approaches” develops digital humanities approaches (especially social network analysis and language technology), using these to supplement the more traditional approaches. The team is led by Saana Svärd (saana.svard@helsinki.fi) and the vice-team leader Krister Lindén (Krister.linden@helsinki.fi), and it consists mostly of Assyriologists and computer scientists working in close collaboration. For more information on Team 1 and its members, please click here. For more information on the three teams and the work packages, please visit the ANEE website.

QUALIFICATIONS
We are looking for a researcher with strong expertise in primary sources that shed light on social groups in Mesopotamia or the Levant in the first millennium BCE, particularly in the Neo- and Late Babylonian periods. Applicants with strong expertise in Neo-Assyrian sources will also be considered. Additionally, the chosen candidate should have knowledge of or a strong interest in quantitative methods as applied to lexical semantics (for example, an interest in applying network approaches to the study of lexemes). We are looking in particular for feasible case studies on lexemes relevant to the study of group identities in the Neo-Assyrian Empire and/or Neo-Babylonian Empire and/or later periods (based on the Neo-Babylonian corpus project in Helsinki). As a second research focus we will consider proposals that utilize social network approaches and apply them to Neo-Assyrian era and/or Neo-Babylonian and/or later material. On a general level, the applicant should have a research interest in studying identities and developing new theoretical and methodological approaches in Assyriology. The proposed project needs to contribute in some way to the main research question of ANEE: How do changing empires impact social group identities and lifeways? Excellent collaborative skills are needed.

Preferably, all this expertise and interest should be demonstrated e.g. in the form of peer-reviewed publications, organized events, or theses, but we will consider applications where such an approach is outlined in the research proposal even if the applicant does not yet have completed research results. It is not necessary to have programming skills or to develop completely new approaches.

An appointee to the position of postdoctoral researcher must hold a doctoral degree in a relevant field. The year of graduation and previous postdoctoral experience do not exclude the applicant from consideration. The appointee must have the ability to conduct independent scientific research and possess the teaching skills required for the position. Teaching or teaching-related tasks will form 5-10 % of the position. The candidate should have a proven capability to publish in scientific journals, have excellent analytical and methodological skills, and be able to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary scientific community. The successful candidates are expected to have excellent skills in written and oral English. Skills in Finnish or Swedish are not required. The candidate is expected to move to Finland for the duration of the post.

WHAT WE OFFER
We are an equal-opportunity employer and offer an attractive and diverse workplace in an inspiring environment with a variety of development opportunities and benefits. ANEE is functioning in the Faculty of Arts (Teams 1 and 3) and in the Faculty of Theology (Team 2), both located in the City Centre Campus in the historic centre of Helsinki.

Finland is a member of the European Union, has high-quality free schooling (also in English), generous family benefits and healthcare, and was recently ranked as the best country in the world for expatriate families. Helsinki also constantly ranks among the world’s top ten most livable cities. Finland and the Helsinki region possess top expertise in sciences in terms of a vibrant talent pool, leading research, strong support services, and functioning collaboration networks. For more information about working at the University of Helsinki and living in Finland, please click here.

The starting salary of the postdoctoral researcher will be EUR 3,720–3,920 per month, depending on the appointee’s qualifications and experience. Furthermore, the University of Helsinki offers comprehensive services to its employees, including occupational health care and health insurance, sports facilities, and opportunities for professional development.

HOW TO APPLY
Applications must be submitted through the University of Helsinki electronic recruitment system by clicking on the link below. The University of Helsinki welcomes applicants of any gender, linguistic or cultural background or minority group. Applications should consist of the following English-language documents:

Motivation letter (max. 1 page) highlighting research accomplishments and including contact information for two referees.

Select publications or theses (PDF files, max. 2) demonstrating expertise relevant for the position

CV (max. 4 pages) and a full list of publications.

A research statement (max. 2000 words) consisting of

i) a brief description of previous relevant experience

ii) a proposal for the research project that the applicant wants to conduct in ANEE (including a rough but feasible timetable for it) fulfilling the needs outlined in “Qualifications” section above

iii) a brief description of any plans for scientific cooperation within ANEE

Professional references or recommendations should not be included. Applicants who are selected for an interview may be asked to provide professional references.

Deadline for applications is 15th April 2024.

The Sonia and Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology, Tel Aviv University, will appoint two post-doctoral scholars for the 2024–2025 academic year in the fields of Archaeology, Ancient Israel Studies, or Ancient Near Eastern Cultures.

The highly competitive fellowships are offered to researchers across many disciplines and will be awarded on the basis of academic excellence.

Applicants should have received their Ph.D. in a relevant field within the past three years from an institution other than Tel Aviv University. While appropriate training in archaeology, biblical studies, ancient Near Eastern cultures and/or biblical history is required, the nature of the applicant’s specific research interests and areas of expertise is open.

The fellowship period will begin November 1, 2024, and is for a period of one academic year. There is an option to apply for a second year of a post-doc position within the framework of the 2024–2025 application. The appointment carries a NIS 103,275 (=approximately $30,500) stipend.

Successful candidates are expected to submit a detailed research proposal (up to 2000 words) describing their research endeavor at the Sonia and Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology. They are also expected to make a substantive contribution to the institute by organizing a colloquium on a subject related to their research that will stimulate an intellectual environment and foster innovative and interdisciplinary research. The outline of this colloquium, to be held at TAU in mid-June 2023, should be part of the research proposal. Candidates should supply letters from two leading scholars in relevant fields confirming their participation in the colloquium. The candidates will continue to develop their respective colloquium during their stay at the institute.

Applicants should submit a cover letter, a CV, a copy of their Ph.D. certificate and three letters of reference (to be submitted directly by the recommenders):

• A letter of recommendation from all Ph.D. advisor/s.
• A letter from a researcher from an academic institution other than the university at which the candidate completed their doctoral studies.
• An additional letter of recommendation, from a researcher affiliated to a recognized academic institution.

Candidates should contact researchers from the Institute of Archaeology of Tel Aviv University prior to submission of the proposal, in order to make sure that they have a potential academic host for the proposed research.

Post-doctoral fellows must specify if they are applying for other sources of funding for the fellowship period.

The scientific committee consists of Prof. Yuval Gadot, Prof. Oded Lipschits, Prof. Ran Barkai, Prof. Dafna Langgut, Prof. Lidar Sapir-Hen, Dr. Deborah Sweeney and Dr. Guy D. Stiebel.

Application materials should be sent in a single email with the relevant attachments to Prof. Yuval Gadot (gadot@tauex.tau.ac.il) and to Ms. Nirit Kedem (niritshi@tauex.tau.ac.il).

Subject heading should read: Post-Doctoral Application.

Final date for submission of material: March 8, 2024

Results will be published no later than May 8, 2024.

The Department of World Archaeology of the Faculty of Archaeology at Leiden University is looking for an Assistant Professor (‘UD’) Archaeology of West Asia

We seek a talented Assistant Professor (0.8 fte) to reinforce the Faculty’s wewell-knownesearch and education in the Archaeology of West Asia between ca 10.000 and 300 BCE.

Embedded at one of the leading archaeology institutes, the holder of this position will complement existing research expertise on the archaeology of West Asia, in geographic or temporal focus, or both. The candidate will be a strong and original researcher. The research of the candidate should articulate with heritage themes and aspects of archaeological sciences, to strengthen the Faculty’s research community. Candidates with an active research focus on the archaeology of West Asia, as manifested in publications, research projects, and fieldwork projects, are encouraged to apply.

The successful candidate will hold a PhD in Archaeology, have a strong early career research record, combined with evidence of teaching experience, and a talent for grant acquisition. Applicants should have at least 3 years of post-PhD work experience and be comfortable with teaching a range of classes. The position will contribute to the breadth of the Faculty of Archaeology teaching programmes, from intro-level regional and comparative undergraduate courses as well as specialized graduate seminars, geared to foreground the Faculty’s research on the Archaeology of West Asia. Participation in general courses, such as archaeological method and/or theory, may also be asked.

The position requires fluency in English. If the applicant does not speak Dutch, they will be expected to acquire a good command of Dutch, i.e. level B1, within two years of the start of the appointment.

Key tasks

Delivering lectures and tutorials for the World Archaeology department, including intro and upper-level classes, in both the Bachelor and Master courses; Supervising Bachelor and Master students as well as Teaching Assistants; Designing and conducting independent research in the archaeology of West Asia; Acquiring research funding through national or European funding agencies; Taking on roles in the administrative duties of the Faculty.

Selection criteria

A PhD in the archaeology of West Asia; A strong research portfolio and the ability to develop into a research leader in the field; A promising track record in obtaining research funding and willingness to prepare grant proposals for relevant funding schemes (e.g., ERC, Horizon Europe, NWO); Preferably has a fieldwork project that could be embedded at our Faculty; Demonstrable teaching experience (evaluations) and willingness to further professionalise teaching skills; Excellent command of English. If the applicant does not speak Dutch, they will be expected to acquire a good command of Dutch, i.e. level B1, within two years of the start of the appointment; The candidate is willing to contribute to the success of the Faculty of Archaeology and will take on administrative tasks; Demonstrable merit in interdisciplinary and innovative scientific research, as evidenced by a number of scientific publications; The possession of a University Teaching Qualification (e.g. BKO) or being prepared to obtain it within three years.

More specifically, we seek candidates with the following qualifications: The Department is seeking candidates who demonstrate excellence in teaching and research and who have already made their mark in the Archaeology of West Asia. The Department is seeking candidates with an area of expertise that is distinct, yet aligns with current research lines at the Faculty of Archaeology. The new colleague should be a team player with a collaborative, supportive and problem-solving attitude who is able to fit into and work in a multidisciplinary team.

The first round of interviews will be scheduled in November or December. Selected candidates will initially be invited for an online interview. We kindly request that you be available (online) during this period.

The Heritage Center for the Study of The Kingdom of Israel at Ariel University is happy to announce the call for the 2023 Koschitzky
Prize for papers by young scholars. Up to three prizes will be awarded:

a first prize of $1000,
a second prize of $750
a third prize of $500

The prizes will be awarded for the best-published articles, MA theses or PhD dissertations dealing with the Northern Kingdom of Israel or with related topics within its area. The committee will consider only papers/theses/dissertations published during the years 2022-2023, or accepted for publication in a coming volume of a peer-reviewed journal.

Prize applicants must be Ph.D. candidates. They may be of any nationality, but the submitted paper must be in Hebrew or English.
Co-written pieces may be submitted if the applicant is the first author. The three winners will be invited to present their studies at
the Institute of Archaeology annual conference at Ariel University (late December 2023/ early January 2024).

All submissions must be in PDF format only. All submissions must include both the cover page and the paper. All submissions must be received no later than October 30th, 2023. The prize will be announced on October 2023.

Application: Email PDF of paper and cover sheet to: Dr. Aharon Tavger, The Heritage Center for the Study of The Kingdom of Israel, Ariel University tavgeraa@gmail.com

https://www.ariel.ac.il/wp/hcskisrael/2022/05/30/the-2022-koschitzky-prize/

The Prize Committee: Mr. Amitai Koschitzky, Prof. Aren Maeir (Bar Ilan University), Prof. Yuval Gadot (Tel Aviv University) and Prof. Itzick Shai (Ariel University, Chair).

Our research group is accepting students interested in developing their Master's or PhD theses in one of the following research subjects.

1. Archaeobotany, geoarchaeology, palaeoenvironment and ethnoarchaeology of South Asia (India and Pakistan)

• Residue analyses from Neolithic/Chalcolithic pottery
• Holocene palaeoecology of the Indus Valley
• Micromorphology of archaeological sites and sedimentary sequences
• Network analysis of Indus Civilization resources
• Anthracological analysis from Neolithic to Iron Age sites, use of wood resources and fuel

2. Palaeoecology, settlement and subsistence along the Limpopo (South Africa/Botswana)

• Land use and resources of agriculturalists/herders
• Ethnoarchaeology and use of space in current traditional villages
• Geoarchaeology of agriculturalists/herders groups (use of space, etc.)

3. Archaeobotany and palaeoenvironment of the Amazon

• Vegetation evolution and human occupation in Brazilian forests (Amazon, Cerrado, etc.)

4. Food consumption and diet of Mesolithic and Neolithic populations of Sudan

• Plant micro-remains (starch/phytoliths) from dental calculus, grinding stones and other artifacts

5. Land use assessment and modeling

• Holocene land use in Asia, Africa and South America

6. Modeling and Simulation

• We are looking to fill post-doc positions on funded projects involving modelling and simulation

The Department of Classics in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill seeks an Assistant Professor in Classical Archaeology and Digital Humanities for a tenure-track appointment. We are looking for someone to teach graduate and undergraduate courses in their specialization and whose research program resides at the intersection of the growing field of Digital Humanities and Classical scholarship. Since this

person’s courses will contribute to the curriculum of the newly-established UNC School of Data Science and its Data, Culture, and Society modules (https://datascience-college.unc.edu/), the candidate’s work should include data analysis and/or application of digital technologies and tools. We are particularly interested in candidates whose research addresses the material culture,

landscape archaeology, spatial archaeology, history or epigraphy of the ancient Mediterranean and adjacent regions. This position will complement existing strengths on campus in artifact and spatial analysis, virtual modeling, data visualization, and database management. Relevant centers include the Classics Department’s Spatial Antiquity and Innovation Lab, the Research

Laboratories of Archaeology, BeAM@Carolina, Carolina Drone Lab, and others.

Applicants should demonstrate the potential for excellence in research and a commitment to teaching at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. Preference will be given to those with a Ph.D. in Classics or a related discipline in hand at the time of application. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an Equal Opportunity employer that welcomes all to apply.

Applicants apply online at https://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/265697, uploading a letter of application, a curriculum vitae, a research statement, a teaching statement, and the names and contact information of four people who will write letters of recommendation. In addition, applicants should submit either a portfolio of digital and/or spatial humanities projects (including

project descriptions, live links, and/or screenshots) or a writing sample of about 20 pages. Recommenders will be contacted with instructions for submitting their letters online.

For full consideration, applications should be received by November 2, 2023.

The Department of Classical Studies at Trinity University invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor (beginning in August 2024). The department is seeking a candidate with a specialization in the material culture of the ancient Greek or Roman worlds, broadly defined. Preference will be given to candidates whose research or research trajectory is based in archaeological fieldwork firsthand or in analyses or presentation of archaeological material. Interdisciplinary approaches to research and teaching are especially welcome. The ideal candidate will be able to create or identify opportunities for student participation in archaeological projects, whether in the field or in museums or laboratories; or other summer experiential learning opportunities; or in some aspect of digital humanities.

Ph.D. as of August 2024 required. A diversity of specialties accepted (e.g. Archaeology, Anthropology, Art History, Classics, Geography, History), provided that the candidate has the requisite training or skills to teach courses suitable to the curricular needs of the department, i.e. Greek and Roman worlds broadly defined. Demonstrated teaching ability and enthusiasm for teaching a variety of courses at a highly selective undergraduate institution are essential. Ability to teach Latin or Greek is preferable, but not required.

Teaching responsibilities will include a general education introduction to Classical archaeology course; another lower-division general education course, such as a history, culture, or mythology course; and upper-division courses in their area of specialization. Participation in the First-Year Experience and other courses in Pathways, the University’s interdisciplinary general education program, is expected. Annual teaching load is typically 3-2.

Classical Studies at Trinity is a vibrant department with six tenured / tenure-track faculty and strong connections with several other departments on campus, including Art History, Philosophy, and Religion. We encourage our students to pursue undergraduate research, often in collaboration with faculty, and we have been active participants in our university’s summer undergraduate research program. In addition, Trinity has just completed a major renovation project that has created appealing new spaces for the Classical Studies department and several other adjacent humanities departments.

Trinity University (San Antonio, TX) is a secular, independent, private institution and one of the nation’s top liberal arts universities. Trinity offers high-quality science, liberal arts, and pre-professional programs to approximately 2400 undergraduate students from the U.S. and more than 45 foreign countries. The attractive campus overlooks downtown San Antonio, a vibrant city rich in heritage and ethnic diversity, where our students learn from and participate in a multicultural urban environment. Additional information about the university and the city can be found on the Resource Guide to Trinity & San Antonio. For more information about our curriculum, see the following links for information about Trinity’s curriculum, including the First-Year Experience, experiential learning, and faculty-led study-abroad programs.

Both the Department of Classical Studies and the university as a whole value and safeguard academic freedom for faculty members in their teaching and scholarship. Trinity is guided by a set of core values and is committed to implementing practices in pursuit of an inclusive campus for all students, faculty, and staff to feel welcomed and engaged in a community of learning.

Deadline for receipt of applications is November 1, 2023.

The IIAS Research Group Desert-Sea Connectivity invites PhD candidates to present and discuss work relevant to the topic of food in past societies.

The research group is hosted by the Israeli Institute for Advanced Studies. It aims to develop a coherent and multidisciplinary approach towards the reconstruction of food systems in ancient arid areas, focusing on North Africa, the Near East and southern Europe during the Late Antique period (4th-10th centuries CE).

The PhD workshop will adopt a broader view temporally and geographically, presenting emerging works on food in past societies. It will take place at Ben Gurion University on 7 December. During the event, members of the research group will attend presentations of PhD students from all Israeli universities, and offer their insights for each project. The broader research community will be invited to attend.

Interested PhD candidates should send a title and an abstract to Prof. Gil Gambash (ggambash@univ.haifa.ac.il) by October 15th, and be prepared to give a 30-minute presentation in English on their topic.

The Classics Program at the University of California, Davis invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position, beginning July 1, 2024. Rank is Assistant Professor with a starting salary range of $90,500 to $118,000, commensurate with qualifications and expertise.

Applicants’ research interests should focus on Ancient Mediterranean culture(s) outside of Europe (e.g., Ancient Egypt, North Africa, the Levant). We are particularly interested in candidates whose research and teaching reorient traditional disciplinary boundaries, for instance by engaging with cross-cultural encounters within the Ancient Mediterranean world. The applicant’s field of research should complement the existing strengths of the program’s faculty.

Applicants must demonstrate exceptional promise as scholars and teachers. They should have a strong research plan, a clear commitment to undergraduate education, and the ability to participate actively in the running of a small department. We particularly welcome candidates with demonstrated interest in improving access to the study of the Ancient Mediterranean for marginalized students. The successful candidate will work to expand course offerings at the undergraduate level and will take on a leadership role in the teaching of a large undergraduate lecture course. Teaching load is four courses per year, on the quarter system. Ph.D. in relevant field must be in hand before the first day of classes, September 25, 2024.

For full consideration applications should be received by November 1, 2023. The position is open until filled.

The University of Chicago Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures (ISAC) and the Field Museum of Natural History invite applications for a Postdoctoral Scholar for the 2024—2027 academic years.

This is a thirty-six-month, non-renewable appointment. The Scholar will be an integral part of the conservation and exhibition preparation team.

During the first year of the appointment, the Post-Doctoral Fellow will conduct capturing and manipulating 3D data related to the museums' collections; integrating 2D and 3D data into the museum databases; 3D printed artifact reproduction at various scales, under supervision of the curatorial/conservation department; serving as a liaison with vendors and non-collections museum departments (e.g. Digital Records, Archives, and Publications, Exhibition department, photographers, engineers, 3D scanning and milling companies, etc.); and additional duties as related to the position. For the second year, the Post-Doctoral Fellow will organize and conduct a two-day conference on key comparatively oriented theoretical or methodological issues in the field of Digital Humanities, with a focus on museum collection management.

We encourage cross-disciplinary proposals that deal with ancient West Asia and North Africa or that compare these regions with other cultural areas. Applicants should take into consideration the research interests represented at ISAC and the Field Museum. The conference will take place in early May 2025. Following the conference, the Postdoctoral Scholar will work with publication staff to assemble and edit the proceedings for publication in the “ISAC Museum Publication” series.

Minimum requirements include a PhD in related field.

Review of applications will begin on September 20th, 2023, and will continue until the position is filled. Start date is March 15th, 2024.

The editors of Teaching Ancient Egypt in Museums: Pedagogies in Practice (Routledge 2024) seek abstract submissions for the second volume in this series, Teaching about the Ancient World in Museums: Pedagogies in Practice. Teaching with ancient material in museums presents unique challenges for educators, museum staff, and learners alike. Ancient objects are sometimes unprovenanced or are of questionable authenticity, and teaching with them necessitates discussions about provenance. In addition, ancient museum collections often provoke conversations about human remains, for which ethical considerations must be woven into pedagogy. Beyond this, contemporary stakeholder perspectives are often excluded from discussions about their ancient pasts and should be incorporated into collections stewardship and educational programming.

This volume will focus on methods and approaches for teaching about *the ancient Mediterranean, ancient Western Asia, and ancient North Africa* through material remains in museums. In our current moment, when both museums and many ancient studies subfields are reflecting on how to create more inclusive practices grounded in social justice and equity, developing ethical and equitable museum pedagogies to teach from ancient material will help shape more critical views of both ancient and modern cultures among students and museum visitors.

We invite participants to submit abstracts for essays that will share *practical examples of object-based teaching in museums and/or with museum collections.* Submissions can be based in museum collections anywhere in the world. Proposed essays should be geared toward generating conversations about best practices in museum pedagogy, curation, and collection stewardship. They must present case studies that are either in progress or completed, and should foreground contributors’ first-hand experiences, methodologies, and reflective teaching practices. We welcome contributions centered on material from the entirety of the ancient Mediterranean, ancient Western Asia, and ancient North Africa that represent teaching with museum objects in creative and inclusive ways. *Essays should be co- authored by two or more authors,* to reflect the collaborative nature of teaching and learning. These may include essays written in partnership between archaeologists, teachers, curators, docents, museum educators, community workers, artists, and others. An authors’ peer-review workshop will be held on Zoom after the first drafts of the volume’s essays are submitted, so that we can all learn from each other.

Proposed essays should center on object-based, practice-oriented learning experiences with clear goals. They may engage learners in a variety of groups, including children; teachers; university students; incarcerated communities; adult lay learners; artists/art students; informal online audiences, e.g. via social media; and learners who require accessibility accommodations. We are seeking contributions that fall into one of the following categories:'

1. Teaching About Tricky Topics: essays that address teaching about topics considered to be difficult, problematic, or sensitive in museum pedagogy (e.g. teaching about provenance, colonialism, restitution, or with human remains).

2. Teaching Towards Accessibility and Inclusivity: essays that take the term “accessibility” broadly, including pedagogies that serve people who require accessibility accommodations, those that engage underserved and underrepresented communities, and those that represent equitable access to collections information.

3. Teaching Across Disciplines: essays that explore productive connections between material culture and fields outside of the ancient world, and those that reach across cultural boundaries.

4. Teaching in the Community: essays that center on case studies where object- based learning takes place outside of the museum proper, such as in schools, community centers, and online, and those that offer examples of meaningful co- creation with community partners.

The editors especially welcome submissions from colleagues working at institutions located in the MENA, SWANA, and Mediterranean regions. Cross-institutional and/or international collaborations are strongly encouraged. Prospective authors are invited to submit a title and abstract (200-300 words) in English that details their proposed essay topic and pedagogical methods by December 1st using this Google Form: https://forms.gle/FbKD5CAiPRGiBviG7

Anatolica: An international peer-reviewed scholarly journal published annually.

From 2024 onwards, the journal Anatolica will have a new editorial team, consisting of Fokke Gerritsen, Gülşah Günata and Aysel Arslan, all affiliated with the Netherlands Institute in Turkey.

For the journal’s 50th volume, to appear in 2024, the editors welcome submissions on the archaeology and history of Anatolia and neighboring regions from prehistory to the Ottoman era. Suitable papers will be sent to reviewers upon submission. Papers submitted before February 1, 2024 will be considered for volume 50.

Details regarding the journal, submission process, and style guideline can be found on https://www.nit-istanbul.org/publication/anatolica.

Deadline: February 1, 2024

Submissions: anatolica@nit-istanbul.org

The Israel Society for the Promotion of Classical Studies is pleased to announce its 52nd annual conference to be held at Bar-Ilan University on Wednesday and Thursday, the 19th and 20th of June, 2024. The international conference will be preceded by a conference on Tuesday, the 18th of June, 2024, devoted to works by advanced Israeli students in Classics and Ancient History.

Our keynote speaker in 2024 will be Professor Douglas Cairns (Edinburgh).

The conference is the annual meeting of the Israel Society for the Promotion of Classical Studies. We welcome papers on a wide range of classical subjects, including, but not limited to, history, philology, philosophy, literature, papyrology, classical reception and the archaeology of Greece, Rome and neighboring lands. The time limit for each lecture is 20 minutes. The official languages of the conference are English and Hebrew. The conference fee is $50.

In 2024, we will introduce a new format, one “marathon-session”, in which eight lecturers will have the occasion to present briefly an insight arising from their current research. Each presentation will last 10 minutes, with a general discussion on all presentations at the end. Please let us know whether you would like to take part in this new experimental model.

Accommodation will be available at local hotels. Registration forms with a list of hotel prices will be sent to participants in due course.

Proposals, abstracts and other correspondence may be forwarded to: Dr. Stéphanie Binder, Secretary of the ISPCS, email: stephanie.e.binder@gmail.com

All proposals should consist of a one-page abstract (about 250-300 words). Proposals in Hebrew should also be accompanied by a one-page abstract in English to appear in the conference brochure.

All proposals should reach the secretary by Saturday the 30th of December, 2023. Decisions will be made after the organizing comitee has duly considered all the proposals.

The Gerald Averay Wainwright Fellow is a post-doctoral research fellowship role. The Fellow will carry out research addressing the archaeology (not literary or philological studies) of any period of the human past apart from that of Classical Antiquity (i.e. the sphere of influence of Classical Greek and Roman Worlds, between c. 600 BCE and 500 CE), from the Palaeolithic up to and including the medieval and post-medieval periods of any of the following countries: Afghanistan, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Burkina Faso, Chad, Cyprus, Egypt, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Oman, Palestine, Persia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Western Sahara, and Yemen. Priority is given to Armenia, Azerbaijan, Egypt, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Turkey.

The primary emphasis is on completion of a significant piece of publishable research and/or the preparation of postdoctoral grant applications in the non-classical archaeology (not literary or philological studies) of any country or countries listed above. You will be at an early stage of an academic career, having completed a doctorate not earlier than 1 January 2020 (excluding justified career breaks).

The research may be conducted at any UK University with appropriate supervision in these areas, with the appointee responsible for making hosting arrangements. This is a full-time, fixed-term position for 12 months from 1 September 2024. Please note that, due to immigration restrictions, the option to be based at a university other than Oxford is only available to those with an existing right to work in the UK.

The closing date for applications is 12 noon on Monday 4th December 2023.

We invite applications for a PhD scholarship position at the Institute of Archaeology, Faculty of Historical Sciences, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw (UKSW).

Requirements:
-Master’s degree in archaeology and/or ancient Near Eastern studies;
-experience in the field of archaeology, with preference in Mesopotamian/Near Eastern archaeology
-interest in the field of Mesopotamia, religion, materiality, sacred spaces, dedicated objects in antiquity, landscape archaeology, GIS
-very good knowledge of English
-Ability to work independently and as a part of the team good organization of work, reliability and independence in performing duties
-strong motivation to work

Tasks description:

The PhD candidate will help insert data and add dedicated objects evidencing material religious practices in Mesopotamia, into a relevant database, with a focus on the first millennium. They will be encouraged to give talks and papers to disseminate and communicate their research results. They will also contribute to the publication of the research results. The research interests of the PhD student should be closely linked to the project theme. They should be a team-player and willing to take an active part in the scientific life of the Institute of Archaeology. The successful candidate will become a member of the team of Ass. Prof. Dr Christina Tsouparopoulou, the PrincipaI Investigator of the project.

Project description:

The project focuses on highlighting the lived experience of religion of the multi-cultural and multi-ethnic communities of historic Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq, NE Syria & neighbouring regions) throughout three millennia (3000-539BC). It aims to highlight the effect of the tempo-spatial diversity of religious practice; explore how different individuals communicated with the divine through material culture and sacred space; investigate how dedications relate to broader socio-political events, and consequently generate a comprehensive history of religious dedicatory practice in the long historical Mesopotamian trajectory.

Required documents:

– A copy of the MA diploma or other document confirming the award of the degree, to be provided at latest at the time of signing the employment contract

– CV in English (containing information about research relevant experience)

– A cover letter in English describing their relevant experience and interest in the project.

– Names and contact details (email, phone number) of two referees

– A form signed by the candidate on the processing of personal data, to include the following text: “I consent to the processing of my personal data contained in my application for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process conducted by the Institute of Archaeology, Faculty of Historical Sciences, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw (UKSW),  in accordance with Art. 13 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46 / EC (GDPR)”

Application deadline: 30/09/2023, 23:59

Please submit the required documents via email to c.tsouparopoulou@uksw.edu.pl quoting reference NCN OPUS HS PhD: http://tinyurl.com/38r59yr5.

The Department of Classics, Archaeology, and Religion at the University of Missouri invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position in Mediterranean Archaeology to begin Fall of academic year 2024-25. In addition to actively researching and publishing, the candidate will teach both graduate and undergraduate courses (typically four [4] courses per academic year), mentor undergraduate and graduate students, and provide service to the department and the broader university community.

We seek candidates whose research focuses on the evolution of landscapes and human-environment interaction in the wider Mediterranean basin (including West Asia and North Africa) in any period between the Bronze Age and Late Antiquity. Preference will be given to candidates with active fieldwork projects and a clear program of research that can complement existing strengths and attract external grants. We strongly encourage those whose work is informed by geospatial analysis, computational methods, and/or remote sensing in archaeology to apply.

CAR offers the undergraduate BA degree in both Ancient Mediterranean Studies (which includes courses in Ancient Greek and Latin) and Religious Studies, and the graduate MA and PhD degrees in Ancient Mediterranean Studies (in Archaeology, Classical Languages, or Classical Arts and Humanities). The successful candidate will be expected to teach courses in archaeological science and methods, topical courses in their area of specialization, as well as general courses in the field of Mediterranean archaeology that can both sustain and diversify the AMS curriculum at all levels.

A doctorate completed by Aug 15, 2024, is required. Candidates will be evaluated on:

• Research agenda with demonstrated strength in landscape and/or environmental archaeology
• Grant-writing experience and/or potential
• Language competencies relevant to research area
• Teaching experience and/or potential
• Potential for significant contribution to the mission of a public research university.

Please apply online at https://hr.missouri.edu/job-openings (Job Opening ID 48477). We value the uniqueness of every individual and strive to ensure each person’s success. Contributions from individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives promote intellectual pluralism and enable us to achieve the excellence that we seek in learning, research and engagement. This commitment makes our university a better place to work, learn and innovate. In your application materials, please discuss your experiences and expertise that support these values and enrich our missions of teaching, research and engagement.

Review of applications begins October 23, 2023.

$3,000 award for 1 month. Room and half-board at the Institute is $1,500 per month and the remainder is stipend. Open to doctoral, post-doctoral, and senior scholars of all nationalities. This Fellowship is for a residential period between 1 June 2024 and 31 August 2025. Residency at the Institute in Jerusalem is required and no exceptions can be granted. Application Materials:

• Project Abstract (200 word maximum)
• CV (2 page maximum, 10 pt font)
• Statement of Proposed Research (1,000 word maximum)
• Bibliography (500 word maximum)
• Two letters of reference
• Transcripts (for PhD candidates and graduates within the last 5 years)

These materials are to be submitted through the application portal, which will open on September 1, 2023.

Click here to apply

The international conference “Fight or Flight: The Archaeology of Space, Mobility, and Violence” held at the FreieUniversität Berlin in April 2024, shifts the focus from manifestations of violence to its prevention by (past)communities. This is all the more important as conflict resolution has so far received little consideration in studieson violence in ancient studies and appears as an important desideratum in today’s discourse facing violence andsuffering in daily news. In particular, we will take a look at avoidance and compartmentalization as techniques ofconflict prevention by which space is (re)negotiated and spatial distance is created or maintained by humanmovement or its restriction. The investigation of resilient space management and social distancing, which we referto as conflict proxemics, is still a neglected topic in the previous and current studies on resilience, crises, andconflict, thus calling for a deeper transdisciplinary investigation that considers both pre-modern and modernsocieties. Also studies that (re)consider spatial vastness as not necessarily space-to-avoid, but space-to-connect (i.e.that challenge established “conflict” narratives) will be welcomed. 

Job description

Qualification requirements

$12,000 award for 4 months. Room and half-board at the Institute is $1,500 per month and the remainder is stipend. Open to all doctoral students and recent Ph.D. (degree granted within last 5 years) recipients of all nationalities. This Fellowship is for a residential period between 1 September 2024 and 31 May 2025. Residency at the Institute in Jerusalem is required and no exceptions can be granted. Application Materials:

• Project Abstract (200 word maximum)
• CV (2 page maximum, 10 pt font)
• Statement of Proposed Research (2,000 word maximum)
• Bibliography (1,000 word maximum)
• Three letters of reference
• Transcripts (for PhD candidates and graduates within the last 5 years)

These materials are to be submitted through the application portal, which will open on September 1, 2023.

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$13,500 award for 4 months. Room and half-board at the Institute is $1,500 per month and the remainder is stipend. Open to post-doctoral scholars of any nationality. The Annual Professor is expected to be a leader among the community of fellows, and mentor to younger fellows while in residence. As such, the recipient is expected to assist the Albright’s Director in planning and implementing the Ernest S. Frerichs Program for Albright Fellows, and to organize informal events to build community among the residents. A working knowledge of living and traveling in Israel and Palestine is desirable. Contact the director with any questions related to the duties of the position. This fellowship is for a residential period between 1 September 2024 and 31 May 2025. Residency at the Institute in Jerusalem is required and no exceptions can be granted. Application Materials:

• Project Abstract (200 word maximum)
• CV (2 page maximum, 10 pt font)
• Statement of Proposed Research (2,000 word maximum)
• Bibliography (1,000 word maximum)
• Three letters of reference

These materials are to be submitted through the application portal, which will open on September 1, 2023.

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$13,500 award for 4 months. Room and half-board at the Institute is $1,500 per month and the remainder is stipend. Open to post-doctoral scholars who are also US, Israeli, or Palestinian citizens. The Annual Professor is expected to be a leader among the community of fellows, and mentor to younger fellows while in residence. As such, the recipient is expected to assist the Albright’s Director in planning and implementing the US State Department Educational And Cultural Affairs (ECA) Program for Albright Fellows, and to organize informal events to build community among the residents. A working knowledge of living and traveling in Israel and Palestine is desirable. Contact the director with any questions related to the duties of the position. This fellowship is for a residential period between 1 September 2024 and 31 May 2025. Residency at the Institute in Jerusalem is required and no exceptions can be granted. Application Materials:

• Project Abstract (200 word maximum)
• CV (2 page maximum, 10 pt font)
• Statement of Proposed Research (2,000 word maximum)
• Bibliography (1,000 word maximum)
• Three letters of reference

These materials are to be submitted through the application portal, which will open on September 1, 2023.

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$20,000 award for 4 months (two awards available). Room and half-board at the Institute is $1,500 per month and the remainder is stipend. Open to internationally-recognized senior scholars of all nationalities that have made significant contributions to their field of study. This fellowship is for a residential period between 1 September 2024 and 31 May 2025. Residency at the Institute in Jerusalem is required and no exceptions can be granted. Application Materials:

• Project Abstract (200 word maximum)
• CV (2 page maximum, 10 pt font)
• Statement of Proposed Research (2,000 word maximum)
• Bibliography (1,000 word maximum)
• Three letters of reference

These materials are to be submitted through the application portal, which will open on September 1, 2023.

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The Lucia Vagnetti Memorial Award for research on Trade in the Mediterranean during the Bronze and Iron Age

Graduate students and researchers are invited to apply for a “Lucia Vagnetti Memorial Award” to conduct researches on Trade in the Mediterranean during the Bronze and Iron Age, at the Centro Internazionale per la Ricerca sulle Civiltà Egee “Pierre Carlier” (CIRCE), Oristano, Sardinia, for 2 months in the academic year 2023-2024.

The award, financed by the Mont'e Prama Foundation and Oristano Foundation, will provide a contribution of 2000 euros, plus travel expenses up to a total of 300 euros. The award holder will be required to submit a report on her/his research work to the Director of Centro Internazionale per la Ricerca sulle Civiltà Egee “Pierre Carlier” and to hold a Seminar at the Postgraduate School of Archaeology of the University of Sassari, which will then be published in the Center's journal "I quaderni di CIRCE".

The successful candidate will be expected to use the facilities of the CIRCE Library and Archives, which include the private libraries of Jean-Pierre Olivier, Frieda Vandenabeeele, Henri and Micheline van Effenterre, Paolo Belli and Lucia Vagnetti. The combination of these collections makes the Library of the Center one of the largest libraries on Aegean archaeology with a special focus on Mediterranean civilisations and Sardinian archaeology.

Applications should include a Curriculum Vitae and a description of the proposed research programme and must be sent by e-mail to the Oristano Foundation (info@fondazioneoristano.it) and to Prof. Massimo Perna, Director of the CIRCE Centre (maxperna59@gmail.com) by 1st October 2023.

Potential applicants are encouraged to contact Prof. Massimo Perna, Director of CIRCE for further information.

Within the Research Training Group 2304 “Byzantium and the Euro-Mediterranean Cultures of War. Exchange, Differentiation and Reception”, which is financed by the DFG (German Research Foundation), there are at the Johannes Gutenberg University
of Mainz 2 positions for doctoral research associates (pay scale TV-L13, 2/3 FTE) to be filled by 1st January 2024 for a contract period of three years.

Participating in this Research Training Group are the disciplines of Ancient History, Ancient Church History/Theology, Byzantine Studies, Medieval History, Eastern European History, History of Islam, Classical Archaeology, Christian Archaeology and Byzantine Art History, Early and Prehistorical Archaeology (with a focus on Medieval Archaeology) and Musicology. The goal of the Research Training Group is to examine the Euro-Mediterranean Cultures of War from a transcultural perspective, from the Roman Imperial Period to the Early Modern Period. With cultures of war are understood to be the forms and practices of war as well as the norms, interpretations, attributions of meaning and reflections referring to war. The mutual processes of exchange, differentiation or reception will be explored via four thematic areas:

1. Strategies of justification and legitimation
2. Conceptualizations of persons and groups
3. Rituals and worship
4. Knowledge and infrastructure

These topics are complemented by four cross-cutting themes. These are dedicated to the consequences of war, gender roles and gender issues, war narratives and cultural practices in the context of war. A thorough description of the research programme, the fields of research and the topics can be found on the homepage [https://grk-byzanzwars.uni-mainz.de/research-fields/]. The prospective dissertation project must address at least one of these thematic areas as well as be housed within one of the participating
disciplines. The primary criterion for the evaluation of applications is the originality and quality of the research project summarized in the exposé. Suitable candidates can also apply on the basis of suggested topics – a selection of possible dissertation topics is
likewise to be found on the homepage [https://grk-byzanz-wars.uni-mainz.de/jobadvertisements/].

Upon acceptance the graduate students are to participate in a structured doctoral program at the JGU Mainz, for which residence in Mainz is required. The Research Training Group offers intensive specialized and interdisciplinary exchange, crossdisciplinary doctoral supervision by two professors from amongst the participating scholars, praxis-oriented courses directed at public engagement (including through museums), a comprehensive range of key qualifications (e.g. from the sphere of Digital Humanities) and diverse opportunities for international networking. Requirements for the application include a degree (Magister, M.A. or the equivalent) completed with above-average marks in a participating or related field as well as openness to interdisciplinary work.
The following application materials are to be submitted electronically in a single .pdf
(in German or English):

 A letter of application (one page)
 An outline of the planned dissertation project (two pages)
 A curriculum vitae with list of publications (if applicable), degree diplomas, certificates of scholarly activities
 Master’s Thesis (or equivalent)

The application deadline ends by 15th October 2023. The application materials along with two letters of recommendation from universitylevel instructors, who should submit their letters separately, are to be addressed to the Spokesperson of the Research Training Group, Prof. Dr. Johannes Pahlitzsch, (address: grk2304@uni-mainz.de; subject-line: grk2304_Last Name).

The Dan David Society of Fellows aims to support outstanding postdoctoral research in the study of the past. The Society’s two year postdoctoral fellowship provides generous funding for international and Israeli scholars, to pursue innovative research at the highest level while enjoying the professional mentorship of faculty members at Tel Aviv University. Candidates who have completed their PhD in any discipline involved in the study of the human past, including but not limited to history, archaeology, history of the arts, history of education, history of science, technology and medicine, physical anthropology, literature, philosophy and digital humanities are eligible to apply.

Candidates must have their PhD degree in hand no earlier than October 1, 2019 and no later than September 1, 2024 (please attach a formal statement signed by your institution indicating the prospect date of submission if you have not yet completed your degree). Applicants who were on maternity leave are entitled to add an extra year for each child born since receiving the 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, 2024. 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. Non-Israeli fellows will also be eligible for subsidized on-campus housing.

Applications should include the following documents in English: CV (including a list of publications and a list of research languages); a statement of research plans (max. 5 pages); summary of PhD dissertation (max. 1 page); and 2 letters of recommendation (one from all the applicant’s doctoral supervisors and the other from a scholar outside the applicant’s university)

The deadline for applications for the 2023/2024 academic year is December 1, 2023.

For more details:  https://en-humanities.tau.ac.il/dan-david-fellows.

המעבדה לבוטניקה ארכיאולוגית, המחלקה ללימודי א"י וארכיאולוגיה, אוניברסיטת בר אילן, מגייסת סטודנטים מצטיינים לתואר שני ושלישי למחקרים חדשניים שיעסקו בממצא בוטני ממערות מדבר יהודה. מלגה מלאה למתאימים.

המעבדה לבוטניקה ארכיאולוגית יוצאת במיזם שימור, תיעוד וחקר של ממצאים בוטניים ייחודיים ונדירים ממגוון מערות במדבר יהודה. במערות אלו, המתוארכות לתקופות שונות, מהניאולית ועד הרומית (בערך 8,000 לפסה"נ ועד המאה הרביעית לסה"נ), שרדו זרעים ופירות במצב יבש. כפי שניתן לראות בתמונות, מדובר ברמת השתמרות גבוהה במיוחד ונדירה ביותר בעולם. הממצא הבוטני ארכיאולוגי נושא עימו ייחוד מרגש במיוחד – אלו מזונות מוחשיים ששרדו מהעבר הרחוק, האוכל של אבותינו שאנו זוכים להחזיק. מחקר זה הוא כניסה במנהרת הזמן אל המזווה, המטבח וארון התרופות הקדומים, אל ההעדפות הכלכליות, התרבותיות, האישיות, שמלמדות אותנו על חיי היום יום של תושבי המערות, התקופה והאזור. כדי לערוך שחזורים אלו
נמיין ונגדיר קודם לכל את הממצא הבוטני מהמערות ומהתקופות השונות ואז נערוך ניתוחים מבוססי אקולוגיה כדי לבסס את התזונה, הכלכלה והסביבה שלהם.

משרות מוצעות :
תואר שני, משרה אחת: יצירת מגדיר צורני להבדלה בין שיבוליות חיטה תרבותית וחיטת בר, והשוואת שיבוליות ממערות ותקופות שונות כדי לשחזר את קצב המעבר מאוכלוסיית בר לאוכלוסיית תרבות. מדובר באחת שאלות המחקר החמות בתום ראשית החקלאות. תואר שלישי /פוסט דוקטורט, שתי משרות: ניתוח המכלולים הבוטניים מהמערות בתקופות השונות, משרה אחת בתקופות הפרהיסטוריות ומשרה אחת בתקופה הרומית. בשני המקרים, הממצא יעבור ניתוח אקולוגי- בוטני לשם שחזור שאלות מחקר מובילות, כגון שאלות הנוגעות לקיום במדבר, מקור הצמחים במערות ולמסחר בין המדבר לארץ הנושבת, שחזור האקלים והסביבה, שלבי ראשית החקלאו ת וקצב השינוי, תושבי המדבר כפליטים או כחקלאים עונתיים.

ACOR is pleased to inform you that we have an NEH fellowship opportunity available for use in 2024. Funding for this fellowship is provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship Programs at Independent Research Institutes (FPIRI).

We have opened application for a fellowship of four to eight months, commencing not earlier than January 1, 2024. Applications will be accepted until October 1st, 2023. All applicants will be notified of the results by November 2023.

For full details, please see: https://acorjordan.org/neh-fellowship/.

Applications should be submitted at:

https://orcfellowships.smapply.org/prog/G4z5kMr2fCZmVdBcCS6f/ .

Some details: An award for six months is expected to be $30,000, of which $18,000 is for stipend and travel, and the remainder provides room and board at ACOR; funds are adjusted proportionately for other terms. Fellowship tenure must be continuous and last at least four months. Short departures (e.g., to attend conferences, conduct research in neighboring areas) are possible, but must be approved in advance. NEH-funded fellows must be United States citizens or foreign nationals who have lived in the United States for three years immediately preceding the application deadline for the fellowship.

This fellowship is for individuals who have completed their formal professional training; consequently, degree candidates and individuals seeking support for work in pursuit of a degree are not eligible to hold this fellowship. Advanced degree candidates must have completed all requirements, except for the actual conferral of the degree, by the application deadline for the fellowship. Every NEH fellowship cycle, an external peer review committee is reconstituted in full. So, all applications are seen anew.

Position Description

The Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures and the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations of the University of Chicago invite applications for a tenure-track position as Assistant Professor of Egyptian Archaeology. The appointment would commence on July 1, 2024, or as soon as possible thereafter. We welcome applications from specialists in the archaeology of Egypt or Sudan, preferably with expertise in the pharaonic periods. Any methodological or theoretical specialty within this broad geographic and chronological ambit will be considered.

Qualifications

The successful applicant must have completed all requirements for receipt of a PhD in a relevant field by the position start date and will be expected to teach courses in Egyptian archaeology and history as well as in the University’s undergraduate Core Curriculum, to supervise B.A. and M.A. theses and Ph.D. dissertations, and to carry out independent research and publication. Participation in an active field project as director or senior staff member, or otherwise having the ability to provide students with field research opportunities, will be an asset.

Application Instructions

To apply for this position, candidates must submit their application through the University of Chicago’s Academic Recruitment site at apply.interfolio.com/129514. Applicants must provide a cover letter, curriculum vitae, research statement, teaching statement, and a list of three (3) referees (including email addresses) from whom letters of recommendation may be solicited. Only complete applications can be considered. Additional materials may be solicited from shortlisted candidates. Applications must be received by 11pm Central Time, Monday, October 9, 2023.

Inquiries should be sent via email to anniediamond@uchicago.edu with the subject heading “Egyptian archaeology search.” This position is contingent on final budgetary approval.

Job seekers in need of a reasonable accommodation to complete the application process should call 773-834-3988 or email equalopportunity@uchicago.edu with their request.

Application Materials and Submission

The ISRAEL SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF CLASSICAL STUDIES is pleased to announce its 52nd annual conference to be held at Bar-Ilan University on Wednesday and Thursday, the 19th and 20th of June, 2024. The international conference will be preceded by a conference on Tuesday, the 18th of June, 2024, devoted to works by advanced Israeli students in Classics and Ancient History.

Our keynote speaker in 2024 will be Professor Douglas Cairns (Edinburgh).

The conference is the annual meeting of the Israel Society for the Promotion of Classical Studies. We welcome papers on a wide range of classical subjects, including, but not limited to, history, philology, philosophy, literature, papyrology, classical reception and the archaeology of Greece, Rome and neighboring lands. The time limit for each lecture is 20 minutes. The official languages of the conference are English and Hebrew. The conference fee is $50.

In 2024, we will introduce a new format, one “marathon-session”, in which eight lecturers will have the occasion to present briefly an insight arising from their current research. Each presentation will last 10 minutes, with a general discussion on all presentations at the end. Please let us know whether you would like to take part in this new experimental model.

Accommodation will be available at local hotels.

Registration forms with a list of hotel prices will be sent to participants in due course.

Proposals, abstracts and other correspondence may be forwarded to:

Dr. Stéphanie Binder, Secretary of the ISPCS
email: stephanie.e.binder@gmail.com

All proposals should consist of a one-page abstract (about 250-300 words). Proposals in Hebrew should also be accompanied by a one-page abstract in English to appear in the conference brochure.

All proposals should reach the secretary by Saturday the 30th of December, 2024. Decision will be made after the organizing committee has fully considered all the proposals.

‘Atiqot 116 (September 2024) will focus on the Archaeology of Cult, Ritual and Religion. Cultic rituals and practices in the ancient world are of the most intriguing and captivating topics, deepening our understanding of religion through the material culture left behind by different groups in society. In historical periods, the finds may reveal additional facets to those provided by religious and ritual texts, which often represent a set of beliefs and mentalities of elite groups. The archaeology of cult and religion provides insights into the ways devotional and liturgical objects, art works and sacred spaces are connected with faith and beliefs. This volume will include final excavation reports and synthesis articles relating to cult and religion, practiced in varying locales on the household level, to the more official ceremonies conducted in specific contexts devoted to cult and religion.

Relevant topics include, but are not limited to: The archaeology of temples, synagogues, churches and mosques; Artifacts related to cultic and religious practice; Religious art, iconography and furniture; The relationship between identity and religious practice; The relationship between archaeological remains and religious texts; Rural involvement in urban cultic practices; and elite versus popular beliefs and practices.

Papers should be prepared according to ‘Atiqot guidelines (https://www.atiqot.org.il/Guide.aspx). Please submit your article by using this Google Form. Articles will be accepted until October 1, 2023. Authors will be notified of acceptance via email within a maximum of two months. For more information concerning the journal requirements or any other questions, please refer to the journal website (https://www.atiqot.org.il/) or contact the Editorial Board: atiqot@israntique.org.il.

Reminder: We are still accepting papers for `Atiqot 115: Rural Life in the Southern Levant. The deadline for submission is September 1, 2023.

The University of Haifa and the Technion‒Israel Institute of Technology are proud to announce the launching of their new international archaeoscience journal, Carmel: Studies in Archaeological Sciences and Conservation of Material Culture

The joint peer-reviewed journal brings together the University of Haifa and the Technion—considered the MIT of Israel. The University of Haifa has the largest number of archaeological science laboratories in Israel and one of the largest such concentrations world-wide. The Technion is the 100-year-old highly reputed Israel Institute of Technology, also located on Haifa’s Carmel Mountain range.

The journal aims at a broad spectrum of fields in the archaeological sciences of the Old World and beyond. Articles should have a clear research question, which is historical/material culture oriented.

The journal will be published twice yearly in January and June. Articles should be limited to 8000 words and should be written in American-style English and conform to Harvard-style referencing.

Prof. Reuven Yeshurun will serve as the Editor of the journal. The International Editorial Board Members include Guy Bar-Oz, Israel Finkelstein, Lior Grosman, Thomas Levy, Ruth Liberty Shalev,  Ravit Linn, Cheryl Makarewicz, Assaf Marom, Nimrod Marom, Ruth Shahack-Gross, Philipp Stockhammer, Assaf Yasur-Landau. Myrna Pollak will serve as Managing Editor. She will coordinate with authors and editors in Haifa and prepare the journal for publication.

We aim to publish the first issue of the journal in early 2024. Articles and queries should be addressed to Myrna Pollak: myrnapolak@gmail.com

We look forward to hearing from you!

רשות העתיקות מובילה מימון למלגות בתחומי הארכיאולוגיה והשימור בשיתוף משרד המורשת ומפעל הפיס. הצטרפו עוד היום, ותזכו במימון הלימודים, במקצוע לעתיד ובהתקרבות למורשת הארץ.

רשאים להגיש מועמדות: סטודנטים לתואר ראשון ושני בארכיאולוגיה וסטודנטים לתואר שני בשימור

גובה המלגה: 10,000 ש"ח

תמורה למלגה: התנדבות ברשות העתיקות בחינוך, בחפירות ארכיאולוגיות, בשימור ובפרוייקטים של אמץ אתר בהיקף של 140 שעות.

להרשמה: לחצו כאן

* המלגה מותנית באישור מרכז הצעירים ברשות המוניציפלית במקום מגוריו של הסטודנט

* הפניה מיועדת לסטודנטיות וסטודנטים

Applications are invited from scholars of all nationalities and ages for two post-doctoral grants of up to £500 to assist academic projects in any area of research pertaining to the Mediterranean or Middle East, from antiquity to the contemporary period. Subjects considered for grants include Bible, archaeology, architecture, history, manuscripts, numismatics, epigraphy, cartography, art, statuary, texts, fabrics, mortuary and funerary practices, and many more

For information and the application form, please consult: https://wmirg.org

The deadline for applications is 20 November 2023. Candidates will be informed of the outcome by 20 December 2023. Previous winners may not re-apply. The grant should be used within ten months of the award, with a report on the successful applicant's use of the grant sent to info@wmirg.org by 20 October 2024

The Azrieli International Postdoctoral Fellowship has officially launched the Call for Applications for the 2024–25 academic year

The fellowship provides significant funding, academic programming, and support to 24 international postdoctoral researchers, enabling them to carry out research in exact sciences, life sciences, humanities, and social sciences at eligible Israeli academic institutions. The value is approximately ILS 188,000 per year, which includes funds reserved for research and travel

The online application system is set to open on September 1, 2023. Please find below the full information for the application process.

Call for Applications

Fellowship Guidelines

The 2024 BANEA annual meeting, hosted by the University of Glasgow on the 3-5th January 2024, is now accepting papers for all sessions and workshops.

Organised around Archaeological and heritage practice in Southwest Asia: towards equitable futures, the conference will foreground archaeology’s role and responsibilities in climate change discourse; the discipline’s colonial inheritances and legacies, and strategies for addressing and mitigating them; and equitable and sustainable archaeological, cultural heritage, and community engagement practice. A keynote speech from Rozhen Kamal Mohammed-Amin will tackle issues related to these themes.

Full abstracts for all sessions and workshops, both focussed on these themes and tackling other aspects of the archaeology of West Asia, can be found at https://www.banea.org/banea24.

Early Bird Registration, priced at £80 (£35 student/unwaged), will be available at banea24.org until Friday 1st September, at which point prices will increase to £95/45. A 3-course conference dinner will take place on the 3rd January, after the Keynote and areception, and is priced at £55. Places are limited to 40 for the dinner on a first come first served basis.

Grants for expenses are available for eligible applicants at https://www.banea.org/conference-grants

דרוש/ה מדריך/ה לעבודה עם נוער וילדים באתרים ארכאולוגים.
אופי העבודה – ליווי קבוצה בשטח חפירה ארכיאולוגית.
תנאי שדה ועבודה פיזית.
העבודה בימי א'-ה' בין השעות 6:00-14:00 באזור מרכז הארץ.
דרישות – רכב חובה, מגורים במרכז הארץ, ניסיון עבודה עם נוער, יכולת גיבוש והפעלה של קבוצת נוער.
עדיפות לבעלי תואר בהיסטוריה/ארכיאולוגיה/לימודי ארץ ישראל או תעודת הדרכת טיולים.
העבודה ע"פ שיבוץ בשבועות שלמים (א-ה) וימים בודדים.
מתאימים יוזמנו לראיון עבודה. ויום הכשרה בשטח.

The Institute of Archaeology of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem is proud to introduce its new online, open-access journal Jerusalem Journal of Archaeology (https://jjar.huji.ac.il/). Following an early run of three special issues, the journal now invites articles for its first full-fledged volume.

The Journal seeks papers dealing with all aspects of the ancient Near East and Levantine archaeology from the Lower Paleolithic to the present. It particularly welcomes papers that engage in interdisciplinary and experimental thought on themes like cultural evolution, religion, aesthetics, economy, environment, texts, art, geomorphology, etc.

As an online, university-based journal, JJAR strives for rapid, high-quality, and speedy publication. It does not charge processing fees and implements a rigorous double-blind peer-review process.