UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
FACULTY OF CLASSICS
Sub-Faculty of Ancient History
E-Science, Imaging Technology and Ancient Documents
Applications are invited for two posts for which funding has been secured
through the AHRC-EPSRC-JISC Arts and Humanities E-Science initiative to support
research on the application of Information Technology to ancient documents.
Both posts are attached to a project which will develop a networked software
system that can support the imaging, documentation, and interpretation of
damaged texts from the ancient world, principally Greek and Latin papyri,
inscriptions and writing tablets. The work will be conducted under the
supervision of Professors Alan Bowman FBA, Sir Michael Brady FRS FREng
(University of Oxford) and and Dr. Melissa Terras (University College London).
1. A Doctoral Studentship for a period of 4 years from 1 January, 2008. The
studentship will be held in the Faculty of Classics (Sub-Faculty of Ancient
History) and supported at the Centre for the Study of Ancient Documents and the
Oxford E-Research Centre. The Studentship award covers both the cost of tuition
fees at Home/EU rates and a maintenance grant. To be eligible for a full
award, the student must have been ordinarily resident in the UK for a period of
3 years before the start of the award.
2. A postdoctoral Research Assistantship for a period of 3 years from 1
January, 2008. The post will be held in the Faculty of Classics (Sub-Faculty of
Ancient History) and supported at the Centre for the Study of Ancient Documents
and the Oxford E-Research Centre. The salary will be in the range of £26,666 -
£31,840 p.a. Applicants must have expertise in programming and Informatics and
an interest in the application of imaging technology and signal-processing to
manuscripts and documents.
The deadline for receipt of applications is 21 September 2007. Further details
about both posts, the project, the qualifications required and the method of
application are available from Ms Ghislaine Rowe, Graduate Studies
Administrator, Ioannou Centre for Classical and Byzantine Studies, 66 St Giles'
, Oxford OX1 3LU (01865 288397, [EMAIL PROTECTED]). It is hoped that interviews
will be held and the appointments made on 11 October.
Professor Alan Bowman
Camden Professor of Ancient History
Brasenose College,
Oxford OX1 4AJ
+44 (0)1865 277874
Director, Centre for the Study of Ancient Documents
The Stelios Ioannou School for Research in Classical and Byzantine Studies
66 St Giles'
Oxford OX1 3LU
+44 (0)1865 610227
