2 one-year Postdoctoral Fellowships Centre for Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies Trinity College Dublin
Following the award of funding from Trinity Colleges Long Room Hub, the Centre for Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies (MNES) is pleased to offer two Postdoctoral Fellowships in the following areas: (1) Greek papyrology/history of Greco-Roman Egypt. (2) Mediterranean and Near Eastern archaeology. - The Fellow in Greek papyrology, in addition to her/his research project, will be expected to develop, for submission to funding authorities, a proposal for the digitisation of the College Librarys papyrus collection. MNES administrative tasks will be assigned and it is hoped the Fellow will teach one undergraduate course. Practical papyrological experience will be required. - The Fellow in archaeology, in addition to her/his research project, will be expected to develop, for submission to funding authorities, a proposal for the digitisation of the holdings of the Colleges Weingreen Museum of Antiquities. MNES administrative tasks will be assigned and it is hoped the Fellow will teach one undergraduate course. Experience of handling and cataloguing artefacts will be required. In order to apply intending candidates must (a) have successfully completed a Ph.D. degree in a relevant field (b) give a brief description (500 words) of the potential research to be undertaken during the tenure of the fellowship (c) submit a full CV (including all publications to date) along with two academic references The salary will be EUR 44,311 p.a. The successful candidates will be asked to start as soon as possible, but at any rate on 1 September 2008. Written applications should be sent by post before Friday March 21, 2008 to either: Professor Brian McGing Department of Classics Trinity College Dublin Dublin 2 Ireland OR Dr Zuleika Rodgers Department of Religions and Theology Trinity College Dublin 2 Ireland Electronic applications are acceptable to either [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] but must be followed by hardcopy. Confidential references (by post or email) should be sent directly to the above addresses. Informal enquiries can be made by writing directly to one of the above email addresses.
