Witzig, Sophia MA (Lyon/France) – Fonctions administratives et rôles politiques des gouverneurs de province dans l’empire d’Ur III (2112-2004 av. J.-C.) : le cas des gouverneurs de Girsu/Lagaš

This doctoral dissertation falls within the context of previous studies conducted on Ur III political history by assyriologists (see for instance J. Dahl on Umma). The project aims at shedding a new light on the administration of Ur III “core provinces”. It relies on prosopographical studies of the Girsu/Lagaš governors Read more…

Oriental Institute Job Posting: Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Rank of Instructor

The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago invites applications for the Oriental Institute’s Annual Post-Doctoral Fellow Conference program for the 2017—2019 academic years. This is a twenty-four-month, non-renewable appointment. During the first year of the appointment, the Post-Doctoral Fellow will organize and conduct a two-day conference at the Oriental Read more…

Research Fellow – Heidelberg University

(German below) POSITION Research Fellow Heidelberg University’s Collaborative Research Centre 933 (CRC 933) “Material Text Cultures“ offers a vacant job position for a Research Fellow (E 13 100{518531fadeb811ae8faec8ba5977a8511c844f925d504d488b0d90b6c297e400}) in the sub-project B04 (Jewish Studies). The Collaborative Research Centre 933 (CRC 933) “Material Text Cultures“ was established by the German Research Foundation in Read more…

Postdoc – The Würzburg Centre for the Study of Ancient Cultures

The Würzburg Centre for the Study of Ancient Cultures (Würzburger Altertumswissenschaftliches Zentrum – WAZ) advertizes a 4-month resident research fellowship (Postdoc; within 2016; application deadline 22 April 2016). The prospective fellow is expected to conduct independent research on a specific topic within the study of ancient cultures (disciplinary restrictions apply). Read more…

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Archaeology and the Ancient World – Brown University

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Archaeology and the Ancient World Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World Brown University, Providence, RI The Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World at Brown University invites applications from exceptional junior scholars who augment or complement the present strengths and diversity of the Joukowsky Read more…