Dear Mar Shiprim readers, Happy New Year! To kick off 2025 we invite you to take a look at Mar Shiprim’s newly established YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@MarShiprim. Sit back and relax as Eric Cline and Glynnis Fawkes kindly join us to discuss their collaborative adaptation of 1177 B.C. The Year Civilization Read more…
Dear Mar Shiprim readers, See below new titles in Assyriology and related fields shared through the Agade mailing list between July 1st and September 30, 2024. Please get in touch with any corrections or suggestions via marshiprim@iaassyriology.com. With best wishes, Pavla Rosenstein Mar Shiprim Editor List of Publications: July Read more…
Dear Mar Shiprim readers, This month we thank Jaafar Jotheri, Professor of Geoarchaeology at the University of Al-Qadisiyah, for taking the time to share his thoughts on the past, present and future of Archaeology and Assyriology in Iraq. With warm wishes, Pavla Rosenstein Mar Shiprim Editor In the Spotlight Read more…
Position Description The Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures and the Department of Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Chicago invite applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in Hittitology, with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2025 or as soon as possible Read more…
Dear Mar Shiprim readers, Please join us in congratulating William McGrath (University of Toronto) for winning this year’s IAA dissertation prize, Christopher W. Jones (Union University) for winning this year’s IAA first article prize and Alessia Pilloni (Freie Universität Berlin) for receiving an honorable mention for her first article. All Read more…
Assistant Professor of History of Ancient West Asia at the University of Tsukuba <https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorDetail?id=D124080125&ln=1> (To view the English version, please click ‘EN’ in the top right corner.) [Go there for application portal] The Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Tsukuba is seeking an Assistant Professor in Read more…
W3 Professur für “Assyriologie” (f/m/d) An der Philosophischen Fakultät der Universität Heidelberg ist zum 01.04.2026 eine W3-Professur für „Assyriologie“ (w/m/d) zu besetzen. Die Professur ist am Seminar für Sprachen und Kulturen des Vorderen Orients (SSKVO) angesiedelt und verfügt über eine eigene Ausstattung. Die Professur vertritt das Fach in seiner vollen Read more…
Job Title: Assistant Professor – Assyriology Date Posted: 08/01/2024 Closing Date: 10/01/2024, 11:59PM ET Req ID: 38309 Job Category: Faculty – Contractually Limited Term Appointment Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science Department: Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto) Description The Department of Near Read more…
The American Society of Overseas Research (ASOR) seeks candidates for a full-time Communications Manager to oversee outreach efforts in the areas of social media and communications with ASOR members and the public. This person will also manage the Friends of ASOR (FOA) outreach program. This in-person position is located at Read more…
Tenure-track position: Archaeology of the Bronze and Iron Ages in the Levant in their broader Ancient Near Eastern context The Hebrew University of Jerusalem invites applications for a tenure-track position (open rank) in the Department of Archaeology and Ancient Near Eastern Studies, with a specialization in the Archaeology of the Read more…