Postdoc Opportunity: Wainwright Early Career Research Fellowship in Near-Eastern Archaeology

Wainwright Early Career Research Fellowship in Near-Eastern Archaeology
1 Pusey Lane, Oxford, OX1 2LE

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.

From Elizabeth Frood <elizabeth.frood@ames.ox.ac.uk>