The research project Archive Archaeology: Preserving and Sharing Syria’s Cultural Heritage through Harald Ingholt’s Digital Archives, funded by the ALIPH Foundation and affiliated with the Danish National Research Foundation’s Centre for Urban Network Evolutions (UrbNet), School of Culture and Society, Aarhus University, is looking to recruit a full-time (37 hours/week) research assistant for the period 1 February 2022 – 30 September 2022.
The successful applicant is expected to take on a key role in going through Harald Ingholt’s digital archive, consisting of documentation images and notes on objects, as well as assisting the project leader in pushing the publication work forward. Tasks include:
- supporting large research/publication projects (including copyediting)
- carrying out data collection for publications
- carrying out research tasks within the area of classical archaeology, e.g. literature searches and image processing
- supporting the organisation of international workshops
- supporting processes in connection with funding applications/reporting to funding agencies
- training new research assistants and student helpers
Qualifications include
- a Master’s degree in classical archaeology or a related discipline (this is a minimum requirement)
- familiarity with the extensive research on Palmyrene funerary sculpture and the work undertaken within the framework of the Palmyra Portrait Project
- knowledge of archaeological and antique source material
- a professional level of English (spoken and written)
- reading skills in French, German and Italian; experience of Semitic languages is an advantage but not a requirement