This position may be of interest to some on the list. (from Digital Classicist)
-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [agade] JOBS: Digitizing Persepolis documents Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2007 11:16:26 -0500 From: Sasson, Jack M jack.m.sasson@vanderbilt.edu Reply-To: Sasson, Jack M jack.m.sasson@vanderbilt.edu To: The Agade mailing list. agade@listserv.unc.edu
From Magnus Widell widell@uchicago.edu:
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Job Announcement
Persepolis Fortification Archives Research Project Professionals
The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago seeks to appoint two new staff members to make digital images of Aramaic texts and of seal impressions on tablets from the Persepolis Fortification archive.
Knowledge of Aramaic epigraphy and/or Achaemenid glyptic and/or the Persepolis Fortification archive is highly desirable. Comfort with digital technology, familiarity with computers and a variety of computer programs is essential. Graduate work in some area of ancient Near Eastern studies is required. Applicants with these qualifications who have completed PhDs in areas pertinent to research on Achaemenid texts and art, as well as applicants admitted to PhD candidacy in these areas, are encouraged to apply.
The successful applicants will receive training in large-format very high-resolution digital scanning and Polynomial Texture Mapping and in making, processing, and uploading images. They will then capture images of Aramaic texts and of seal impressions on clay tablets from Persepolis, under the supervision of the Persepolis Fortification Archives project team, and process the scans for uploading and editing.
The work is to begin on July 1, 2007 and continue through December 31, 2008. Salary for each post is $22,000 (July-December 2007) + $44,000 (January-December 2008), with benefits.
Funding for these positions is assured from July, 2007 through December, 2008. There is a possibility that additional funding will be obtained and that the positions can be extended.
To apply for this position, please apply online at the University of Chicago's job posting website at http://jobs.uchicago.edu (requisition # 075728 or 075622 - Research Project Professional)
Applications must be received by May 15th, 2007.
For additional information, please contact: Matthew Stolper Oriental Institute University of Chicago 1155 East 58th Street Chicago, Il., 690093 m-stolper@uchicago.edu
The University of Chicago is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.