INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD (Two Positions)
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY – NEW YORK, NY
POSTITON ONE: Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures (Aramaic, Syriac, Arabic). The Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York University, seeks to make an appointment (tenured or tenure-track, rank open) of a wide-ranging scholar in the languages, literatures, and cultures of the Near East in the Roman, Late Antique, and early Islamic periods. The principal areas of interest should be in the Semitic languages (Aramaic, Syriac, and Arabic, in particular) rather than in Greek, but specialization is less important than broad interests and connections with neighboring regions and cultures. We seek individuals of scholarly distinction whose work will benefit from freedom from departmental structures and who will be stimulated by working closely with colleagues in other disciplines, approaches, periods, or geographical areas and who are committed to helping develop the intellectual life of such a community. Applicants with a history of interdisciplinary exchange are particularly welcome. The Institute’s graduate program emphasizes individual supervision and research seminars. The faculty is involved in choosing a group of visiting researchers each year.
Applications (letter, curriculum vitae, and list of referees) should be made through the NYU online system at
www.nyuopsearch.com/applicants/Central?quickFind=50564. Review of candidates will begin on November 1, 2010. For questions, please email Ms. Kathryn Lawson at
kathryn.lawson@nyu.edu. New York University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
POSITION TWO: Professor of Ancient Western Asian Archaeology and History. The Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York University, seeks to make an appointment (rank open) in the area of Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age Western Asian (Anatolia, Levant) Archaeology and History. The successful candidate will have demonstrated distinction in a broad range of interests across the Eastern Mediterranean world and a commitment to the study of cultural connections across geographical and chronological lines. We seek individuals who will be stimulated by working closely with colleagues in other disciplines, approaches, periods, or geographical areas and who are committed to helping develop the intellectual life of such a community. Applicants with a history of interdisciplinary exchange are particularly welcome. The Institute’s graduate program emphasizes individual supervision and research seminars. The faculty is involved in choosing a group of visiting researchers each year.
Applications (letter, curriculum vitae, and list of referees) should be made through the NYU online system at www.nyuopsearch.com/applicants/Central?quickFind=50576. Review of candidates will begin on November 1st, 2010. For questions, please email Ms. Kathryn Lawson at kathryn.lawson@nyu.edu. New York University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
