Apologies for the confusion, everyone. We are
indeed going to re-advertise these posts, as we
did not appoint in the last round. This advert
snuck out under our radar, though - we will be
sending out new adverts in the next week or two,
with appropriate dates and rewording.
In the meantime, if you are interested in talking
about the project, or know someone who would be
good for either post, do get in touch.
Thanks
Melissa
At 10:28 30/07/2007, you wrote:
>Re the earlier posting. Thanks to you all for pointing this out.
>
>
>UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
>FACULTY OF CLASSICS
>(Sub-Faculty of Ancient History)
>
>POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIP IN E-SCIENCE, IMAGING TECHNOLOGY
>AND ANCIENT DOCUMENTS
>
>
>I note that the given deadline for this has
>expired and asked for clarification. It seems that they failed to
>appoint and a new deadline will follow.
>
>Simon
>
>
>----------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
>On Fri, 27 Jul 2007 10:15:33 -0400 Dot Porter <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Unfortunately the submission deadline listed is July 4. Is this the
> > correct date?
> >
> > Dot
> >
> > On 7/27/07, simon mahony <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > >
> > > Received from Oxford
> > > Aplogies for cross-posting
> > >
> > >
> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> > >
> > > UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
> > >
> > > FACULTY OF CLASSICS
> > >
> > > (Sub-Faculty of Ancient History)
> > >
> > > POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIP IN E-SCIENCE, IMAGING TECHNOLOGY
> > > AND ANCIENT DOCUMENTS
> > >
> > > Further Particulars
> > >
> > > 1. General Introduction
> > >
> > > Funding has been secured through the AHRC-EPSRC-JISC Arts and
> > > Humanities E-Science initiative to appoint a post-doctoral Research
> > > Assistant, for a period of three years from 1 October 2007, to work on
> > > the application of Information Technology (IT) to ancient documents
> > > under the supervision of Professors Alan Bowman FBA, Sir Michael Brady
> > > FRS FREng, and Dr. Melissa Terras (UCL). The Research Assistantship
> > > will be held in the Faculty of Classics and supported at the Centre for
> > > the Study of Ancient Documents and the Oxford E-Research Centre
> > > (Directors: Dr. Anne Trefethen and Prof. Paul Jeffreys). The initial
> > > salary will be in the range £25,889 - £31,840 (Academic Related, Grade
> > > 7), according to qualifications and experience.
> > >
> > > 2. Aims and objectives of the project
> > > The postdoctoral Research Asssistantship is attached to a project which
> > > will develop a networked software system to support the imaging,
> > > documentation, and interpretation of damaged texts from the ancient
> > > world, principally Greek and Latin papyri, inscriptions and writing
> > > tablets. Full details of the project are available electronically from
> > > Professor Bowman on request ([log in to unmask]). The main
> > > focus of the project is to develop a support system by methods of
> > > aiding (by image enhancement), representing
> and tracking the reader<RIGHT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK>s
> > > developing decipherment and understanding of documents, by iteratively
> > > and progressively facilitating the inclusion of new insights and
> > > conjectures over prolonged periods of study and by a building a
> > > computer-generated, human-readable representation of the range of
> > > possible <LEFT SINGLE QUOTATION
> MARK>solutions<RIGHT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK> as
> well as the contingencies of such possibilities
> > > derived from contextual knowledge or direct perception of the text.
> > > The RA will work in close collaboration with a doctoral student whose
> > > work he/she will help to supervise. The following should be viewed as
> > > indicating the area of work to be undertaken in collaboration with the
> > > doctoral student.
> > >
> > > a. Building an interface to image analysis software developed by
> > > Professors Brady and Bowman for analysis of Latin stilus tablets.
> > > b. Designing and implementing an interface to the components
> > > described in (a-c), in collaboration with the current JISC-funded VRE
> > > project <LEFT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK>A
> Virtual Workspace for the Study of Ancient
> Documents<RIGHT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK> (PI
> > > Professor Bowman).
> > > c. Acquiring familiarity with work at Oxford University and
> > > elsewhere on Virtual Research Environments and on the design and
> > > implementation of interfaces to enable scholars to access the system to
> > > be designed and implemented, typically over the Internet.
> > > d. Developing a decision support system, closely modelled on those
> > > developed in the Department of Engineering Science by Professor Brady
> > > and colleagues;
> > > e. Incorporating into the decision support system representations
> > > of letter shapes and words in Latin and/or Greek, and associated
> > > knowledge building upon the doctoral work of Dr. Melissa Terras.
> > > f. Acquiring familiarity with work done in the broader Digital
> > > Humanities and Humanities Computing community regarding the development
> > > of computational tools to aid humanities researchers in undertaking
> > > their complex research tasks
> > >
> > > Detailed tasks to be underaken by the RA:
> > >
> > > 1. The implementation of a set of image analysis algorithms, the
> > > majority of which have been developed on previous projects led by the
> > > Principal Investigators (PIs);
> > > 2. to enable such algorithms to be applied to images of a range of
> > > ancient documents, either locally or over the internet by a scholar who
> > > may access the system over the Internet and whose resources may not be
> > > in Oxford.
> > > 3. the development of an interface to a software system, which
> > > includes the image analysis algorithms developed in (1), import/display
> > > of a set of images of ancient documents, and the decision support tool
> > > developed by the postgraduate student associated with the project; and
> > > 4. provide documentation on how to use the system as well as
> > > appropriate levels of training and support in its use.
> > >
> > >
> > > 3. Qualifications, Training and Experience.
> > >
> > > Essential:
> > > <BULLET> postgraduate degree,
> ideally a doctorate, in a subject that has
> > > a substantial computing component (e.g. Computer Science, Engineering,
> > > Mathematics, Physics) OR a postgraduate degree in the humanities,
> > > together with evidence of expertise in programming and Informatics;
> > > <BULLET> Track record of published
> work concomitant with the age and
> > > experience of the candidate;
> > > <BULLET> Evidence of experience in programming in modern computing
> > > languages such as Java, C++, and using internet standards such as XML;
> > > <BULLET> Evidence of ability to work
> collaboratively as a member of an
> > > inter-disciplinary team;
> > > <BULLET> Evidence of interest in
> Humanities based research, and research
> > > issues.
> > >
> > >
> > > Desirable.
> > > <BULLET> Some knowledge or ability
> to acquire some basic knowledge of
> > > the language of Latin and Greek documents; and
> > > <BULLET> Experience either of
> working in image analysis or with images
> > > of ancient documents.
> > >
> > > 4. Method of application
> > >
> > > Applications should include a curriculum vitae, a statement detailing
> > > the applicant<RIGHT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK>s
> experience, qualifications and suitability for the
> > > post, along with any relevant publications and the names and addresses
> > > of two referees, who should be asked to send their references directly
> > > to the address below by the closing date.
> > >
> > > All application materials, including references, must be sent,
> > > preferably by email as well as in hard copy, to Ms Ghislaine Rowe,
> > > Graduate Studies Administrator, Ioannou Centre for Classical and
> > > Byzantine Studies, 66 St Giles' , Oxford OX1 3LU (01865 288397,
> > > [log in to unmask]) to reach her not later than 4 July
> > > 2007. It is expected that interviews will be held on Monday, 16 July.
> > > Any further enquiries may be addressed by email to Ms Rowe or to
> > > Professor Alan Bowman ([log in to unmask]).
> > >
> > >
> > > ----------------------
> > > Simon Mahony
> > > Research Associate
> > > Centre for Computing in the Humanities
> > > King's College London
> > > Kay House
> > > 7 Arundel St
> > > London WC2R 3DX
> > > Tel: +44 (0)20 7848 2813
> > > Fax: +44 (0)20 7848 2980
> > > [log in to unmask]
> > > http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=WC2R3DX
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > ***************************************
> > Dot Porter, University of Kentucky
> > #####
> > Program Coordinator
> > Collaboratory for Research in Computing for Humanities
> > [log in to unmask] 859-257-9549
> > #####
> > Editorial Assistant, REVEAL Project
> > Center for Visualization and Virtual Environments
> > [log in to unmask]
> > ***************************************
>
>----------------------
>Simon Mahony
>Research Associate
>Centre for Computing in the Humanities
>King's College London
>Kay House
>7 Arundel St
>London WC2R 3DX
>Tel: +44 (0)20 7848 2813
>Fax: +44 (0)20 7848 2980
>[log in to unmask]
>http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=WC2R3DX
_______________________________________________
Melissa M. Terras MA MSc DPhil CLTHE
Lecturer in Electronic Communication
School of Library, Archive and Information Studies
Henry Morley Building
University College London
Gower Street
WC1E 6BT
Tel: 020-7679-7206 (direct), 020-7679-7204 (dept), 020-7383-0557 (fax)
Email: [log in to unmask]
Web: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/slais/melissa-terras/
General Editor, Digital Humanities Quarterly:
http://www.digitalhumanities.org/dhq/
Image to Interpretation: An Intelligent System to
Aid Historians in Reading the Vindolanda Texts
Available now through all good bookshops, or
direct from Oxford University Press at:
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