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UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
FACULTY OF CLASSICS
Sub-Faculty of Ancient History
E-Science, Imaging Technology and Ancient Documents
Applications are invited for two posts for which funding has been
secured through the AHRC-EPSRC-JISC Arts and Humanities E-Science
initiative to support research on the application of Information
Technology to ancient documents. Both posts are attached to a project
which will develop a networked software system that can support the
imaging, documentation, and interpretation of damaged texts from the
ancient world, principally Greek and Latin papyri, inscriptions and
writing tablets. The work will be conducted under the supervision of
Professors Alan Bowman FBA, Sir Michael Brady FRS FREng (University of
Oxford) and Dr. Melissa Terras (University College London).
1. A Doctoral Studentship for a period of 4 years from 1 January,
2008. The studentship will be held in the Faculty of Classics
(Sub-Faculty of Ancient History) and supported at the Centre for the
Study of Ancient Documents and the Oxford E-Research Centre. The
Studentship award covers both the cost of tuition fees at Home/EU rates
and a maintenance grant. To be eligible for a full award, the student
must have been ordinarily resident in the UK for a period of 3 years
before the start of the award.
2. A postdoctoral Research Assistantship for a period of 3 years from
1 January, 2008. The post will be held in the Faculty of Classics
(Sub-Faculty of Ancient History) and supported at the Centre for the
Study of Ancient Documents and the Oxford E-Research Centre. The salary
will be in the range of £26,666 - £31,840 p.a. Applicants must have
expertise in programming and Informatics and an interest in the
application of imaging technology and signal-processing to manuscripts
and documents.
The deadline for receipt of applications is 21 September 2007. Further
details about both posts, the project, the qualifications required and
the method of application are available from 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]). It is hoped that interviews will be
held and the appointments made on 11 October.
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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
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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
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