Dear All, The research/cataloguing opportunity below might be of interest to you or to someone in your networks. With best wishes, MariaLuisa MariaLuisa Langella MELCom UK Secretary Middle East Centre (MEC) Librarian St Antony's College, Oxford Tel. +44 (0)1865 284764 From: Anna Higson [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: 05 January 2017 15:19 To: Khalili Research Centre <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>; Oriental Institute <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>; St Antony's College Middle East Centre <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Subject: John Rylands Research Institute - Persian Collections Importance: High Hello, Please forward this information to anyone you think might be interested, or to any society/disciplinary mailing list or website to which you have access. Persian collections opportunity funded by the Soudavar Memorial Foundation The Institute is pleased to announce a new research/cataloguer opportunity for seven weeks, funded by the Soudavar Memorial Foundation. This role is an opportunity to conduct research on and catalogue the University of Manchester Library's outstanding Persian language manuscripts. The University's collection of Persian manuscripts is one of the top four in the UK and the only major Persian manuscript collection that has never been catalogued. Further information on the collection can be found at: http://www.library.manchester.ac.uk/about/support-us/jrri/priority-collections/persian-collection/ Further details and particulars of appointment can be found at: http://www.jrri.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/headline-526129-en.htm Closing date for application is 10 February 2017. Kind regards Anna Higson Anna Higson Research Institute Administrator John Rylands Research Institute 150 Deansgate, Manchester, M3 3EH. Tel +44(0)161 306 1513 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> My working hours are Monday - Wednesday 8:30 am - 5:30 pm. Thursday 8:30 am - 6:30 pm John Rylands Research Institute http://www.manchester.ac.uk/jrri Special Collections Blog http://rylandscollections.wordpress.com<http://rylandscollections.wordpress.com/> [Description: Description: unknown.png]<https://twitter.com/JRRIManchester>