11 June: fyi -- phd funding, Oxford
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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 and Dr. Melissa Terras (University College London).
1. A Doctoral Studentship for a period of 4 years from 1 October, 2007.
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
October, 2007. 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 GBP 26,666 - GBP 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 4 July 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,
It is hoped that interviews will be held and the appointments made in
the first half of July.
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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: m.terras@ucl.ac.uk
Web: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/slais/melissa-terras/
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