Positions at Oxford

Please see below for information about two positions in Late Antique and
Byzantine Art and Archaeology at Oxford University. Copies of the postings
are also attached to this message.


POSITION ONE:

UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
FACULTY OF HISTORY AND SCHOOL OF ARCHAEOLOGY

THREE-YEAR DEPARTMENTAL LECTURERSHIP IN
BYZANTINE ARCHAEOLOGY AND ART

Salary Scale: £27,466 - £33,780

Applications are invited for a three-year, fixed-term Departmental
Lecturership in Byzantine archaeology and art, tenable from 1 October
2008. The appointment is for a limited term during the reorganisation of
teaching in this area, and is non-renewable. Applications are welcome from
those with active research interests in Byzantine archaeology and art,
with a preference for the period before 1200.

The appointee will expected to provide a minimum of 36 lectures and
classes annually, primarily for Masters courses in Late Antique and
Byzantine Studies, together with contributions to undergraduate teaching
in History, History of Art, and Archaeology; supervise graduate students;
contribute to the administration of courses in Late Antique and Byzantine
Studies; undertake University examining duties; and engage in advanced and
original research in the field of Byzantine archaeology and art.

This post is one of two designed together to address the university’s
teaching needs and research interests in the material and visual culture
of Late Antiquity and the Byzantine period. The other post, centered on
the archaeology and art of Late Antiquity, will be shared between the
School of Archaeology and the Faculty of Classics. Both posts are intended
to focus on both archaeology and art and on the east Roman world.

Further particulars may be viewed at
http://www.history.ox.ac.uk/faculty/jobs/index.htm or are available from
the Administrator, History Faculty, Old Boys’ High School, George Street,
Oxford OX1 2RL (telephone: 01865 615007);. The closing date for
applications and the last date for receipt of references direct from
referees is 5.00pm Friday 13th June 2008.

The University of Oxford is an equal opportunities employer





POSITION TWO:

UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
FACULTY OF CLASSICS AND SCHOOL OF ARCHAEOLOGY

THREE-YEAR DEPARTMENTAL LECTURERSHIP IN THE ARCHAEOLOGY AND ART OF LATE
ANTIQUITY
Salary Scale: £27,466 - £33,780

Applications are invited for a three-year, fixed-term Departmental
Lectureship in The Archaeology and Art of Late Antiquity, AD300 - 650,
tenable from 1 October 2008. The appointment is for a limited term during
the reorganisation of teaching in this area, and is non-renewable. Unless
terminated earlier by notice, the appointment will expire on 30 September
2011. It is hoped that a college association will be arranged in
conjunction with this post.

Consideration will be given to candidates with teaching experience and a
research interest in any aspects of the material and visual culture of the
east Roman world from Diocletian and the Tetrarchy to Heraclius and the
urban collapse of the seventh century. A proven high standard of research
ability and the ability to provide graduate supervision are necessary
conditions for this appointment.

The appointee will expected to provide a minimum of 36 lectures and
classes annually, primarily for Masters courses in Classical Archaeology
and in Late Antique and Byzantine Studies, together with contributions to
undergraduate teaching in Classics, History of Art, and Archaeology;
supervise graduate students; contribute to the administration of courses
in Classical Archaeology and in Late Antique and Byzantine Studies;
undertake University examining duties; and engage in advanced and original
research in the field of Late Antique archaeology and art.

This post is one of two designed together to address the university’s
teaching needs and research interests in the material and visual culture
of Late Antiquity and the Byzantine period. The other post, centered on
the middle and later Byzantine periods, will be shared between the School
of Archaeology and the Faculty of History. Both posts are intended to
focus on both archaeology and art and on the east Roman world.

Further particulars may be viewed at
http://www.classics.ox.ac.uk/faculty/jobs/index.asp or are available from
Mrs Anne Smith, Administrator, Ioannou Centre for Classical and Byzantine
Studies, 66 St. Giles’, Oxford, OX1 3LU (telephone: +44 (0)1865 615007).
The closing date for applications, and the last date for receipt of
references direct from referees, is 5.00pm Friday 13th June 2008. It is
expected that interviews will take place week commencing 30th June 2008.

The University of Oxford is an equal opportunities employer