Wainwright Early Career Research Fellowship in Near-Eastern Archaeology

The Gerald Averay Wainwright Fellow is a post-doctoral research fellowship
role. The Fellow will carry out research addressing the archaeology (not
literary or philological studies) of any period of the human past apart from
that of Classical Antiquity (i.e. the sphere of influence of Classical Greek
and Roman Worlds, between c. 600 BCE and 500 CE), from the Palaeolithic up to
and including the medieval and post-medieval periods of any of the following
countries: Afghanistan, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Burkina Faso,
Chad, Cyprus, Egypt, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan,
Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Oman, Palestine,
Persia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia,
Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Western Sahara, and Yemen. Priority is given to
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Egypt, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Palestine, Saudi Arabia,
Syria, and Turkey.





The primary emphasis is on completion of a significant piece of publishable
research and/or the preparation of postdoctoral grant applications in the non-
classical archaeology (not literary or philological studies) of any country or
countries listed above.





You will be at an early stage of an academic career, having completed a
doctorate not earlier than 1 January 2020 (excluding justified career breaks),
present a credible proposal for research and publication, have or plan to
develop research impact and public engagement skills, and demonstrate
excellent skills in preparing research findings for publication. The
successful candidate will be able to demonstrate sufficient specialist
knowledge in the discipline to develop an effective research programme, be
able to develop a coherent, well-organised and deliverable programme of
research, showing evidence of time management skills, setting priorities and
meeting deadlines, and be able to analyse and research complex ideas, concepts
or theories, and analyse data as appropriate.





The research may be conducted at any UK University with appropriate
supervision in these areas, with the appointee responsible for making hosting
arrangements. This is a full-time, fixed-term position for 12 months from 1
September 2024. **Please note that, due to immigration restrictions, the
option to be based at a university other than Oxford is only available to
those with an existing right to work in the UK.**





The closing date for applications is 12 noon on **Monday 4th December 2023**.