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1. Project Curator: Naukratis Project (Egyptian)
Fixed term; 23 months (to start in February 2011)
Greece & Rome
The British Museum is looking to recruit a Project Curator to research and publish Egyptian material from the site of Naukratis in the Nile Delta as part of the Museum’s Naukratis Project. This 23 month fixed term post will have responsibility for researching the archaeology and history of Naukratis, for cataloguing and researching finds from the site, and for analysing its significance in Egyptian – Greek interaction. You will also have responsibility for publishing relevant analyses as part of the project’s final publications.
With a PhD or equivalent in Egyptology you will have previous experience working within a museum, university department or archaeological institute and will have expertise in the history and archaeology of the Nile Delta in the Late to Ptolemaic periods. The ability to devise a pragmatic programme of work and identify priorities is essential for this role, as is the ability to work without supervision as part of a wider team. Evidence of relevant published work is desirable for this role.
For further information or a full application pack, please visit www.britishmuseum.org/jobs or email bm AT penna.com
Closing date; 12 noon, Thursday 29 October 2010
2. Project Curator: Naukratis Project (Greek)
Fixed term; 1 year (to start in February 2011)
Greece & Roman
The British Museum is looking to recruit a Project Curator to research and publish Greek and related material from the site of Naukratis in the Nile Delta as part of the Museum’s Naukratis Project. This one year fixed term post will be responsible for researching the archaeology and history of Naukratis, for cataloguing and researching finds from the site, and for analysing its significance in Greek – Egyptian interaction. You will also have responsibility for publishing relevant analyses as part of the project’s final publications.
With a PhD or equivalent in Classical Archaeology or Egyptology you will possess knowledge of the material culture of Archaic to Hellenistic Greece, the Greek presence in Egypt, and the history and archaeology of the Nile Delta in the Late to Ptolemaic periods. The ability to devise a pragmatic programme of work and identify priorities is essential to this role as is the ability to work without supervision as part of a wider team. Evidence of relevant published work is desirable for this role.
For further information or a full application pack, please visit www.britishmuseum.org/jobs or email bm AT penna.com quoting reference 77186.
Closing date; 12 noon, Thursday 29 October 2010
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