Job offer: Postdoc position in the project “DigEanna: Digitalization of the Eanna Archive”

We invite applications for the position of a postdoctoral researcher in the WEAVE-Unisono project “DigEanna:
Digitalization of the Eanna Archive” directed by Michael Jursa (project coordinator, Vienna), Johannes Hackl
(Jena), and Małgorzata Sandowicz (Warsaw). The successful candidate will join the Warsaw team at the
Department of Ancient Near Eastern Studies of the Faculty of Oriental Studies.
Duration of employment: 36 months, starting on 1 October 2024 or shortly thereafter.
Salary: 12,000 PLN gross per month.
Requirements
 PhD in the field of Ancient Near Eastern studies, received no earlier than seven years prior to
employment on the project, from an institution other than the University of Warsaw (alternatively, a
candidate who has received their PhD at the University of Warsaw and spent at least 10 months in
another academic institution)
 outstanding knowledge of the Neo-Babylonian dialect of Akkadian and the history and culture of first-
millennium BCE Babylonia
 experience in working with cuneiform tablets and their photos
 experience in database management

 excellent command of English, oral and written
 creativity and teamwork skills
Duties
 digitalizing and classifying cuneiform documents
 assembly of prosopographic data
 research visits to museums
 publication of academic papers related to the project’s theme
 co-organization of workshops and scholarly meetings
 disseminating project results
Deadline for applications: 14 June 2024. Successful candidates will be notified by the end of June 2024.
How to apply: link