October 26, 2010
To Whom It May Concern:
The Department of Classics and the Department of Religious Studies at The University of Iowa are
pleased to announce a search for a joint-appointment in any aspect of Religion in the Ancient
Mediterranean (1st century c.e. to 9th c. c.e.) with a demonstrated interest in Digital Humanities.
The appointment will be a tenure-track position at the assistant professor level and will begin in
August 2011. A Ph.D. at the time of appointment is required, and teaching experience is preferred. Salary is dependent on candidate’s experience and credentials.
You will find enclosed a full position description and details regarding the application process.
We ask if you could bring this opening to the attention of potential candidates and welcome your nominations as well.
Should you have questions regarding the position, feel free to contact either Carin Green or
Raymond Mentzer at the above address or via e-mail at carin-green@uiowa.edu or raymondmentzer@ uiowa.edu. The departments wish to attract a diverse group of candidates. Sincerely,
Carin Green Raymond A. Mentzer
Professor and Chair Director, Department of Religious Studies Department of Classics Daniel J. Krumm Family Chair in Reformation Studies
The Department of Classics and the Department of Religious Studies at The University of Iowa
invite applications for a joint-appointment, tenure-track position at the assistant professor level in
any aspect of Religion in the Ancient Mediterranean (1st century c.e. to 9th c. c.e.) with a
demonstrated interest in Digital Humanities, to begin in August 2011. A Ph.D. at the time of
appointment is required, and teaching experience is preferred. Salary is dependent on candidate’s experience and credentials.
The successful candidate will have, besides a demonstrated interest in the Digital Humanities, a
commitment to innovative approaches to integrating undergraduate research into a technologically
enabled, active learning curriculum. The successful candidate will in addition show evidence of
ability to teach relevant texts in both Latin and Greek, and teach the Christian portion of the General Education course “Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.”
Possible sub-specialties include, but are not limited to, religious conflict, religion and healing,
religion and gender, religion and the formation of community, or the rise of new religions (i.e. Christianity or Islam).
This position is part of a cluster initiative in Public Humanities in a Digital World. All positions in
this initiative require interest in engaging collaboratively with communities and organizations across
and outside the university. New hires under this initiative will actively participate in exploring the
role of digital practices on the production of scholarship and creative work in projects central to the
humanities. The joint committee will hold a preliminary round of interviews by electronic means in
January. The candidates then invited for an on-campus interview will be expected to include a presentation of digital scholarship as part of the campus interview.
For a complete job description and to apply go to http://jobs.uiowa.edu and reference requisition
58610. Electronic attachments to the online application should include a cover letter, a curriculum
vitae, a writing sample (article or chapter), and the contact information for three references. Official
graduate transcript(s) and at least three current letters of recommendation should be mailed to
Classics Department (req #58610), 210 Jefferson Building, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242.
Screening of applications begins December 15 and will continue until appointment is made. All
applications will be acknowledged, and applicants will be informed when the position has been filled.
The University of Iowa is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.

Posted by: Daniel Paul O’Donnell (daniel.odonnell@uleth.ca).

Applications are invited for a research assistantship in Art History, as part of this major research project funded by the AHRC.

The research project is conducted in partnership between Bangor University and the Warburg Institute (University of London), in collaboration with the Digital Image Archive of Medieval Music (DIAMM) and the Centre for Computing in the Humanities (King’s College, London). It will present the first systematic study of mise-en-page – the ways in which verbal text, musical notation and other graphic devices interact on the written or printed page – for sources of polyphonic music from the period c.1480-1530; it will also investigate how meaning was and is constructed by readers and performers on the basis of this interaction.

The successful candidate will, in collaboration with the other members of the research team, contribute to an online catalogue of mise-en-page information for all extant sources from this period, providing above all descriptions of the initials, borders, and other visual devices present in the manuscripts. S/he will also research and analyse a number of manuscript sources and their layout in detail with regard to strategies of production and use; the results of this research will be published both in print form and in an online environment.

The appointee, based at the Warburg Institute, will be an art historian with a doctorate or equivalent qualification; s/he will have specialist knowledge of art of the 15th and 16th centuries, specifically of manuscript illumination. Expertise in codicology, or a willingness to acquire such expertise, will be essential, as will be some knowledge of Latin and of paleography; an interest in music of the period and knowledge of musical notation would be desirable. The candidate will be encouraged to develop his/her own research within the context of the project.

The post will begin on 1 December 2010 or as soon as possible thereafter. It is tenable for a fixed term of three years. The appointment will be to Level 7 (Research), currently GBP 28,983-35,646 p.a. plus London Allowance of GBP 2,134 p.a., making a total of GBP 31,117-37,780 p.a.

Further details of the project, the studentship and how to apply can be found at http://warburg.sas.ac.uk/. Informal enquiries may be addressed to the project director, Professor Thomas Schmidt-Beste, at mus205@bangor.ac.uk.

The closing date for receipt of applications is Monday, 1 November 2010, and interviews will be held in London on Thursday, 11 November 2010.

Posted by: Thomas Schmidt-Beste (mus205@bangor.ac.uk).

Assistant Professor position in Digital Humanities is now open at Ryerson University. See http://www.ryerson.ca/english/employment/Ryerson%20English%20jobs.pdf.

Posted by: Dan O’Donnell (daniel.odonnell@uleth.ca).

Bangor University: College of Arts, Education and Humanities Fully-funded three-year PhD studentship
The Production and Reading of Polyphonic Music Sources, 1480-1530 (PRoMS)

Applications are invited for a fully-funded research studentship (fees and stipend at AHRC level, currently at GBP 13,590), as part of this major research project funded by the AHRC. The studentship will begin on 1 December 2010 or as soon as possible thereafter. The topic of the PhD will be, broadly conceived, ‘Music, Words and Image in Printed Sources of Polyphony, 1500-1530’. The student will work as part of an interdisciplinary research team, led by Professor Thomas Schmidt-Beste. The research project is based in Bangor but involves a partnership with the Warburg Institute (University of London), the Digital Image Archive of Medieval Music (DIAMM), and the Centre for Computing in the Humanities (King’s College, London).

We are looking for a musicologist, but one with interdisciplinary interests in art history, codicology, and the history of the book. Candidates should have completed appropriate research training or have equivalent research experience.

For more information on the studentship and the project, see http://www.bangor.ac.uk/scholarships/proms.php.en

The studentship is open to UK and EU applicants. For the latter, the full stipend is only payable if the appropriate residency requirements are fulfilled – see the AHRC’s Guide to Student Eligibility Version 1.1, Dec 2009, available on the AHRC website.

Informal enquiries may be addressed to the project director, Professor Thomas Schmidt-Beste (mus205@bangor.ac.uk).

The closing date for applications is

Friday 24 September

Interviews will be held in Bangor on Friday 8 October 2010.

Posted by: Thomas Schmidt-Beste (mus205@bangor.ac.uk).