Medieval Intellectual History Seminar

The Newberry Center for Renaissance Studies presents:

Saturday, November 2, 2013, 1:00 pm
Medieval Intellectual History Seminar

The Medieval Church as School for Scandal
Dyan Elliott, Northwestern University

Understand, Delight, and Obey: Christian Eloquence and the Golden Age of Theological Letter-Writing, 1050-1200
Christopher Fletcher, University of Chicago

http://www.newberry.org/11022013-dyan-elliott-and-christopher-fletcher

This program is free and open to the public; advance registration is NOT required.

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Travel grants from the Nederlands Instituut in Turkey for students and doctoral researchers

Deadlines: 17 November 2013, 26 January 2014, and 15 June 2014 http://www.nit-istanbul.org./NITFellowships2014.html

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Call for the CENDARI Visiting Research Fellowships programme is now open for 2014

http://www.cendari.eu/research/visiting-research-fellowships/

The CENDARI Visiting Research Fellowships are intended to support and stimulate historical research in the two pilot areas of medieval European culture and the First World War, by facilitating access to key archives, specialist knowledge and collections in CENDARI host institutions.

In particular, the CENDARI project is committed to hosting early career scholars who aim to apply digital humanities methods to their historical enquiry. The fellowships are particularly designed to support researchers from countries without equivalent facilities and early career scholars with limited access to these research infrastructures.

The CENDARI Visiting Research Fellowship programme is financed by the European Union.

CENDARI

Collaborative European Digital Archive Infrastructure

www.cendari.eu
www.facebook.com/cendariproject

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John Doran Memorial Scholarship

John Doran Memorial Scholarship
(a funded full-time PhD studentship awarded in memory of Dr John Doran)

University of Chester -Department of History and Archaeology One Scholarship is available for entry in 2013/14, for a thesis addressing a topic in British medieval history between c. 400 and 1200.

Completed applications should be received no later than 7th November 2013

http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AHL007/john-doran-memorial-scholarship/

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Winter School ‘Investigating the Middle Ages’

Lleida University / Centre for Medieval Studies of Murcia University Lleida, 10-11 February 2014.

http://www.medieval.udl.cat/es/node/570

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Call for Papers

Final Call for Papers

Othello’s Island Conference of Medieval and Renaissance History and Culture

Larnaca, Cyprus, April 2014
Deadline for proposals: 31 October 2013

For a list of current confirmed speakers click here

On behalf of the Academic Board of the 2014 Mediaeval and Renaissance Conference “Othello’s Island” I would like to inform you of our second annual conference taking place in Cyprus in 2014.

We would welcome submissions from academics and research students wishing to give papers at the Conference, which takes place in Larnaca in Cyprus next April (2014).

The conference is organised by academics from the Cornaro Institute, University of Sheffield School of English and the University of Leeds School of Fine Art. It will be an opportunity to discuss diverse aspects of this fascinating period in Mediterranean and Levantine history with colleagues and reserach students from around the world. As a multi-disciplinary conference, art, literature and other culture are all welcome topics, as are historical studies, archaeology, cultural and material history, social history and other topics.

Although based in Cyprus the aim of the second conference is to expand our investigations into the wider Mediterranean and Levantine region, and to also encompass aspects of Byzantine, Crusader State and Muslim cultural and social histories, during the Middle Ages and Renaissance.

A major strand is Cyprus and/or the Mediterranean in art, literature and other culture in the period, including their presence in the work of Shakespeare and other writers. Cyprus is, after all, the island of Othello (in a manner of speaking).

We hope you will have an interest in attending this event yourself, but also please do circulate this information to your colleagues and students, whether undergraduate, postgraduate or at research level.

Full current information is available at:

http://enqui7024.wix.com/copy-of-cypruscolleg#!othellosisland/c19ye

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The Dorothy Dunnett History Prize 2013

The Dorothy Dunnett History Prize 2013, worth £1,000, will be awarded by the Dorothy Dunnett Society for an essay of no more than 4,000 words, in English, based on the entrant’s original research.

Entries for the Prize will be accepted from history students registered on a PhD programme at any recognised higher education institution.

Essays may address any aspect of current historical research that meets the Society’s aims and/or falls within the thematic guidelines or other relevant topics and is contained, broadly, within the time periods of the novels.

We are seeking submissions that will reflect Dorothy Dunnett’s skill in bringing alive the events and people of her chosen periods.

Submissions will be considered by a panel of Trustees of the Dorothy Dunnett Society and academics drawn from the Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, at the University of Edinburgh.

Further details of the competition and application forms can be found on the Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies website, www.medren.ed.ac.uk/home/DorothyDunnettHistoryPrize.html.

The closing date for submissions is 26th November 2013.

Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies School of History, Classics and Archaeology William Robertson Wing Old Medical School Teviot Place Edinburgh

EH8 9AG

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Jobs for Medievalists

Programs in Post-Classical Studies <med@ascsa.org> ASCSA Position Ad POSITION AVAILABLE DIRECTOR OF THE MALCOLM H. WIENER LABORATORY OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE

Location: Athens, Greece
Deadline: November 15, 2013

The American School of Classical Studies at Athens (ASCSA) invites applications for the position of Director of the Malcolm H. Wiener Laboratory of Archaeological Science (WL). The primary responsibility of the director of WL is, in consultation with ASCSA officials and the WL advisory committee, to develop and implement research goals for the laboratory and to oversee its day-to-day operation. This is a fulltime position and requires significant experience in the archaeological sciences, especially as they relate to Mediterranean archaeology, and administrative skills. The position reports to the Director of ASCSA and is a member of the senior academic and administrative staff in Athens.

Salary and benefits are commensurate with rank and experience. Term beginning July 14, 2014 to be negotiated (normally three-year renewable).

At time of application candidates are required to have 1) a Ph.D. in archaeological science or a related field; 2) research and laboratory experience in the archaeological sciences, especially in bioarchaeology, geoarchaeology, or environmental sciences; 3) an established publication record in archaeological science; and 4) a strong record of external funding.

Preferred qualifications include experience in 1) Mediterranean archaeology; 2) management, including in a laboratory; 3) collaborative research with archaeologists; 4) university teaching in the archaeological sciences; and 5) collections management.

The successful applicant will have as primary responsibilities the management and administration of the Malcolm H. Wiener Laboratory of Archaeological Science. The duties require that the WL director 1) develop and implement strategic, prioritized research goals for the laboratory; 2) work with ASCSA oversight committees on setting laboratory goals and priorities; 3) manage laboratory personnel, physical plant, equipment, and collections; 4) support fellows and visiting researchers; 5) conduct laboratory policy including outreach to affiliated archaeological projects; 6) contribute to the academic programs of the ASCSA; 7) develop new and strengthen established networks with other laboratories and institutions in line with the research priorities of the laboratory; 8) lead in fund raising for research programs of the WL; 9) maintain a personal program of research and publication.

Please send a detailed CV; a cover letter highlighting your experience in the archaeological sciences, research interests, publications, and external funding; and the names, addresses, phone numbers and e-mail addresses of three referees. Please clearly distinguish between peer reviewed and non-peer reviewed publications in your CV.

Only electronic applications will be accepted. Submit electronic applications online at https://ascsa.wufoo.com/forms/director-of-the-wiener-laboratory/ (ASCSA,

6-8 Charlton Street, Princeton, NJ 08540; application@ascsa.org).

Applications must be received by November 15, 2013. Interviews will be held at the APA/AIA meetings in Chicago (January 2-5, 2014).

Established in 1881, the American School of Classical Studies is located on a 2.5 acre campus in the Kolonaki district of Athens, with administrative offices in Princeton, New Jersey.  The School currently has over 60 resident faculty and staff and hosts an average 250 students, fellows, and resident researchers each year. The WL is currently located in the main building of the ASCSA with planning for a new free-standing facility underway. For more information about the WL and ASCSA see www.ascsa.edu.gr and www.ascsa.edu.gr/index.php/Wiener-Laboratory/

Link to the advertisement on the ASCSA website:
http://www.ascsa.edu.gr/index.php/about/position

The American School of Classical Studies at Athens does not discriminate on the basis of race, age, sex, sexual orientation, color, religion, ethnic origin, or disability when considering admission to any form of membership or application for employment.

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Jobs for Medievalists

Teaching Fellow in Medieval History, University of Leicester College of Arts, Humanities and Law School of History Salary Grade 7 –

£31,331 to £36,298 per annum pro rata

Part Time Open Ended Contract, subject to Fixed Term Funding. Funding is available from 27 January 2014 until 23 January 2015

Ref: AHL00300

For further information and to apply on-line, please visit our website:

www.le.ac.uk/joinus

The closing date for this post is midnight on 26 September 2013.

Candidates short-listed for interview will be contacted by the University. If you do not receive a communication from the University within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful.

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Jobs for Medievalists

ACADEMIC POSITION AVAILABLE

The Faculty of Arts and Science, University of Toronto invites applications and nominations for the Cameron Professorship in Old English Language and Literature. This is a tenured appointment at the rank of Associate or Full Professor in the Centre for Medieval Studies

(51%) and the Department of English (49%) with special responsibility as Chief Editor of the Dictionary of Old English (DOE). The appointment will be effective 1 July  2014.

Applicants should also ask three referees to send letters directly to the Centre for Medieval Studies via e-mail to director.medieval@utoronto.ca by the closing date, 31 October  2013.

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