ISAW News Blog
News: Joining geography and imagery online
In recent days two of ISAW's flagship online resources — the Ancient World Image Bank and the Pleiades gazetteer — significantly advanced our mission to connect and contextualize information about the ancient world on ...
News: ISAW Now Accepting Visiting Research Scholar Applications for 2014-15
Each year the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York University, makes about 9 appointments of visiting research scholars. ISAW's scope embraces research and graduate education in the history, archaeology, and culture of the entire Old World ...
Job: Senior Digital Humanities Web Developer/Architect
ISAW is seeking a full-time Senior Digital Humanities Web Developer/Architect. The job description and application instructions may be reached via the available staff positions page. ...
News: Sabine Huebner's book published by Cambridge University Press
Sabine Huebner's book The Family in Roman Egypt has been published by Cambridge University Press. The Family in Roman Egypt: A Comparative Approach to Intergenerational Solidarity and Conflict, by Sabine Huebner, has been published by Cambridge University Press. The book explores such topics as parent-child obligations, residence patterns, adoption, and old age. Part ...
News: Fall 2010 Events at ISAW
Unless otherwise indicated, all events are held at: ...
Job: IT Support Analyst
ISAW is seeking a full-time IT Support Analyst. The job description and application instructions are available via the available staff positions page. ...
News: Amheida Database now Open Access
The database of ISAW’s excavations at Amheida (ancient Trimithis, in Egypt’s Dakhla Oasis), is now open to public use at www.amheida.com. Electronic versions of the volumes of the series Amheida will soon be ...
Job: Head Librarian
ISAW, in collaboration with the NYU Libraries, is seeking a new Head Librarian for the Institute. The job description and application instructions may be found via the ISAW jobs page. ...
Job: Development Associate
ISAW is looking for a talented professional who has the ability to work with cross-functional groups to manage the institute's fund-raising efforts and communications. The right candidate has experience with supporting fund-raising at a university or not-for-profit or sales in a for-profit. S/he will create and manage the public face of ISAW through written publications and the website. Please visit ...
News: Cohn receives grant for research in Paris
Yehudah Cohn has been awarded a senior researcher position under the aegis of the Research in Paris program, and will be hosted by the École Pratique des Hautes Études. He will be working on the Hebrew Pentateuch commentary by Rashi of Troyes (in Northern France).
News: Book on Amheida excavations published
Announcement of publication of a book on the excavations at Amheida written for a general audience.
Franz Steiner Verlag (Stuttgart) has published Eine Wüstenstadt. Leben und Kultur in einer ägyptischen Oase im 4. Jahrhundert n. Chr., by ISAW director Roger Bagnall. The book presents the results of the ...
News: NEH Funds Literary Papyri Project
A grant from a joint National Endowment for the Humanities and Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft program will fund the creation of a database of Greek and Latin literary papyri by an international team led by ISAW and the University of Heidelberg. A joint program of the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft has given ISAW and the University of Heidelberg a three-year grant to create a Digital Corpus of Literary Papyri (DCLP), building an infrastructure that initially ...
Job: Grants and Excavation Manager
ISAW is looking for a talented professional who has experience in financial and grant management to serve as primary financial manager on restricted funding; manage sponsored research grants and contracts and financial activity; maintain comprehensive grant records and grant opportunities; ...
News: ISAW Announces Visiting Research Scholars for 2013-14
ISAW is pleased to announce the research scholar roster for 2013-14. In addition to working on the listed research project, each scholar will participate in ISAW seminars and present a public lecture. Please join us in welcoming them to our ...
News: JIAAA Volume 5
The editors of the Journal of Inner Asian Art and Archaeology – Judith A. Lerner, Lilla Russell-Smith and Sören Stark – are happy to announce the publication of volume 5. Published under the aegis of ISAW the journal focuses on ...
News: Two New Publications for ISAW Research Scholar Marja Vierros
Marja Vierros, one of the ISAW's 2012-13 visiting research scholars, has announced two book publications this fall. The first, Bilingual Notaries in Hellenistic Egypt. A study of Greek as a second language, describes the language contact situation in ...
News: Encyclopedia of Ancient History published
The Encyclopedia of Ancient History, with over 5000 articles in 12 volumes, has been published by Wiley-Blackwell. The General Editors include ISAW Director Roger Bagnall and former visiting research scholar Sabine Huebner. The Encyclopedia of Ancient History, with over 5000 articles in 12 volumes (plus an index volume), has been published by Wiley-Blackwell. The online version is to become available shortly at Wiley Online Library. The General Editors include ISAW Director Roger ...
Reminder: Applications for Visiting Research Scholar Program Due Dec. 2
Each year the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York University, makes about 9 appointments of visiting research ...
News: ISAW is Up and Running
ISAW's facilities on 84th St. in Manhattan were spared any damage from Hurricane Sandy. We are open regular hours and all public events and exhibitions are proceeding as scheduled. ...
ISAW Open Wednesday: Limited Services
On Wednesday, 31 October 2012, ISAW will be open regular hours for faculty, staff, scholars, and students, and for members of the public wishing to visit the "Echoes of the Past" exhibition. The library will not be open. ...
