[MGSA-L] job advertisement

Rebecca Bryant rbryant2 at gmu.edu
Wed Nov 10 04:27:24 PST 2010


Project Title: Cyprus Critical History Archive
 
Location: Nicosia, Cyprus
 
Application Deadline: 19 November 2010
 
Languages: English (plus Greek and/or Turkish)
 
Duration: 8 months (1 December 2010 ­ 31 July 2011)
 
Status: Full time consultancy

The Cyprus Critical History Archive, a joint initiative of the Association
for Historical Dialogue and Research and the PRIO Cyprus Centre, aims to
collect and catalogue all available information on intercommunal relations
and conflict-related violence in Cyprus and to make this information
available to researchers and to the public. The archive aims to educate the
public about past violence and to aid in building an accurate historical
record that will serve as the foundation for improved understanding and
dialogue.
 
The archive will be housed at the Home for Cooperation, located in the Ledra
Palace area of the Buffer Zone and opening in early 2011, which will
function as Cyprus¹s first and only inter-communal space for dialogue and
cooperation. 

Researchers should have the following qualifications:
 
1)   Native fluency in Greek or Turkish.
 
2)   A Master¹s degree or (preferably) a Ph.D. in history or a related
discipline. Ph.D. candidates will be considered only if they can demonstrate
that they have passed their qualifying exams or are at an equivalent stage
of their research program.
 
3)   Previous research in Cyprus and local archives will be regarded
favorably. 
 
4)   Familiarity with principles and practices of archiving.
 
5)   Strong IT skills, preferably prior experience operating databases.
 
6)   Experience and/or understanding of multicultural and bi-communal
projects related to the Cypriot context.
 
7)   Ability to travel islandwide.

Researchers will work full time (40 hrs per week) and will be remunerated at
2000 euro per month.

Eligible applicants should write to Dr. Rebecca Bryant (rbryant2 at gmu.edu)
for a complete description of researchers¹ responsibilities and applications
instructions.




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