Positions Available

Assistant Conservator - Restorer at Corinth Excavations in Ancient Corinth, Greece

The American School of Classical Studies at Athens (ASCSA), a non-profit research institution, is seeking a qualified individual to work as Assistant Conservator - Restorer at Corinth Excavations in Ancient Corinth, Greece.

Application Submission Deadline: 6/10/2024  

Candidates will be interviewed in Ancient Corinth/via zoom in late October, and the successful applicant will begin their duties in November 2024. 

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

Supporting and collaborating with the Head Conservator of Corinth Excavations on all conservation issues arising during the ongoing excavations; issues related to monuments on site brought to light by the ASCSA during the last 126 years of its operation in Corinth; and maintenance of a growing collection of artifacts that currently amounts to ca 100,000 objects of diverse materials and over 106,000 coins.

Collaborating with Corinth Excavations permanent staff and seasonal workers as needed and always in consultation with the Head Conservator.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

Conservation of artifacts of diverse materials (ceramic, metal, glass, bone, stone, mosaics, wall paintings).  Organization and storage of artifacts according to the ASCSA system. Conservation of onsite archaeological remains. Digital documentation of finds and preparation of conservation reports. Processing and uploading object photographs taken of new finds before and after conservation. Market survey on conservation materials and equipment. Performance of other duties as assigned (handling and moving artifacts). Administration tasks.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Degree in Conservation of antiquities, from a recognized institution. Proven experience in the conservation of archaeological finds. Excellent knowledge of Greek and English. Excellent computer skills (Microsoft Word, Access, Excel, Photoshop, PowerPoint). Knowledge of digital media documentation, handling of a digital camera, photogrammetry. Experience with on-site conservation management projects. Strong organization and communication skills, attention to detail and punctuality, and the ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Compensation: Salary commensurate with experience.

Additional benefits: Private health insurance

Application: Please submit a cover letter addressing your motivation for seeking the position as well as your qualifications as they match the duties of the job (up to three pages in length) and a curriculum vitae here: job-application-corinth@ascsa.edu.gr

Two letters of recommendation are required and are due by the deadline for applications. Recommenders should submit letters directly to this email address, mentioning the applicant’s name in the title: job-application-corinth@ascsa.edu.gr

Assistant Director of the School (three-year position), position in Athens

Deadline: November 11, 2024

Term: A full-time position beginning in mid-July, 2025 for three years, ending mid-August 2028. These dates allow for any necessary overlap with the incumbent Assistant Director and, at the end of the term, for overlap with the incoming Assistant Director. Specific dates will be determined at the time of appointment.

Compensation: Salary commensurate with experience. In addition to salary, the position includes room and partial board (all meals M-F) at the School, health and life insurance, contributions to a retirement plan, relocation costs and a travel allowance.

Qualifications: Candidates must have earned the Ph.D. no more than five years prior to the application and must have spent at least one academic year as a Member of the ASCSA. Strong inter-personal and organizational skills as well as knowledge of Greece are required; familiarity with Modern Greek, an active research agenda, and teaching experience are highly desirable.

Duties:
The Assistant Director serves as a point of contact and resource person for all members of the School and lives in Loring Hall. The Assistant Directorship is primarily an administrative position including but not limited to the following:

• Assist the Director in the administration of School business and stand in for the Director when needed. Reports to the Director of the School.
• Assist all members with school-related business, maintain clear lines of communication between members and departments of the school both in Greece and Princeton, and advise members of relevant Greek government policies and regulations.
• Lead the management of the Classical Studies Summer Programs by suggesting itineraries, speakers, and supporting the Summer Program Directors as needed; not responsible for making actual arrangements; required to be in Athens during the programs (June-early August).
• Collaborate with department heads, faculty and staff, and the Communications Team for social media postings from the School in Athens, ensuring the content is timely, compelling, accurate, and appropriate to the School and its mission.
• Manage the School’s wellness program for members by creating a calendar of activities in support of members’ health and well-being.
• Be a visible presence in the Athenian academic and social scene by attending functions as an official of the School.

The Assistant Directorship includes teaching and research opportunities:

• Assist with the academic program in ways that build on the Assistant Director’s areas of expertise and interest.
• Specific teaching and research opportunities (e.g., lecturing on School trips, contributing to short courses or seminars, research collaborations, and scheduling and planning research activity) will be developed through consultation with the Mellon Professor and the Director of the School.
• Alongside access to the School’s research facilities and administrative support, the position also includes a travel allowance of $2,000 annually to be used at the Assistant Director’s discretion.
• Note: the need to support the Summer Programs and assist new arrivals throughout June and July precludes extended, substantive participation in midsummer archaeological fieldwork.

Application: The Assistant Director is appointed by the ASCSA Managing Committee (via nomination from the Personnel Committee). Please submit a letter of application addressing the administrative duties of the job, a curriculum vitae, and a two-page description of your teaching and research interests online here.

Three letters of recommendation are required and are due by the deadline for applications. To ensure the timely receipt of letters of recommendation, candidates should contact recommenders well ahead of the deadline indicating that such a reference request will be forthcoming. Upon submission of the online application, recommenders will be sent an automated email with instructions about how to submit their letters of recommendation. Or, applicants may choose to send the request at any time by clicking the "Send Request Now" button on the online application form. Recommenders will be asked to upload their letters via the online application system, Submittable. It is preferable for recommenders to submit their letters following the instructions in the automated email, but if necessary, it is also acceptable for recommenders to submit letters directly to this email: application@ascsa.org.

The deadline for applications is November 11, 2024. Candidates will be interviewed in late November or early December on zoom.

Internships in Non-Profit Administration

Short term unpaid internships are available throughout the year in the School’s U.S. office in Princeton, NJ. Internships will focus on non-profit administration and fundraising, and interns will assist staff with the various duties of managing an overseas educational and research center.

Internship Description: Hands-on experience in learning business practices for an education-based not for profit. Organization and daily communication with applicants, members, and committees using virtual workspaces, online applications, and surveys. Management and promotion of academic and fellowship programs. Website programming. Database maintenance of constituency records. Research and reporting.

Qualifications: The School is seeking advanced undergraduates or recent graduates with a major or degree in a field related to the School’s academic areas, such as classics, ancient history, art history, archaeology, Modern Greek studies, marketing or communications. An interest in pursuing a career in non-profit administration, development or marketing is desirable. Excellent communications skills, both written and oral, are required.

Term:  Available for a School term (fall, winter or spring), summer, or full year.

Application Procedure: Please send resume and cover letter to American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 321 Wall Street, Princeton, NJ 08540 or email to ascsa@ascsa.org with “Internship Application” in the subject line.

DIRECTOR(S) OF AN ASCSA SUMMER SEMINAR, GERTRUDE SMITH PROFESSOR(S)

Two Summer Seminar Positions (18-day courses, dates variable June through July)

Deadline: January 31, 2025

Term: Summer 2026. Two seminars are offered each summer, one in June and one in July. The first seminar cannot begin before June 8 and the second seminar cannot end after August 7. Seminars start on a Monday and run 19 days, inclusive of arrival day (1st day/the Monday start) and departure day (no activities planned for departure day). Program director(s) must plan to arrive before the start of the program and plan to leave about a week after the program ends.

Eligibility: Applicants should have experience designing and leading travel study programs, preferably in Greece, and at least two years of teaching in a post-secondary educational institution. Joint applications by two scholars who have worked well together in the past are welcome. Gertrude Smith Professors should have at least some knowledge of modern Greek and the ability to be engaging, organized, flexible and positive under often-demanding conditions. Qualified applicants in all areas of classical studies, including archaeology, art history, epigraphy, history, and languages are encouraged to apply.

Description: The theme of the 18-day field seminars is open. Previous Seminar offerings have included: Warrior Sailors, Traders, and Pirates: Aegean Islands Through the Ages; Alexander to Actium/Hellenistic Greece; Caves in Greece; Ancient Gender and Sexuality; Greek Sculpture, Myth on Site; Greek Warfare and Culture; Greek Religion; Finding the Spartans; Greece from the Sea; The Northern Aegean; and Greek Funerary Customs through the Ages.

The ASCSA Loring Hall serves as the main base for the program, and at least one week of the seminar is to be spent in travel outside Athens. Trips outside Athens give participants an introduction to the major archaeological sites and museum collections throughout the country. In general, the schedule of time in Athens and time outside Athens is constructed as: Athens (5 days/5 nights), trip/travel outside Athens (8 days/9 nights), and ends in Athens (5 days/4 nights).

The ASCSA staff provides planning and logistical assistance, in conjunction with the program director(s). If you wish to review the “Summer Program Director Handbook,” a previous report of a past Director, and/or a list of invited speakers and actual previous trip itinerary, please contact the Programs Administrator (Alicia Dissinger, adissinger@ascsa.org).

Duties: Plan an 18-day seminar, in consultation with the staff in Athens, at least six months prior to the program; collaborate with the Committee on the Summer Sessions in the selection of participants; correspond with participants concerning preparation for the program (such as travel, equipment, academic requirements, etc.); supervise all aspects of the program in Greece, including teaching, coordinating with on-site expert lecturers, keeping a detailed log of the program, managing incidental expenses within a pre-approved budget, and submitting a report to the Director of the School.

Compensation: Stipend of $5,000, plus travel and expenses, housing for the leader(s) for four weeks in total including the dates of the seminar. See the policy online.

Application: An online application consisting of a cover letter which discusses your qualifications; a curriculum vitae; a description of the seminar and a preliminary 18-day itinerary indicating which sites would be visited and how much time would ideally be spent in and out of Athens, and three letters of support. The selection committee may conduct a short interview as part of the application process, the finalists will be notified in advance.

Inquiries can be sent to: Alicia Dissinger, Programs Administrator, adissinger@ascsa.org. 

The appointments will be announced by March 29.

DIRECTOR(S) OF THE ASCSA SUMMER SESSION, GERTRUDE SMITH PROFESSOR(S)

One Summer Session Program (traditional six-week program, dates variable June through July)

Deadline: January 31, 2025

Term: Summer 2026. The specific dates for the 6-week program will fall between June 1 and August 15 each year. Program director(s) must plan to arrive before the start of the program and plan to leave about a week after the program ends.

Eligibility: Applicants should have experience designing and leading travel study programs, preferably in Greece, and at least two years of teaching in a post-secondary educational institution. Joint applications by two scholars who have worked well together in the past are welcome. Gertrude Smith Professors should have at least some knowledge of modern Greek and the ability to be engaging, organized, flexible and positive under often-demanding conditions. Qualified applicants in all areas of classical studies, including archaeology, art history, epigraphy, history, and languages are encouraged to apply.

Description: The ASCSA Summer Session has provided extensive exposure to Greece, ancient and modern, for generations of students of Classics and related fields. The program offers a broad introduction to Greek topography, history, archaeology, and culture. It has a strong academic component with participants researching and presenting topics on site. There are unique opportunities to interact with eminent archaeologists in the field. The group visits museums and sites from all periods of Greek history, from prehistoric to modern. The members (capped at 20 participants) tend to be serious career-minded students of the ancient world, with experience in ancient language, history, literature, and art, and aspirations to become professionals in the field.

The ASCSA Loring Hall serves as the main base for the program, and roughly half of the session is spent in travel throughout Greece. Trips outside Athens give participants an introduction to the major archaeological sites and museum collections throughout the country. When based in Athens, museums and monuments of Athens and the surrounding areas, as Marathon, Sounion, and Eleusis, are visited. The program has a fairly set schedule of time in Athens and time outside Athens, and is usually constructed as: Athens (6.5 days/6 nights), Crete (6 days/5 nights), Athens (4 days/4 nights), travel around the Peloponnese (10 days/9 nights), Athens (4 days/4 nights), travel around Northern Greece (8 days/7 nights), and ended in Athens (5.5 days/6 nights). The Summer Session Program is designed to present a comprehensive view of Greece’s rich history and archaeology.

The ASCSA staff provides planning and logistical assistance, in conjunction with the program director(s). If you wish to review the “Summer Session Director Handbook,” a previous report of a past Director, and/or a list of invited speakers and actual trip itinerary, please contact the Programs Administrator (Alicia Dissinger, adissinger@ascsa.org).

Duties: Plan the itinerary of the session, in consultation with the staff in Athens, at least six months prior to the session; collaborate with the Committee on the Summer Sessions in the selection of participants; correspond with participants concerning preparation for the program (such as travel, equipment, academic requirements, etc.); supervise all aspects of the program in Greece, including teaching, coordinating with on-site expert lecturers, keeping a detailed log of the sessions, managing incidental expenses within a pre-approved budget, and submitting a report to the Director of the School.

Compensation: Stipend of $10,000, plus travel and expenses, housing for the Summer Session leader(s) for eight weeks in total as available June 1 to August 15. See the policy online.

Application: An online application consisting of a cover letter, a curriculum vitae, and three letters of support. The selection committee may conduct a short interview as part of the application process, the finalists will be notified in advance.

Inquiries can be sent to: Alicia Dissinger, Programs Administrator, adissinger@ascsa.org.

The appointments will be announced by March 29.