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Tzar Assen’s fortress near Assenovgrad
Archeology/Preservation of Historical Sites

The ABF will look for ways to help promote tourism by capitalizing on Bulgaria’s fascinating and important history, working toward identifying and developing a sufficient critical mass of historic attractions. This effort will include helping with attractive displays and accommodations that will help Bulgaria become a “not to be missed” travel destination.

Bulgaria has a number of increasingly prominent archeologists doing traditional excavations and assessments on Thracian tombs and other prehistoric finds, as well as on the Greco-Roman and Bulgar Empire periods. The ABF plans to work with archeologists, museum directors, and appropriate government ministries to facilitate optimization of the development of these sites and the preservation and display of associated antiquities.

For the first time, science can begin shedding light on important questions about early peoples through genetic studies of mitochondrial and nuclear DNA that can conclusively show lineage and evolutionary relationships. Breakthroughs in this area could attract world attention to Bulgaria’s amazing history. For example, the ABF is considering funding a scientific examination of the ancient relationships among the Indoeuropean and Turkic-Mongolian steppe invaders who eventually came to Central Europe and the Balkans, and investigation into the environmental conditions that could have compelled some of these migrations.
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The America for Bulgaria Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship in Archaeology

The Department of Anthropology at The Field Museum invites applications for the America for Bulgaria Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship starting in fall 2009. We invite applications from scholars who have completed the Ph.D. recently with a specialization in the archaeology or bioanthropology of the Balkan region. The position is currently funded for one academic year (nine months).

The ABF Postdoctoral Fellow will be expected to carry out independent research resulting in significant publications, as well as to assist with the establishment and implementation of a formal proposal procedure for funding collaborative archaeological and bioarchaeological research, as well as site and museum preservation and improvement in Bulgaria.

Ideally, the Fellow will be a Bulgarian national who intends to pursue a scholarly career in Bulgaria. We seek scholars whose work has broad appeal and will take advantage of the collections and research facilities available at The Field Museum and elsewhere in the Chicagoland area. The salary for this position will be $40,000 per year, plus benefits, and $2,000 in research funds.

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until a decision is made. Eligibility: Applicants must have completed all requirements for the Ph.D. (including filing the dissertation) by time of application, and must demonstrate advanced proficiency in the English language.

Applications

Please send, by hard copy only, the following:

  1. a letter of application
  2. a statement of research interests and goals to be completed during the tenure of the fellowship
  3. curriculum vitae
  4. writing sample
  5. evidence of English proficiency
  6. three letters of reference

to:
ABF Postdoctoral Search
Department of Anthropology
The Field Museum
1400 S. Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL, 60605