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Faculty of Oriental Studies, Oriental Institute, Pusey Lane, OxfordGrade 7: £29,541 - £36,298 p.a.The Balkh Art and Cultural Heritage (BACH) project based at the OrientalInstitute, University of Oxford, is seeking to fill the full-time positionof Leverhulme Research Officer for 1 year (1 September 2013 – 31 August2014). The postholder will engage in research on the history of Balkh in theearly Islamic period, and will carry out the day-to-day management tasks forthe project, under the supervision of Dr Arezou Azad and Professor EdmundHerzig.The project has the dual aim of undertaking new research on Afghanistan'searly Islamic history, and in building the capacity of Afghan colleagues incultural heritage research. Since September 2011, a team of scholars in theUK and abroad has been studying the textual and material culture of Balkh innorthern Afghanistan. Historical Balkh (near modern-day Mazar-i-Sharif) wasone of the oldest, largest and most important cities of Afghanistan untillate medieval times. The study opens up exciting new areas of knowledge onAfghanistan's pre-Islamic past, and the way in which Islam was incorporatedinto historical memory. For information on BACH, see the project website atwww.balkhheritage.org &#60;http://www.balkhheritage.org/&#62; .You will have, or be working towards, a doctorate in a related subject andhave a track record of writing research findings to a publishable standard.You will also possess good communication, organisational, teamworking and ITskills.The closing date for applications is 12.00 noon on 19 July 2013.Contact Person : Head of Administration &#38; Finance Vacancy ID: 108316Contact Phone : 01865 278210 Closing Date : 19-Jul-2013Contact Email : thomas.hall@orinst.ox.ac.uk&#60;mailto:thomas.hall@orinst.ox.ac.uk?subject=Leverhulme%20Research%20Officer&#62;