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We are proud to share with you all our newest publication, The Story of SCHEP 2014–2018!   This engaging, visual booklet tells the story of the first four years of the Sustainable Cultural Heritage Through Engagement of Local Communities Project (SCHEP), a cooperative agreement between ACOR and USAID. USAID SCHEP has established and employed a unique model to support […]

Announcing the publication of Archaeology in Jordan 2: Field Seasons 2018-2019!  Archaeology in Jordan (AIJ) is an open-access (OA) journal published by ACOR every two years. Its goal is to raise scholarly awareness of archaeological and cultural resource management projects being carried out in Jordan and to make this information accessible to a wider audience.  Explore the latest volume—with 53

Note: This page has been archived on 20 December 2020. For updated information about active job searches, please see acorjordan.org/careers. 4 November 2020 ACOR, a non-profit dedicated to advancing knowledge of Jordan past and present, seeks an Accountant. This is a new full-time position at our center in Amman, Jordan. The position reports to the

This page was archived on 7 January 2020. For the latest employment opportunities at ACOR, please see acorjordan.org/careers 1 November 2020 Click here to read or download as a PDF. The American Center of Research (formerly the American Center of Oriental Research), a non-profit institution dedicated to advancing knowledge of Jordan and the interconnected Middle

1 November 2020 We are excited to report that many former and current ACOR fellows and affiliates will be participating in the ASOR Virtual Annual Meeting, which will be held online Thursday through Sunday, November 12–15 and 19–22. Please join us in celebrating their innovative and thoughtful research! You can also see the “Program-at-a-Glance” and

1 November 2020 The next issue of our newsletter (32.1) is now available! Click here for the PDF. This volume features: The momentous change of ACOR’s name after 52 years of operation and why Updates from director Pearce Paul Creasman on how we have continued to advance research during the pandemic Reflections from ACOR Ambassador

Though our October kickoff event has passed, you can still participate in this initiative at your own pace and preferred time. Resources for the Edit-a-thon will remain LIVE through December 31, 2020. Learn more by reading our Participant Guide. Jordanian Academics Virtual Edit-a-thonSaturday, October 24, 2020*9 a.m. – 9 p.m. Amman local time (online event)**

Congratulations to all of the former ACOR fellows whose papers were accepted to the Annual Meeting of the Middle East Studies Association (MESA), currently being held online from October 5–17. We are proud to have sponsored a panel this year with guidance from board member Betty Anderson (Boston University) and longtime ACOR friend and recent

Applications for ACOR Fellowships and Scholarships 2021–2022 are now LIVE at https://orcfellowships.smapply.org. They are due on February 1 and 15, 2021. To read about the types of awards available this year, please visit the following page: To download a flyer about these opportunities (PDF), please click here. This page was last updated 29 September 2020.

21 September 2020 To download as a PDF, click here. The American Center of Oriental Research (ACOR), a non-profit institution dedicated to advancing knowledge of Jordan past and present, seeks a Project Technical Archivist. This full-time position in Amman is primarily intended to assist the organization in the implementation of a digital archives grant.  About