“Heritage vs. Development: The Bayt Ras Tomb Project 2017–2019”An ACOR online lectureTuesday, September 29, 20207 p.m. Amman local time / 12 p.m. E.S.T. Prepared By: Jehad Haron, Deputy Chief of Party and CHR Development Lead, USAID SCHEP; Co-Director, Bayt Ras Tomb ProjectNizar Al Adarbeh, Chief of Party, USAID SCHEPAhmad Lash, Head of Loans Division and […]
CAORC is now accepting fellowship applications! CAORC offers two fellowship programs that enable recipients to visit and carry out research within it’s network of Overseas Research Centers: the CAORC-NEH Senior Research Fellowship and the Multi-Country Research Fellowship. Deadline: January 12, 2021.Learn more: caorc.org/fellowshipsApply: https://orcfellowships.smapply.org/Questions: fellowships@caorc.org #CAORCFellowships CAORC NEH Senior Research Fellowship The CAORC National Endowment for the Humanities
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“The Making of Amman: Stories, Tours, and Traffic Jams” by Dr. Betty AndersonAn ACOR Online Lecture Wednesday, August 26 at 7:00 p.m. Amman local time / 12:00 p.m. E.S.T. Click here to register. Registration in advance is recommended. Zoom participation will be capped at 100 listeners; thereafter, a livestream will be active on ACOR’s YouTube
Dear Friends and Colleagues: Please be informed that effective August 9th, ACOR, including its library, is open by appointment. Should you wish the use the library, please email library@acorjordan.org to submit a request. Should you wish to visit for any other reason, please email reservations@acorjordan.org. COVID-19 protections must be observed. We look forward to seeing
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Please note that this page was archived on November 1, 2020; this is no longer an active search. Now Hiring: Assistant Director Review of applications will begin 8 August 2020 and continue until the position is filled. The American Center of Oriental Research (ACOR), a non-profit institution dedicated to advancing knowledge of Jordan past and
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Application portal: https://orcfellowships.smapply.org/ Now Receiving Applications: 2020–2021 Publication Fellowship, Temple of the Winged Lions >> Please view the full position description for complete details (PDF) << Review of applications will begin Sunday, June 30, 2020 and continue until the position is filled. ACOR seeks a post-doctoral scholar for a 10-month fellowship. Preference will be given
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ACOR is proud to announce the publication of Petra: The North Ridge by P.M. Bikai, M.A. Perry, and C. Kanellopoulos!  This publication concerns the archaeological excavations of the Ridge Church and the Blue Chapel at Petra (Jordan). It represents the culmination of many years of work carried out by the American Center of Oriental Research in
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The latest ACOR Newsletter, Volume 31.2, is now available online for download and reading. For a table of contents, please see below. For a high-resolution PDF of the Newsletter, click here. For a smaller, low-resolution file, please click here. To read past ACOR Newsletters, click here to be taken to links of prior publications. Table
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It is our pleasure to announce that ACOR has received a grant in support of our Virginia operations from Virginia Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act economic stabilization plan of 2020. ACOR is based in Alexandria, Virginia. From our Alexandria
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Digital Communications Internship (June 1–July 29) Summary: This intern will support the creation of content for digital sharing across ACOR online platforms, including the website and social media. The intern will also support linking of ACOR scholarly materials to Wikipedia via collaboration with Wikimedia Levant. Responsibilities: In reference to the information contained in past ACOR
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