News and Events

January 2021 As of fall 2020, ACOR is pleased to join the IIE Scholar Rescue Fund (IIE-SRF) Alliance, a global network of partners offering practical support to scholars threatened by war and persecution. The IIE-SRF Alliance launched in August 2020 to expand the efforts of IIE-SRF and its partners to assist the unprecedented number of threatened and displaced scholars globally. It builds upon IIE’s 100 years of […]

by Jessica Holland, Archival Projects Consultant We are delighted to announce that, based on the success of the ACOR Photo Archive Project to digitize and make available online 30,000 images covering a range of thirteen countries across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, the U.S. Department of Education has awarded ACOR an American

20 December 2020 Click here to download this job announcement as a PDF. The American Center of Research (formerly the American Center of Oriental Research), a U.S. nonprofit dedicated to advancing knowledge of Jordan and the interconnected Middle East past and present, seeks a Librarian and Archivist. This full-time position in Amman, Jordan, is in

By Pearce Paul Creasman and Jacqueline Salzinger In January 2020, twelve months ago, few could have guessed what the year ahead held in store. The pandemic has altered the very nature of what it means to connect with one other, and for an organization focused on learning about and engaging people, 2020 has been a

13 December 2020 This fall, major annual conferences went online, witnessing unprecedented global participation, and we were pleased to catch up with current research and discoveries of our colleagues and fellows. We are further pleased to share with you today a sample array of their recorded presentations. With utmost gratitude to the individuals and organizations

This page was archived on 15 April 2021. For information on active employment opportunities today, please visit acorjordan.org/careers. 9 December 2020 Accounts and Administration Manager Assistant Accountant Click here to download this announcement as a PDF. Job Description Responsible for management of the accounting, budgeting, and human resources functions of USAID SCHEP (Sustainable Cultural Heritage

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