Yale University - Postdoctoral Associate, Pre-Modern Cultures and Civilizations H-Net Job Guide

• 10/01/2026 Job Institution Yale University Institution Type College / University Location Connecticut, United States Position Post-Doctoral Fellow Yale University seeks to appoint a Postdoctoral Associate for a one-year position with a secondary appointment as a Lecturer in an appropriate department, renewable for a second year contingent upon a successful review, beginning in the academic year 2027-2028 within

Archaia:

the Yale Program for the Study of Global Antiquity . Archaia is a collaborative forum that brings together scholars and graduate students working on early and pre-modern cultures and civilizations at Yale in the Humanities and Social Sciences in addition to the Divinity and Law Schools and various University collections and libraries, including the Yale University Art Gallery, the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, the Peabody Museum of Natural History, and the Institute for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage. Participating departments and disciplines include Classics, East Asian Languages and Literatures, Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, History, Religious Studies, Archaeology and Anthropology, History of Art, and the Divinity School. In addition to hosting conferences and colloquia, the year-long Ancient Societies Workshop (ASW), and study tours, Archaia offers a graduate qualification for students interested in research beyond departmental lines. For additional information, see https://archaia.yale.edu/certification . Information about past post-doctoral fellows can be found here . Past Archaia seminars and ASW topics have included environmental humanities, ancient music, comparative linguistics in pre-modern languages, ancient comparative law, ancient ritual, antiquity through the digital humanities, and the archaeology of Dura Europos. Anticipated upcoming topics include writing, materiality, and ancient concepts of embodiment; we are also open to other innovative and cross-disciplinary proposals for future workshops and core seminars. We especially welcome applicants working in areas beyond the ancient Mediterranean world. The postdoctoral associate is expected to take an active role in Archaia programming while pursuing research in their own area of expertise. Additionally, the associate's duties include: (1) participating in the Archaia Steering Committee, coordinating the graduate certification program, and participating in the graduate forum as a mentor; (2) offering, in the first year, a graduate seminar and/or a study tour (the seminar may be connected with the tour); (3) in the second year of the appointment, co-teaching the Archaia core seminar with a Yale faculty member and/or co-organizing the Archaia Study Tour. The postdoctoral associate will receive guidance from and report to the Archaia co-chairs and will also be provided with at least one mentor from a field/department close to their area of training and expertise. Compensation will be commensurate with Yale University postdoctoral compensation policies and the candidate's experience. The position is benefits-eligible .

Requirements:

• A Ph.D. in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, Classics, East Asian Studies, South Asian Studies, History, Religious Studies, Archaeology, Anthropology, History of Art, or a related field.
• The intellectual training and trajectory of the postdoctoral associate must show a commitment to cross-disciplinary or cross-cultural research in more than one of the areas, languages, and/or disciplines represented by Archaia.
• The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate a desire and ability to build collaborative relationships across departments and collections and will possess strong organizational skills.
• We especially encourage applications from scholars underrepresented in the study of antiquity.

Applicants and referees should upload documentation via Interfolio here Applicants must supply: (1) a cover letter, (2) a curriculum vitae, (3) a research statement (1000 words max.) detailing the work that the associate wishes to pursue at Yale, (4) three brief descriptions (not syllabi) of up to 500 words each, for a co-taught global antiquity seminar to be offered as an Archaia core course; a graduate seminar related to your own research specialization, and with some concern for global antiquity; a travel study opportunity (5-10 days) (5) a teaching portfolio (including teaching evaluations or other evidence of teaching effectiveness and syllabi for courses taught or planned), (6) three letters of recommendation addressed to the Chair of the Search Committee, Molly Zahn ( molly.zahn@yale.edu ) Review of applications will begin Dec. 1, 2026. For any questions please contact the chair of the committee, Molly Zahn ( molly.zahn@yale.edu ) and Keith Mazzadra ( keith.mazzadra@yale.edu ), Archaia Program administrator. The final candidate, upon acceptance of a contingent offer of employment/faculty appointment, may be required to disclose whether they are, or have been, the subject of any disciplinary proceeding (investigation, hearing, etc.) at previous institutions or employers, and may also be subject to a background screening. Candidates who materially misrepresent information on their resume or other application materials are ineligible for hire/appointment. Final candidates may also be required to sign a release to allow Yale to solicit information regarding any substantiated conduct violations from current and/or past employers. Yale University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. Yale values diversity among its students, faculty, and staff and especially welcomes applications from women, persons with disabilities, protected veterans, and underrepresented minorities. Contact Information For any questions please contact the chair of the committee, Molly Zahn ( molly.zahn@yale.edu ) and Keith Mazzadra ( keith.mazzadra@yale.edu ), Archaia Program administrator.

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