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Description
The Oriental Institute (OI) is a leading center for the study of the ancient Middle East and North Africa that combines innovative methodologies with empirical research, following the highest standards of rigorous scholarship. With renowned expertise on a variety of subjects such as history, archaeology, languages, and linguistics, the OI is home to major dictionary projects and important fieldwork throughout the Middle East, North Africa, and beyond. The OI Museum's collection of ancient artifacts counts over 350,000 objects, and its galleries welcome over 55,000 visitors annually (including many K-12 students from local schools). These objects, mostly excavated during OI field expeditions, showcase the lives and cultures of people inhabiting the region from the Neolithic to the Islamic era. In addition to the Museum, its storage and workrooms, the OI building, situated in the heart of the Hyde Park campus of the University of Chicago, houses a magnificent research library (containing over 65,000 volumes), a world class collection of cuneiform tablets, and its own Publications Office, which publishes a long-standing series of dictionaries, excavation reports, conference volumes, and other scholarly works. The OI also manages a permanent mission in Egypt, the century-old Epigraphic Survey housed in the historic Chicago House campus in Luxor, which copies and publishes the architecture, inscriptions, and decoration on ancient Egyptian monuments. At this time, the Oriental Institute is undergoing the process of addressing its name and is taking actions that will ultimately result in the renaming of the institution. As this process unfolds, the institution will be referred to under the abbreviation "the OI."
Qualifications
The OI is headed by its Director who is appointed by the President and the Provost of the University. It is the Director's responsibility to oversee all OI activities, to foster and promote its work at home and in the field, and to be active in assuring its economic stability and growth. The new Director will find creative ways to harness the talents and attributes of the OI's faculty, staff, and resources while making the Museum a destination for visitors on campus, locally and from around the world. Reporting to the University of Chicago Provost, the Director will develop a strong vision for the future of the OI, maintain and build on funding sources to aid the Institute's mission, and oversee its $11 million operating budget. The Director will be a leading scholar who holds a PhD or equivalent degree in a field relevant to the OI's areas of expertise and will be appointed with tenure. The Director will serve an initial five-year term, renewable following a standard review.
The Director will understand the OI's history, legacy, and core mission, and will provide vision to lead efforts to enhance the OI's commitment to fundamental research, interpretation, and dissemination of the place of the ancient Middle East and North Africa in human history. The Director will raise the OI's profile on and off campus as a resource and research-rich institution while maintaining its reputation as a leader in the field. Additionally, the ideal candidate will be able to:
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