10/08/2026
📢 Job Opening | One-Year Research Fellowship in Egyptology
The University of Naples “L’Orientale” (Italy) is seeking a researcher for a one-year Research Fellowship within the MSCA project RecoGnISE – “Reconstructing physioGnomy in Sculpture: a comparative analysis of ‘yellow coffin’ faces and the faces of statues.”
🔎 We are looking for a candidate with:
• experience in ancient Egyptian statuary, particularly from the Ramesside Period to the Third Intermediate Period;
• experience with 3D documentation and photogrammetry;
• familiarity with graphic and metric analysis tools (e.g. Adobe Photoshop and AutoCAD).
The research will focus on the morphometric analysis of facial features and human forms in Egyptian statuary and anthropoid coffins, exploring shared patterns, canonical models, and possible connections between workshops and artistic traditions.
📍 University of Naples “L’Orientale” – Department of Asian, African and Mediterranean Studies
🏠 Relocation to Naples is not required, except for periodic meetings and project-related activities.
📅 Application deadline: 4 September 2026
👉 Full call and application details:
https://www.unior.it/it/bandi-e-concorsi/bando-selezione-un-incarico-di-ricerca-nellambito-del-progetto-recognise
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E' indetta una procedura di valutazione comparativa per il conferimento di un incarico di ricerca (ex art. 22-ter Legge 240/2010) nell'ambito del progetto "Reconstructing physioGnomy in Sculpture: a comparative analysis of 'yellow coffin' faces and the faces of statues - RecoGnISE n. MSCA2024_000002...
