The purpose of the two Postdoctoral Fellowships is to encourage the publication of the University of Pennsylvania Museum's excavations and/or archaeological collections.

The Fellowships are open to archaeologists and language specialists who are assigned a substantial amount of material from the Museum’s excavations and/or collections. They are also open to scholars who have been given permission to study aspects of the permanent collections of the Museum in the Ancient Near Eastern and Mediterranean Sections.

Areas of Study	Robert H. Dyson Fellowship: Near East and, secondarily, Egypt and North Africa Rodney S. Young Fellowship: Italy, southern France, Greece, the Aegean islands, and Asia Minor
Terms	Only one Fellow will be appointed to each position in any given year. Fellowships are for one academic year, but in exceptional circumstances may be renewed for an additional year. Fellows must be in residence at the Museum during the University’s academic year (normally September 1-May 31), and may offer a graduate-level seminar on their research. In addition, Fellows will be required to give a public lecture at the Museum in the spring. [The stipend for 2006-07 will be $35,000. Fellows will also receive health and dental benefits and academic support including office space, computer and library privileges.] Fellows are required to submit a report within three months of the end of their appointment and are expected to produce a substantial publication based on their research. The University of Pennsylvania Museum will have first rights to publish manuscripts resulting from the work done by those holding the Fellowship.
Applications Materials	Applicants should submit hard copies of a brief statement outlining the proposed research, a full curriculum vitae, and a list of three referees. Applications should be submitted by December 15, 2005. Selection of the Fellows will be announced by early March 2006.
Inquiries/Applications should be directed to	The Williams Director University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology 3260 South Street Philadelphia, PA 19104-6324