Experience

Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative
• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Associate

  • Nov 2020 - Present


Uppsala University

• Sweden
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Researcher and Co-Principal Investigator

  • Jan 2020 - Present

  Co-PI of the Geomapping Landscapes of Writing: Large-Scale Spatial Analysis of the Cuneiform Corpus (c. 3400 BC-100 CE) funded by the Riksbankens Jubileumsfond Mixed Methods-programme for 2020-2022.

• Network Manager

  • Jan 2020 - Present

  Manager and convenor for the research network TextWorlds - Global Mapping of Texts from the Pre-Modern World funded by the Uppsala University Centre for Integrated Research on Culture and Society (CIRCUS) for 2020-2021



Durham University

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Honorary Research Fellow

  • Jun 2018 - Jun 2020

  • Honorary research association with Durham University Department of Archaeology • Analysis and publication of legacy archaeological survey datasets from northern Iraq • Honorary research association with Durham University Department of Archaeology • Analysis and publication of legacy archaeological survey datasets from northern Iraq

• Researcher

  • Jun 2018 - Jun 2019

  • junior research activities on the materiality and contextuality of writing in the pre-Classical Middle East • conception, design and management of server-based catalogue and research framework (FileMaker Pro) • conception, design and management of automated reference database and API-based imports (Zotero) • design and management of web-based project catalogue and information portal (HTML and XML) • preparation of spatial datasets for project catalogue, eventually adopted for use with several open-access projects e.g. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative and Google Summer of Code 2019 projects (ArcGIS and QGIS) • review article on the use of spatial data in archaeology and philology in the Middle East (Rattenborg in preparation) • submission of two major grant applications (c. 3-6 M SEK) for Swedish Research Council funding programmes • preparation and teaching of uses of statistical data analysis and GIS in humanities research • preparation and teaching of digital humanities applications for the study of ancient texts and manuscripts • training in the application of statistics coding to linguistics, archaeology, and philology (R and RStudio) Show less

• Postdoctoral Researcher

  • Jan 2018 - Apr 2018

  • Junior research on the archaeology of imperial state formations in Iran and surrounding countries • Results included georectification and integration of legacy satellite imagery covering an AOI of c. 50,000 km2 (ERDAS) • Preparation of archaeological catalogue on c. 1100 features in northwest Iran (ArcGIS and Microsoft Access) • Organising committee of British Association of Near Eastern Archaeology three-day conference (+200 attendees) • Junior research on the archaeology of imperial state formations in Iran and surrounding countries • Results included georectification and integration of legacy satellite imagery covering an AOI of c. 50,000 km2 (ERDAS) • Preparation of archaeological catalogue on c. 1100 features in northwest Iran (ArcGIS and Microsoft Access) • Organising committee of British Association of Near Eastern Archaeology three-day conference (+200 attendees)



Københavns Universitet

• Denmark
• Research
• 700 & Above Employee

• Deputy Director

  • Aug 2017 - Aug 2017

  • Deputy management of archaeological project in Jarash, Jordan in charge of field research, logistics, and safety • Successful management of field staff and c. 20 local employees and local collaborators • Definition and implementation of procedures for work safety and health, crisis and extraction • Contributions to preliminary excavation report (Blanke et al. in preparation) • Deputy management of archaeological project in Jarash, Jordan in charge of field research, logistics, and safety • Successful management of field staff and c. 20 local employees and local collaborators • Definition and implementation of procedures for work safety and health, crisis and extraction • Contributions to preliminary excavation report (Blanke et al. in preparation)

• Tutor

  • Oct 2014 - Jun 2016

  • Mentoring, small-class teaching, and essay marking for BA courses in Archaeology • Courses on essay writing, marking, and feedback • Mentoring, small-class teaching, and essay marking for BA courses in Archaeology • Courses on essay writing, marking, and feedback



University of Copenhagen

• Denmark
• Research
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Director

  • May 2013 - Jun 2013

  • Successfully executed five-week archaeological field season in Jordan overseeing team of c. 30 students and junior staff and c. 20 local employees, along with all necessary contacts to local authorities • Budget and finalised accounts for all expenses relating to the field project, total c. 250.000 DKK • Editing and finalisation of 100 page scientific report (Rattenborg & Walmsley 2013) • Successfully executed five-week archaeological field season in Jordan overseeing team of c. 30 students and junior staff and c. 20 local employees, along with all necessary contacts to local authorities • Budget and finalised accounts for all expenses relating to the field project, total c. 250.000 DKK • Editing and finalisation of 100 page scientific report (Rattenborg & Walmsley 2013)

• Assistant Director

  • May 2012 - Jul 2012

  • Planning, management, accounting and reporting of archaeological field project in Jarash, Jordan• Successfully executed two-month archaeological field season in Jordan overseeing team of c. 60 students and junior staff and c. 40 local employees, along with necessary contacts to local authorities• Editing and finalisation of 100 page scientific report August 2013 (Rattenborg & Walmsley 2012)

• Teaching Assistant

  • Sep 2009 - Jun 2012

  • Preparation and teaching of philology, archaeology, and history courses in support of head teacher G. Barjamovic• Courses on essay writing, marking, and feedback

• Chief Archaeologist

  • Jun 2011 - Jun 2011

• Field Archaeologist

  • Aug 2010 - Sep 2010

• Field Supervisor

  • May 2010 - Jun 2010

• Field Supervisor

  • May 2009 - Jun 2009

• Field Archaeologist

  • Apr 2009 - May 2009



Kaabers Antikvariat

• Shop Assistant

  • Apr 2007 - Apr 2009

  Part-time customer service and assistant manager of an antiquarian bookshop in central Copenhagen - assisting customers with inquiries, purchase, and reclamation - pricing, sale and purchase of rare and out-of-print books, maps, and manuscripts - accounting and database management Part-time customer service and assistant manager of an antiquarian bookshop in central Copenhagen - assisting customers with inquiries, purchase, and reclamation - pricing, sale and purchase of rare and out-of-print books, maps, and manuscripts - accounting and database management

• Square Supervisor

  • Jul 2008 - Aug 2008
• Student

  • Aug 2007 - Aug 2007


Helhedstilbuddet Bank-Mikkelsens Vej 20-28

• Care Assistant

  • Nov 2005 - Jul 2006

  Full-time nightwatch at a home for physically and mentally disabled adults - personal care and household work - handling emergency calls Full-time nightwatch at a home for physically and mentally disabled adults - personal care and household work - handling emergency calls



Døgninstitutionen Birkebakken, Hejredalsvej 144

• Care Assistant

  • Jan 2004 - Aug 2005

  Full-time care assistant at a home for physically and mentally disabled children - personal care and household work - handling emergency calls Full-time care assistant at a home for physically and mentally disabled children - personal care and household work - handling emergency calls