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Applications are invited from junior scholars with research and teaching interests in the history, languages/literary traditions, and religions of ancient Iran, especially the first millennium BCE to the end of late antiquity. The department is particularly interested in candidates whose research and teaching in the history, languages/literary traditions, and religions of ancient Iran are diachronic, engage broader cultural and intellectual traditions (in particular the Ancient Near East, the Classical World, and Central Asia), and are transdisciplinary in scope. Candidates will teach (and develop) a variety of classes, including general education courses, as well as graduate seminars in ancient Iranian history, philology and religions. This position represents an exciting new development for UCLA, complementing its existing strengths in the study of the ancient Iranian world. 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