Position University Administrative Fellow Bio/Description Meseret Oldjira is a PhD candidate in the department of Art and Archaeology and a University Administrative Fellow at Princeton University Press. Her dissertation examines the pictorial, textual, historical, and physical components of thirteenth- and fourteenth-century gospel manuscripts produced in Ethiopia. Her broader research explores the various mechanisms of artistic and cultural exchange across the medieval Mediterranean and north-east Africa. "Having read about the UAF program in the GradFUTURES emails, I knew that it was an opportunity that I wanted to pursue during my time at Princeton, but I was unsure about which administrative area would be the right fit for me. Then in the Fall of 2020 I attended a workshop on academic publishing advertised through GradFUTURES and this informative workshop ultimately spurred my interest in applying for a UAF position at Princeton University Press. As a fellow at Princeton University Press, I worked with the Global Development and Intellectual Property team on the publications of the Bollingen Series, a 275-volume series of titles in art history, philosophy, literature, and religious studies that started in 1940. The UAF program has been a wonderful opportunity for me to strengthen my professional experience as a graduate student and to gain valuable exposure to a new professional area." I have participated in the following GradFUTURES Programs: University Administrative Fellowship Upcoming Professional Development Events Jun 16 Office Hours for Humanities and Social Sciences Graduate Students (In Person) Jun 18 Effective Research Mentorship for Graduate Students: Rematch+ (Session 5) Jun 18 Office Hours for Humanities and Social Sciences Graduate Students (Virtual) Jun 20 Tour of Firestone Library Jun 20 Office Hours for Humanities and Social Sciences Graduate Students (Virtual) Jun 23 Office Hours for Humanities and Social Sciences Graduate Students (In Person) Jun 24 Software Engineering Summer School (June 24-25, 2025) Jun 25 Office Hours for Humanities and Social Sciences Graduate Students (Virtual) Jun 26 Connecting Visual Studio Code to the Research Computing Clusters Jun 27 Office Hours for Humanities and Social Sciences Graduate Students (Virtual) Jun 30 Office Hours for Humanities and Social Sciences Graduate Students (In Person) Jun 30 Introduction to Programming Using Python (Parts 1-3)