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Josiah Carberry

Professor of Psychoceramics

Professional Summary

“Professor of Psychoceramics (the study of cracked pots) at Brown University since 1929. I am a world-renowned expert in my field with extensive experience in Archaic Greek Architectural Revetments in Connection with Ionian Philology. My research has been recognized with an Ig Nobel Prize for Interdisciplinary Research. I am known for my elusive nature, as I am frequently scheduled to lecture but rarely appear. I established the Josiah S. Carberry Fund ‘in memory of my future late wife, Laura,’ for the purchase of books ‘of which I might or might not approve.’”

Work Experience

  • Brown University 01/1929 -

    Professor of Psychoceramics Providence, United States

    Pontificator on the study of cracked pots

    Responsibilities:

    • Research in the field of cracked pots
    • Scheduled lectures on Friday the 13th and February 29th
    • Maintenance of the Carberry Fund for book acquisitions

  • Wesleyan University 01/1930 - 01/1935

    Visiting Professor Middletown, United States

    Responsibilities:

    • Extension of psychoceramics research
    • Collaboration with Professor John William Spaeth, Jr.
    • Development of interdisciplinary approaches to cracked pot studies

Education

  • Harvard University 01/1925 - 01/1929

    PhD EQF Level 8

    Cambridge, United States

  • University of Chicago 01/1921 - 01/1925

    Bachelor's Degree EQF Level 6

    Chicago, United States

Publications

  • Psychoceramics ( 06/1945 ) Brown University Press, 1313p.

  • Another Catullus to Another Lesbia ( 02/1934 ) Journal of Psychoceramics, 1(1), 1-13.

  • The Definitive Guide to Cracked Pots ( 01/1950 ) Journal of Fictional Archaeology

Conferences & Seminars

  • International Conference on Psychoceramics ( 06/1950 )
    Brown University, Providence, RI

    Presented a paper on the latest developments in psychoceramics research.

  • Symposium on Fictional Archaeology ( 03/1948 )
    University of Atlantis

    Keynote speaker on the topic of cracked pot analysis.

  • Workshop on Ionian Philology ( 09/1946 )
    Athens, Greece

Projects

  • Psychoceramics: A Comprehensive Study

    01/1929 - 12/1945

  • Archaic Greek Architectural Revetments

    03/1929 - 09/1934

  • Ionian Philology Research Initiative

    10/1934 - 06/1940

Honours & Awards

  • Ig Nobel Prize for Interdisciplinary Research (1991) - Annals of Improbable Research

    For pioneering work in the field of psychoceramics, the study of cracked pots

  • World’s Greatest Traveler (1974) - The New York Times

    Featured on the front page of the Sunday travel section

  • The Absent-Bodied Professor (1975) - Yankee Magazine

    Featured profile in regional publication

Digital Skills

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Communication and collaboration Not at Foundation level Intermediate Not at Advanced level
Digital content creation Foundation Not at Intermediate level Not at Advanced level
Information and data literacy Not at Foundation level Not at Intermediate level Advanced
Problem solving Not at Foundation level Not at Intermediate level Advanced
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