PhD in Late Ancient Philosophy & Digital Editions

KU Leuven; Vlaams-Brabant; On-site; EUR 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Research group environment

4-year doctoral position

Residency in Belgium required

Job summary

KU Leuven invites applications for a four-year, full-time PhD fellowship in late ancient philosophical historiography, focusing on Damascius’ Vita Isidori and Photius’ excerpts. The project blends ancient history, philosophy, philology, and digital annotation for a new model of edition of fragments.

Candidates should have a broad competence in ancient Greek, with a strong Classics background, and ideally skills in Digital Humanities.

Qualifications

• Broad competence in ancient Greek.
• Ability to combine historical, philological and philosophical methods.
• Experience with Digital Humanities is an asset.
• Excellent graduate degree (MA) in Classics or related disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the annotation and commentary of the online edition of Vita Isidori.
• Focus PhD studies on Photius’ methodology and the edition of Damascius’ Vita Isidori.
• Possibly identify further excerpts in Suda and conduct prosopography of named persons.

Skills

Ancient Greek

Interdisciplinary methods

Digital Humanities

Academic English

Education

Master's degree in Classics

MA in related fields (Ancient History or Philosophy)

Job description

KU Leuven invites applications for a four-year, full-time PhD fellowship in late ancient philosophical historiography, focusing on Damascius’ Vita Isidori and Photius’ excerpts. The project blends ancient history, philosophy, philology, and digital annotation for a new model of edition of fragments.

Candidates should have a broad competence in ancient Greek, with a strong Classics background, and ideally skills in Digital Humanities.