Last application date Jul 15, 2024 00:00
Department LW07 - Department of Literary Studies
Contract Limited duration
Degree doctoral degree in Classics or Byzantine Studies, with a focus on Greek
Occupancy rate 100%
Vacancy type Research staff
Ghent University’s Department of Literary Studies (Section of Greek) is looking for a Postdoctoral Fellow. The fellow will become a member of the research team of the GOA (Concerted Research Action) project “Interconnected texts. A graph-based computational approach to Byzantine paratexts as nodes between textual transmission and cultural and linguistic developments” (Faculty of Arts, Department of Literary Studies). The project is based on the corpus of Byzantine book epigrams available at https://www.dbbe.ugent.be/. It aims to investigate book epigrams as texts at the threshold between the material and the textual, and to explore the possibilities of innovative technologies to pursue multifaceted humanities research. The project brings together linguistic, literary, historical and computational experts. For the next years (2024-2027), we want to expand our team with an expert in Byzantine Greek philology.
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Legal conditions for the postdoctoral fellowship
The grant can only be awarded within the framework of international scientific mobility. This is the case if the researcher has resided abroad for at least 24 months out of the 3 years prior to the start date of the postdoctoral fellowship and has not worked or studied in Belgium during that period. However, short-term stays in Belgium are allowed during 24 months, such as holidays, participation in conferences or a short stay to prepare for the period as a postdoctoral researcher.
About Ghent University
Ghent University is a world of its own. Employing more than 15.000 people, it is actively involved in education and research, management and administration, as well as technical and social service provision on a daily basis. It is one of the largest, most exciting employers in the area and offers great career opportunities.
With its 11 faculties and more than 85 departments offering state-of-the-art study programmes grounded in research in a wide range of academic fields, Ghent University is a logical choice for its staff and students.
How to apply
Send your CV, copy of your diplomas (if already in your possession) and a motivation letter to Kristoffel.Demoen@UGent.be and Floris.Bernard@UGent.be by July 15.
We do not accept late applications.
Shortlisted candidates will be asked to write a brief research statement on a specific topic, and will be invited to Ghent for a job interview in the second half of August.
For more information about this vacancy, please contact Professor Kristoffel Demoen and Professor Floris Bernard (e-mails as above).
Ghent University is one of the top 100 universities in the Dutch language area, with more than 44,000 students and 15,000 staff members.
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