Greek, Latin, Ancient History and Classical and Roman Archaeology - 4PhD and 4Postdoc Positions in the Netherland​s

OIKOS, the National Research School in Classical Studies in the Netherlands, is currently advertising for 4 PhD and 4 Postdoc positions to help implement its new research agenda Anchoring Innovation. This agenda was developed with the financial support of Leiden University,  Radboud University Nijmegen, University of Amsterdam and University of Groningen. It looks at innovation processes in various domains, including politics, religion, architecture, literature, linguistics and technology, in classical antiquity. The concept of “anchoring” refers to the many different ways in which people connect new developments and initiatives in these domains with the old, the familiar and traditional. Discourse-cohesion, intertextuality, memory studies, architectural transitions can be considered examples of ‘anchoring innovation’. The following positions are currently available:

Radboud University Nijmegen

1 PhD candidate Greek / Latin

1 PhD candidate Ancient History / Classical Archaeology

1 Postdoc  Latin, 1.0 fte, 3 years

1 Postdoc Roman Archaeology, 1.0 fte, 3 years

 

University of Groningen

1 Postdoc Greek / Latin, 1.0 fte, 3 years

1 Postdoc Ancient History, 1.0 fte, 3 years

 

Leiden University

1 PhD candidate Latin

 

University of Amsterdam

1 PhD candidate Greek

 

For a full description of the inidividual projects and their requirements, see https://www.ru.nl/oikos/anchoring-innovation. The deadline for submission of application to most of these projects is end of October, 2014.