The fellowship will be attached to the ongoing research project Editing Papyrus Texts from the collection of the Oslo University Library. The aim of the above project is to prepare editions (including translation and commentary) of unpublished Greek papyrus texts  from the collection of the Oslo University Library. For detailed info on the project see: prosject
The task of the PhD fellow will be to study the papyrus texts from a linguistic point of view, so as to identify and explore in depth linguistic changes in Greek (preferably in the fields of Greek syntax, semantics and stylistics) which may be further  illuminated in the light of   papyrus texts.

Contact project manager Anastasia Maravela for further details about the project: anastasia.maravela@ifikk.uio.no

Candidates who are accepted must participate in the Faculty of Humanities’ researcher education program (cf. regulations and supplementary provisions for the faculty’s researcher education) and must also engage in the designated research activities on a 100 percent basis. The designated aim of the project is to complete a doctoral dissertation to be defended at a public disputation for the Ph.D.-degree.

The position is available for a period of three years.

Qualifications

• A Master degree or equivalent in Greek or in  related fields such as classical philology, classical languages or historical linguistics.

Personal Skills

• In assessing the applications, special emphasis will be placed on the quality of the project description and on the assumed academic and personal ability on the part of the candidate to complete the dissertation within the given time frame.
• The candidate must demonstrate good cooperative skills, and the ability to successfully join in academic collaboration across disciplines.

We offer

• salary level 48 -52 (NOK 391 100-418 300 NOK per annum, depending on level of expertise)
• a stimulating working environment
• attractive welfare arrangements

Submissions

Applicants must submit the following attachments with the electronic application:

• letter of application describing qualifications
• list of publications
• Curriculum Vitae with grades explicitly stated
• project description, including a detailed progress plan for the project (maximum 5 pages, see Guidelines for project descriptions)

The short-listed candidates will be invited for an interview at the University of Oslo.

See also Guidelines for appointments to research fellowships at the Faculty of Humanities.

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The University of Oslo aims to achieve a balanced gender composition in the workforce and to recruit people with ethnic minority backgrounds.