Call for Applications 

One three-year PhD student position for a Latinist or an Arabist

The Project Ptolemaeus Arabus et Latinus (PAL) is dedicated to the edition
and study
of the Arabic and Latin versions of Ptolemy’s astronomical and
astrological texts and related
material. These include works by Ptolemy or attributed to him, commentaries
thereupon
and other works that are of immediate relevance to understanding
Ptolemy’s heritage in the
Middle Ages and the early modern period up to 1700 A.D.
The Project is hosted by the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities in
Munich for
a period of 25 years from 2013 to 2037. It is supervised by Prof. Dr. Dag
Nikolaus Hasse
(University of Würzburg) and carried out by five scholars, namely two
research leaders, Dr.
David Juste and Dr. Benno van Dalen, two post-doctoral researchers and one
doctoral
student.
We welcome applications for the doctoral student:
? One 3-year position expected to commence on 1 October 2021 or as soon as
possible
thereafter.
? The monthly allowance is € 2648 (German pay scale 65% TV-L E13), liable
to
deductions for tax, social security benefits and retirement provisions.
? The contract will be with the University of Würzburg and Professor Hasse
will normally
serve as the main supervisor or as a co-supervisor. There is also provision
for the student
to spend a period of time at our partner institute, the Warburg Institute
(University of
London), under the supervision of Professor Charles Burnett. The doctoral
student is
otherwise expected to work in Munich, together with the research team, or
in Würzburg.
Proposals for collaboration with other institutions and professors are
welcome, and the
main supervisor may be from a different university.
? Qualifications and skills: applicants must hold a Master or an equivalent
degree in an area
relevant to the Project, have an excellent knowledge of Latin and/or Arabic
and a good
command of English (the primary language of publication of the Project).
Applicants
should also have research interests in line with PAL objectives, in
particular in the history
of medieval or early modern science, in the making of critical editions of
Arabic or Latin
texts, and/or in handling manuscripts. The doctoral dissertation can be
written in English
(preferred) or German.
? The doctoral student will be able to spend most of his/her working time
on his/her
dissertation, whose topic will be in line with PAL objectives and will
normally include
the edition of an Arabic or Latin text (or both). The contract carries with
it no teaching
or administrative duties, but the doctoral student is expected to devote
part of his/her
time to other aspects of the Project.? The doctoral student will be given
the opportunity to publish his/her doctoral
dissertation in the PAL book series (Brepols) and, where relevant, on the
PAL web
interface, and he/she should agree to publish his/her dissertation in
priority through
those media. All contributions by the doctoral student will be published
under his/her
own name and authorship will be duly acknowledged in every collaborative
output,
including online publications.
? Applications should be sent in English or German to Prof. Dr. Dag
Nikolaus Hasse by
email (info@ptolemaeus.badw.de) before
30 April 2021. Applications should include a
complete CV (with a list of publications where applicable); an outline (1-3
pages) of the
proposed research project; and two letters of recommendation by academic
referees. The
letters of recommendation must be sent directly by the referees, either by
email or by
post (Prof. Dr. Dag Nikolaus Hasse, Institut für Philosophie,
Julius-Maximilians-
Universität Würzburg, Residenz – Südflügel, 97070 Würzburg,
Germany).
Receipt of all applications will be acknowledged.
The outcome of all applications will be notified by email as soon as a
decision is made.
Short-listed applicants will be invited to an on-campus or online
interview.
Information on the Project, including the Project Outline, can be found on
our website
(http://ptolemaeus.badw.de).
For further enquiries and consultation on possible projects, please contact
Dag Nikolaus
Hasse, David Juste or Benno van Dalen at info@ptolemaeus.badw.de.
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