The KU Leuven, Belgium, invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for a 4-year 100% PhD position examining evidence for the text, transmission and translation of 1 Corinthians in Greek, Latin or another language. The successful candidate will form part of the research team of the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) funded Odysseus project “1Cor – Text, Transmission and Translation of 1 Corinthians in the First Millennium”. The project is situated within the Biblical Studies Research Unit of the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies.

Working as part of a team of researchers, the successful candidate will contribute to the project’s objectives by focussing on one of the following aspects: (a) Liturgical Use of 1 Corinthians, (b) Citations of 1 Corinthians in Early Christian Writers and the Transformation of Text, (c) Study of the Latin Textual Development of 1 Corinthians from the Old Latin to the Vulgate readings, and (d) Versional Evidence for 1 Corinthians.

The successful candidate

• has an excellent Bachelors and Masters degree in Theology (New Testament Studies or Patristics), Classics or a related field.
• has a high level of proficiency in (Hellenistic) Greek and another of the project’s languages (depending on the proposed field of research).
• is familiar with the principles and application of textual criticism and is computer literate. Prior experience of working with biblical or patristic manuscripts is desirable.
• has an excellent command of English (project language) and (the willingness to obtain) sufficient competence in other languages to access relevant secondary literature.
• is capable of working independently, possesses organisational skills and has a cooperative attitude.
• is willing to conduct the PhD research in Leuven and to travel on project business (incl. conferences).
• meets the entrance requirements for the Ph.D. at KU Leuven.