The Division of Byzantine Research (ABF) of the Institute for Medieval Research (IMAFO) at the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW) is seeking applications for the position of a Post Doc in Byzantine Studies (part-time/20 hours per week). The initial duration of the appointment is 12 months, beginning with 1 October 2020 at the earliest.

The ABF is one of the premier research institutions in Byzantine Studies internationally, representing a wide range of scholarship in close dialogue with the other three Divisions of the Institute for Medieval Research, and with the Department of Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies of the University of Vienna which has an extensive research library. The successful applicant will contribute to the research strand ‘Language, Text and Script’ through editorial and palaeographical work. Particularly welcome is a specialization in non-literary texts (e.g.legal texts).  

Qualifications:

• completed doctorate in Byzantine Studies or a related discipline (e.g. Classical Philology)
• demonstrated ability in Greek palaeography, editorial work, textual analysis of non-literary texts
• willingness to work in Vienna as part of a team and to contribute to the scholarly profile of the Division of Byzantine Research
• for non-German speakers, willingness to acquire proficiency in German (B1 and above) within the first year of appointment.