The Collaborative Research Centre 1136 "Education and Religion in Cultures of the Mediterranean and Its Environment from Ancient to Medieval Times and to the Classical Islam" at the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen (Germany), funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation), currently invites applications for a Research Position (Postdoc). The position (full-time) starts as soon as possible and lasts for three years with the possibility of extension.

The successful candidate will participate in and contribute to the research conducted within the CRC, including the interdisciplinary collaboration with other sub-projects and in the CRC’s plenary meetings and workshops. The postdoc will especially take part in the research agenda of sub-project C 04: Communication of Education in Late Antique Christianity: Teachers’ Roles in Parish, Family and Ascetical Community.

The project focuses on Christian teachers (male and female) in Late Antiquity in different contexts: the catechumenate (bishops and catechetical teachers), the family (particularly women) and the eremitic movement (teachers with charismatic instead of formal authorization). The shape of teachers’ roles will be investigated as well as their interaction and possible conflicts between ecclesiastical and – so to speak – independent communicators of religious education. Finally, the limits of human agency in communicating the faith will be dealt with.

The successful candidate for the research position should have

• Ph.D. in Theology or related subjects
• Mandatory: good command of ancient Greek and Latin
• Desirable: experience in interdisciplinary collaborative research concerning Late Antiquity