The Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities (Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen) seeks to appoint from 1.1.2021 three research assistants (f/m/d) for the research unit of the project “Die Editio critica maior des griechischen Psalters” (“The editio critica maior of the Greek Psalter”) in Göttingen. The positions are initially limited to December 31, 2023. 

The aim of the academy project, which has existed since January 1, 2020, is to research the tradition and text history of the age of the Septuaginta, which will result in the elaboration of a new critical edition of the Psalmi cum Odis ("Psalms and Oden"), which will be available as a printed book and in a more publicly accessible form.

The area of ​​responsibility will essentially comprise two sub-areas, the construction of a collation database and the development of a handwriting database. The collation database should be planned, developed and optimized in joint teamwork. A central task will be to enter existing collations in this database and also to create new collations. The manuscript database should also be created in joint teamwork; in it all (approx. 1300) Greek psalter manuscripts are to be recorded and described.

A very good knowledge of ancient Greek as well as Greek palaeography and codicology is required. Experience in handling the collation and revision of manuscripts as well as practical experience in describing manuscripts are desirable. Existing insights into Septuagint research are advantageous.

A completed degree in theology or classical philology, proven knowledge of the ancient languages ​​(Greek, Latin, Hebrew, if possible also Syriac) and experience in dealing with Greek manuscripts are expected.