The University of Glasgow is seeking to appoint a Research Associate to join “The Reception of Aristotle in Byzantium: the first critical edition of George Pachymeres’ Commentary on Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics”, a project funded from a major AHRC award and directed by Dr Sophia Xenophontos.

The job requires expertise in Aristotelian philosophy and its reception in Late Antiquity and/or Byzantium, excellent reading skills in (Byzantine) Greek and high working proficiency in English. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to the formulation and submission of research publications with Dr Xenophontos (including the English translation of the text to be edited), and, as part of her/his career development, to help manage the project’s dissemination and impact activities as opportunities allow.

This post has funding available from 1 February 2018 until 30 November 2018 in the first instance. Salary will be on the University’s Research and Teaching Grade, Level 7, £34,520 - £38,833 per annum.

Vacancy Reference Number: 018234