University of Birmingham, School of Philosophy, Theology and Religion is recruiting for three postdoctoral Research Fellows to work on projects on Greek New Testament manuscripts based at the Institute for Textual Scholarship and Electronic Editing (ITSEE).

A Research Fellow is being sought for a full-time, fixed-term appointment from 1st September 2018 for 17 months to work on the Codex Zacynthius Project. This project will make a new electronic edition of this lectionary and palimpsest commentary manuscript on the basis of multispectral images and publish a collaborative study of the oldest catena on the Gospel according to Luke. The Research Fellow will be responsible for transcribing the biblical and commentary text from the multispectral images, and contributing to the analysis of the manuscript and an annotated edition of the scholia. There may be scope for other publications, conference presentations and involvement in workshops and an exhibition related to the project.

Candidates are expected to have a doctorate in New Testament, Early Christianity, Classics or a related subject. They will have excellent ability in New Testament Greek and experience of working with New Testament manuscripts and digital corpora. Transcribers will have expertise in the field of textual criticism and using electronic editing tools; the catalogue compiler will be familiar with a wide range of modern languages.

Post Number: 58970