The Department of Greek and Latin, University College London, is looking to appoint a Research Fellow to work on the project Hexameters Beyond the Canon: New Poetry on Papyri from Roman and Byzantine Egypt. The Research Fellow will catalogue and produce editions of unpublished hexameter papyri from Oxyrhynchus, input data to the project's website and digital archive, contribute to the revision of editions by other scholars, take part in regular meetings, help organize events connected with the grant, and participate in outreach activities.

The position is available from 1 June 2022 or as soon as possible thereafter, and is funded until 31 March 2026.

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree (or equivalent) in a relevant subject area
• Sufficient specialist knowledge in Greek papyrology
• Excellent knowledge of the language of Greek epic and mastery of the dactylic hexameter
• Reading knowledge of at least two of French, German, and Italian
• Good knowledge of Latin
• Experience in working on hexameter texts of the Hellenistic and/or Imperial periods