((Please note that the fees covered are the UK home fees at £4,496 per year, while students from the EU and elsewhere , according to https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/fees/tuitionfees/202122/postgraduate-research.aspx#classics, have to pay £19,000 year. What remains of the "maintenance allowance" for non-UK students is thus ca. £375 or £86 per week, while there are absolutely no rooms in halls for residences listed on https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/accommodation/options/index.aspx for less than £100 per week.))


University of Nottingham - Department of Classics and Archaeology

Leverhulme PhD Scholarship in Ancient Greek Religion
3 years (full-time)

Reference:      ARTS95

The Department of Classics and Archaeology at the University of Nottingham, U.K., is pleased to invite applications for a 3-year PhD scholarship (36 months, full-time) to start in February 2022 or shortly thereafter, generously funded by the Leverhulme Trust. The scholarship is part of the Leverhulme Research Project ‘Divine Saving in Greek and Chinese Polytheism’, directed by Dr. Theodora Jim.

PhD project: The last few decades have seen a multiplicity of new paradigms in the study of Greek religion.  This PhD project will undertake a specialised study, within the broader field of Greek polytheism, of a particular instance of the neglected phenomenon of ‘special relationships’ between pairs of gods: that of Zeus and Athena. The PhD thesis will analyse the relationship between Zeus and Athena in myth and cult, and reconstruct in detail the history and development of their joint cults from the Archaic period to the Hellenistic. As they appeared particularly often in military and maritime contexts as a pair, the project will identify the epithets under which they were jointly worshipped (e.g. Zeus Soter and Athena Soteira, Zeus Polieus and Athena Polias, Zeus Boulaios and Athena Boulaia), and locate this pairing of gods within the context of military and maritime religion and the plurality of gods worshipped by those at sea and on campaign. Other potential areas of enquiry include: the spheres of competence of Zeus and Athena; how the character of their joint cults replicated, overlapped with, or differed from their own separate cults; how their power changed (if at all) over time and across the Mediterranean.

Funding: The scholarship comprises UK tuition fees and an annual maintenance allowance of ₤15,609 for 3 years (full-time). EU and international students are eligible to apply but must make up for the difference in costs.

Application process: Step 1: Applicants should complete the Scholarship application form (available here https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/jobs/currentvacancies/ref/ARTS95), and provide (i) a personal statement indicating their potential to work on this topic, (ii) a full curriculum vitae, (iii) official transcripts, (iv) details of 2 academic referees and, (v) where English is not the first language, proof of English language proficiency. All documents should be submitted to Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist vor Spambots geschützt! Zur Anzeige muss JavaScript eingeschaltet sein! by 1st November 12.00 noon. Applicants should also ensure that referees submit their references to this email address by the same deadline. Interviews will be held on 23 November 2021.

Step 2: Separately from the Scholarship application, applicants should apply to the University of Nottingham for a place in PhD Classics by the same deadline of 1 November here:

https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/pgstudy/how-to-apply/research.aspx

https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/pgstudy/course/research/classics-phd

Qualifications:

Essential:

    A first-class or 2.1 (or equivalent) undergraduate degree in Classics or Ancient History (or their joint degrees), with a specific knowledge of Classical and Hellenistic Greek history and an interest in ancient Greek religion.
    A Master’s degree (or equivalent, completed or in progress) in a relevant subject area including (but not restricted to) Classics, Ancient History and their joint degrees, or equivalent research experience.
    Good competence in ancient Greek language.
    Excellent competence in English.
    Independent research and organizational skills.

Desirable:

    Knowledge and ability to work with documentary sources, especially literary and epigraphic materials.
    Demonstrable experience of research capabilities in the area of ancient Greek history and religion.

Further enquiries: Dr. Theodora Jim Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist vor Spambots geschützt! Zur Anzeige muss JavaScript eingeschaltet sein!.

Further information:

https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/jobs/currentvacancies/ref/ARTS95

St John's College Cambridge

St John's College invites applications for up to four Research Fellowships, tenable for up to four years from 1 October 2022.  These prestigious Fellowships offer an opportunity to carry out independent research in a stimulating and supportive academic environment.

Eligibility

Applications will be accepted from a graduate of any university within or outside the United Kingdom.   The College welcomes applications from all academic disciplines, and it seeks to elect a diverse community of Research Fellows.

Successful candidates are normally post-doctoral researchers who have been awarded their PhD within the last two years or are graduate students in the latter stages of their research leading to a PhD.    Candidates holding a fellowship or other post-doctoral stipend awarded by a Research Council or other similar body may apply.   In recent years, the College has typically received between 600 and 800 eligible applications.   Information about recently elected Research Fellows can be found here

Those holding a Fellowship at a Cambridge College (other than a Fellowship without stipend) may not apply. Short-listed candidates who accept a stipendiary Fellowship from another Cambridge College will be deemed to have withdrawn from St John's College's Research Fellowship competition.

Terms of the award

The stipend for a Research Fellowship is £28,331 - £30,942 p.a. for up to four years.  Fellows are permitted to receive additional pay for up to six hours' College or University teaching a week.

Research Fellows wishing to live in College are provided with residential accommodation with charges for services and supplies. Fellows who do not live in College are provided with office accommodation.  Those with a partner/family will be eligible for a housing allowance. Research Fellowships are held on condition of residence within the University of Cambridge.  Research Fellows are entitled to free lunches and dinners in College.

Research Fellows may apply for grants for academic materials, travel expenses, conferences and book allowances and, as appropriate, the cost of extended periods of research outside Cambridge.

The College will be prepared either to allow deferral of a Fellowship under Title A for up to one year, where the Fellow-elect is working away during that period, Fellow-elect status remaining during that period; or to allow the Fellow under Title A to intermit for a period of up to one year, with that intermission counting as part of their tenure under Title A.

Applications

All applications must be submitted online at https://sjcamrf.flexigrant.com by 14.00 BST on 21 September 2021.  The application site will open during the week commencing 26 July 2021.  Elections will be made no later than 31 January 2022.

Applicants are asked to note that no interviews are held.  Rigorous assessment of submitted written work, previous research achievements and research intentions are of primary importance.

St John's College policies are fully inclusive, regardless of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, gender identity or reassignment, or relationship status.