Stipendien, Forschungspreise und Förderprogramme

Call for applications
3 scholarships (predoc) in Ancient Studies starting 2025 at Freie Universität Berlin

The Berlin Graduate School of Ancient Studies (BerGSAS) is offering 3 predoc scholarships at Freie
Universität Berlin in 2025 in the field of Ancient Studies. Funding is available from 1 July 2025 onwards for
up to 6 months. An extension is not possible. You receive a scholarship of EUR 1,000 per month.
At the beginning of the scholarship, you must be enrolled in either a master's program or a doctoral
program at the Freie Universität Berlin. Funding is available to students whose Master’s thesis is
completed and evaluated by 1 May, 2025, and who are planning to conduct & complete their doctorate at
the Freie Universität Berlin, within BerGSAS. When submitting your application, please specify who the
potential academic supervisor of your doctoral dissertation at the Freie Universität Berlin should be. Please
enclose her/his letter of confirmation.
More information on the range of subjects in Ancient Studies at the Freie Universität Berlin
https://www.fu- berlin.de/einrichtungen/fachbereiche/fb/gesch-kultur/altwiss/index.html, and on the
Graduate School https://www.berliner-antike-kolleg.org/bergsas/index.html
The purpose of the predoc scholarship is to develop a dissertation topic as well as to submit an application
to scholarship providers (e.g., Elsa Neumann Scholarship; Gerda Henkel Foundation; Studienstiftung des
Deutschen Volkes) within the 6-month funding period. It is expected that your doctoral dissertation will be
written at and submitted to the Freie Universität. Predoc scholarship holders, who successfully apply for
external doctoral funding, will be admitted as full members to BerGSAS and participate in the curriculum of
a structured doctoral program.
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Application documents (in German or English, Arial 12pt, 1.5 line):
• A letter of motivation (maximum 1 page, A4)
• A project outline for a doctoral dissertation (ca. 6,000 characters including spaces). The outline should
include a title, state of research, aim/main research question, methods and material/evidence.
• A letter of confirmation of the potential supervisor of your doctoral dissertation at FU Berlin
• A curriculum vitae (CV, resume)
• University transcripts: B.A. and M.A. certificates
• English language certificate e.g., IELTS or TOEFL: C1 (only if your mother tongue is not German or English)
In addition, a letter of recommendation from the supervisor of your MA thesis is required. The reviewer should send
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The deadline for your application is 00:00 CET on 5 May 2025. The selection committee will not consider
incomplete or late applications. For further inquiries, please contact the coordinator Dr Regina Attula,
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University of Edinburgh

The School of History, Classics and Archaeology at the University of Edinburgh is pleased to invite applications for a
one-year Teaching and Research Fellowship in Classical Languages and Literature.
The candidate will be required to teach Beginner’s Greek and two Honours Courses in Classical Literature in Translation (Year 3 and 4 UG). The candidate will also be required to offer undergraduate and postgraduate dissertation supervision. The starting date is 1 September 2025.

This post is fixed term (1st September 2025- 31st August 2026) and full-time (35 hours per week)
The salary scale for this post is UE07 £40,247 to £47,874 per annum. This post will be appointed at Grade UE07 Step1, which is £40,247 per annum.

Your skills and attributes for success:

  *   A PhD in Classics or an equivalent field.
  *   Ability to teach Greek.
  *   Ability to teach Classical Literature courses at advanced undergraduate level.
  *   Teaching experience at undergraduate level in Greek and in Classical Literature.
  *   Portfolio of excellent research, including in the form of recent or forthcoming publications in the field, commensurate with career stage.

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Application Information
Please ensure you include the following documents in your application:
- CV
- Cover letter
- Writing sample
- Document indicating plans for teaching as outlined in the job description

As a valued member of our team you can expect:

  *   A competitive salary
  *   An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
  *   To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community
  *   Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, competitive pension schemes, staff discounts, and family-friendly initiatives. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page<https://www.ed.ac.uk/human-resources/pay-reward/staff-benefits> (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits
Championing equality, diversity and inclusion
The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.
Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages<https://www.ed.ac.uk/human-resources/demonstrating-rtw> (opens new browser tab).
The University may be able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role.  This will depend on a number of factors specific to the successful applicant.

Key dates to note
The closing date for applications is 28 February 2025.

Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.
Interviews will be held 14 March 2025.

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University of Oxford - Lady Margaret Hall  (LMH)

Randall MacIver Junior Research Fellowship in Classical Literature (Greek and/or Latin)

Full Time, Fixed Term
£38,674 per annum

The Governing Body of LMH invites applications for the Randall MacIver Junior Research Fellowship in Classical Literature. The post will be tenable from 1 September 2025 for a fixed term of two years. The Fellowship is offered for research in any area of Classical Literature (ancient Greek and/or Latin literature).
The postholder(s) will be required to deliver the teaching in-person at LMH.
To find out more about the College, please see our website www.lmh.ox.ac.uk<http://www.lmh.ox.ac.uk>.

Duties
The successful candidate will be expected to:

  *   Engage in research and its dissemination;
  *   Propose, plan and manage a high-quality programme of original research;
  *   Publicise the outcomes of that research through presentation of papers and publications;
  *   Undertake up to three hours of teaching per week during term time for the College, should teaching be available; and
  *   Engage in the life and activities of the College, including taking responsibility for the convening of an appropriate college event at least once a year.

Selection Criteria
Applications will be judged on the basis of the candidate's potential to undertake a significant and exciting programme of research in an area of Classical Literature as evidenced by their research proposal, publication record and academic references.

Essential Criteria

  *   Hold a PhD/DPhil, or be near to completion, with the realistic expectation of submission by 30 June 2025;

  *   A high level of research ability as demonstrated by a completed/very nearly completed doctoral thesis and/or published or forthcoming books, or articles in refereed journals, or promise of such achievement, as relevant to the candidate's field and career stage;

  *   A strong record of education: the successful candidate must have a good Honours degree (either 1st or upper 2nd), or for EU/international applicants a qualification equivalent to a good Honours degree;

  *   Have a coherent proposed research programme for the duration of the Fellowship, of a standard which will make a valuable contribution to the candidate's field and enhance the national and international profile of Classical Literature in the University;

  *   Be able to communicate well about the subject: have the ability to present research findings effectively to fellow professionals at international conferences or in professional research seminars, to undergraduate and graduate students, and to audiences not familiar with the subject area.

Desirable Criteria

  *   Teaching experience at university level or evidence of the ability to teach undergraduates of high quality.

Salary
The stipend, which includes three hours of teaching per week, will be £38,674 per annum (University Grade 7, stage 7.1) rising by one increment in year two and a research allowance of up to £1,000 per annum. You will also have access to a number of generous benefits.

The closing date for applications is noon on Friday 28 February 2025.
Interviews for shortlisted candidates will be held end of March/early April 2025.
Lady Margaret Hall is an Equal Opportunities Employer