2 PhD Positions on the FWO Odysseus 1COR project

29 Mar 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

KU Leuven

Research Field

Religious sciences

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Belgium

Application Deadline

7 May 2024 - 00:00 (UTC)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

38 hours/week

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Reference Number

BAP-2024-192

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

The 1Cor project’s main goal is to produce full scientific text-critical editions and analyses of 1 Corinthians with an innovative multilingual perspective in order to come to a thorough text-critical understanding of the textual development and transmission of 1 Corinthians in the first millennium. This will include a full digital text-critical edition of the Greek text, providing the earliest attainable Greek text in the first millennium as part of the International Greek New Testament Project's contribution to the Editio Critica Maior (ECM) and a full critical edition of the Old Latin text of 1 Corinthians as part of the Vetus Latina (VL) series of the Vetus Latina Institut Beuron (Germany). The project evaluates biblical continuous and non-continuous manuscripts as well as patristic evidence and translations into multiple languages, including Latin, Coptic, Syriac, Gothic and Arabic, by means of cutting-edge digital tools designed for electronic transcriptions, collations and editions.

 

Working as part of a team of researchers, the successful PhD candidate will contribute to the project’s objectives by focussing on one of the following aspects in a dissertation that is expected to be published as a monograph after completion:

 

(a) Liturgical Use of 1 Corinthians

The PhD candidate will establish the evidence of 1 Corinthians in Greek or Latin lectionary tradition and will investigate the question whether the liturgical attestation of 1 Corinthians differs from continuous-text manuscripts. Patterns and tendencies will be defined by paying special attention to the various formats of liturgical manuscripts. The dissertation is expected to make an innovative contribution not only to the specific questions of the textual use of Paul in the early church but also to the fuller understanding of the liturgical tradition in the early period. 

 

(b) Versional Evidence for 1 Corinthians

The PhD candidate will investigate the text, transmission and translation of 1 Corinthians in a certain set of manuscripts, e.g. from a certain language, area, time or genealogical connection.

This dissertation may either investigate the question whether the textual tradition of the Pauline epistle can be considered a “living text” and has a fluent tradition comparable to that established for the gospels by Parker in 1997, or analyse translational techniques and patterns within a certain versional tradition, or develop and use new technical tools to investigate the manuscript traditions.

The successful PhD candidate will establish patterns and tendencies in the textual variants while paying attention to time and places and will distinguish between possible reason... For more information see https://www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jobsite/jobs/60318941

Requirements

Research Field

Religious sciences

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Excellent

Additional Information
Benefits

We are offering a full-time position in an intellectually challenging and inspiring environment. KU Leuven is a research-intensive, internationally oriented university that carries out both fundamental and applied research. It is highly inter- and multidisciplinary focused and strives for international excellence. 

The successful candidate will benefit from guidance and research training from experts in the field, a work space and resources to attend and present at conferences. The successful candidate will be part of an innovative research team in Leuven, a historic, dynamic and lively city located in the heart of Belgium, within 20 minutes from Brussels, and less than two hours from Paris, London and Amsterdam. KU Leuven provides practical support with regard to immigration & administration, housing, childcare, learning Dutch, etc. 

 

The position is subject to admission to the Faculty’s doctoral programme. The contract will initially be for 1 year and may be extended subject to a positive performance review and KU Leuven regulations. The project team is led by Prof. Christina M. Kreinecker. 

 

Eligibility criteria

The successful candidate 

• has an excellent Bachelors and Masters degree in Theology (New Testament Studies or Patristics), Classics or a related field.
• has a high level of proficiency in (Hellenistic) Greek and another of the project’s languages (depending on the proposed field of research).
• is familiar with the principles and application of textual criticism and is computer literate. Prior experience of working with biblical or patristic manuscripts is desirable.
• has an excellent command of English (project language) and (the willingness to obtain) sufficient competence in other languages to access relevant secondary literature.
• is capable of working independently, possesses organisational skills and has a cooperative attitude.
• is willing to conduct the PhD research being present in Leuven and to travel on project business (incl. conferences).
• meets the entrance requirements for a PhD at KU Leuven. Further information can be obtained on: https://theo.kuleuven.be/en/doctorate & https://www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jobsite/en/phd/phd-information

Selection process

Your application should include (and be limited to) the following attachment(s):

• letter of motivation (max. 1 page) including contact details for two people who are willing to provide a reference;
• curriculum vitae including details of linguistic skills;
• outline of the intended doctoral research on one of the above-mentioned aspects of the 1Cor project (max. 2 pages).

 

Further enquiries may be addressed to Prof. Christina M. Kreinecker, email: [email protected] . 

 

Applications for this job are possible until 7th May 2024 via the KU Leuven online application tool.

 

KU Leuven seeks to foster an environment where all talents can flourish, regardless of gender, age, cultural background, nationality or impairments. If you have any questions relating to accessibility or support, please contact us at [email protected] . 

 

 

You can apply for this job no later than 07/05/2024 via the online application tool

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

KU Leuven

Country

Belgium

State/Province

Vlaams Brabant

City

Leuven

Postal Code

3000

Street

Leuven

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://easyapply.jobs/r/ZjVXppZ21BPm0Z1V9g9P

Contact

State/Province

Leuven

City

Vlaams Brabant

Street

Leuven

Postal Code

3000

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