We have decided to go ahead with the creation of a YouTube channel, through which we will be able to upload or receive lectures or short courses on various topics directly related to Patristic Studies and its relevance in our contemporary world. The theme with which we will start our channel will be the following: "Soul care in the Patristic Tradition: A Legacy for the 21st Century".
Dear colleagues,
We are delighted to announce the programme of the upcoming conference on ‘Biblical Poetry: The Legacy of the Psalms in Late Antiquity and Byzantium’, which will be held in Ghent between April 23-24 2020.
The Novel Echoes project is an ERC-funded research project at the UGent (Belgium), which researches the reception of the ancient novel in medieval literature. We are currently advertising one postdoctoral researcher post (two years full-time) for a specialist in hagiography to work as database coordinator. All information can be found on our website: https://www.novelsaints.ugent.be/news/vacancy-postdoctoral-researcher.
The Department of Theology at Marquette University seeks to fill a full-time tenure-track position in Latin Patristics at the rank of assistant professor, beginning in Fall 2020. https://employment.marquette.edu/postings/12325 Expertise in the theology of St. Augustine of Hippo is desirable. The successful candidate will possess strong research and teaching skills and a broad knowledge of Christian (especially Catholic) theology.
The Institute for Early Christian and Byzantine Studies of the Greek Department at KU Leuven is seeking a PhD candidate, to work on a research project investigating the political application of biblical exegesis at the Byzantine court of the ninth to eleventh centuries.A full version of the job description can be found on https://www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jobsite/jobs/55010753. The deadline is 10 March 2019.
Applications are invited for the Mandel Postdoctoral Fellowships in the Humanities and Jewish Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem: https://en.scholion.huji.ac.il/.
The Eusebius Essay Prize, of £500, is offered annually for the best essay submitted on a subject connected with any aspect of early Christian history, broadly understood as including the first seven centuries AD/CE. Scholars in any relevant discipline (theology, classics, late antique studies, Middle Eastern Studies etc.), whether established in their field or graduate students, are encouraged to enter the competition. Submissions from younger scholars are particularly welcomed.
