APGRD Research Associate (French Translations of Greek and Roman Drama)

FACULTY OF CLASSICS (OXFORD)

Grade 7: Salary £29,099 - £35,788 p.a.

Applications are invited for the above one-year, full-time, fixed-term
postdoctoral Research Associate position, attached to the Archive of
Performances of Greek and Roman Drama’s (APGRD) ‘Translating Greek and
Roman Drama’ research project, funded by grants from the Mellon
Foundation and the John Fell Fund of the University of Oxford from 1
September 2011 to 31 August 2012. The project is based at the APGRD,
Ioannou Centre for Classical and Byzantine Studies, 66 St Giles’,
Oxford OX1 3LU. The postholder will provide research assistance to the
Principal Investigator, Dr Fiona Macintosh (Director of the APGRD),
and will work towards the creation of an online searchable database of
all translations of ancient plays into French from the early modern
period to the present, in France and in all francophone countries.
Applicants must have a doctorate in an appropriate area of Classics or
Classical Reception Studies, excellent knowledge of French and
English, a good knowledge of ancient Greek and Latin, theatre and
cultural history, and IT skills and experience.

Applications consisting of a curriculum vitae, a covering letter, and
a personal details form, including the names and addresses of two
referees, should be sent to Recruitment, Faculty of Classics, Ioannou
Centre for Classical and Byzantine Studies, 66 St Giles’, Oxford OX1
3LU (email: recruitment@classics.ox.ac.uk). The personal details form
and the further particulars are available for download from the
website at http://www.classics.ox.ac.uk/faculty/jobs/index.asp. Please
quote reference BE11005 on the personal details form.

The deadline for applications is 12.00 noon on Friday 24 June 2011. No
applications will be accepted after this date. Interviews will be held
on Friday 1 July 2011.