Postdoctoral Research Fellow Historians of Rome

Grade UE07: £41,064 - £48,822 per annum. The successful candidate will be appointed at the starting point of the scale.

CAHSS / School of History, Classics, and Archaeology / Classics

Full-time: 35 hours per week

Fixed Term: 24 months

Join a World-Leading Centre for Latin and Late Antique Studies. The School of History, Classics and Archaeology at the University of Edinburgh seeks to appoint a Postdoctoral Research Fellow for a period of two years within the Last Historians of Rome project, funded by the Arts and Humanities Council and based at the Universities of Edinburgh and Nottingham. The role could suit either an early-career scholar of classical philology with an interest in Roman history, a specialist in Latin manuscripts and textual editing, or an ancient historian with outstanding Latin and Greek.

The Last Historians project seeks to edit, translate, and reinterpret five historical writers from the later fourth century AD, and the appointee will work on the Historia Romana of Eutropius, producing a new critical edition in collaboration with Prof. Justin Stover. The appointee will have the opportunity to develop their skills in the areas required for this task and to lay the foundations for a future research career by conducting and publishing their own research on related themes.

The appointee will be supported in presenting their work and engaging with scholars internationally, and in Edinburgh will benefit from the rich intellectual community of the Department of Classics and the Centre for Late Antique, Islamic, and Byzantine Studies.

This post is full-time, 35 hours per week, fixed-term post for 24 months with a proposed start date of 1st September 2026 (though there may be some scope to move the start forward or back). We will consider requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus work.

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Please include the following documents in your application:

• CV, including list of publications.
• A cover letter of one or two pages, explaining your suitability for the role.
• A writing sample (one or two articles, or sections of books, editions, or the dissertation) totalling c. 10, words). Items in any of the major languages of Classical scholarship are acceptable.

The recruitment panel will consist of colleagues from the University of Edinburgh and a Co-Lead of the project, who is external to the University of Edinburgh. Applications will be shared with all panel members as part of the recruitment process.

Interested persons may contact the PI of the Last Historians project, Prof. Gavin Kelly () and Prof. Justin Stover (), with whom the appointee will collaborate.

• 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, including generous annual leave entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, a wide range of staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page and use our reward calculator to discover the value of your pay and benefits.

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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.

The closing date for applications is 20th March 2026.

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Interviews will be held online soon after the closing date. We may invite a small number of candidates to visit Edinburgh following the interviews.