Assistant doctoral candidate - Department of Classical Studies

The Department of Classical Studies encompasses the archaeological, philological and historical disciplines of the Faculty of Philosophy and History that deal with the study of antiquity. A position as an assistant (doctoral candidate) in ancient history is to be filled on February 1, 2021 or by agreement.

Your tasks
The tasks of the assistant include, in particular, the academic qualification at the University of Basel through the dissertation, participation in teaching (2 hours per week), academic self-administration and cooperation in looking after the students as well as the academic projects of the elderly History.

Your profile
The prerequisite is a degree in ancient history or a related subject with a master's degree or an equivalent achievement (licentiate, Magister Artium) and work on your own dissertation project.
In order to successfully write the dissertation, a sound knowledge of fundamental aspects of ancient historical work is required. These include in-depth knowledge of the structuring of a written work, the ability to clearly define a research question and to record the state of research, deal with sources, source criticism and find relevant literature.

We offer you
The position for doctoral students is limited to one year with the option of extending it for another three years. The conditions of employment follow the guidelines of the university.