PhD – Roman history and Greek epigraphy – France

 

 

Duties

As a member of PECUNIA and the Laboratoire Orient & Méditerranée research department (https://www.orient-mediterranee.com/, UMR 8167), the doctoral candidate will be based in Paris. The successful candidate will work under the supervision of the Principal Investigator of the project, Anne-Valérie Pont, and their degree will be delivered by Sorbonne Université. He/She will also be enrolled in the Ecole Doctorale Mondes antiques et médiévaux (https://lettres.sorbonne-universite.fr/ecoles-doctorales/mondes-antiques-et-medievaux) and benefit from its academic environment.

The doctoral candidate will investigate the public revenues available for the financing of civic life in Asia Minor. Since previous discussions concerning the extant of public wealth, assets and revenues, knowledge on the topic and the ways to address it have been enriched by recent work on classical and Hellenistic public financial and fiscal management, on book-keeping and local archives, or by the publication of sources providing more insight on local taxes, fees and other revenues. A reassessment of this phenomenon on a systematic basis is now necessary

 

Qualification and requirements

1. A master’s degree or equivalent in Ancient History or Classics to be completed before
the beginning of the contract;
2. An interest in Roman administration, Roman Asia Minor, history of public finances;
3. A good knowledge of Latin and ancient Greek, and of epigraphy;
4. Excellent written and spoken English and a working knowledge of French (or excellent
French and working knowledge of English). The knowledge of other modern
languages is desirable;
5. High level of organisational skills and of time management.

 

Benefits

– workplace: Sorbonne Université (Paris)
– start date: Autumn 2025
– type of contract: full-time, fixed term contract (36 months)
– salary: 2200 euros gross/month, 2300 gross/month from 1.1.2026.

 

Organization/Company – SORBONNE UNIVERSITE

Research field – History » Ancient history History » Economic history

Research profile – First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country – France

Application Deadline – 27 Jun 2025 – 16:00 (Europe/Paris)

More information: EURAXESS.