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applications are invited for four research positions (two Ph.D.- andtwo Postdoc-positions) in the project ‘Experience and Teleology inAncient Narrative’ funded by the European Research Council anddirected by Jonas Grethlein, Classics Department, HeidelbergUniversity, Germany.The project is concerned with time, both as a central category ofhuman life and as a formal feature of narrative. In combining thesetwo perspectives, the project addresses the significance of narrativeform. An analysis of narrative time can shed new light on stories as ameans of coming to grip with time. The testing grounds for thisapproach will be ancient Greek and Latin literature. Furtherinformation about the aims and methods of the project can be found athttp://www.uni-heidelberg.de/fakultaeten/philosophie/skph/personen/AncNar.html.The positions advertised are the following:- Ph.D. 1: Greek literature: research proposals focusing on the Greeknovel are particularly welcome, but other fields will also beconsidered.- Ph.D. 2: Roman literature: research proposals focusing on Flavianepic are particularly welcome, but other fields will also be considered.- Postdoc 1: Divination as narrative device: oracles, signs and dreamsare pervasive in ancient literature and form an important narrativedevice. Divination is therefore an attractive topic for a project thatexplores the treatment of time across genres.- Postdoc 2: Time/experience in ancient literary criticism: thisproject will complement the investigation of narrative practice withan exploration of ancient theory. Reflections on narrative time andaudience response can be found in various sources including aesthetictheory, rhetorical handbooks and scholia.The Ph.D. positions are for three years, the Postdoc positions forfour years. Salary will be in accordance with E 13 TVL (http://www.uni-heidelberg.de/md/philfak/skph/entgelttabelle_2012-01_tv-l.pdf). The successful candidates will write in English or German. Whilecommand of German is no requirement, candidates are expected to bewilling to acquire a passive knowledge of German once the project hasstarted.Applications should include a CV, a writing sample, two letters ofrecommendation (to be sent by the referees directly tojonas.grethlein@skph.uni-heidelberg.de) and a research proposal of nomore than 1500 words (including bibliography). The deadline is March31, 2013. Interviews will be held at the end of April 2013. Theproject will start August 1, 2013 or as soon as possible thereafter.Questions about formal and administrative aspects of the applicationshould be directed to Sabine Hug (sabine.hug@skph.uni-heidelberg.de).Questions about the academic aspects of the projects should bedirected to Jonas Grethlein (jonas.grethlein@skph.uni-heidelberg.de).Please submit applications electronically tojonas.grethlein@skph.uni-heidelberg.de.Please bring this announcement to the attention of anyone who might beinterested.