Postdoctoral Research Fellow, ‘The Last Historians of Rome’

The University of Edinburgh - School of History, Classics, and Archaeology

Location:	Edinburgh, Hybrid
Salary:	£41,064 to £48,822 per annum. The successful candidate will be appointed at the starting point of the scale.
Hours:	Full Time
Contract Type:	Fixed-Term/Contract

Placed On:	2nd March 2026
Closes:	20th March 2026
Job Ref:	13693

Full-time: 35 hours per week

Fixed Term: 24 months

The Opportunity:

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.

Apply Before: 20/03/2026, 23:59