Two Coptic Old Testament research positions

Chester Beatty Coptic Ms. C

Digital Edition and Translation of the Coptic-­Sahidic Old Testament

Institute for Egyptology and Coptic Studies, University of Göttingen

These are two-year fixed term positions starting at the earliest possible date on or after February 1, 2015.  An extension of the contract beyond the initial two-year term may be available. The project (planned completion date: December 31, 2036) is based in Göttingen.  Both positions can be filled either full-time (100%) or part-time (50%) on the public service scale TV-LE 13.  For a full-time appointment a completed Ph.D. is required.

The appointees will be responsible for the following tasks:

• Collection and catalogisation of Coptic manuscripts of the Old Testament in an online database
• Transcription and analysis of the manuscript texts to create a digital edition
• Comparison and analysis of the textual tradition for the production of a critical edition of the individual books of the Coptic Old Testament
• Translation of the Coptic text of the edition into English or German

Closing date:January 20, 2015
Contact: Professor Heike Behlmer (email)

Full job advertisement here (English) and here (German).

2nd International Septuaginta Summer School

The Septuaginta-Unternehmen of the Academy of Sciences and Humanities of Göttingen offers an "International Septuaginta Summer School" from June 27 to July 1, 2011 in Göttingen.

Information
Students from European and other universities who are interested in the development and history of biblical texts will be given the opportunity to study selected passages of the David and Batseba narratives (2 Sam 11-12) and to form themselves a detailed and nuanced impression of this book’s text history, which is as complex as it is fascinating.

This year‘s lecturer of the summer school is Kristin De Troyer, Professor for Old Testament and Hebrew Bible at St. Mary‘s College of the University of St. Andrews, Scotland.

Flyer with further details here.