Postdoctoral Researcher - Small Change and History. Understanding the Monetary Economy of Ancient Syracuse
Gardens, Libraries, and Museums (GLAM), University of Oxford Closing date: Fri, 28 Aug 2026
- Full time
- £30k-£40k
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Job Description
About the role
Join the Ashmolean Museum's internationally renowned Heberden Coin Room and contribute to an exciting three-year research project exploring the monetary economy of ancient Syracuse during the Classical and Hellenistic periods.
Working alongside leading researchers at the Ashmolean Museum and the University of Oxford, you will help advance understanding of the role of small silver and bronze coinage in the political, economic and social history of Sicily. You will undertake original research leading to a major monograph, peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations. Your work will involve developing a comprehensive corpus of Syracuse's small silver and bronze coinage, analysing literary, epigraphic and archaeological evidence, and applying quantitative and digital research methods. You will collaborate with researchers across the DIEGEST Project, the Centre for the Study of Ancient Documents and international partners, contributing to innovative research in numismatics and monetary history.
This is a full-time, fixed-term post for 36 months.
Job Requirements
About You
You will hold, or be close to completing, a PhD/DPhil in a relevant discipline and possess specialist knowledge of ancient numismatics. You will have working knowledge of ancient Greek and Latin, experience of conducting independent research, and the ability to publish and present your work to academic audiences. You will be confident using digital research tools and methods, with excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to contribute to collaborative research projects.
Experience of die studies, working with original ancient numismatic material, nomisma.org standards, or relevant modern languages would be an advantage.
Job Overview
- Job Title: Postdoctoral Researcher - Small Change and History. Understanding the Monetary Economy of Ancient Syracuse
- Salary: £30k-£40k
- Hours: Full time
- Artform: Museums
- Role: Research
- Contract: Contract
- Closing date: Fri, 28 Aug 2026
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Location:
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Job: Postdoctoral Researcher - Small Change and History. Understanding the Monetary Economy of Ancient Syracuse
Job: Postdoctoral Researcher - Small Change and History. Understanding the Monetary Economy of Ancient Syracuse
Organisation: Gardens, Libraries, and Museums (GLAM), University of Oxford
Postcode: OX1 2PH
How to Apply
How to apply
You will be required to upload your CV and a supporting statement as part of your online application. Your supporting statement should list each of the essential and desirable selection criteria, as listed in the job description, and explain how you meet each one. CVs alone will not be considered.
Only applications received online by 12.00 midday (BST) on Friday 28 August 2026 can be considered. Interviews are expected to take place on 30 September 2026.
- Contact name: Giselle Lee
- Contact email: [email protected]
About Gardens, Libraries, and Museums (GLAM), University of Oxford
Oxford University’s Gardens, Libraries and Museums (GLAM) house some of the world's most significant collections. They provide important places of scholarly enquiry and serve as the front door to the wealth of knowledge and research generated at Oxford, welcoming over 3 million visitors each year. We form one of the greatest concentrations of university collections in the world.