Internships
MELA is regularly recruiting MA students who want to collaborate on the project. If you want to join MELA’s team, send your spontaneous application to Prof. Andrea Cuomo at andrea.cuomo@ugent.be.
Job Openings
PhD Position: Byzantine Hymnography, Greek Linguistics, Byzantine Studies
Project: VirMa – The Representation of the Virgin Mary in the Theotokaria by Photios, Geometres, and Mauropous
Host Institution: Ghent University (UGent) – Department of Linguistics
Duration: 4 years (full-time), at least 90% research
Application deadline: August 1, 2026, 23:59 Brussels time
Start Date: 1 October 2026 at the earliest. Nota: The start date of the project is flexible (in any case, no later than 1 January 2027), so you may also apply even if you have not yet obtained your MA degree at the time of application.
Funding: FWO Senior Research Project nr. G005026NApplication Procedure VirMa
Selection Committee: Andrea Cuomo, Kristoffel Demoen (chairs)