Classics, Ancient History, Linguistics, Academia and more
A few days ago, I facilitated an event organised by Ellie Mackin Roberts (I want to be clear: she definitely did most of the work!) at the Institute of Classical Studies in London, designed around helping early-career Classicists navigate academia beyond their PhD. The morning focused on publishing and the REF, and the afternoon was... Continue Reading →
On the first of September, I celebrated my first anniversary of starting work at the University of Exeter. It's been a great year, and I've learned a lot - but I was also interested to see how I'd spent my time this year. Some of you might know that I track how I spend my... Continue Reading →
It's (just about) getting to the time of year when people are having job interviews for next academic year. I've had a few interviews over the past few years, some successful and some not, but I always found the best resources for interview preparation online. The most important thing (I think) is planning answers to... Continue Reading →
The Greek in Italy project is advertising for a new fixed-term post doctoral research associate. I've worked on the project for the last three years, and it is a fantastic team to be a part of! You can find the details of the ad below. Please get in touch if you have any questions about the... Continue Reading →
I am very pleased to announce officially that I will be joining the University of Exeter from September 2016 as a Lecturer in Classics. I'm thrilled to be joining such a great department, where I'll be working with scholars whose work I admire very much. Already everyone has been incredibly friendly and welcoming, and we already... Continue Reading →
Application season for the Oxbridge JRFs has just rolled around (in fact, the first deadline, Trinity, seems to be on Friday, so this post is a little late). A common complaint about these jobs is that their application procedure is difficult to access and poorly explained - and this complaint is often pretty fair. In... Continue Reading →
Katherine McDonald 