Dear Colleagues, Curie Virag at the University of Toronto (curie.virag@utoronto.ca ) has requested that I forward the following call for applications for a new postdoctoral position at the University of Edinburgh that has been created through her China-Byzantium research project (funded by the European Research Council). The position is for 3 years starting next summer, is based in Edinburgh. The closing date is Feb. 14. The link to the position is: http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/BGX188/research-fellow-in-middle-period-chinese-intellectual-and-or-cultural-history Prof. Virag provides the following description: "We are inviting applications for a 3-year Post-doctoral Research Fellow position in middle-period (Tang-Song) Chinese intellectual/cultural history, with expertise in the history of education and classicizing learning. The position is part of the ERC-funded project, 'Classicising learning in medieval imperial systems: Cross-cultural approaches to Byzantine paideia and Tang/Song xue' (PAIXUE),' which I am running jointly with my Byzantinist colleague in Edinburgh, Prof. Niels Gaul. Given the nature of our project, we are looking for someone with strong interest in comparative/cross-cultural studies, and a willingness to engage in the study of Byzantine thought and learned culture, as well as to collaborate with a Byzantinist team-member. The position runs from August 2018 to July 2021 and is based in Edinburgh. The closing date is 14th February 2018." The link to the press release about the project itself is: https://www.ed.ac.uk/history-classics-archaeology/news-events/news/2-million-euro-erc-grant Sincerely, Michael