Iuliia Burtceva
Doctoral Researcher
Department Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Classics Lab
- E-Mail: iuliia.burtceva@utn.de
Curriculum Vitae
Academic Education
| Since May 2024 | PhD Candidate Classics Lab, Department of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, University of Technology NurembergThesis: Examples in Plato’s Dialogues (Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Gyburg Uhlmann) This study investigates the role and function of examples in Plato’s dialogues, with a specific focus on their methodological and pedagogical relevance for knowledge acquisition. By integrating Aristotelian concepts and conducting a meticulous analysis of often-overlooked examples in the so-called aporetic and virtue dialogues, this research aims to identify recurring patterns and variations in the use of examples. Furthermore, it explores their relation to the skopos of each dialogue, offering deeper insights into Plato’s works and the epistemological status of examples. |
| Since September 2024 | Philosophy Studies Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg |
| October 2022 – March 2024 | Master of Arts Classical Philology, Free University of Berlin Final Grade: Distinction (1.1 in the German system) |
| October 2018 – November 2022 | Bachelor of Arts Greek Philology (major), Latin Philology (minor), Free University of Berlin |
| September 2017 – May 2018 | Preparatory Course for University Entrance (Studienkolleg) G-Course, Free University of Berlin Final Grade: Distinction (1.0 in the German system, equivalent to Abitur) |
| September 2016 – May 2017 | Bachelor’s Studies (two semesters) German Studies, Faculty of Philology, Lomonosov Moscow State University |
| September 2005 – May 2016 | Secondary School Diploma Gymnasium No. 36 with an emphasis on English, Rostov-on-Don, Russia Final Grade: Distinction (5 in the Russian System) |
Academic Work Experience
| Since May 2024 | Doctoral Researcher Classics Lab, Department of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, University of Technology Nuremberg |
| December 2023 – April 2024 | Student Research Assistant Department of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, University of Technology Nuremberg |
| June 2020 – April 2024 | Student Research Assistant Institute for Greek and Latin Philology, Free University of Berlin |
| June 2023 – April 2024 | Co-supervision of the Aristotle Archive Institute for Greek and Latin Philology, Free University of Berlin |
| August 2022 – December 2023 | Student Research Assistant – Project A04, CRC 980 „Episteme in Motion“ Free University of Berlin |
| November 2023 – February 2024 | Service Contract – Updating Online Study Assistants for the BA programmes in Greek Philology, Latin Philology, Medieval Latin, and Neo-Hellenic Studies Institute for Greek and Latin Philology, Free University of Berlin |
| March 2022 – April 2022 | Internship – Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum (CIL) Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities |
| July 2021 | Service Contract – Editorial Work on a DFG Pre-proposal Institute for Greek and Latin Philology, Free University of Berlin |
Academic and Administrative Roles
| Since February 2024 | Deputy Representative for Equal Opportunities for Women in Science and Arts Department of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, University of Technology Nuremberg |
Research Interests
- Ancient Philosophy, with a special focus on Platonic and Aristotelian Philosophy
- Scholasticism
- Neoplatonism
- Epistemology
- Metaphysics
- Rhetoric
- Literary Studies
Selected Presentations
- International Aristotelian Conference
Lisbon, Portugal, 03 July 2025
From Kath’ Hekasta to Katholou? Aristotle’s Epagoge, Paradeigmata, and the Structure of Rational Reasoning - Annual Conference of the International Society for Neoplatonic Studies (ISNS)
Athens, Greece, 20 June 2025
Eikon and Symbolon in Proclus: Epistemic Instruments in an Anagogical Framework - Classical Association Annual Conference
University of St Andrews, United Kingdom, 11 July 2025
The Didactic Role of Examples in Platonic Dialogues: A Reappraisal - Doctoral Forum of the 8th International Congress of the Gesellschaft für antike Philosophie (GANPH)
Fribourg, Switzerland, 03 September 2025
The Examples in Plato’s Dialogues - 13th Philosophical Propaedeuticum: „What is Freedom?“
Free University of Berlin, 20 November 2023
Aristotle: Freedom of Will and Decision-Making - Conference of Classical Philologists from Northern German Universities: „Aquilonia“
Free University of Berlin, 24 June 2023
Παραδείγματα as Instruments of Dialectical Method in Plato’s Laches
Languages
- Russian: Native
- German: Proficient
- English: Proficient
- French: Basic
- Italian: Basic
- Ancient Greek: Scholarly proficient
- Latin: Scholarly proficient
- Mycenaean Greek: Basic