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Humanities Faculty

Digital History

  1.  University of bamberg
  2. Faculties
  3. Humanities
  4. Institutes
  5. History and European Ethnology
  6. Digital History
  7. Vacancies
  8. Unlocking Upcycled Medieval Data (DFG-AHRC)
  9. Postdoctoral Researcher
Starting from the upcycled LCA, you will conduct independent research on pre-modern consumer economy in the fourteenth to sixteenth centuries
  • You will contribute to creating a FAIR digital dataset from the transcribed LCA, to a source guide and tutorial for using the upcycled LCA
  • You will disseminate your research results in peer-reviewed publications

    • Your profile:

    • PhD in History or related field
    • Demonstrated experience with Digital Humanities tools and methodologies
    • Strong capability for self-organized research
    • Excellent project management and documentation skills
    • Strong academic track-record, evidenced by research publications, grants, awards, and scholarly recognition beyond PhD completion
    • Knowledge of medieval or early modern economic history is desired
    • Experience with historical data standardization and enrichment is an asset
    • Familiarity with FAIR data principles is a plus
    • Experience with collaborative research projects

    We offer:

    • Integration into an international research team
    • Opportunity to contribute to a ground-breaking digital history project
    • An international work environment with excellent career development opportunities

    More information:

    https://www.history.ac.uk/research/unlocking-upcycled-medieval-data

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    General information

    Where candidates are otherwise equally qualified, preference will be given to candidates with disabilities. We particularly welcome applications from under-represented communities and first-generation academics. 

    The University of Bamberg has been certified by the Hertie Foundation as a family-friendly university and is particularly committed to helping reconcile work and family life. The university promotes gender equality in the workplace and endeavours to increase the proportion of women in research and teaching. In the case of equal aptitude, qualifications and expertise, preference is given to women. The faculty aims to increase the proportion of women in research and teaching and therefore welcomes applications from female scientists.

    All appointments will be made based on merit, according to the criteria outlined in this job description.

    Application

    Please send your application documents (cover letter, CV, copies of degrees) as one PDF document to digihist(at)uni-bamberg.de.

    The application deadline is 07.01.2025.

    If you have any questions, please contact Prof. Dr. Werner Scheltjens by e-mail: werner.scheltjens(at)uni-bamberg.de.