One Position for a Digital Humanities Research
vor 2 Wochen
The Department of Social Anthropology and Cultural Studies (SACS) at the University of Bern is seeking a Digital Humanities Research Associate to join the unit “Middle East and Muslim Societies.”
Tasks
- TraIL_ aims at providing cutting-edge research on the legal history of labour in Islamicate societies, at diversifying our understanding of labour through textual and digital methods of analysis, and at producing a database on labour in Islamic legal sources._ MediMath_ aims at investigating medieval and early modern mathematical texts within the Mediterranean world, and will create a multi-language lexicography. _The Flow_ aims at developing workflows and digital tools for the automatic and semi-automatic processing of sources from Ottoman Palestine, England, the Hanseatic region and Bern.
The position is for two years with possibility of extension for two more years and a working percentage of 65-70% depending on the qualifications. An increase of the working percentage is possible depending on fundings.
The responsibilities of the research associate are as follows:
- Creating Ground Truth and Training of handwritten text recognition models for Arabic
- Support in the annotation of the Arabic manuscripts (named entities, topics, etc.)
- Digital edition of relevant manuscripts
- Development of the TraIL project database
- Development of a multi-language digital lexicography for MediMath
- Organization of training events on Islamicate Digital Humanities for the projects' members
- Participation to academic conferences and publications in scientific journals
- Close collaboration with the three project teams and with the teams of the involved institutions
- Participation to project meetings and research colloquia
- Logistical support in the organization of activities, workshops and conferences
- Participation in the projects' communication strategy
- Building academic networks with international colleagues who work on Islamicate digital humanities
**Requirements**:
Fluency in both written and spoken English, advanced proficiency in Arabic, and familiarity with Latin are essential. Knowledge of Ottoman Turkish, prior experience with legal sources, and/or a PhD would be an asset but are not required.
What we offer
The position is based in the Department of Social Anthropology and Cultural Studies (SACS), within the unit “Middle East and Muslim Societies,” and in close cooperation with Prof. Dr Tobias Hodel (Digital Humanities, Walter Benjamin Kolleg). The position is limited to a maximum of four years, and relocation to Bern is expected.
Application and Contact Details
Applications should include:
- A cover letter explaining your interest in the position
- A copy of relevant degree certificates and a detailed academic transcript
- A detailed CV
If you are invited to an interview, you will be asked to provide contact details for two references and a description of a previous project. Interviews will take place in November via Zoom.
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