The Department of Historical and Cultural Studies at Freie Universität Berlin invites applications for a postdoctoral research position in Jewish Studies within the framework of Emmy Noether Junior Research Group “Patterns of Knowledge Circulation: The Transmission and Reception of Jewish Esoteric Knowledge in Early Modern East-Central Europe,” founded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) (http://gepris.dfg.de/gepris/projekt/401023278).
The project develops a systematic digital catalogue in the context of a comprehensive analysis of Jewish esoteric texts from East-Central Europe between 1500 and 1750. The project uses the “nodegoat” platform as its database research environment.
The project is currently looking for a qualified candidate with experience in Digital Humanities and its methods, and with interest in Jewish history. The area of responsibility includes participation in the research project mentioned above, in the form of support and coordination tasks.
The work of postdoctoral researcher includes the following duties:
- Research contribution related to the project's database, in the form of analysis of historical networks and their visualization based on the existing data set and the current data model of the project
- Publication of research results via the project’s public interface "nodegoat" and on the project’s website
- Scientific contribution to the project database
- Scientific contributions to the project website and further public relations work for the project
Requirements:
PhD in Digital Humanities or a relevant field
Desirable:
Excellent command of English (B2/C1)
Experience in the methods of historical research network analysis and other relevant methods of digital humanities
Ability to work well both collaboratively and independently
High motivation and excellent organisation skills
Application documents should include:
- a letter of motivation, including a short statement of how the candidate meets the requirements and the desirable criteria
- curriculum vitae
- one letter of recommendation should be submitted directly by a referee to Dr Agata Paluch (agata.paluch@fu-berlin.de).
Please submit all the application documents, quoting the reference code WiMi/2024/Jud/02, preferably as one pdf file, by email to agata.paluch@fu-berlin.de or by post to:
Freie Universität Berlin
Fachbereich Geschichts- und Kulturwissenschaften
Institut für Judaistik
Frau Dr. Agata Paluch
Fabeckstr. 23-25
14195 Berlin (Dahlem)
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