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The Center for Advanced Study "RomanIslam - Center for Comparative Empire and Transcultural Studies" funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) invites applications for a Research Associate (Cartographer) for the project "Romanization and Islamication in Late Antiquity - Transcultural Processes on the Iberian Peninsula and North Africa" - Salary Level 13 TV-L.

The position in accordance with Section28 subsection3 of the Hamburg higher education act (Hamburgisches Hochschulgesetz, HmbHG) commences on May 1, 2021. This is a fixed-term contract in accordance with Section2 of the academic fixed-term labor contract act (Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz, WissZeitVG). The term is fixed until March 31, 2024. The position calls for 50% of standard work hours per week.

Responsibilities:
Duties include academic services in the project named above. Research associates may also pursue independent research and further academic qualifications.

Specific Duties:
RomanIslam, the Center for Advanced Study, convenes the disciplines of comparative empire and transcultural studies. Our approach aims to compare transcultural assimilation processes in the historical region of the western Mediterranean with focus on the Iberian Peninsula and North Africa during the first millennium CE, or the so-called „Long Late Antiquity“, including the Early Islamic Period.
The successful applicant will develop and conceptualize maps for print and online/ digital use in close cooperation with the research team. The maps are to visualize changes occuring during the Roman and Islamic empire in the larger western mediterranean area, including transcultural, socio-political and economic changes. The applicant could conduct research in the frame of the project “Romanization and Islamication in Late Antiquity” concentrating on one or both regions under study.

Requirements:
A university degree in a relevant field.
- As the project’s working language is English, a good working knowledge of English is absolutely essential.
- A university degree or technical university degree (Fachhochschule) in a relevant subject such as cartography, geoinformatics, geography, geosciences.
- Working experience with GIS programs (ArcGIS, QGIS, and others.
- Working experience in post-producing GIS maps in a vector graphics program(Illustrator, Inkscape, ...).
- Ability to work in an interdisciplinary team.
- Good analytical and visualization skills.

ADDITIONAL DESIRABLE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE:
- Previous cooperation with scholars in the Humanities, especially History/Archaeology.
- Knowledge of German, Spanish or French.
- Knowledge of Arabic transcription systems.

The Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg promotes equal opportunity. As women are currently underrepresented in this job category at Universität Hamburg according to the evaluation conducted under the Hamburg act on gender equality (Hamburgisches Gleichstellungsgesetz, HambGleiG), we encourage women to apply for this position. Equally qualified and suitable female applicants will receive preference.

Qualified disabled candidates or applicants with equivalent status receive preference in the application process.

For further information, please contact sabine.panzram@uni-hamburg.de and/or stefan.heidemann@uni-hamburg.de or consult our website at http://www.romanislam.uni-hamburg.de.

Applications should include a cover letter, a tabular curriculum vitae, and copies of degree certificate(s). Please send applications by March 15, 2021 to:romanislam@uni-hamburg.de.

Please do not submit original documents as we are not able to return them. Any documents submitted will be destroyed after the application process has concluded.