The Austrian Centre for Digital Humanities (ACDH-OeAW), a research department of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (Austria’s leading non-university research facility), is offering a
POST DOC POSITION (F/M) (fulltime, 40h/week)
in Digital Prosopography, temporary until 31.12.2020.
This position will be at the centre of a new research focus that we are currently establishing at the ACDH-OeAW, on digital prosopography. The role includes use of prosopographical resources built at the Austrian Academy of Sciences, and contributions to an infrastructure for prosopographical research. Digital prosopography ranges from classical ancient history to modern collective biography, from information extraction in modern news texts to visualisations of complex prosopographical data sets. A particular focus of the work in digital prosopography at ACDH-OeAW lies in contributing to the reusable tool set.

The successful candidate will be expected to initiate independent research projects and apply for external funding where feasible; to advise colleagues both within and outside the ACDH-OeAW about available prosopographical tools and resources, and to present his or her work internationally at conferences and in scientific journals.
Requirements for the position include:
- at least four years experience in digital humanities research
- good knowledge of one or more programming languages
- good knowledge of one or more research domains within the humanities
- ability to conceive and execute projects independently
- good communication skills
- German and/or English (fluent in spoken and written)
A doctoral degree, either in computer science / informatics or in a relevant field of the humanities is an advantage.
We offer full time employment (40 hours per week) for an annual gross salary of €42.551,60 (= grade IV/2 according to the collective agreement of the Austrian Academy of Sciences).
The employment runs until December 31, 2020 in the first instance with the possibility of an extension.
Applicants are invited to send their application documents including

- a letter of motivation
- an academic CV and list of publications
- as well as a two-page proposal for a research project to be carried out at the ACDH-OeAW via e-mail to Georg Vogeler at acdh@oeaw.ac.at no later than January 31,2019.