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Dear list,
The Royal Irish Academy now invites applications for the following contract position with the Saint Patrick's Confessio Hypertext Stack Project, to begin work on Monday, 23rd May 2011. Please do not hesitate to contact me personally if you have any further questions (contact details below).
Postgraduate Internship - (Fixed-Term Contract - 12 Weeks)
1. The Task: The Postgraduate Intern will help with some of the Stack's fundamental editorial work, involving detailed proof-reading of digital renderings of texts that relate to Saint Patrick's Confessio, together with some basic encoding thereof. Furthermore, a series of final steps in creating the online presence of a large variety of documents and text layers of the Stack needs to be prepared, executed, and reviewed. Based in Academy House (19 Dawson Street, Dublin 2), the Postgraduate Intern will also be involved in assisting with the dissemination of information on the project and its promotion. 2. Qualifications and Experience: The successful candidate will have a meticulous eye for detail and be familiar with various text formats (word, PDF, XML, HTML). A basic understanding of TEI and some experience of digital text encoding will be required. Also indispensable will be general editorial skills and an understanding of Latin. Postgraduate Interns must be registered at a PRTLI-eligible third-level institution (i.e. most of the European third-level institution) at the time of taking up the internship. 3. Salary: A salary of € 19,677 per annum will be offered on a pro rata basis. PRSI is payable at the A1 rate.
Further information and details of the application process are available on www.ria.ie and www.heanet.ie/community and the closing date for applications is Monday, 2nd May 2011 at 4pm. Applicants will be shortlisted on the basis of the information provided in their applications. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted in advance of interviews, which will be held on Thursday, 12th May 2011.
The Royal Irish Academy is an equal opportunities employer
-- Franz Fischer (Dr des.) Royal Irish Academy 19 Dawson Street, Dublin 2, Ireland; email: f.fischer@ria.ie, tel.: +353 1 6090605 http://www.ria.ie , http://dho.ie/confessio , http://www.i-d-e.de