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Date: Thu, 01 May 2008 07:08:28 +0100 From: Torsten Schassan schassan@hab.de Subject: Job: Postdoctoral Researcher, digital scholarly edition, Cologne, Germany

The Thomas Institute, University of Cologne, invites applications for a two-year fixed-term contract position of a

Postdoctoral Researcher (TVL-E 13)

in conjunction with the Theophilus project. The project aims to take a new approach to the treatise on mediaeval handcrafts of Theophilus Presbyter and will present a digital scholarly edition, based on a comprehensive documentation of the variant manuscript traditions.

The Position: -- Research on manuscript witnesses and sources -- Transcription and critical annotation of the variant text versions -- Digitisation of existing editions and translations -- Creation of a comprehensive digital edition -- Cooperation with IT-specialists and art historians and with similar edition projects -- Presentation of results and assistance in the organisation of an exhibition on medieval arts and crafts

Qualifications: -- PhD in a relevant mediaeval discipline -- Very good knowledge of Latin language, palaeography and codicology -- Experiences in the creation of scholarly editions -- Good awareness of similar digital humanities ventures / willingness to undergo intensive training

An extensive description of the project is provided at the homepage of the Thomas Institute: www.thomasinstitut.uni-koeln.de

For further information please contact Prof. Dr. Andreas Speer (email: andreas.speer@unikoeln.de; phone: +49 221 470 2309).

Complete Applications must be submitted before 31st May 2008 to the Thomas Institute, University of Cologne, Universit=E4tsstrasse 22, 50923 K=F6ln, Germany.

cf. http://www.thomasinstitut.uni-koeln.de/forschung/theophilus/vacancies.html

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