Appel à Candidature

Call for Applications

Postdoctoral research associate position in Medieval Hebrew Palaeography – Hebrew Manuscripts in the Digital Age, EPHE, Paris Sciences Lettres

Application deadline: 30 May 2024 Midnight, Central European Summer Time

The École Pratique des Hautes Études, PSL-University in Paris, France, is hiring one postdoctoral research associate in Hebrew Palaeography. The successful candidate will join the team led by Professor Judith Olszowy-Schlanger in the framework of the project Hebrew Manuscripts in the Digital Age directed by Judith Olszowy-Schlanger and Daniel Stökl Ben Ezra.

Working closely with Judith Olszowy-Schlanger and the other team members, the selected postdoctoral research associate will be responsible for annotating palaeographical samples of Medieval Hebrew manuscripts for the online Hebrew Palaeography Album (HebrewPal) (https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/).

Position : Full-time postdoctoral research associate (35h/week)

Employer : Paris, France : Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, PSL, Section des Sciences Historiques et Philologiques. The postdoctoral research associate will be also affiliated with the research cluster EA 4116 - SAPRAT-Savoirs et pratiques du Moyen Âge à l’époque contemporaine (https://www.saprat.fr/)

Place of employment : EPHE, PSL, Condorcet Campus, Paris, France.

Length of the contract : 1 year with possibility of extending for 1 additional year.

Start date : 1 October 2024

Essential qualifications :

• Doctorate in Hebrew and Jewish Studies, with specialisation in medieval history, manuscripts, art history or book history
• Training / experience with Manuscript Studies

Required skills:

• Excellent knowledge of Hebrew
• Excellent writing skills in English and preferably knowledge of French
• Experience with / knowledge of large databases
• Research experience
• Excellent organisation and sense of responsibility
• Capacity to work in a team

To apply :

Send (as a single PDF file with your name and HMDA):

• Letter of motivation
• CV
• List of publications
• Sample of a published work or a thesis chapter
• Two letters of recommendation from thesis advisers and/or senior academic figures

To: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger at the address: judith.schlanger@ephe.sorbonne.fr by 30 May 2024 at the latest

Contact :

For further particulars, please contact Judith Olszowy-Schlanger, judith.schlanger@ephe.sorbonne.fr

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