Research Assistant (m/f/d) specialising in Digital Humanities wanted

We would like to draw your attention to the following job vacancy at our co-applicant, the Klassik Stiftung Weimar:

The Goethe and Schiller Archive, Digital Editions Department, is seeking a research assistant (m/f/d) specialising in Digital Humanities. The post is available immediately, is on a fixed-term contract until 31 December 2028 and is remunerated in accordance with pay scale E 13 of the TV-L.

As part of the academic consortium project ‘PROPYLÄEN. Research Platform on Goethe’s Biographica’, the role involves further developing and coordinating digital editorial work processes, methods and data models. This includes advising the editorial teams, ensuring the quality of research data and evaluating AI-supported methods, for example for the transcription and annotation of historical sources.

Candidates are expected to hold a university degree (in the humanities, digital humanities, computer science or similar), have experience in digital editorial work, very good knowledge of XML/TEI and good programming skills (e.g. Python or JavaScript), as well as very good German and good English. We offer flexible working hours, the option to work remotely, a company pension scheme (VBL), opportunities for further training and free admission to the Foundation’s museums.

Job advertisement: [https://jobs.b-ite.com/jobposting/d314cd53689e3ff0660d8bb37485f5a178d697e01] (https://jobs.b-ite.com/jobposting/d314cd53689e3ff0660d8bb37485f5a178d697e01)