Job Information
- Organisation/Company
- Bibliotheca Arabica
- Research Field
- Computer science » Systems designHistory » Medieval history
- Researcher Profile
- Recognised Researcher (R2)
- Country
- Germany
- Application Deadline
- Type of Contract
- To be defined
- Job Status
- Part-time
- Hours Per Week
- 20-30
- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
- Not funded by an EU programme
- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
- No
Offer Description
The Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Leipzig invites applications for the following position in the research project "Bibliotheca Arabica – Towards a New History of Arabic Literature" at the earliest possible date:
Research Software Engineer in the field of Digital Humanities (m/f/d)
The appointment is initially for a period of two years, with the prospect of continued employment during the project duration (until 2035).
Pay grade: TV-L 13, job scope: part-time 50% or 75%
Place of work: Leipzig
Job Description
- Continuously develop our two project applications under production conditions (graph database khizana.saw-leipzig.de; internal annotation tool) and implement additional interfaces.
- Work closely with domain experts to define and implement best practices for data modeling and integration.
- Develop, and implement an efficient system for Arabic Entity Resolution and Record Matching.
- Keep up-to-date with latest developments in applied Digital Humanities, participate in project publications.
- Long term: evaluate, apply, and advance digital methods for data-related analysis and visualisation.
Women are strongly encouraged to apply. Preference will be given to persons with severe disabilities who are equally qualified.
For general information, please contact Dr Daniel Kinitz (kinitz@saw-leipzig.de).
Project information at: www.saw-leipzig.de/bibliotheca-arabica.
Requirements
- Research Field
- Computer science » Systems design
- Education Level
- Master Degree or equivalent
Candidate Profile
- University degree (Master’s/Diploma, PhD) in Computer Science or Digital Humanities
- Proficiency in at least one programming language
- Experience in developing and implementing complex applications
- Experience in Digital Humanities projects or interdisciplinary communication with domain experts
- Proficiency in English
Desirable Experiences/Competences (one or more):
- Developing and operating graph-based or relational database systems
- Developing tools for representing, analysing and visualising research data
- Ruby/Jruby and JavaScript
- Named entity resolution/disambiguation techniques and record matching
- Optical character recognition (kraken, eScriptorium/Django)
- Languages
- ENGLISH
- Level
- Excellent
Additional Information
Please send your application by 15 April 2024, stating your previous experience and your preferred level of commitment (50% or 75%), to the Secretary General of SAW, Dr Christian Winter, e-mail: bewerbung@sawleipzig.de (one single PDF file).
About us
The Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Leipzig is a research institution with more than 20 longterm research projects. These are part of the Academy Programme, the largest long-term research programme for fundamental research in the humanities in Germany.
What we offer: Welcoming environment, supportive administration, flexible working hours, regular mobile and family-friendly work, 30 days annual leave, after probationary period and induction: long-term employment contract (2 years + 9 years).
The place of work is Leipzig, a dynamic and extremely liveable city, only 1 hour from Berlin, with a large university, affordable rents, a wide range of cultural activities, lots of nature and excursion possibilities as well as an international airport.
Privacy Policy
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Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- Bibliotheca Arabica
- Country
- Germany
- State/Province
- Saxony
- City
- Leipzig
- Postal Code
- 04109
- Street
- Nikolaistraße 6-10
Where to apply
- bewerbung@saw-leipzig.de
Contact
- State/Province
- Saxony
- City
- Leipzig
- Website
- Street
- Nikolaistraße 6-10
- Postal Code
- 04109