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3 x Research Fellows - Collaborative EuropeaN Digital/Archival
Infrastructure (CENDARI)
University of Birmingham - College of Arts and Law - School of History and
Cultures Starting salary £27,578 a year, in a range up to £35,938 a year,
with potential progression to £38,140 a year
The School of History and Cultures at the University of Birmingham seeks to
appoint 3 Postdoctoral Research Fellows for three years to work on an
EU-funded international collaborative project (Collaborative EuropeaN
Digital/Archival Infrastructure - CENDARI).
CENDARI will provide and facilitate access to existing archives and
resources in Europe for the study of medieval and modern European history
through the development of an 'enquiry environment'. This environment will
increase access to records of historic importance across the European
Research Area, creating a powerful new platform for accessing and
investigating historical data in a transnational fashion overcoming the
national and institutional data silos that now exist. It will leverage the
power of the European infrastructure for Digital Humanities (DARIAH)
bringing these technical experts together with leading historians and
existing research infrastructures (archives, libraries and individual
digital projects) within a programme of technical research informed by
cutting edge reflection on the impact of the digital age on scholarly
practice.
Two domains have been chosen as case studies to develop this flexible
research environment, in the first instance for historical research, but
easily adaptable in future for other humanities domains. The first case
study will be in the area of First World War studies, a timely area of
research as we are fast approaching the centenary of this pan-European
conflict that is already generating much interest from academics to the
general public across Europe. The second case study will focus on medieval
history in the creation of an Atlas of Medieval Cultures that will develop
new paradigms from which to investigate and bridge linguistic, cultural and
spatial boundaries.
We are therefore looking for historians of Europe to join an international
and interdisciplinary team of scholars including historians, archivists and
librarians, e-science and digital humanities specialists.
The post holders will have a PhD in European History (or equivalent), be
fluent in English and in another European language at least. They will be
able to demonstrate their capacity to operate successfully in an
interdisciplinary, international and multilingual research environment.
The post holders will work with the Principal Investigator, Dr Pierre
Purseigle, on several work packages including "Training and Transnational
Access Coordination", "Methodology and Archive User Requirements",
"Investigation and Description of Archives", "Research Processes and
System
Architecture", and "Research Spaces".
For informal enquiries, please contact Dr Pierre Purseigle at the
Department of History, School of History and Cultures, The University of
Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT. Email: p.purseigle(a)bham.ac.uk
Closing date: 10th May 2012
Ref: 44563
To download the details and submit an electronic application online please
click on the following link:
http://www.hr.bham.ac.uk/jobs Alternatively
information can be obtained from 0121 415 9000.
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Dr Pierre Purseigle
Senior Lecturer in Modern History
University of Birmingham
School of History and Cultures
Edgbaston
B15 2TT Birmingham - UK
Tel: +44-1214145739
p.purseigle(a)bham.ac.uk
http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/pierrepurseigle
International Society for First World War Studies
http://www.firstworldwarstudies.org