Newberry Library, Center for Renaissance Studies

Postdoctoral Scholar in French Paleography

Summary: Reporting to the Director of the Center for Renaissance Studies, the Postdoctoral Scholar will assist with preparing materials for inclusion in an online handbook for French paleography, 1400-1650.

Responsibilities:

• Assisting with the selection of original source documents for inclusion in the site;
• Preparing database entries for them;
• Drafting reference resources;
• Translating manuscripts and secondary sources into English;
• Encoding the documents and reference resources.

Qualifications:

• PhD in field relating to French early modern studies (e.g., history, art history, philosophy, literature);
• Exceptional writing and editing skills in English;
• Fluent reading knowledge of French in its modern and early forms;
• Experience with archival research in France;
• Coursework in paleography in early modern French;
• Familiarity with Access database and TEI encoding knowledge preferred (or ability to learn new applications quickly).

Schedule: Two-year full-time, grant-funded, exempt position; 35 hours a week, Monday- Friday.

Benefits: First year – health, dental, vision and group life insurance, fifteen vacation days, two personal days and paid holidays.  After one year of service – twenty vacation days, long-term disability, long-term care, and TIAA-CREF retirement plan available.

Date Posted:  October 21, 2013.  Applications accepted until position filled.

Position Available:  January 1, 2014

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