15 days ago
Full-time
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30.09.24
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Head of Digital Humanities (w/m/d)
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Intro
The Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (MPIWG) seeks to appoint a Head of Digital Humanities to lead and manage the Digital Humanities team and foster innovation and collaboration within the Institute.
Tasks
- Support directors and research group leaders in the conceptualization, development, and maintenance of the Institute’s digital research infrastructure
- Initiate and contribute to original digital humanities research in line with the Institute’s research agenda
- Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of digital humanities projects in cooperation with researchers in the Institute’s multiple departments and research groups
- Lead a multidisciplinary digital humanities team
- Set the direction for the Digital Humanities and coordinate the technical development of research projects across the Institute that have a core digital humanities component
- Initiate research collaborations with external partner institutions
Requirements
- Master’s degree in IT fields relevant to digital humanities; a doctoral degree would be desirable
- 3-to-5 years experience of managing teams or working groups
- Proven track record of projects and publications in the digital humanities field
- Extensive experience with agile software development methodologies
- Demonstrated experience in designing and managing digital historical research projects
- Experience with the application of machine learning and/or data science techniques to humanities
- Strong programming skills and willingness to contribute to technical development (e.g., Python, JS, SQL/SPARQL)
- Exhibit a comprehensive overview of digital tools and technologies relevant to digital humanities, in particular in history of science, technology, and knowledge
- Ability to stay up to date with latest technologies and methodologies in digital humanities and other relevant fields such as data science and software engineering
- Capability to develop and implement digital infrastructure and resources for the Institute
- Familiarity with German and international funding institutions
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills in an interdisciplinary setting
- Proficiency in English; good German language skills (or willingness to learn German)
Benefits
- An international setting with staff and guests from more than forty countries
- Close contact with all research and research-support units and the opportunity for direct, personal dialogue
- Flexible working hours; the opportunity to work from home as arranged with your supervisor
- Annual year-end bonus; occupational pension (VBL); subsidy for public transportation within Berlin or Germany (“Jobticket”); paid leave on Christmas Eve (December 24) and New Year’s Eve (December 31) in addition to regular annual leave
- Weekly in-house yoga classes; regular information on occupational health management courses offered by our partner health insurance companies
- Access to the wide range of training courses offered by the MPG’s Planck Academy
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