Research Associate for the Project “Cluster of Excellence Understanding Written Artefacts” (Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures)

**Institution**Cluster of Excellence „Understanding Written Artefacts“ **Salary level**EGR. 13 TV-L **Start date**01.02.2027, fixed until 31.01.2030 (This is a fixed-term contract in accordance with Section 2 of the academic fixed-term labor contract act [Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz, WissZeitVG]). **Application deadline**22.11.2026 **Scope of work**full-time position suitable for part-time The Cluster of Excellence ‘Understanding Written Artefacts’ (UWA) is seeking to recruit a postdoctoral researcher to pursue an independent research project that foregrounds the Jewish Cemetery of Altona and explores its potential as a rich repository of written artefacts and a valuable source for innovative research in Jewish Studies. UWA offers an exciting opportunity to research handwritten artefacts across materials, periods and regions within a collaborative team of doctoral, postdoctoral and senior/professorial researchers. You will be part of an international team of researchers from across over forty disciplines in the Humanities, the Natural Sciences and Computer Science. The Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures is by now the largest research centre of its kind worldwide and offers a uniquely dynamic research environment. **Your responsibilities** ------------------------- Duties include academic services in the project named above. Research associates may also pursue further academic qualifications outside of their work responsibilities. You will pursue an independent research project that fits the overall comparative research profile of UWA. You will contribute to the cluster’s research programme through your active engagement in its collaborative research activities. Activities include participation in research meetings, academic publications, organising scholarly events, and maintaining and developing cooperations and relevant networks. In particular, you will work as part of the Project Group 1 “Turning Rock into Pixels,” contributing a Jewish Studies perspective to its interdisciplinary research agenda and actively participating in the development of the Altona Cemetery Virtual Research Environment (ACVRE). See further information here. **Your profile** ---------------- A university degree in a relevant field. You hold an excellent University degree in Jewish studies or a related discipline, demonstrating your expertise in the study of early modern Judaism, Jewish history, Jewish Thought, Hebrew palaeography, Jewish epigraphy, or other relevant research fields. You have either obtained your doctorate or submitted your PhD thesis by the time of the application deadline. Fluency in English and a very good command of Hebrew are required. You have a strong research profile in the study of written artefacts. An interest in interdisciplinary collaboration across the Humanities and at the interfaces between the Humanities, Natural Sciences, and Computer Science is essential. Additional desirable qualifications and experience incl