The Hannah Arendt Institute for Totalitarianism Studies at the Technical University of Dresden (HAIT) is funded by the Free State of Saxony and led by Prof. Dr. Thomas Lindenberger of the Technical University Dresden. It currently retains eleven scientific and eight non-scientific directly employed positions (m/f/d) (Haushaltsstellen). The HAIT is located on the campus of the Technical University of Dresden and, in accordance with its statutes and on an interdisciplinary basis, it undertakes research about democracy, autocracy and extremism in past and present, including the Nazi and the SED dictatorships, as well as the united German state.
For further information, see: http://www.hait.tu-dresden.de
Tasks:
1) Head of Digital Humanities and Research Data Management
- Development and coordination of a humanities research data infrastructure at HAIT and its connected institutions (interfaces, generic object services, microservices, distributed systems, etc.)
- Development and testing of digital methods as well as the standardization and linkage of meta data and research data
- Coordination of cooperative academic online work platforms for the HAIT
- Coordination of the processing of existing databases at the HAIT for academic use by third parties
- Expansion of cooperation and active project development with network partners (e.g. the Saxon Research Centre and Competence Network for Digital Humanities and Cultural Heritage/KompetenzwerkD or the research alliance of the TU Dresden/DRESDENconcept Science and Innovation Campus)
- Cooperation within the MA program in Digital Humanities at the TU Dresden, supervision of interns
- Internal and external representation of the HAIT
2) Head of Public History/Knowledge Transfer and Public Relations
- Coordination and conceptual updating of the HAIT’s public relations strategy
- Development of DH-based strategies in the areas of Public History and Citizen Science of the HAIT
- Strategic alignment and coordination of scientific communication with academic research institutions at national and international levels
3) Head of Digital Publishing
- Development and coordination of an open access publishing strategy and retro-digitization of the HAIT's publication series
- Coordination of the digital provision and (re-)use of research results and publications
- Cooperation with the editing and layout department of HAIT
- Monitoring of digital distribution
Your skills:
Requirements
- A successfully completed humanities university degree (MA or comparable degree) with a focus on digital methods and technologies and/or in an information science subject (e.g. digital humanities, computer science)
- A successfully completed PhD in a humanities subject or an information science discipline
- Several years of experience in research data management, knowledge transfer and science communication
- Extensive experience in using digital methods and technologies (preferably open source) in humanities research
- An interest in contemporary historical and political science research topics
- A high level of spoken and written language skills in German and English
Beneficial skills
- Experience in programming web-based applications
- Very good knowledge of current methodological developments in the field of digital humanities
- Competence in the field of visualization of research data
- Expertise in semantic data mining and ontologies
- Expertise in various (metadata) standards
- Competence in developing and applying for interdisciplinary research projects in the humanities, with digital components or focal points
Desirable skills
- Experience in leading project teams and in managing employees
- Experience in international science communication
- Excellent communication and organizational skills
- Resilience, independence and flexibility
We offer you:
- Collaboration in an intellectually most versatile interdisciplinary research institution that deals with fundamental questions of contemporary history and political science from the 20th century to the present
- Cooperation with the “university of excellence” TU Dresden
- Opportunities for further education and training
- Flat hierarchies and a family-friendly working atmosphere
HAIT strives for a higher proportion of women in science and teaching. Qualified female academics are therefore strongly encouraged to apply. In addition, qualified candidates (m/f/d) from other European or non-European countries are specifically encouraged to apply. Severely disabled scientists (m/f/d) are given preferential treatment in the context of the applicable legal provisions when filling a position, if they are equally qualified.
Application:
Please send your application documents (curriculum vitae, copies of degree certificates, list of publications, list of courses taught) exclusively in electronic form in a single PDF document to: hait@msx.tu-dresden.de by December 4th, 2022.
Contact:
Inquiries can be directed to Dr. Claudia Böttcher (e-mail: claudia.boettcher@mailbox.tu-dresden.de).