The project:
Preparation of an English-language version of the 16-volume document collection Die Verfolgung und Ermordung der europäischen Juden durch das nationalsozialistische Deutschland, 1933-1945 (VEJ). The English version, entitled The Persecution and Murder of the European Jews by Nazi Germany, 1933–1945 (PMJ), is updated and adapted for an English-language audience. Seven volumes have already appeared in English and currently four further volumes are in different stages of preparation. The project partners are the Leibniz Institute for Contemporary History, the University of Freiburg, and the German Federal Archives, in cooperation with the International Institute for Holocaust Research at Yad Vashem. The project is funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG).
For more information, please visit the project website https://pmj-documents.org/
Start date: 1 October 2024 or as soon as possible thereafter until 30 April 2025.
The post is based in Berlin-Lichterfelde at the Leibniz Institute for Contemporary History.
Required qualifications and experience:
- Completed Bachelor’s or Master’s degree on a relevant topic
- Interest and expertise in the history of the Second World War and the Holocaust
- Native or near-native proficiency in English
- Near-native proficiency in German
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
The successful candidate will be involved in:
- XML database editing and assistance with index creation
- Assisting with the management of external translators
- Updating and developing the project website
- Checking and correcting of documents and footnotes during the production process
We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.
Please send your application, including a letter of application in English, a CV and either two letters of recommendation (in English or German) or the names of two academic referees with contact details, as a single PDF file no later than 10 June 2024 to: harvey@ifz-muenchen.de
Contact
Prof. Elizabeth Harvey
Project lead, PMJ, c/o Institut für Zeitgeschichte Finckensteinallee 85-87, 12205 Berlin
harvey@ifz-muenchen.de