Researcher - Fixed-term contract - Research profile: transcription of 14th and 15th century man[...]

CNRS; France; Sur place; EUR 30 000 - 40 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A prominent research institute in France is seeking a researcher to support the scholarly production of data for the DEBATE database. This role includes conducting studies, preparing prosopographical records, and transcribing manuscripts from the 14th and 15th centuries. Candidates should have a PhD in medieval intellectual history and excellent knowledge of Latin palaeography. The position is full-time for three years, starting January 1, 2026, with a workload of 38.5 hours per week, based in Aubervilliers.

Qualifications

• Expertise in preparing articles for publication and drafting collective volumes.
• Solid experience with research databases for locating manuscripts.

Responsabilités

• Support and expand the scholarly production of data for the DEBATE database.
• Conduct in-depth studies and prepare prosopographical profiles.
• Transcribe Latin texts from the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.

Connaissances

Excellent command of Latin palaeography

Expert knowledge of codicology

Strong computer literacy

Familiarity with medieval philosophical texts

Excellent mastery of English

Interest in digital humanities tools

Formation

PhD and habilitation in medieval intellectual history

Description du poste

Organisation/Company CNRS Department Institut de recherche et d'histoire des textes Research Field Physics Researcher Profile Leading Researcher (R4) Country France Application Deadline 26 Dec 2025 - 23:59 (UTC) Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 35 Offer Starting Date 1 Jan 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

The recruited researcher will have as their primary mission to support and expand the scholarly production of data intended for integration into the DEBATE database. This includes conducting in-depth studies, preparing prosopographical records, and transcribing and analyzing manuscripts. A key component of the position is the completion of the enrichment of the DEBATE database through the integration of more than 200 entries concerning authors of principia that have not yet been processed—identifications, biographical notices, textual corpora, and unpublished works. This effort aims to provide complete, sustainable, and interoperable access to data covering the period 1350–1500. The researcher will also participate in the production of post-ERC deliverables, in particular through the scholarly valorization of the project by contributing to the publication of a monograph on the development of the principia genre, demonstrating the methodological and historiographical impact of the database on the study of late-medieval university practices. Finally, the position involves a decisive contribution to the completion of a major ongoing editorial project: the publication of the third volume of the edition of Jacques d'Eltville's Commentary on the Sentences, based on the comparative study of 25 manuscripts.

• Palaeographic and Latin verification of transcriptions based on fourteenth- and fifteenth-century Latin manuscripts
• Production of prosopographical profiles to be added to the database DEBATE
• Conducting research on the principia: study of the authors and their works
• Writing chapters for a monographic volume
• Transcribing, punctuating, and establishing Latin texts from the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries
• Identifying explicit and implicit sources of principia texts
• Participating in a collaborative research team, as well as in the development and management of datas

The Institute for Research and History of Texts (IRHT) is dedicated to fundamental research on medieval manuscripts and early printed books. It studies the history of texts written in the principal cultural languages of the Mediterranean world—including Latin and the Romance languages—in all their dimensions: material supports of writing, script and decoration, textual content, iconography, dissemination, and reception. The position will be situated within the research team of Monica Brînzei, hosted by the Latin Section of the IRHT, in the Bâtiment Recherche Nord on the Condorcet Campus in Aubervilliers, where the IRHT has been located since September 2019. This is a full-time, three-year contract, beginning on 1 January 2026 and ending on 31 December 2028. The workload is 38.5 hours per week. The place of work is the IRHT, Aubervilliers (Condorcet Campus), Bâtiment Recherche Nord. The contract is not renewable for this position. Contact : Monica Brinzei, DR1-IRHT : [e-mail]

• PhD and habilitation in medieval intellectual history
• Expert knowledge of scholarly disciplines: excellent command of Latin palaeography, as well as codicology, textual criticism, and medieval Latin
• Strong computer literacy and solid experience with research databases for locating manuscripts in archival collections
• Familiarity with medieval philosophical texts produced in university contexts
• Ability to exercise critical expertise in view of preparing articles for publication
• Capacity to undertake all forms of scholarly valorization: drafting articles, composing the introduction to a collective volume, assisting in the preparation of indexes
• Excellent mastery of English, both written and spoken
• Ability to work within an international team, strong interest in the project's subject matter, and good interpersonal skills
• Willingness to travel and to work on-site in foreign archives
• Ease and ability with digital humanities tools