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Italian Paleography Postdoctoral Fellow at the Newberry LibraryReporting to the Director of the Center for Renaissance Studies, the Postdoctoral Scholar will assist with preparing materials for inclusion in an online handbook for Italian paleography, 1300–1700.Responsibilities : Assisting with the selection of original source documents for inclusion in the site; Preparing database entries for them; Drafting reference resources; Translating manuscripts and secondary sources into English; Encoding the documents and reference resources.Qualifications : PhD in field relating to Italian medieval and/or early modern studies (e.g., history, art history, philosophy, literature); Exceptional writing and editing skills in English; Fluent reading knowledge of Italian in its modern and early forms; Experience with archival research in Italy; Coursework in paleography in early modern Italian; Familiarity with Access database and TEI encoding knowledge preferred (or ability to learn new applications quickly).Schedule : Two-year full-time, grant-funded, exempt position; 35 hours a week, Monday–Friday.Benefits : First year – health, dental, vision and group life insurance, fifteen vacation days, two personal days and paid holidays. After one year of service – twenty vacation days, long-term disability, long-term care, and TIAA-CREF retirement plan available.Application Deadline : Priority given to applications received by 2/28/17, but applications accepted until position filled. Position Available : August 1, 2017Email : hr@newberry.org.En savoir plus.Source de l'information : http://www.rsa.org/news/324909/