Offre d’emploi – John W. Baldwin Post-Doctoral Scholar

Position overview

Position title: Post-Doctoral Researcher

Salary range: TBD

Review timeline: September 15, 2026

Application Window

Open date: September 15, 2026

Next review date: Friday, Nov 13, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Friday, Nov 20, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

Position description

The UCLA CMRS Center for Early Global Studies is pleased to announce a John W. Baldwin Post-Doctoral Fellowship for a recent Ph.D. whose work focuses on European medieval studies within the global comparative context. The position is for a maximum of 2 years, beginning July 1, 2027. To be eligible for consideration, applicants must have received their Ph.D. between September 1, 2020, and June 30, 2027.

The Post-Doctoral Fellow will be a scholar whose research aligns with the goals of the study of “Europe in the world” and who has demonstrated evidence of innovative methodologies. A successful applicant may be working in a discipline or between disciplines in the European Middle Ages but should engage Europe in the world at micro and macro levels. We understand the European Middle Ages to include the period from the 3rd to the start of the 17th century, and where the 16th century is studied in continuity with the late medieval period. Mirroring the work of John W. Baldwin, for whom the postdoctoral fellowship is named, a successful applicant will conceive of Europe within a broader global context and be conversant across disciplines.

The Fellow will join the vibrant research and academic communities within the CMRS Center for Early Global Studies, with scholars working on all facets of early Global studies. He/she/they will have the following responsibilities and opportunities: develop their research agenda while participating regularly in CMRS-CEGS academic events; work collaboratively with a diverse group of scholars, graduate students, and other postdoctoral fellows; help to conceive Center’s programming (including public-facing programming). He/she/they will have the opportunity to prepare one scholarly event (workshop or small symposium) hosted by CMRS-CEGS in the second year.

Named to honor the legacy of the esteemed historian JOHN W. BALDWIN, this postdoctoral fellowship is made possible by a gift from Arcadia, a charitable fund that works to protect nature, preserve cultural heritage and promote open access to knowledge.

We are seeking to interview candidates with a demonstrable commitment to underrepresented and underserved populations and epistemologies, and with an enthusiasm for building ties across fields within the university. The appointment (which includes benefits) will be for a 24-month period. Salary will follow university standards for post-doctoral scholars and will reflect the applicant’s experience.

Qualifications

Basic qualifications

• Ph.D.; must have been awarded doctoral degree between September 1, 2020, and June 30, 2027
• Research specialization in relevant field

Additional qualifications

• Commitment to cross-disciplinary and collaborative research
• Proven track record in designing and completing research assignments
• Ability to translate research findings into publishable research and public-facing formats

Application Requirements

Document requirements

  • Curriculum Vitae – Updated CV detailing both academic and professional achievements, including doctoral degree completion and any prior postdoctoral experience.
  • Cover Letter
  • Statement of Research – Briefly describe research and training objectives for proposed Postdoctoral Scholar appointment, including an outline of how this research connects to the cross-disciplinary aims of the Baldwin fellowship.
  • Reference check authorization release form – Complete and upload the reference check authorization release form
  • UCLA Mission Statement – As the nation’s premier public research university, UC’s mission is the creation, dissemination, preservation and application of knowledge for the betterment of our global society. We have a particular responsibility to the people of the state of California which we express in the excellence of the education we provide, the impact of the research we do, the comprehensive, life-saving medical services we provide, and the public service mission we are devoted to. The University of California promotes the social mobility of its students, equips them with the tools and experience that furthers their ambitions, and regards their accomplishments across the life span as evidence of the profoundly positive impact of higher education. The UCLA campus has expressed these goals in its strategic plan as follows: Deepen our engagement with Los Angeles
    Expand our reach as a global university
    Enhance our research and creative activities
    Elevate how we teach
    Become a more effective institution Prompt for candidates for recruitment: Reflecting on your personal and professional experiences, highlight your past contributions and future commitments to advancing UCLA’s mission as embodied in the 2023-28 strategic plan. These accomplishments and ambitions may be discussed in the context of describing your teaching, scholarship, and service
  • Evidence of Completion of Doctoral Degree – Copy of Diploma
    Official transcript, or official statement from the awarding institution Registrar’s or equivalent student records office.

    Document must certify completion of all doctoral degree requirements.
  • Dissertation Thesis Abstract
  • Writing sample – Sample publication or unpublished paper, please limit to 35 pages (not including references and citations)
    (Optional)
  • Names of three recommenders and their contact information – Email address of recommenders.

Reference requirements

  • 3-5 required (contact information only)

Email address of recommenders

Apply link:https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF11239

Help contact: sdeng2@humnet.ucla.edu

About UCLA

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct.

Job location

Los Angeles, CA

Source : UCLA

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Publication – « Représentations d’origines grecques dans les cultures textuelles et visuelles de l’Europe occidentale pré-moderne (1100-1600) », éd. Catherine Gaullier-Bougassas

En 1176, Chrétien de Troyes exprime l’idée d’un héritage dont le berceau serait la Grèce, origine de la « chevalerie » et de la « clergie », dans le célèbre prologue du Cligès, mais il ne donne pas de contenu précis à ces origines grecques. De nombreux auteurs de l’Europe pré-moderne s’attellent ensuite à leur représentation. En effet, entre 1100 et 1600, dans les lettres et les arts, le passé grec a permis de créer différents types d’origines. Un exemple est celui de la figure d’Hercule exploitée à travers une grande partie de l’Europe occidentale, dans les images comme dans les textes, pour diverses visées politiques, nationales et dynastiques, sociales et culturelles. Si les origines grecques contribuent souvent à une justification politique, elles peuvent aussi poursuivre d’autres desseins, particulièrement dans les récits et les images d’invention ou d’instauration d’une donnée culturelle, artistique, scientifique ou sociale, d’une institution politique, juridique ou intellectuelle. Le présent volume explore les emplois, les fonctions et les finalités des discours sur les origines grecques entre 1200 à 1600, dans les cultures textuelles, visuelles et matérielles européennes : comment la notion d’origine /d’origines est-elle alors pensée par les auteurs et les artistes ? Qu’est-ce qui à la fois l’unit et la distingue de l’héritage ? Pourquoi les Grecs ? Quelle(s) Grèce(s) sont pensées comme des origines ? De qui et de quoi sont ces origines ? Quelles modalités de représentation et quels processus d’appropriation apparaissent ? Dans quels buts et pour quels publics ?

Catherine Gaullier-Bougassas est professeur de langue et de littérature médiévales françaises à l’Université de Lille et membre senior de l’Institut universitaire de France. Elle est l’auteur de nombreuses études sur la réception de l’Antiquité et de la figure d’Alexandre le Grand au Moyen Age. Depuis 2021, elle est lauréate de l’ERC Advanced Grant AGRELITA

Table des matières :

Catherine Gaullier-Bougassas, La Grèce ancienne, un espace d’origine pour les auteurs et les artistes de l’Europe occidentale pré-moderne ?

Section 1
Origines troyennes et grecques de dynasties et de peuples de l’Europe occidentale

Magali Coumert, Les origines troyennes et la constitution de l’Occident

Alessio Marziali Peretti, « Quatre manieres de gens se partirent de Troye » : Troie et sa postérité dans les chroniques d’histoire universelle en rouleau (XVe-XVIe siècle)

Arianna Quarantotto, D’Athènes à Troie, de Troie à Rome : l’Historia destructionis Troiae de Guido delle Colonne et le voyage vers l’ouest

Nicolas Bock, « Ravit de nuit Helaine a moult grant joie » : sources littéraires et construction du récit dans les tapisseries des guerres de Troie

Soizic Escurignan, Les origines grecques de l’Espagne dans l’historiographie médiévale chrétienne, un étrange paradoxe

Section 2
Origines grecques de villes de l’Europe occidentale

Helena de Carlos Villamarín, Archéologie, recherche libraire et discours sur les origines des villes : les cas de Padoue et de Séville vers 1260

Martina Di Febo, Translatio mirabilium et la fondation mythique de la ville de Chieti (Abruzzes)

Romain Menini, Étymologies gallo-grecques de Paris sous François Ier

Clémence Revest, Genèse du mythe politique vénitien : hellénisme humaniste et rhétorique impériale en Terre Ferme

Section 3
Des origines grecques christianisées : langue, philosophie et sciences grecques

Marion Uhlig, Les lettres grecques et la poésie française au Moyen Âge : prestige mythique, malaise pratique

Martine Furno, Philhellénisme, évangélisme et Réforme : le grec, langue des origines et συμβόλον τῶν ἀποστόλων (« symbole des apôtres ») ?

Alice Lamy, Le discours scolastique sur les origines grecques de la science : l’exemple de Roger Bacon (Opus majus I, II, III)

Elena Koroleva, Les héros grecs à l’origine de l’humanité : Prométhée et Deucalion (re)peuplant la terre (XIIIe-XIVe siècle)

Catherine Gaullier-Bougassas, Les origines grecques de la pensée de l’inspiration et de la réflexion philosophiques : réception et réinterprétation des Muses dans l’Ovide moralisé (XIVe siècle)

Section 4
Des récits d’origines grecques émancipés des interprétations chrétiennes : inventions de techniques et d’arts

Julie Labregère, Yisiphile et le coton : une figure d’inventrice grecque singulière dans le texte et les images du Champion des dames de Martin Le Franc

Silvère Menegaldo, Aux origines de la poésie : les vies diverses d’Homère, de la fin de l’Antiquité à la fin du Moyen Âge

Virginie Leroux, Le statut paradoxal des origines grecques dans les Poetices libri septem de Jules-César Scaliger (1561)

Edith Karagiannis-Mazeaud, L’Europe des signes : les origines grecques dans les fêtes sous les derniers Valois (1515-1571), décors, costumes et discours

Planches

Index des noms d’auteurs, d’artistes, d’œuvres, de mécènes, commanditaires, bibliophiles ou autres personnes proches de la création des œuvres

Contributeurs

Table des illustrations

Informations pratiques :

Représentations d’origines grecques dans les cultures textuelles et visuelles de l’Europe occidentale pré-moderne (1100-1600), éd. Catherine Gaullier-Bougassas, Turnhout, Brepols, 2026 ; 1 vol., 412 p. (Recherches sur les Réceptions de l’Antiquité, 13). ISBN : 978-2-503-61811-1. Prix : € 115,00.

Source : Brepols

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Publication – Magdalena Satora, « Templar Properties in France during and after the Order’s Suppression (1307–1325) »

Examining the administration of assets during the trial of the French Templars, as well as the settlement process that took place after the Order’s dissolution, this book focuses on material aspects of the proceedings in France that have never been analysed in detail. These include the conflicts that accompanied the seizure of property, the actions of administrators, and the thefts and abuses that occurred at every stage of the process. The actions of Philip the Fair’s sons to finalise the takeover of the Templars’ property by the Hospitallers are also discussed. This book draws on documents that have not been used in previous research, including the report on the investigation conducted between 1322 and 1325 as part of the agreements concluded by Louis X and Philip V with the Hospitallers. This document is unknown to modern scholars and contains valuable information about the recovery of Templar property and the prosecution of abuses committed during this process. 

This book adopts a new approach that departs from the dominant view that considers the Templar affair through the lens of the political aspirations of its most important participants, and this allows new insights into the circumstances and consequences of the Templar trial.

 Of particular interest to scholars and students of the history of the Knights Templar, this book will also appeal to historians of the Knights Hospitaller, France under the last Capetians, and the papacy at the beginning of the 14th century.

Magdalena Satora is associate professor at the Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw, Poland. She completed a doctorate in Medieval History at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń in 2010, and she obtained habilitation in 2021 based on the work Processus contra Templarios in Francia. Procès-verbaux de la procédure menée par la commission pontificale à Paris (1309–1311). Her research interests focus on the history of the Crusades, the Knights Templar, and late medieval France.

Introduction

 Chapter 1: Decisions concerning the Templar properties (1307–1308)

 Chapter 2: Administration of the Templar properties (1307–1313)

 Chapter 3: The Council of Vienne and further decisions (1311–1325)

 Conclusion

Informations pratiques :

Magdalena Satora, Templar Properties in France during and after the Order’s Suppression (1307–1325), Londres, Routledge, 2026 ; 1 vol., 300 p. (The Military Religious Orders). ISBN : 978-1-04124-514-8. Prix : € 210,00.

Source : Routledge

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Publication – « Haec quicumque legis. A Tenth-Century Etymological Lexicon », éd. Ad van Els, Franck Cinato

Haec quicumque legis is a remarkable window onto the intellectual world of tenth-century Europe, offering a rich etymological lexicon compiled within the notebooks of the monastic polymath Ademar of Chabannes. This glossary, preserved in the Leiden manuscript VLO 15, blends Latin, Greek, and Old High German to illuminate the meanings, origins, and nuances of hundreds of words. Drawing from classical authors like Priscian, Isidore, Juvenal, and Persius, it reflects a pedagogical intent. The lexicon’s structure, commentary, and multilingual glosses reveal a vibrant scholarly exchange between French and German monastic traditions. With its encyclopedic scope and focus on etymology, it stands as a precursor to later medieval lexicography. This edition, meticulously edited and annotated, is an essential resource for scholars of medieval studies, historical linguistics, and the transmission of classical knowledge.

Ad van Els is author of A Man and His Manuscripts: The Notebooks of Ademar of Chabannes (989–1034) (Bibliologia, 56), Brepols Publishers, 2020.

Franck Cinato ((laboratoire Histoire des Théories Linguistique, HTL – UMR 7597) is author of Priscien glosé: L’Ars grammatica de Priscien vue à travers les gloses carolingiennes (Studia Artistarum, 41), Brepols Publishers, 2015.

Table des matières :

Introduction

Conspectus siglorum

Edition

Commentary

Appendix 1: Old High German Words

Appendix 2: Glosses on Priscian

Bibliography

Index of Lemmata

Informations pratiques :

Haec quicumque legis. A Tenth-Century Etymological Lexicon, éd. Ad van Els, Franck Cinato, Turnhout, Brepols, 2026 ; 1 vol., 300 p. (Lexica Latina Medii Aevi, 9). ISBN : 978-2-503-60931-7. Prix : € 200,00.

Source : Brepols

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Appel à contribution – Wandering manuscripts: Shaping communities and connecting texts

Call for contributions to proposed sessions for the International Medieval Congress (IMC) 2027 in Leeds.

Unlike the books we own today, medieval manuscripts were rarely meant for a single user. They served communities, were passed on to new owners, and served generations of readers. Historical events propelled them far from their place of origin while enterprising annotators expanded their original context of use. Whenever they changed hands, new possibilities for reception, reappropriation and reinterpretation of their contents emerged. A codex crossing linguistic boundaries invites translation, a manuscript rediscovered after centuries revitalises a rare work, a codicological unit rebound alters how — and by whom — it is read. These journeys sometimes left visible traces — marginal annotations, evidence of rebinding, layers of correction. Just as often, though, the movement of a manuscript and its consequences for the text it carries can only be reconstructed indirectly, through the combined evidence of philology, palaeography, and codicology. The  sessions proposed by the PhysioLab and MsPhys projects aim to investigate how these material journeys of medieval manuscripts — their movements and transformations — affect the textual traditions they transmit, and ask what such traces can teach us about the nature of textual transmission and reception.

Examples of topics relevant to the proposed  sessions include:

  • Manuscripts bearing marks of long use or use by varied communities
  • Reconstruction of reading communities through marginal annotations
  • Evidence of selection processes in or between manuscripts
  • Communities and their manuscript production
  • Greek and oriental manuscripts circulating in the West
  • Accessing intention and context of use via analysis of the rewriting of texts
  • Methods (including digital) to investigate the connections between manuscripts
  • Ways to improve the description of manuscripts to reconstruct their journey

The sessions aim to bring together scholars with different disciplinary backgrounds, whether philology and languages, palaeography and codicology, history or computational methods, to operationalise the potential of medieval manuscripts as sources for the history of texts.

The sessions, titled « Wandering manuscripts: Shaping communities and connecting texts », explore the role of medieval manuscripts as witnesses to communities of readers, scholars, and users. We are interested in analyses of the visible traces of readership, long use, and changing context in the codex, but equally in the methodological considerations involved in the reconstruction of medieval manuscripts’ movements and their impact.

The sessions are co-organised by two ongoing research projects, PhysioLab (IRHT-CSMC) and MsPhys (Radboud). Please find a draft of the proposal below. If you are interested in joining, please send an abstract of 100 words and a short CV (including email and postal address, telephone number, and full affiliation details (department, institution)) to shari.boodts@ru.nl, emmanuelle.kuhry@irht.cnrs.fr, and caroline.mace@uni-hamburg.de by 10 September 2026. Acceptance will be communicated by 20 September and the session submitted to the IMC by 30 September.

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Publication – « Contextualizing Medieval Food Shortages. Causes, Definitions, and Historiography », éd. Adam Franklin-Lyons, Timothy P. Newfield

Famine is a well-known subject to many medievalists. New approaches and evidence, however, continue to expand our possible knowledge about food shortage in the Middle Ages. The studies in this volume develop medieval famine research along two paths, one new, and one newly expanding. The first investigates how medieval actors themselves described, understood, and hence responded to food shortages, using sources across the timespan of the Middle Ages. The second explores the intersections between historical climatology, paleoclimatology, and food production.

The nine histories of food shortage that the volume presents demonstrate that medieval actors responded according to their understanding of the disasters they faced, in sometimes sophisticated and in sometimes contradictory ways, and that we have much to gain by adopting a rigorous approach to both the written evidence for subsistence crises and weather patterns and to the novel scientific evidence for past climate change. An exhaustive historiographical survey of the subject and an introduction help set the stage for a next generation of work on famine in the Middle Ages. From the crises of Edward II’s reign to those of Charlemagne’s, from Scandinavia to Spain, the volume expands the way we think about substance crises throughout medieval Europe.

Adam Franklin-Lyons is Associate Professor of History at Emerson College.

Timothy Newfield is Associate Professor of History and Biology at Georgetown University

Part I. Famine Basics

Introduction
ADAM FRANKLIN-LYONS and TIMOTHY NEWFIELD

Surveying Medieval Famines: Paradigm Shifts and New Developments
PERE BENITO I MONCLÚS

Part II. Interpreting Famine in Early Medieval Texts

Food Shortages, Famines, and Conceptions of Disaster in John Malalas
JONAS BORSCH

Fighting Famine: Environment, Agriculture, Intellectual Knowledge, and Charlemagne’s Crisis Management
STEPHAN EBERT

Drought, Famine, and Plague in Adso of Montier-en-Der’s Miracles of St Mansuy
CONOR KOSTICK

Part III. Interpreting Famine in Late Medieval Texts

Interpreting Famine: Human and Divine Causation in Fourteenth-Century Valencia
ADAM FRANKLIN-LYONS and POL SERRAHIMA I BALIUS

Dearths, Famines, and Mortality Crises in the Crown of Aragon (1200–1275)
ANTONI RIERA I MELIS

Identifying Famine in Medieval Sources: Early Fourteenth-Century England
PHILLIPP R. SCHOFIELD

Part IV. Medieval Famine, Paleoclimatology, and ‘Environmental Triggers’

Food Shortages and Climate in Carolingian and Post-Carolingian Europe, 750–950
TIMOTHY NEWFIELD and INGA LABUHN

Subsistence Crises, Mass Mortality, Epidemic Disease, and Drought in Early Medieval Europe and the Near East, 750–1000 CE
FRANCIS LUDLOW and CONOR KOSTICK

Interlocking Climate and Society: Climate and Harvest Failure in Sixth-Century Scandinavia
INGAR MØRKESTØL GUNDERSEN and EVELIEN VAN DIJK

Index

Informations pratiques :

Contextualizing Medieval Food Shortages. Causes, Definitions, and Historiography, éd. Adam Franklin-Lyons, Timothy P. Newfield, Turnhout, Brepols, 2026 ; 1 vol., 376 p. (International Medieval Research, 27). ISBN : 978-2-503-62129-6. prix : € 110,00.

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Journée d’étude – Le site de Chèvremont (Liège, Belgique), recherches en cours et cas d’étude comparables. Dix-huitième journée d’étude du groupe de contact FRS-FNRS Translatio. Antiquité tardive – haut Moyen Âge (IVe-Xe siècle)

La dix-huitième journée d’étude du groupe de contact FRS-FNRS Translatio. Antiquité tardive – haut Moyen Âge (IVe-Xe siècle) sera consacrée à la première rencontre scientifique autour des fouilles de Chèvremont en cours actuellement, sous l’égide de l’Agence wallonne du Patrimoine (AWaP) en collaboration avec l’Université de Liège (ULiège).

Le site de Chèvremont constitue un haut lieu de la vallée mosane au début du Moyen Âge. Cette imposante colline abritait en effet une église, mentionnée pour la première fois dans un diplôme de Charlemagne daté de 779, confirmant les donations accordées par Pépin II († 714) à l’église Sainte-Marie du Novo Castello. La forteresse de Chèvremont aurait été détruite, en 987, par Notger, évêque de Liège, et les armées de Théophano. Des vestiges liés à ces différentes occupations étaient déjà connus.

Depuis 2023,  de nouvelles investigations archéologiques offrent l’occasion de rouvrir plusieurs dossiers relatifs à l’histoire du site et à son occupation. Afin de replacer ces résultats dans une perspective plus large, des spécialistes, responsables de fouilles et d’études consacrées à des sites de hauteur ainsi qu’à des lieux de pouvoir carolingiens présenteront leurs travaux.

Informations pratiques :

Participation gratuite sur inscription. Lunch (sandwichs) sur inscription via le formulaire (10€ à payer le jour même). Trajets en car pris en charge, nombre de places limité, inscription via le formulaire.

Dates : 2 octobre 2026

Lieu Université de Liège – Bât. L5, 1er étage – salle L5 1-7/8
rue de Pitteurs, 18
4020 Liège

Horaires : 10h – 18h

Prix : Gratuit (inscription obligatoire)

Source : Archéométrie – ULiège

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Offre d’emploi – PetrIUS: Three Postdoctoral Calls

The Centre for Ius Commune at Adam Mickiewicz University (Poznań, Poland) is seeking three Postdoctoral Researchers for the ERC Starting Grant project PetrIUS: Petrification of Ius Commune through Printed Paratexts, led by Piotr Alexandrowicz.

We invite applications from researchers interested in early modern legal history, book history, and digital humanities. The Centre hosts various research projects related to early modern ius commune, including projects on early modern commentaries on the Decretals, law in early modern Venice, early modern scholasticism and law, and the incunabula of the (in)famous Hammer of Witches. We cooperate with numerous scholars and research groups across Europe. To learn more about us, please visit our provisional website: https://rzym.amu.edu.pl/petrius/

PetrIUS Summary

Between the 1460s and 1620s, printed editions of canon and civil law texts witnessed the continuous development of marginal paratexts, such as glosses, summaries, cases, and commentaries. These were added to authoritative legal sources because printers sought to improve the quality and attractiveness of new editions. They often employed legal experts who provided new tools, resources, and ideas, which were incorporated into printed books through innovative printing techniques.  As a result, the interaction between improved editions and advances in printing technology fueled the ongoing development of printed legal books. Various questions concerning the origin, transmission, and influence of paratexts are embedded in the interplay between sources and marginalia, manuscripts and print, editors and printers, and books and their readers. PetrIUS adopts an innovative approach by shifting the focus from source texts to marginalia, that is, paratexts. The project examines how print and its evolution helped to petrify, that is, consolidate, landmark achievements of late medieval ius commune by enabling doctrinal developments to be transferred into the marginalia of source editions. The innovations introduced by print affected both legal scholarship and legal communication. PetrIUS explores how legal experts employed new technical tools to transfer the heritage of medieval law into early modern source editions and how these processes influenced patterns of scholarly work and knowledge transfer within academia. To achieve these aims, PetrIUS combines traditional methods of legal history and book history with natural language processing techniques. These methods enable detailed comparisons between printed editions of paratexts and their reception in the scholarly literature. The project will conclude with a legal-theoretical study assessing the significance of paratexts in the early modern period by treating them as a medium of law, that is, as a means of legal communication.

New Calls

All three positions are full-time appointments for 36 months (including a six-month probation period), starting in December 2026 (or slightly later). The application deadline is 30 September 2026. Further details are available via the links below.

Postdoc 2: Legal History

This researcher will work on the work packages Investigation of Paratexts’ Origins and Variants and Research on Paratexts Forming Part of the Printed Corpora Iuris. Candidates must hold a PhD in the humanities or social sciences (preferably in legal history), obtained no later than the commencement of employment, and demonstrate a strong interest in the history of law in the late medieval and early modern periods, particularly the history of ius commune and legal books.

More information: https://bip.amu.edu.pl/konkursy-zatrudnienie-w-projektach-badawczych/konkurs_post-doc_2_petrius_centrum-ius-commune

Postdoc 3: Book History

This researcher will work on the work packages Investigation of Paratexts’ Origins and Variants and Research on Paratexts Forming Part of the Printed Corpora Iuris. Candidates must hold a PhD in the humanities or social sciences (preferably in book history), obtained no later than the commencement of employment, and demonstrate a strong interest in the history of books in the late medieval and early modern periods, particularly legal books.

More information: https://bip.amu.edu.pl/konkursy-zatrudnienie-w-projektach-badawczych/konkurs_post-doc_petrius_centrum-ius-commune2

Postdoc 4: Digital Humanities

This researcher will work on the work package Large-Scale Research on Paratext Variants and Their Use in Scholarly Literature. Candidates must hold a PhD in the humanities, social sciences, information technology, or another relevant discipline (preferably digital humanities), obtained no later than the commencement of employment. Applicants should demonstrate an interest in digital humanities through previous research and publications. Candidates are expected to possess knowledge of research methods and tools necessary for the implementation of the project’s tasks, including natural language processing, machine learning (including deep learning), and programming languages. Familiarity with topics related to the project’s subject matter, such as legal history, book history, or literary theory, will be considered an advantage.

More information: https://bip.amu.edu.pl/konkursy-zatrudnienie-w-projektach-badawczych/konkurs_post-doc_4_petrius_centrum-ius-commune

For further information about the calls or the project, please do not hesitate to contact the Principal Investigator, Piotr Alexandrowicz (piotr.alexandrowicz@amu.edu.pl).

Publié dans Offre d'emploi | Commentaires fermés sur Offre d’emploi – PetrIUS: Three Postdoctoral Calls

Exposition – Jüdisches Leben im Mittelalter

Die Wurzeln jüdischen Lebens in Europa reichen bis in die römische Antike zurück. Einen besonderen Aufschwung erlebten jüdische Gemeinden jedoch im Mittelalter, als sich entlang des Rheins und in den bedeutenden Städten des Reiches lebendige Zentren entwickelten. Diese Gemeinden prägten Stadtbild, Kultur und Wirtschaft entscheidend mit und waren ein unverzichtbarer Teil der urbanen Gesellschaft – auch wenn sie immer wieder Ausgrenzung und Verfolgung ausgesetzt waren.

Die Ausstellung „Jüdisches Leben im Mittelalter“ erzählt die bewegte Geschichte der jüdischen Gemeinde in Trier, deren Spuren bis heute im Stadtbild sichtbar sind. Mit dem historischen Judenviertel und der erhaltenen Judenpforte eröffnet sich ein einzigartiger Blick in die Vergangenheit: Spätestens seit dem 11. Jahrhundert entwickelte sich hier unter dem Schutz des Erzbischofs eine bedeutende jüdische Gemeinde. Trier nahm dabei eine wichtige Mittlerrolle ein – als Schnittstelle zwischen dem Rheingebiet mit den SchUM-Städten Speyer, Worms und Mainz sowie den Regionen im heutigen Frankreich.

Anhand von über 100 Exponaten aus Trier und Rheinland-Pfalz sowie bedeutenden Leihgaben nationaler und internationaler Sammlungen vermittelt die Ausstellung eindrucksvoll Einblicke in jüdisches Leben, den Alltag, die Organisation der Gemeinden und ihre weitreichenden Netzwerke.

Tauchen Sie ein in die faszinierende Welt des mittelalterlichen Judentums und entdecken Sie ein bewegendes Kapitel der Geschichte Triers, der Region und Europas.

Sadtmuseum Simeonstift Trier
11. Oktober 2026 bis 4. April 2027

Source : Stadtmuseum Simeonstift Trier

Publié dans Exposition | Commentaires fermés sur Exposition – Jüdisches Leben im Mittelalter

Colloque – 5e Journées d’actualités de la recherche archéologique au Grand-Duché de Luxembourg (JALUX)

Les Journées d’actualité de la recherche archéologique au Grand-Duché de Luxembourg, organisées par l’INRA, visent à promouvoir la recherche archéologique au Luxembourg, en permettant à tous les acteurs du secteur archéologique (archéologues des services de l’Etat, opérateurs archéologiques privés, associations, doctorants et chercheurs en histoire ou archéologie) de présenter les résultats de leurs recherches obtenus au Luxembourg et dans la Grande Région. Les résultats des fouilles préventives et programmées, ainsi que des recherches académiques, sont présentés sous forme d’exposés suivis d’une brève discussion.

La participation et l’inscription aux Jalux sont ouvertes et gratuites. 

Les places étant limitées, priorité est donnée aux personnes investies dans la recherche et la valorisation du patrimoine archéologique de la Grande Région.

La 5e édition des Jalux est organisée en collaboration avec l’Université du Luxembourg et se tiendront dans la grande salle de la Maison des arts et des étudiants de l’Univerité à Belval.

Le programme sera publié dans les meilleurs délais.

Informations pratiques :

5e Journées de l’actualité de la recherche archéologique au Luxembourg

Jeu 1 oct 2026 08:00 – Ven 2 oct 2026 20:00 Maison des arts et des étudiants, University of Luxembourg, Belval

Source : Université du Luxembourg

Publié dans Colloque | Commentaires fermés sur Colloque – 5e Journées d’actualités de la recherche archéologique au Grand-Duché de Luxembourg (JALUX)