Assistant Professor Digital Approaches to Sacred Texts

The research group Digital Approaches to Sacred Texts (DAST) of the Faculty of Religion and Theology has a vacancy for an assistant professor for three years. The assistant professor will support this research group and be involved in its research projects.

Your duties

• Supporting the research group Digital Approaches to Sacred Texts, both in the development of existing and new research lines in the field of digital humanities and religious texts and in practical issues, such as website maintenance and convening research group meetings.
• Involvement in the research projects of this group. The research group has traditionally a focus on Hebrew and Syriac texts, but is expanding its scope to other texts, language and traditions, including Greek, Arabic and Ge’ez. Your involvement in these projects will depend on your own fields of expertise. For the current projects see the website > projects.
• Contributions to the teaching of the courses offered by the research group.

Requirements:

• Acquaintance with at least two Semitic languages such as Hebrew and Syriac
• Programming skills that are applicable in Digital Humanities (e.g. Python, familiarity with Linux)
• A completed dissertation in a relevant field preferably related to the intersection of Digital Humanities, Semitic Languages and Biblical Studies

As a university, we strive for equal opportunities for all, recognising that diversity takes many forms. We believe that diversity in all its complexity is invaluable for the quality of our teaching, research and service. We are always looking for talent with diverse backgrounds and experiences. This also means that we are committed to creating an inclusive community so that we can use diversity as an asset.

We realise that each individual brings a unique set of skills, expertise and mindset. Therefore we are happy to invite anyone who recognises themselves in the profile to apply, even if you do not meet all the requirements.

Salary Benefits:

A challenging position in a socially engaged organisation. At VU Amsterdam, you contribute to education, research and service for a better world. And that is valuable. So in return for your efforts, we offer you:

• a salary of minimum € 3.345,00 (Scale 10) and maximum € 6.148,00 (Scale 11) gross per month, on a full-time basis. This is based on UFO profile Researcher 3, Researcher 4. The exact salary depends on your education and experience.
• a position for at least 0.8 FTE. Your employment contract will last 3 year.

We also offer you attractive fringe benefits and regulations. Some examples:

• A full-time 38-hour working week comes with a holiday leave entitlement of 232 hours per year. If you choose to work 40 hours, you have 96 extra holiday leave hours on an annual basis. For part-timers, this is calculated pro rata.
• 8% holiday allowance and 8.3% end-of-year bonus
• space for personal development
• optional model for designing a personalised benefits package
• the possibility to work partly from home

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