The Department of Musicology Detmold/Paderborn is seeking to fill a position as a research assistant (f/m/d) (pay grade 13 TV-L) in the Carl Maria von Weber Complete Edition project funded by the Academy of Sciences and Literature Mainz at the earliest possible date, covering 100% of regular working hours. The position is initially limited until 31 December 2026 due to third-party funding within the meaning of the Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz (WissZeitVG). The fixed-term period corresponds to the previously approved project period. If further funding is approved, there is the option of continued employment within the time limits of the WissZeitVG. The possibility of a doctorate/further academic qualification is given.
The academy project of the Weber Complete Edition is preparing a historical-critical edition of Weber's musical works as well as the texts he left behind (letters, diaries, writings); the edition will be supplemented by a catalogue raisonné and reception documents. The complete corpus of texts will be published digitally, the musical works in a printed edition.
Your tasks within the edition will include the institution and support of tools and workflows to support the work, the adaptation and further development of the WeGA WebApp for the project as well as the adaptation and further development of TEI and MEI schemas.
Further details can be found in the job advertisement.
Applications with the usual documents should be sent to antje.tumat@uni-paderborn.de by 3 December 2024, quoting reference number 6712.