12 April: fyi -- internship, Ireland
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St. Patrick?s Confessio Hypertext Stack Activity
The St Patrick?s Confessio Hypertext Stack Activity (www.dho.ie/confessio)
is one of two ?Academy Digital Resources? projects which are funded under
Cycle Four of the Programme for Research in Third-Level Institutions
(PRTLI-4); they operate in collaboration with the Digital Humanities
Observatory (further information on which may be found at www.dho.ie). The
Stack is based on digitally captured scholarly material and is being built
up into a virtual research environment so as to present, on the web, key
stages in the text-history of St Patrick?s iconic Latin Confessio.
Facsimiles of the manuscript witnesses are being supplemented by several
layers of significant contextual material, including the corresponding
passages as they appear in diplomatic transcription, in critical editions,
and in translation.
The RIA now invites applications for the following fixed-term contract
position with the Hypertext Stack, to begin in June 2010 (dates are to some
degree flexible):
Postgraduate Internship ? (Fixed-Term Contract ? 12 Weeks)
1. The Task: Reporting to the Postdoctoral Researcher, Franz Fischer, the
Postgraduate Intern will help with some of the Stack's fundamental editorial
work, involving detailed proof-reading of digital renderings of texts that
relate to the Confessio, together with some basic encoding thereof. The
Postgraduate Intern will also be involved in assisting with the
dissemination of information on the project and its promotion, and may be
required to participate in some related workshops.
2. Qualifications and Experience: A basic understanding, and preferably some
experience, of digital text encoding will be required. Also indispensable
will be general editorial skills, an understanding of Latin, and an ability
at least to read the Greek alphabet. The successful candidate will have a
meticulous eye for detail, and a willingness to communicate the project in
seminar or similar settings. Postgraduate Interns must be registered at a
PRTLI-eligible third-level institution at the time of taking up the
internship.
3. Salary: A salary of ?21,864 per annum will be offered on a pro rata
basis. PRSI is payable at the A1 rate.
Further information and details of the application process are available on
www.ria.ie and www.hea.ie. The closing date for applications is Friday,
30th April 2010. Applicants will be short listed on the basis of the
information provided in their application. Shortlisted candidates will be
contacted in advance of interviews, which will be held, by arrangement,
during May.
The Royal Irish Academy is an equal opportunities employer
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