Für das Forschungsprogramm zur „Geschichte der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft“ am MPI für Wissenschaftsgeschichte suchen wir zur Unterstützung eine

Studentische Hilfskraft im Bereich
Datenbanken/Datenanalyse/Datenvisualisierung

Ihre Aufgaben bei uns:
Unterstützende Mitarbeit in der quantitativen Auswertung und Visualisierung von digitalisierten Datensätzen

Ihre Qualifikation:

• Erste Programmiererfahrungen (Mindestvoraussetzung)
• Grundlegende Kenntnisse in mindestens einer einschlägigen Skriptsprache (z. B. Python/R) oder eines Analyseprogramms (SPSS)
• Grundlegende Kenntnisse in Aufbau und Struktur von Datenbanken (bspw. SQL)
• Grundkenntnisse im Umgang mit Tools zur Datenvisualisierung und Graph Plotting (bspw. Matplotlib/Vega Lite/Tableau)
• Grundkenntnisse in Microsoft Excel
• Idealerweise Erfahrungen in den Digital Humanities
• Eingeschrieben (Bachelor/Master) an einer wissenschaftliche Hochschule in Berlin oder in Brandenburg

Wir bieten:

• Ein befristetes Arbeitsverhältnis zunächst bis zum 31.03.2022 (Semesterende)
• Eine wöchentliche Arbeitszeit von 19 Stunden
• Die Vergütung erfolgt im Rahmen der Nachwuchsförderungs-Regelungen der MPG und beträgt entweder 12,00 Euro (für Studierende ohne BA) oder 13,95 Euro (für Master-Studierende mit BA)
• die Mitarbeit an einer weltweit führenden Forschungseinrichtung im Bereich der Wissenschaftsgeschichte
• selbstständige Arbeit in einem interdisziplinären Forscherteam
• die Nutzung neuester Forschungsmethoden der Digital Humanities und Verknüpfung von Datenanalyse mit historischen und sozialwissenschaftlichen Fragestellungen

Sonstiges:
Die MPG ist bemüht, mehr schwerbehinderte Menschen zu beschäftigen. Bewerbungen Schwerbehinderter sind ausdrücklich erwünscht. Ebenso strebt die MPG nach Gender und Diversity-Gerechtigkeit. Wir begrüßen Bewerbungen jedes Hintergrunds.

Ihre Bewerbung:
Bitte bewerben Sie sich bis zum 30.09.2021 (23:59 Uhr MEZ) mit Ihren vollständigen und aussagekräftigen Unterlagen (inkl. Anschreiben, Lebenslauf, allen vorliegenden Zeugnissen, aktueller Semesterbescheinigung inklusive der laufenden Fach- und Hochschulsemesterzahl) ausschließlich über unser elektronisches Bewerberportal unter dem folgenden Link:
https://recruitment.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/position/19628035
unter Angabe des Kennwortes „Datenvisualisierung“.

The Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (MPIWG) is seeking to appoint a Predoctoral Fellow (m/w/d)

The post is tenable as soon as possible (salary: 65% TVöD E13) for a period of three years with a possible extension of up to one year.

The newly appointed Predoctoral Fellow will work within the Max Planck Research Group Practices of Validation in the Biomedical Sciences. The research group examines how evaluative categories and methods of validation have been translated and transmuted across scientific approaches to studying health and disease, from the late nineteenth to the early twenty-first century. For further information on the research group see here.

The position will be based at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science. The conferral of the doctorate can take place at the Technische Universität Berlin.

Position Overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated doctoral candidate to join us.

You will be expected to develop your own research within the themes of the group, in dialogue with and expanding our existing projects. You will conduct your doctoral project, which will be co-supervised by the research group leader Dr. Lara Keuck. You will also be regularly participating in the working life of the group, attending our seminars, webinars and workshops, and contributing to the overall intellectual milieu. We invite creative and thoughtful submissions which address practices of validation in the biomedical sciences through specific historical cases and considered research questions. Broad thematic areas of inquiry could include but are by no means limited to:

• How have validation practices been established, revised and policed in relation to historically specific moral, economic and political concerns?
• How have practices of validation been used in boundary work during different crises or challenges in biomedical research?
• How were validity claims mediated and propagated through specific technologies, materials and forms of communication?

Prior experience working on the history or philosophy of the biomedical sciences is desirable but not essential. We look forward to reading your application.

What we offer:

A versatile workplace with a family-friendly climate and an international academic atmosphere. The salary is based on the German public service salary scale TVÖD, level E13 (65%).

Requirements:

• a completed Masters degree in the History of Science or cognate disciplines.
• ability to speak fluently and produce academic publications in English.
• ability to communicate in German is highly desirable.

How to apply:

Please submit your application in English (Cover letter, CV, short Research Proposal (max. 1.000 words), copy of MA certificate or verification that the applicant’s thesis has already been submitted, copy of MA thesis (PDF), names of three references available for contact within the application period, proof of language abilities, if available) and exclusively through the following application portal:

https://recruitment.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/position/19628034

by October 31, 2021, 23:45 CET.

Only applications submitted in this way will be considered.

The Max Planck Society is committed to fostering equal opportunities and diversity. We welcome applicants from all parts of society, regardless of gender, ethnicity, disabilities, or sexual orientation.

The Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (MPIWG) is seeking to appoint a Postdoctoral Fellow (m/w/d)

The post is tenable as soon as possible (salary: 100% TVÖD E13) for a period of three years.

The newly appointed Postdoctoral Fellow will work within the Max Planck Research Group Practices of Validation in the Biomedical Sciences. The research group examines how evaluative categories and methods of validation have been translated and transmuted across scientific approaches to studying health and disease, from the late nineteenth to the early twenty-first century. For further information on the research group and the institute see here.

Position Overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated postdoctoral researcher to join us.

You will be expected to develop your own research within the framework of the group, in dialogue with and expanding our existing projects. You will conduct independent research while also regularly participating in the working life of the group, attending our seminars, webinars and workshops, and contributing to the overall intellectual milieu. We invite creative and thoughtful submissions which address practices of validation in the biomedical sciences through specific historical cases. Broad thematic areas of inquiry could include but are by no means limited to:

• How have validation practices been established, revised and policed in relation to historically specific moral, economic and political concerns?
• How have practices of validation been used in boundary work during different crises or challenges in biomedical research?
• How were validity claims mediated and propagated through specific technologies, materials and forms of communication?

We welcome in particular proposals with a reflexive dimension which problematize clear-cut in/out, internal/external, scientific/meta, actor/analyst dichotomies. This could involve, for example, reflecting on the use of evaluative categories—such as validity—across diverse contexts and sites, not just the laboratory, but the courtroom, the boardroom or the archive.

All candidates who have a completed PhD in a relevant field are eligible for this position, but we want to particularly encourage early career researchers (max. 2 years after their PhD) to apply. Those with experience working on the history and philosophy of biomedical sciences beyond our existing coverage are especially welcome. We look forward to reading your application.

What we offer:

A versatile workplace with a family-friendly climate and an international academic atmosphere. The salary is based on the German public service salary scale TVÖD, level E13.

Requirements:

• a completed doctoral degree in the History of Science or cognate disciplines.
• ability to speak fluently and produce academic publications in English.
• ability to communicate in German is highly desirable.

How to apply:

Please submit your application in English (Cover letter, CV, short Research Proposal (max. 1500 words), copy of PhD certificate, copy of PhD thesis (PDF), two letters of recommendation, proof of language abilities, if available) and exclusively through the following application portal:

https://recruitment.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/position/19628033

by October 31, 2021, 23:45 CET.

Only applications submitted in this way will be considered.

The Max Planck Society is committed to fostering equal opportunities and diversity. We welcome applicants from all parts of society, regardless of gender, ethnicity, disabilities, or sexual orientation.

The Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (MPIWG) is seeking
to appoint a
full-time (up to TVöD 14)
Digital Humanities Specialist (m/w/d)

The post is tenable from 1st of January 2022 or as soon as possible and for a fixed-term contract for two years.
The newly appointed colleague will work as an embedded Digital Humanities Specialist in the Max Planck Research Group “Practices of Validation in the Biomedical Sciences”. For further information on the research group see here.

Your tasks:
You will be expected to collect, explore, and analyze a collection of digital textual, as well as audio and video resources composed of a number of online repositories for oral history, as well as edited interviews by medical researchers and pharmacology specialists.
In close collaboration with members of the research group, you will apply a range of digital methods to systematize and organize the material, and help the research group to analyze how biomedical research communities employed and communicated evaluative categories and methods in the second half of the twentieth century. You will contribute to academic publications and develop digital resources.
The successful candidate is also expected to collaborate with the MPIWG’s IT Research Group, a group of six scholars working on a wide range of Digital Humanities projects at the institute.

Your profile:

• Master’s-level degree, preferably in digital humanities, information science or related fields
• Experience with scripting and programming languages such as Javascript, Python, Ruby
• Skills and experience in digital methods for historical research, such as text analysis, data visualization, and working with audio visual archival data
• Interest in the history of science and computational history
• Overview of and familiarity with commonly used tools in the digital humanities such as MySQL, Django, or JQuery
• Capable of working independently as well as working collaboratively in a team
• Enthusiasm for learning new technologies and developing new skills independently
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, in English

Additional qualifications (optional):

• Advanced level degree (Masters, PhD as well as ABD (all but dissertation)) in computer science or related disciplines
• Experience working in digital humanities or humanities-tailored digital projects
• Experience working with oral history and audio material
• Working knowledge of computer-aided text analysis and natural language processing techniques

What we offer:
A versatile workplace with a family-friendly climate and an international academic atmosphere. The salary is based on the German public service salary scale TVöD, up to level E14, depending on your qualification.

How to apply:
Please submit your application in English or German (cover letter, CV, copies of qualifications, two references, if applicable, a portfolio of selected projects and works that are relevant to this position), exclusively through the following application portal: https://recruitment.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/position/19300362

Your application must reach us by September 30, 2021, 23:45 CEST.

The Max Planck Society is committed to fostering equal opportunities and diversity. We welcome applicants from all parts of society, regardless of gender, ethnicity, disabilities, or sexual orientation.

The Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin 
Department III: Artifacts, Action, Knowledge, directed by Prof. Dr. Dagmar Schäfer, offers several
 Visiting Scholarships (residential, 3–12 months)
to take place in the period September 1, 2021 to August 31, 2023.

We invite scholars to apply for participation in the Working Group "Visualizations and Material Cultures of the Heavens in Eurasia and North Africa (4000 BCE–1700 CE)" of Department III, more information here. The Working Group’s research focuses on visual representations and material objects in the creation, change, and movement of astral knowledge across space and time. A growing image database serves as the main tool to collect and research the manifold objects and their imagery, the practices and relations of their production, reproduction and transmission, and their roles in organizing knowledge and creating meaning in different sociocultural contexts like politics, rituals, religion or medicine. We welcome scholars working on the visualization of astral knowledge in any time period before 1700 CE, preferably focused on one of the following geographical regions: East Asia, Southeast Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Central Asia, Asia Minor, Egypt, North Africa, and Europe (with an emphasis on Slavonic, Caucasian, Black Sea, or Celtic cultures).

We welcome applications from scholars in every field within history, history of science and technology, art history, archaeology, philology, cultural history, religious studies, or museum studies, with a focus on visual representations or objects and some preference for research addressing the multilingual and transregional nature of the project. Successful applicants are expected to advance their own research project under the Working Group’s overall research agenda, and to actively contribute to the Working Group activities during their period of affiliation. In particular, they are expected to systematically and comparatively identify and discuss relevant visual materials in the framework of the Working Group’s protected image database. They are also encouraged to actively take part in the scientific life of the Institute with its many academic activities like conferences, workshops, seminars, and colloquia.

Visiting scholars receive a stipend commensurate with rank and experience for their period of residence, and reimbursement for a return ticket to and from their place of residence.

Candidates are requested to submit:

1. a cover letter (indicating your preferred period of residence)
2. curriculum vitae (including a list of publications)
3. a research prospectus on a topic related to the project (1000 words maximum)

Applications must be submitted via our online application portal: https://recruitment.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/position/18481156.

Please note that only complete electronic submissions uploaded to this link will be accepted. Applications sent via email will not be accepted. Only successful candidates will be notified.

Review of applications will commence from May 31, 2021, and afterwards occur regularly every three months. This call will remain active until the Working Group’s capacity is full or until February 28, 2023, whichever is earlier.

Applications may be submitted in German or English. Candidates of all nationalities are encouraged to apply; applications from women are especially welcome. The Max Planck Society is committed to promoting individuals with disabilities and encourages them to apply.