Sachbearbeiter (m/w/d) Archiv, befristet bis zum 31.12.2027
Core
Transcribing and digitizing historical documents (1025–1930) for online access and editing the second volume of the 'Altenburger Urkundenbuch' based on handwritten manuscripts.
Role type
Senior IC archival researcher and editor
Builds
Digitized archival collections and scholarly editions of historical documents
Domain
History, archival science, paleography
Required skills
Transcription, data entry, source research, text-critical comparison, commentary and editing, archival classification, database management
Preferred skills
Experience with AUGIAS or similar archival systems, knowledge of charter studies (Urkundenlehre), experience creating or editing regesta, knowledge of Thuringian medieval and early modern history
Technologies
AUGIAS, digital tools, databases, online portals
Responsibilities
Transcribe and encode historical documents into the AUGIAS system, verify and enrich data (names, seals), classify collections, conduct source research for the Urkundenbuch, compare digital transcriptions with original manuscripts, write commentaries and edit text
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC