Manuscript Cultures
Vacant Research Associate Position
29 October 2021
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CSMC invites applications for a research associate position on the project ‘African voices in the Islamic manuscripts from Mali: documenting and exploring African languages written in Arabic script (Ajami)'.
The Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures invites applications for a research associate position on the project 'African voices in the Islamic manuscripts from Mali: documenting and exploring African languages written in Arabic script (Ajami)'. The position is part-time (75% of standard work hours per week) and fixed-term, with a duration of three years. Starting date is 1 February 2022.
Led by Dmitry Bondarev, the Ajami project started in 2017 and is projected until 2029. It is funded by the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschunsgemeinschaft, DFG). The aim is to catalogue Ajami manuscripts held in private and state collections of Mali and West Africa as well as to carry out historical and linguistic analysis of the material brought to light by the cataloguing process. These endeavors are being jointly pursued by the Hamburg Unit working in Germany and the Bamako Unit in Mali.
For more information about the vacant position, including the application procedure, requirements, and duties, please visit the vacant positions page. The call closes on 10 December 2021.