Project Cataloguer - Cambridge, United Kingdom - University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge

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Cambridge, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Curious Cures in Cambridge Libraries is a two-year project funded by the Wellcome Trust that will make approximately 8,000 unedited medical recipes in over 180 medieval manuscripts discoverable to researchers worldwide.

We are looking for a Project Cataloguer to join the team in producing a ground-breaking resource that will transform the ability of health researchers and historians to access and analyse a corpus of texts that document and reveal the daily practice of medicine in the medieval period.

The project is led by and based at Cambridge University Library, capitalising on the Library's world-class infrastructure and expertise, and building on the success of recent large-scale cross-collection digitisation projects.

It encompasses all receptaria manuscripts, highly variable or unique combinations of recipe texts, as well as others that contain recipes as peripheral additions, in Cambridge University Library, the Fitzwilliam Museum and twelve college libraries.

These manuscripts will be conserved and digitised in full, in order to guarantee continued physical access as well as to make them accessible around the world.

In addition, the Research Associate will play a role in disseminating results via the project website, giving presentations to relevant scholarly networks, writing blog posts and undertaking other outreach initiatives.

She / he will also participate in online and in-person project workshops, a hackathon for postgraduate students, and a concluding symposium.

Applicants should hold a post-graduate qualification in a relevant field, preferably a doctorate, and have a proven ability to read and catalogue manuscripts in Latin and Middle English.

Experience in using Transkribus, and high-level skills in medieval palaeography, are both essential. Knowledge of TEI to create catalogue records is desirable, though training in TEI and XML will be provided.

Research skills in the History of Science or Medicine and familiarity with medieval recipes and medical culture would be an advantage.

Applicants must possess excellent written and verbal communication skills, IT skills, and be able to work both on their own and as part of a team.

The post is available from Monday 3rd July 2023 for one year, from the date of appointment. Working patterns can be discussed at the interview stage.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.