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TU Darmstadt stands for excellent and relevant science. We are playing a decisive role in shaping far-reaching processes of global change鈥攆rom energy transition to artificial intelligence鈥攖hrough outstanding scientific knowledge and innovative academic programmes. We group our cutting-edge research into three fields: Energy and Environment, Information and Intelligence, Matter and Materials. We are a university with strong ties to the Frankfurt Rhine-Main metropolitan region and a very strong international focus. We are committed to European values and European integration.

The ERC project 鈥淭he Cultures of the Cryosphere. Infrastructures, Politics and Futures of Artificial Cooling鈥� (CultCryo) investigates the cultural preconditions and consequences of the use of artificial cold. With a globally networked system of cold storage facilities, nitrogen tanks, cold chains, and air-conditioned spaces, the global use of cooling and freezing technologies enables modern life on both biological and social levels 鈥� for example, in the areas of food supply, medicine, air conditioning, and data processing. Despite its far-reaching socio-ecological impacts, the enormously energy-intensive planetary "cryosphere" has not yet been systematically researched.

CultCryo will develop the first geographic mapping of the artificial cryosphere, a historical reconstruction of its formation, an ethnography of its cultural constitution, a philosophical analysis of its conceptual and technical constitution and an ethical investigation of its underlying norms and values. The interdisciplinary research project consists of four international research groups at the Technical University of Darmstadt, the Paderborn University, the University of Duisburg-Essen, and the Australian National University Canberra, as well as other project partners. The Darmstadt team is based at the Institute of Philosophy within the Department of History and Social Sciences.

We are seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher with excellent expertise in computational and statistical methods for corpus and discourse analysis. The ideal candidate has strong qualifications in the humanities, with a particular emphasis on the theories and methodologies of digital humanities and cultural sciences. The research will primarily concentrate on digital hermeneutics and history of concepts, with a special focus on exploring and investigating the historical semantics of the cryosphere and its cultures.

Your tasks will include:

• Conceptual collaboration in the project, including participation in regular meetings and continuous (digital) exchange with colleagues from partner institutions,
• Involvement in theoretical work on digital hermeneutics and methods in the history of concepts, development of innovative evaluation approaches,
• Involvement in the further development of existing language technology applications, including selecting and integrating additional software, features and services that support the exploration, modeling, and analysis of the data collected, as well as collaboration in developing visualizations in close cooperation with developer teams within the project network,
• Technical and content evaluation of the data developed in the project in close collaboration with the historical, social, and philosophical research involved in the project: joint analysis, writing, and publishing of scholarly articles,
• Extension, maintenance, and analysis of the project corpora to be used,
• Conducting your own research within the framework of the project tasks and its objectives,
• Training of team members in the use of applied DH techniques within the framework of regular project workshops,
• Active participation in the discourses of Digital Humanities, presentation of research results at national and international conferences and workshops,
• Data management, documentation of development processes and publication of research results in international specialized publications.

Required skills:

• A university science degree (M.Sc./Diploma) in philosophy, science and technology studies, digital humanities, or a related humanities/cultural studies subject,
• A completed doctorate in preferably one of these fields,
• Proven research experience in Digital Humanities: substantial knowledge in statistical data analysis, digital corpus construction and methods of computational text analysis (collocation analysis, topic modeling, vector space models, sense induction, etc.),
• The project language is English, thus very good language skills are required, knowledge of German or willingness to learn the language is desirable,
• The workplace is the Institute of Philosophy at TU Darmstadt, with regular participation in local and international project meetings, expeditions, and workshops (including travel to the USA, Asia, and Australia),
• Willingness to closely cooperate with international research teams and project partners in the fields of philosophy, social science, urban studies, history, geography, and computer science.

Technical University of Darmstadt offers varied and challenging assignments, freedom to work independently, the latest technologies, good collaboration between colleagues in partnership, needs-based training opportunities and customised personnel development.

The fulfillment of the duties likewise enables the scientific qualifications of the candidate.

• Development and organisation 鈥� comprehensive in-house training offers, including the opportunity for continuing education and development;
• Annual leave/educational leave 鈥� 30 days annual leave (full-time employment) and 5 days educational leave;
• Sustainable and mobile 鈥� eligibility to free public transport in the state of Hesse with the LandesTicket Hessen (Hesse StateTicket) in accordance with the currently valid collective agreement, in addition to opportunities to working mobile at times;
• Fit and healthy 鈥� free of charge preventive medical check-ups and a wide-ranging subsidised sports programme
• Work-life balance 鈥� flexible working time models, plus BGM (Betriebliches Gesundheitsmanagement 鈥� University Health Management);
• Pension scheme 鈥� supplementary public service pension scheme (VBL) in accordance with the currently applicable regulations;
• University bicycle
• Family-friendliness/compatibility of family/care/career 鈥� (university-run) childcare services, child allowance (based on the collective agreement), childcare programmes during school holidays

TU Darmstadt intends to increase the number of female employees and encourages female candidates to apply. In case of equal qualifications, applicants with a degree of disability of at least 50 or equal will be given preference. Remuneration is in accordance with the collective agreement for the Technical University of Darmstadt (TV - TU Darmstadt). Part-time employment is generally possible.

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If you have any questions about this position, please contact Prof. Dr. phil. Alexander Friedrich under +49 6151 16 57488.