PhD Position in Medieval Manuscript Studies

As PhD candidate, you will be responsible for one of the three subprojects within the NWO-funded project ‘Unlocking the transmission history of the Physiologus and the multimodal nature of medieval manuscripts with AI-driven digital methods’. This project studies the vast and multilingual manuscript tradition of the Physiologus, a late-antique collection of animal stories that later morphed into the medieval Bestiary. The project employs various computational methods in intelligent imaging, text processing and metadata federation to understand how the manuscript as a medium influenced the evolution of texts.

Your subproject deals with the textual evolution of the Latin Physiologus. In no other language has the Physiologus inspired more creative adaptations than in Latin. From the rewriting of selected chapters in Phys. Lat. B, to versification in the Phys. Theobaldi, to 12th-century Bestiaries which quadruple the number of chapters of the Greek original, this overabundant and complex tradition offers a unique window into the medieval mindset. The aim of the PhD project is to map and interpret the development of the Latin Physiologus with specific attention to the impact of its reception and transmission context on the evolution of the text.

The main output of your work will be your doctoral dissertation, but you will also be expected to present work in progress through conference papers and contribute to outreach activities. There will be opportunities to gain experience in the organisation of scientific meetings and working in an interdisciplinary team. You will be expected to undertake a small amount of teaching, either in the Medieval History programme or in another programme depending on your background and interests.

You won’t have any teaching load in this position.

Would you like to learn more about what it’s like to pursue a PhD at Radboud University? Visit the page about working as a PhD candidate.

PhD Position in Medieval Manuscript Studies

As PhD candidate, you will be responsible for one of the three subprojects within the NWO-funded project ‘Unlocking the transmission history of the Physiologus and the multimodal nature of medieval manuscripts with AI-driven digital methods’. This project studies the vast and multilingual manuscript tradition of the Physiologus, a late-antique collection of animal stories that later morphed into the medieval Bestiary. The project employs various computational methods in intelligent imaging, text processing and metadata federation to understand how the manuscript as a medium influenced the evolution of texts.

Your subproject deals with the textual evolution of the Latin Physiologus. In no other language has the Physiologus inspired more creative adaptations than in Latin. From the rewriting of selected chapters in Phys. Lat. B, to versification in the Phys. Theobaldi, to 12th-century Bestiaries which quadruple the number of chapters of the Greek original, this overabundant and complex tradition offers a unique window into the medieval mindset. The aim of the PhD project is to map and interpret the development of the Latin Physiologus with specific attention to the impact of its reception and transmission context on the evolution of the text.

The main output of your work will be your doctoral dissertation, but you will also be expected to present work in progress through conference papers and contribute to outreach activities. There will be opportunities to gain experience in the organisation of scientific meetings and working in an interdisciplinary team. You will be expected to undertake a small amount of teaching, either in the Medieval History programme or in another programme depending on your background and interests.

You won’t have any teaching load in this position.

Would you like to learn more about what it’s like to pursue a PhD at Radboud University? Visit the page about working as a PhD candidate.

PhD Position in Medieval Manuscript Studies

As PhD candidate, you will be responsible for one of the three subprojects within the NWO-funded project ‘Unlocking the transmission history of the Physiologus and the multimodal nature of medieval manuscripts with AI-driven digital methods’. This project studies the vast and multilingual manuscript tradition of the Physiologus, a late-antique collection of animal stories that later morphed into the medieval Bestiary. The project employs various computational methods in intelligent imaging, text processing and metadata federation to understand how the manuscript as a medium influenced the evolution of texts.

Your subproject deals with the textual evolution of the Latin Physiologus. In no other language has the Physiologus inspired more creative adaptations than in Latin. From the rewriting of selected chapters in Phys. Lat. B, to versification in the Phys. Theobaldi, to 12th-century Bestiaries which quadruple the number of chapters of the Greek original, this overabundant and complex tradition offers a unique window into the medieval mindset. The aim of the PhD project is to map and interpret the development of the Latin Physiologus with specific attention to the impact of its reception and transmission context on the evolution of the text.

The main output of your work will be your doctoral dissertation, but you will also be expected to present work in progress through conference papers and contribute to outreach activities. There will be opportunities to gain experience in the organisation of scientific meetings and working in an interdisciplinary team. You will be expected to undertake a small amount of teaching, either in the Medieval History programme or in another programme depending on your background and interests.

You won’t have any teaching load in this position.

Would you like to learn more about what it’s like to pursue a PhD at Radboud University? Visit the page about working as a PhD candidate.

MR Scientist: 14T Human Brain Spectroscopy

You will play a leading role in the development and implementation of spectroscopy techniques in the brain. The exquisite sensitivity of a 14 T MRI system will allow spectroscopic measurements with unprecedented spatial and temporal resolution. The access to spatial distributions of neurotransmitter signals will open a new window on human brain function. We are searching for a spectroscopist with a strong methodological background and an interest in applying spectroscopic techniques to cutting-edge neuroscience. Areas of research can include the development of metabolic imaging techniques and measuring dynamic changes in metabolite concentrations.

You will be encouraged to acquire independent funding and to work in close collaboration with other teams participating in the DYNAMIC initiative. At the Donders Institute, you will play an active role encouraging, facilitating and enabling the use of the 14T system for the benefit of neuroscientists and clinicians.

In addition to having access to the 14T scanner, you will also have access to the imaging facilities of the Donders Institute (3T systems in Nijmegen and the 7T system at the Erwin L Hahn Institute in Essen, Germany), which will be particularly relevant during the development phase of the 14T system.

MR Scientist: 14T Human Brain Spectroscopy

You will play a leading role in the development and implementation of spectroscopy techniques in the brain. The exquisite sensitivity of a 14 T MRI system will allow spectroscopic measurements with unprecedented spatial and temporal resolution. The access to spatial distributions of neurotransmitter signals will open a new window on human brain function. We are searching for a spectroscopist with a strong methodological background and an interest in applying spectroscopic techniques to cutting-edge neuroscience. Areas of research can include the development of metabolic imaging techniques and measuring dynamic changes in metabolite concentrations.

You will be encouraged to acquire independent funding and to work in close collaboration with other teams participating in the DYNAMIC initiative. At the Donders Institute, you will play an active role encouraging, facilitating and enabling the use of the 14T system for the benefit of neuroscientists and clinicians.

In addition to having access to the 14T scanner, you will also have access to the imaging facilities of the Donders Institute (3T systems in Nijmegen and the 7T system at the Erwin L Hahn Institute in Essen, Germany), which will be particularly relevant during the development phase of the 14T system.