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École normale supérieure de Lyon
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Greek Philology and Digital Humanities – Corpus Compilation and Handwritten Text Recognition (HTR) Ecole normale supérieure de Lyon in France
Degree Level
Postdoc
Field of study
Computer Science
Funding
Available
Deadline
Dec 4, 2026
Country
France
University
École normale supérieure de Lyon
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About this position
This postdoctoral position is part of the ANR-funded AGAIA project at the Ecole normale supérieure de Lyon and its research department IHRIM. The project investigates how Ancient Greek texts and their French translations can be semantically aligned in order to study the reception of Greek literature in French writing, with particular attention to intertextual phenomena.
The successful candidate will contribute directly to the construction of the project’s research corpora. The work centres on the compilation, transcription, and philological preparation of Greek and French materials, including the digitization and processing of printed and manuscript sources. A key part of the role is the use of automatic text recognition methods for heritage documents, combining HTR/OCR workflows with the structuring of the resulting data for research use.
The post is embedded in an interdisciplinary environment that brings together philology, digital methods, and computational language technologies. The appointed researcher will work closely with the project’s principal investigator and with a second postdoctoral researcher focused on natural language processing and artificial intelligence, making this a collaborative role at the intersection of Greek studies and digital humanities.
Funding details
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What's required
Applicants must have a PhD or equivalent. Strong Ancient Greek proficiency and solid Greek philology skills are required, along with knowledge of textual traditions, editions, and ancient sources. Experience transcribing and scientifically using printed and/or manuscript heritage documents is expected, together with a strong interest in digital humanities and text corpus building. The post also asks for methodological rigour, autonomy, and the ability to work in an interdisciplinary team. Preferred/required specific skills include Greek palaeography, especially for medieval manuscripts; experience training and evaluating HTR/OCR models, especially with eScriptorium and Kraken; knowledge of text encoding and annotation standards such as XML-TEI; practice with Python or other automated text-processing tools; and familiarity with text alignment, translation, or the reception of Greek literature. Excellent French is required.
How to apply
Apply by email to [email protected]. Use the internal application form provided in appel_candidature.pdf and submit the requested materials before the deadline.
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