Research Assistant, focusing on data curation
Uppsala universitet, ALMEDA project, Engelska institutionen
African Literary Metadata (ALMEDA) is a research project that has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under Horizon Europe, the European Union's research and innovation framework program (Grant agreement: 101097763). The project is located at the Engelska institutionen.
Tasks: The tasks are linked to the ALMEDA project and primarily include data curation, processing, data entry, and data management related to the construction of a database. A portion of the working time may be dedicated to the annotation of source material.
Qualification requirements: Academic degree at least at the bachelor's level in a relevant subject. Good language skills in English are a prerequisite for employment. Good computer skills are a requirement. Experience working with tools such as Excel or equivalent software is a requirement.
Other desirable/merit-based qualifications: Good knowledge of Linked Open Data and experience working with Wikidata and/or Wikibase is highly desirable. Interest in research within literary studies and/or African studies, and experience working with cultural or literary source material is meritorious. Good knowledge of the research field digital humanities and its methods is meritorious. Great importance will also be placed on both independence and good collaborative skills.
About the employment
The employment is fixed-term, 6 months. The extent is 100%. Start date November 1 or by agreement. Location: Uppsala
Information about the employment is provided by: Project Leader Ashleigh Harris, ashleigh.harris@engelska.uu.se or Head of Department for Engelska institutionen, Christer Larsson, christer.larsson@engelska.uu.se
In this recruitment, we have replaced the cover letter with questions that you answer in connection with your application. The answers will be used as part of the selection process.
Welcome with your application no later than October 19, 2026, UFV-PA 2026/2969.
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