Post-doc position in the field of historical sciences

Profile: Recognised Researcher (R2) Positions: Postdoc Positions Application Deadline: 10 Dec 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Warsaw) Country: Poland Type of Contract: Temporary Job Status: Full-time Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Horizon Europe - ERC Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No Offer Description The Institute of Advanced Studies at the Nicolaus Copernicus University is looking for a post-doc within the field of historical sciences for a fixed period of 12 months. The employment will be funded by the European Commission through the Horizon Europe programme under the grant titled “A Novel Understanding of Pandemic Disease in Preindustrial Europe (1300–1800): Combining History, Machine Learning, and Natural Sciences” (Acronym: EUROpest). Description of tasks: Research on epidemics in preindustrial Europe (1300–1800) and their environmental and social context within the ERC Synergy Grant EUROpest; Extraction of data on epidemics and their environmental and social context from diverse mass historical sources, documentary and literary, using large language models, and critical verification of the results; Supporting members of the HumEco and EUROpest teams in conducting their own data extractions using large language models: consultations, preparing procedures and tools, training; Preparing scholarly publications and taking part in EUROpest consortium meetings. Where to apply E-mail: ias@umk.pl Requirements Research Field: History Education Level: PhD or equivalent Skills/Qualifications Candidates are required to: hold a PhD in history or a related discipline; have experience in designing and conducting data extraction from diverse mass historical sources, both documentary and literary, using large language models, together with critical assessment of model output (required); have experience in training or supporting other researchers in the independent use of large language models in working with historical sources (required); have experience in building historical databases based on mass sources, especially on epidemics or environmental phenomena (required); have a research record in the environmental history or the history of epidemics of Europe and the Mediterranean (required); have knowledge of at least one source language of Europe or its neighbourhood, e.g. Latin, Greek, Arabic, Syriac or Ottoman Turkish (required; further ones are an advantage); have very good command of English; have knowledge of at least two modern European languages other than Polish and English, sufficient to work with the scholarly literature (required). Specific Requirements Candidates interested in applying for the position are required to send: Professional CV, Personal letter, Personal questionnaire, Copy of higher education diploma, Copy of PhD diploma (if available), List of publications (inc. the publishing house, year of publication, page number), Declaration of no criminal record (under art. 109 (1) of the Polish Higher Education Act), Declaration that Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń will be the primary employer, Declaration of consent to the processing of personal data contained in the job offer for the needs of the recruitment process, in accordance with the Act of August 29, 1997. Personal Data Protection Act (Journal of Laws of 2014, Item 1182) (GDPR). Languages: ENGLISH — Level: Excellent Languages: POLISH — Level: Excellent Research Field: History » Social history Work Location(s) Number of offers available: 1 Company/Institute: Nicolaus Copernicus University - Institute of Advanced Studies Country: Poland State/Province: Kujawsko-pomorskie City: Toruń Postal Code: 87-100 Street: Wileńska 4 Contact State/Province: Kujawsko-pomorskie City: Toruń Website: https://www.umk.pl Street: Wileńska 4 Postal Code: 87-100