Student Assistant (m/f/x)

About us:

The new project Rudolf Carnap Digital (RCD) at the Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy (MCMP) is a long-term project funded by The Union of the German Academies of Sciences and Humanities. The project aims to develop a comprehensive digital edition of the works of the German-American philosopher Rudolf Carnap, using the archive and edition management tool VALEP. Parts of the digital edition will also be published in print by Oxford University Press and Meiner Verlag Hamburg. The project started in 2026, and the initial tasks include the creation of a facsimile edition (scans plus metadata) as well as the preparation of individual texts for the edition using LaTeX (text entry, formatting, and creation of indexes).

We are looking for you:

in Munich

Your tasks and responsibilities:

• Scanning and OCR
• Editing individual texts in the edition using LaTeX
• Focus on the texts on inductive logic and probability

Your qualifications:

• High degree of independence, attention to detail, and reliability
• Willingness to work with the VALEP online tool
• Good knowledge of German and/or English
• Desirable: Knowledge of LaTeX, knowledge of mathematical logic

Benefits:

• One positions is available
• Excellent work-life balance thanks to flexible working hours (including remote work)
• Collaboration with a highly motivated team on an exciting topic
• Long-term career prospects in a project planned to run for 25 years

People with disabilities who are equally as qualified as other applicants will receive preferential treatment.

Contact:

Interested?

We look forward to receiving your application materials (resume, proof of enrollment) as soon as possible via email (please send as a single PDF) to Dr. Christian Damböck at C.Damboeck@lmu.de.

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