Job Information
- Organisation/Company: Bocconi University
- Research Field: History » Economic history
- Researcher Profile: Recognised Researcher (R2), Leading Researcher (R4), First Stage Researcher (R1), Established Researcher (R3)
Offer Description
The MOLDisTory project studies the role of merchant-bankers and the interconnection between trade and financial intermediation in early modern Europe (XVI-XVII century), using unique primary data from the archives of the Bank of San Giorgio.
The holder of the Research Assignment will be in charge of the following activities.
- Systematic transcription of archival sources, particularly the customs and banking sources of the Bank of San Giorgio.
- Study of archival sources and their functional relationships.
- Exploring machine learning techniques for handwritten text recognition.
- Digitization of archival sources in collaboration with external companies and officials of the State Archives.
- Assist in the writing of reports and academic papers.
- Support to the MOLDisTory research team on the various tasks of the project.
Where to apply
Website: https://jobmarket.unibocconi.eu/?id=1009
Additional Information
Eligibility criteria
Eligible destination country/ies for fellows:
- Italy
Eligibility of fellows: country/ies of residence:
- EUROPE
Eligibility of fellows: nationality/ies:
- EUROPE
Work Location(s)
Number of offers available: 1
Company/Institute: Bocconi University
Country: Italy
Contact
City: Milano
Website: https://www.unibocconi.it/en