1 Postdoc Position, History and Philosophy of Science, Digital Humanities

1 PostDoc position (3 years) within the ERC Consolidator project “BOTLEG – Botanical Legacies: Towards a New History and Philosophy of Virtual Herbaria”.

The Institute of Philosophy I at the Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, seeks applications for 1 PostDoc position (1.0 FTE) as part of the ERC-funded project "BOTLEG", PI Dr. Jan Baedke.

This ERC project aims to help develop more historically informed, theoretically sound, and socially just botanical research by focusing on virtual herbaria—digitized collections of plant specimens. From a perspective of integrated history and philosophy of science, it addresses several historical, epistemic, and conceptual challenges of herbarium research in light of current digitization trends. BOTLEG will collaborate with historians, philosophers, botanists and herbarium experts in Central America, Southeast Asia, and the Netherlands. More information on the project: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101230109 

Detail: 

1x Postdoc in History of Science or Digital Humanities
For more Information and the application page: 
https://jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/9fca0a647b54e61a9b366628a2c4634422316617?ref=homepage 

Deadline of all Applications: 25th May 2026