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Über 30 Wissenschaftler*innen an vier österreichischen Institutionen erforschen im Dialog mit internationalen Partner*innen das kulturelle Erbe der Großregion von Europa bis Asien und bilden eine neue Generation von Nachwuchsforscher*innen aus.

09/05/2026

💫 Newly published interview

Interview with Prof. David Michelson: From Syriaca.org to the British Library and Beyond (2)

(This is the second part of a conversation between Ephrem A. Ishac and David Michaelson on the state of Digital Syriac Studies)

Link to the full 2nd interview part: https://digitalorientalist.com/2026/05/01/interview-with-prof-david-michelson-from-syriaca-org-to-the-british-library-and-beyond-2/

08/05/2026

💫 Newly Published

Women of the Empire: Life and Labor in the Achaemenid Persepolis Archives

New publication: Safaee, Yazdan. 2026. Women of the empire: Life and labor in the Achaemenid Persepolis Archives (Ancient Iran Series 20). Leiden: Brill.

brill.com/display/title/73412

07/05/2026

📢 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
Postdoctoral Researcher (f/m/d)

🏛️ CEU – Department of Historical Studies
📍 Vienna, Austria | 🕒 Full-time (2 years)
📅 Deadline: 30 May 2026

Funded by the FWF Cluster of Excellence EurAsian Transformations.

🔎 PROFILE
• Transregional Eurasian history (c. 800–1850)
• Focus: Central Europe → South Asia
• Language expertise required
• Project linked to Cluster Research Nodes / Working Groups
• Digital Humanities welcome

🌐 ENVIRONMENT
CEU + Austrian Academy of Sciences + Univ. of Vienna + Univ. of Innsbruck
International network (20+ languages & scripts)

📌 TASKS
• Research project within Cluster
• ≥2 publications
• Public engagement (podcasts, blogs, etc.)
• Residence in Vienna

✅ REQUIREMENTS
• PhD by start date
• PhD ≤5 years before 1 Oct 2026
• Strong thematic fit

💰 OFFER
• €70,210/year (14 instalments) + benefits
• Interdisciplinary environment & public engagement opportunities

📄 APPLY WITH
• Cover letter (fit to CEU & Cluster)
• CV (publications, languages, 3 referees)
• 5-page project proposal (plan + outputs)
• Writing sample

🌍 Equal opportunity employer (encouraging applications from women & underrepresented groups; career breaks considered)

🏫 CEU: highly international university (1,400+ students, 100+ countries), based in Vienna

🔗 https://www.ceu.edu/
🔗 https://www.oeaw.ac.at/eurasian-transformations

🆔 Requisition ID: 980

06/05/2026

Recommended reading 📖

From Syriaca.org to the British Library and Beyond

Interview with David Michelson
Published by: Ephrem A. Ishac

This interview highlights David Michelson’s work at the intersection of digital humanities and Syriac studies, reflecting on the development of Syriaca.org and broader efforts to make Syriac sources more accessible. It also touches on collaboration, research infrastructures, and the role of institutions such as the British Library in preserving and shaping the future of digital scholarship.

Between October and November 2025, Prof. David Michelson served as a visiting fellow at the Institute for Medieval Research (IMAFO) at the Austrian Academy of Sciences, within the framework of the EurAsian Transformations Cluster of Excellence.

🔗 https://digitalorientalist.com/2026/04/28/interview-with-prof-david-michelson-from-syriaca-org-to-the-british-library-and-beyond-1/

05/05/2026

💫 New publication

On Epidemics: a Preliminary Critical Edition and Annotated Translation of Carakasaṃhitā 3.3

Vitus Angermeier. “On Epidemics: A Preliminary Critical Edition and Annotated Translation of Carakasaṃhitā 3.3.” Asian Literature and Translation 13, 1 (2026): 1–41. doi.org/10.18573/alt.95.

A fictional conversation about epidemics from South Asia, probably composed around 150 CE, which, among other peculiarities, contains surprising similarities to a text from the Hippocratic corpus.

05/05/2026

📢 CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Modes of Coercion in Premodern Eurasia: A Sourcebook for Comparative Research and Teaching

The Cluster of Excellence EurAsian Transformations invites mini-proposals for a collaborative sourcebook emerging from the Research Node Geographies of Power.

🔎 ABOUT THE PROJECT
• Focus: coercion, labour, and power across premodern Eurasia
• Format: source-based, comparative case studies (not full research articles)
• Aim: build a shared empirical corpus for interdisciplinary research & teaching (MA/PhD level)
• Approach: combine emic perspectives (historical actors’ terms) with etic comparative analysis

🌍 SCOPE
• Regions: all of premodern Eurasia
• Period: Antiquity to early modern
• Topics include:
– labour relations & dependency
– households (domestic, elite, religious, military, rural)
– coercion, obligation, authority, punishment, protection
– judicial / administrative contexts

📄 CONTRIBUTIONS (c. 8,000 words)
Each chapter includes:
• (25%) edited source text(s) + English translation
• (50%) contextual microhistory
• (25%) reflection on terminology of coercion

❓ KEY QUESTIONS
• How is coercion expressed, legitimised, or contested?
• Which actors & relationships appear?
• Which emic terms structure the case?
• How does the case support comparison across regions/time?

✉️ MINI-PROPOSAL (1 PAGE) MUST INCLUDE
• provisional title
• source / source cluster
• time & place
• languages
• relevance to the volume
• link to “modes of coercion” theme

📅 TIMELINE
• Expressions of interest: as soon as possible
• 19 Nov 2026: presentation of model contributions (CoE Annual Conference, Claude Chevaleyre, Michael Jursa, Juliane Schiel)

🗯️ CONTACT
[email protected]
[email protected]

04/05/2026

Call for Expressions of Interest 🍲

“Tasting EurAsia” | Winter Semester 2026/27

A lecture series on food & drink cultures across Eurasia … exploring their history, circulation, and social, religious & political meanings

🍴 2-day workshop on historical recipes (with a hands-on cooking session!)

📢 We’re looking for colleagues interested in contributing a lecture and/or joining the workshop

📅 Deadline: 7 May

📩 Send a short topic idea to: [email protected]

03/05/2026

💫 Summer Academy Khorog (Tajikistan) 2026

Cultural Heritage at the Mountain Crossroads of Central Asia

📍 Where: University of Central Asia, Khorog
📅 When: 17–30 August 2026 (incl. travel Dushanbe–Khorog)
🎓 For: MA & PhD students (advanced BA by exception)
🗣 Language: English

Join a 14-day immersive programme in the Pamir Mountains exploring cultural heritage through lectures, discussions, field visits & small research projects, focusing on identity, community practices, and regional connectivities across Central Asia.

💶 Cost: €200 (tuition, materials, excursions)
🎓 Scholarships: Full & partial funding available (incl. travel & accommodation)

📩 Apply by 15 May 2026: [email protected]
(Submit CV + motivation letter; PhDs add research summary)

⚠️ Requirements: Strong English; participants arrange visa, insurance & travel to Dushanbe + GBAO permit

📬 Contact:
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]

For more information: https://oeawiranistik.at/plaintexts/SummerAcademy_2026.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawRkhNNleHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeaN7DfAuwuaNsa30n8ZyQL6PCq2jKRbVykWQLGXISglBOQgspGalp2IxIejw_aem_2DTannlktSCFHc5BOgtrMw

27/04/2026

💫New YouTube video online!

Could something as small as a coin shape how entire empires were seen and understood? Why would historians spend years studying objects we barely notice today?

In this episode, Hanna Lechner explores how coins were far more than just money. Based on an interview with numismatist and historian Jehan Hillen, this video reveals how coinage functioned as a powerful mass medium - spreading political messages, shaping identities, and connecting entire empires. From imperial portraits to hidden propaganda, coins offer a unique and often overlooked window into the ancient world.

Watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/f366X7shA1E?si=n27WeIt0eA38rYlf

Thanks to our guest Jehan Hillen!

The interview was recorded on March 17, 2026, in one of the AV recording rooms (AuRa) at the University of Innsbruck, Austria.

Music: Royalty Free Music Library; https://royaltyfreemusiclibrary.com

24/04/2026

📢 Postdoc Position (f/m/x) – Byzantine Research

The Department of Byzantine Research at the Institute for Medieval Research (IMAFO), Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW), is offering a full-time postdoctoral position within the Cluster of Excellence “EurAsian Transformations - Resources of the Past and Challenges of Diversity“.

🔹 Start: 1 October 2026
🔹 Duration: 24 months (until 30 September 2028)
🔹 Workload: Full-time (40 hours/week)
🔹 Salary: €70,200.20 gross/year (full-time basis)
🔹 Application deadline: 15 May 2026

👤 Profile:
PhD in Byzantine Studies or a related field; very good knowledge of medieval Greek and at least one additional medieval language; reading proficiency in at least two modern research languages; international academic record.

📄 Tasks:
Independent research on mobility and migration in and out of Byzantium, interdisciplinary collaboration within the Cluster, publications and presentations, and participation in academic and outreach activities.

👉 Apply here: https://oeawnr.onlyfy.jobs/application/de/apply/05s31js99l69hmqzwipc1myqtgt16uj

ℹ️ More information here: https://oeawnr.onlyfy.jobs/job/05s31js99l69hmqzwipc1myqtgt16uj

24/04/2026

📢 Postdoc Position (F/M/X) – Himalayan Connectivities

The Institute for the Cultural and Intellectual History of Asia (IKGA) at the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW) is offering a full-time postdoctoral position (40h/week) with a focus on “Himalayan Connectivities.” The position is affiliated with the Cluster of Excellence EurAsian Transformations and based in Vienna.

🔹 Start: As soon as possible
🔹 Contract: 1 year (extension until 31 March 2031 anticipated)
🔹 Salary: €70,167.44 gross/year (before taxes)
🔹 Application deadline: 30 April 2026

👤 Profile:
PhD in Indology, South Asian Studies, or a related field; excellent knowledge of Sanskrit and English; additional regional languages; German desirable; international research experience.

📄 Application documents:
Cover letter, CV, list of publications, research overview (2–3 pages), and two referees.

💼 Tasks:
Independent research, collaboration with ongoing projects, and contribution to interdisciplinary research and public outreach within EurAsian Transformations.

👉 Apply here: https://oeawnr.onlyfy.jobs/application/de/apply/ixpiycbgybj056ye6h6pnecgz54ecb

ℹ️ More information: https://oeawnr.onlyfy.jobs/job/ixpiycbgybj056ye6h6pnecgz54ecb

📩 For inquiries about this position please contact: [email protected]

Adresse

Dr. Ignaz Seipel-Platz 2
Wien
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Webseite

https://www.oeaw.ac.at/eurasian-transformations/

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