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"This is a fixed term three-year position for a postdoctoral researcher in the interdisciplinary team of the AHRC-funded research project Hidden in Plain Sight: Historical and Scientific Analysis of Premodern Sacred Books. The successful candidate will be responsible for conducting textual analysis and providing contextual information. They will work closely with scientists and technicians, under the supervision of PI and Co-Is, to investigate how sacred books were appropriated, mutilated, or used talismanically. They will examine a wide range of premodern books, primarily books transformed and mutilated in the course of religious reform; books transitioning between Jews and Christians in medieval Europe; and talismanic use of Scripture in non-European contexts. They will work alongside the project’s other Postdoctoral Research Associate (a Heritage Scientist) and liaise with the project’s technicians, curators, conservators, advisory board and faith communities. They will contribute to"
