The Swiss-based Zeno Karl Schindler Foundation funds two fellowships for MIRABILE, the digital archive of medieval Latin culture run by SISMEL, the International Society for the Study of Medieval Latin in Florence.
Fellows work at SISMEL on the MIRABILE-ATLAS, an interactive map of medieval authors, texts and manuscripts: turning database records into JSON, building search and map views, and checking AI-proposed matches between author and person records.
Benefits & funding
- A stipend of CHF 2,500 a month for six to twelve months.
- Based at SISMEL’s seat in Florence; the page names no travel or housing allowance.
Eligibility
- Open to any nationality.
- Apply for one or both profiles, saying which:
- Profile 1: good Latin; knowledge of medieval Latin authors, texts, manuscripts and how texts were transmitted; database-to-JSON work with some cartography; able to work across philology and AI and check AI results.
- Profile 2: JSON, geolocation services, Elasticsearch, practical AI skills (prompting, spotting hallucinations, MCP servers), and good written and spoken English.
- No degree level or age limit is stated.
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Application process
- 1Prepare a CV and a motivation letter that names the profile or profiles you apply for.
- 2Email both to Prof. Jean-Yves Tilliette by the deadline (20 July 2026, 23:59 Swiss time, in the last call).
Program timeline
20 July 2026
deadline (passed); earlier calls closed 15 July 2023 and 2024, 20 July 2025.
results.
By 31 August 2026
fellowship can start.
From 1 October 2026