ACDH Internships (f/m/x) February 2027

Are you a student looking for hands-on work experiences at an academic research institute?
Are you thinking of an academic career in the humanities? Would you like to know how to apply digital methods and tools to make existing research more insightful and ask new research questions? Then the internship at the Austrian Centre for Digital Humanities is for you!

 

The ACDH is a leading research institution in digital humanities (DH) and part of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW). We work closely with international research networks and support local research interests. Currently, our teams work on various exciting projects, and we focus on many fields of expertise. Some of them are:

• DH Research & Infrastructure:DH methods, tools, data interoperability, programming solutions, education, and outreach, a.o.
• Linguistics:language variation and language change, dialectology, corpus linguistics, lexicography, morphology, syntax, dialects in various languages, a.o.
• Literary & Textual Studies:corpora, digital editions, periodicals and newspapers, and correspondences, manuscripts and typescripts, a.o.
• Musicology:music as cultural heritage, editions, choir books, audiovisual research, a.o.

What we offer

During your time with us we want you to:

• gain hands-on work experience
• get insights into the workings of an academic research institute
• find out more about the focus on DH scholarship
• understand what a career as a DH researcher may entail

We offer internships of 80 hours (20 hrs a week for 4 weeks) or 120 hours (30 hrs a week for 4 weeks). These internships are offered without financial compensation. In addition to getting to know a project, we offer our Meet the Researchers- sessions: researchers from different areas of expertise offer additional workshop sessions to expand your DH knowledge. Also, depending on your university, you can be awarded ECTS points that count towards your degree.

What are we looking for

In general: students from DH and the fields of research that we work on!

In particular: applicants with backgrounds in philology (particularly German philology), linguistics, literary studies, musicology, or other philological, cultural or sociological paradigms. Some familiarity with XML and web technologies such as HTML5, CSS & Javascript, or programming languages like Python, is helpful, but not conclusive.

Regardless of your specialisation, we look for interns with: good reasoning skills, excellent time management, good social skills, reliability and accuracy. We also expect at least a basic adeptness in working with computers and digital methods. With regards to language skills, you should be able to communicate efficiently in either German or English, ideally both.

Apply now!

If you are interested, apply online now and upload your documents by November 15, 2026:

• Cover letter (incl. ideas for the internship, specify the project you wish to participate)
• CV
• References / Certificates
• Confirmation of enrollment

The Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW) pursues a non-discriminatory employment policy and values equal opportunities, as well as diversity. Individuals from underrepresented groups are particularly encouraged to apply.