Organisation/Company Bocconi University Research Field History » Economic history Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Leading Researcher (R4) First Stage Researcher (R1) Established Researcher (R3) Application Deadline 16 Nov 2026 - 23:59 (UTC) Country Italy Type of Contract To be defined Job Status Not Applicable Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description The MOLDisTory project studies the role of merchant-bankers and the interconnection between trade and financial intermediation in early modern Europe (XVI-XVII century), using unique primary data from the archives of the Bank of San Giorgio.
The holder of the Research Assignment will be in charge of the following activities.




Systematic transcription of archival sources, particularly the customs and banking sources of the Bank of San Giorgio.
Study of archival sources and their functional relationships.
Exploring machine learning techniques for handwritten text recognition.
Digitization of archival sources in collaboration with external companies and officials of the State Archives.
Assist in the writing of reports and academic papers.
Support to the MOLDisTory research team on the various tasks of the project.
Italy
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EUROPE
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📌 COMPETITION FORPOST DOC ASSIGNMENT, GROUPS 13/SECONOMIC HISTORY (Roma)
🏢 Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research
📍 Roma