Dear colleagues,

I would like to share the information about two positions opening in my new lab at the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics, in Frankfurt.

I am building a team for my ERC starting grant Macroevolution of European Literature, as well as my Max Planck Independent research group. The team's goal will be to study the fundamental principles governing the dynamics of literature and other arts. For this we are will be using massive datasets and computational methods.

You can find more details in the calls:

* PhD student position: https://www.mpg.de/26850384/doctoral-candidate-in-computational-literary-stu... * Postdoc position: https://www.mpg.de/26850398/postdoctoral-position-in-computational-humanitie...

Where? Frankfurt am Main, Germany Deadline? August 15, 2026 (anywhere on Earth) More about me: https://www.aesthetics.mpg.de/institut/mitarbeiterinnen/oleg-sobchuk.html

Please share this information with anyone interested in these positions. Thank you!

Best wishes, Oleg Sobchuk

Dr. Oleg Sobchuk Cultural Evolution of the Arts Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics