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The Jewish Digital Cultural Recovery Project (JDCRP) Foundation is seeking three Student Reviewers of Digitized Documents (Student Position) to support our Product Owner and our Research and Documentation Officer. These are a limited-term contract through June 30, 2026, with the possibility of extension depending on funding availability.

About Us

The Jewish Digital Cultural Recovery Project Foundation, established in 2019 by the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) and the Commission for Art Recovery (CAR), is based in Berlin, Germany. Our mission is to create and populate a central, scalable digital data platform for archival source material on the cultural plunder conducted during the National Socialist regime.

In addition to sponsoring an archival platform, JDCRP supports research and education projects that uncover the full scope of the theft and highlight the cultural contributions of European pre-WWII Jewry. By leveraging state-of-the-art technology, the digital platform enables cross-archival links and improved search capabilities, serving both specialists and the general public.

Role Overview

The Student Reviewer of Digitized Documents will work closely with both JDCRP’s Product Owner and Research and Documentation Officer to assist reviewing transcriptions of archival material, evaluating the results, safeguarding completeness and correcting errors according to JDCRP guidelines. This role helps reduce the error rate on transcriptions to achieve high levels of accuracy and quality of transcriptions.

Responsibilities

Archival Documentation Support

• Review transcriptions of archival documents. The reviews are automatically produced by AI/OCR software.
• Correct errors on transcriptions of archival documents on looted cultural objects.
• (Re-)structure the transcriptions when AI put the wrong data in the wrong fields.
• Findings and issues will be discussed on a weekly basis with JDCRP´s Product Owner (for technical improvements) and the JDCRP`s Research and Documentation Officer (for questions about the content).

Qualifications

• Accuracy and proficiency in working with structured data in databases and/or Excel.
• Sufficient IT skills to do structured tasks (like search or search and replace) fast, automated.
• Preferably knowledge of/experience with AI prompt writing.
• Grasp of complex information in a detail-oriented manner.
• Preferably knowledge of or interest in cultural fields such as art history, provenance research or digital humanities.
• University enrollment with student status.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English and in German.
• Ability to conduct tasks independently after onboarding, with regular review sessions with JDCRP team members
• A proactive and collaborative work style.

What We Offer

• A limited position (until June 2026) in a growing non-profit organization, with extension dependent on further funding.
• The opportunity to help build a central archival digital platform for Nazi-looted art.
• Remote work and flexible hours (12-18 hours a week; payment on an hourly basis).
• Starting date: as soon as possible.
• A small and motivated international and interdisciplinary team that is establishing and growing sustainable, long-term operations.

Application Process

Please submit your application via email to secretary@jdcrp.org. Attach the following documents as a single combined PDF (max. 10 MB):

• Letter of motivation (self-written; not generated by ChatGPT)
• CV
• Proof of enrollment at a university
• Names and contact details of two references

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. We regret that we are unable to respond to applications that do not fulfill the requirements as stated.