The University of Applied Sciences Worms and the University of Trier will jointly develop a typesetting system for XML-based texts with complex layout requirements that meets the stringent requirements for the typesetting of (potentially heavily multilingual) scholarly texts (e.g. critical editions). The end user will work directly with semantically annotated data, without having to use explicit layouting instructions.

Based on a WYSIWYG user interface (to be integrated into the TextGrid Lab, cf. http://www.textgrid.de) the system will support end users in the development of style-sheets for the rule-based formatting of their texts and will master the production of PDF (including PDF-A for longterm archiving).

For this work we look for two motivated research assistants with a strong skill set in software architecture and development, one primarily focussing on the design and development of the core typesetting system itself (based in Worms) and one primarily looking at the end user interface (based in Trier). You can find the details of the call for applications on the pages of the UAS Worms and for convenience also below.