Missions

The engineer∙e recruited∙e will join the team of work package 2 (coord. É. Baillieul), centered around the historiography of the subject and implementing the methods of architectural history. He or she will work within the IRHiS research unit, but will be required∙e to interact regularly with all other members of the ALTIOR program. He or she will carry out research (bibliographical and archival) and take part in field missions to fuel reflection around the architectural structure of buildings in the corpus and comparative monuments. He or she will produce written summaries, building by building, to establish a critique of the authenticity of vaults and stability organs. Image syntheses (2D drawings) may also be necessary. Particular attention will be paid to the 12th-century chevet structure of Notre-Dame de Paris, which will be the subject of graphic restitutions by a 3D computer graphics artist who is a member of the program. The engineer∙e will be his principal interlocutor∙rice∙e.

Activités

- He/she will manage the storage and indexing of data produced by members of work package 2, in compliance with the data management plan.
- He or she will manage the “Hypotheses” notebook, designed to report on the progress of the research program to the scientific community and a wider public.
-He/she will take part in ALTIOR's monthly meetings and outreach activities (study days, publications, etc.).

Compétences

Candidates∙es must hold a Master's or PhD degree in the history of medieval architecture (history, art history, archaeology). They must also be familiar with medieval archives and/or 19th-century restoration archives. They should have skills in digital humanities, as well as experience of collaborative working tools and data management. Computer-aided drawing skills would also be appreciated. Candidates∙es must have a taste for interdisciplinary teamwork. Holding a B driving license would be a plus. Language skills expected: French (fluent), English (good written and oral expression).

Contexte de travail

The ALTIOR program. Les voûtes de Notre-Dame de Paris et la conquête de la hauteur dans l'architecture gothique en France, XIIe-XIIIe siècles is funded by the Agence Nationale de la Recherche (January 2024 - December 2026). It is directed by Y. Gallet (Université Bordeaux-Montaigne) and involves five research units: Université Bordeaux-Montaigne / Ausonius UMR 5607; Université de Lille / IRHiS UMR 8529; Aix-Marseille Université / LA3M-UMR 7298; Université de Lorraine / IJL UMR 7198; Université de Bordeaux / I2M UMR 5295. ALTIOR is characterized by a multidisciplinary approach to a common theme: the conquest of vault height in the religious architecture of the central Middle Ages. Architectural history, building archaeology, civil engineering, materials science and numerical modelling are thus combined in an attempt to explain the phenomenon in concrete terms. Starting with the Parisian example, studied in recent years as part of the scientific project accompanying the restoration of Notre-Dame, the members of ALTIOR are now studying the buildings that mark the history of Gothic art, such as the cathedrals of Sens, Bourges, Chartres and Amiens, as well as smaller buildings contemporary with Notre-Dame de Paris.
The ALTIOR program is organized into seven work packages (WP): WP 1 is dedicated to the overall coordination of scientific activities; -WP 2 is dedicated to the study and restoration of the original counter-balancing system of Notre-Dame de Paris; -WP 4 covers work on stone and mortar materials; -WP 3 is dedicated to archaeological work on the buildings in the corpus; -WP 5 covers geo-radar investigations on the extrados of the vaults to measure their thickness; -WP 6 processes the data collected by other researchers for mechanical modelling and structural calculations; -WP 7 is dedicated to synthesizing and valorizing the results.