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From the Centernet list: Job: Assistant Director MATRIX: Center for the Humane Arts, Letters, and Social Sciences Online MATRIX: The Center for the Humane Arts, Letters, and Social Sciences (http://matrix.msu.edu) is seeking an experienced, creative, and talented individual to fill the position of Assistant Director. The Assistant Director will be primarily responsible for directly overseeing MATRIX’s project infrastructure. This includes managing MATRIX’s development team (programmers, web designers, graduate assistants, and interns) as well as  project development and management (including creation of deadlines for all project deliverables, project and task tracking, and reporting).  In addition, the successful candidate will lead the continued development of KORA (kora.matrix.msu.edu).Read More →

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The Disciplines & Technologies Project at the University of Chicago invites applications for two Mellon Postdoctoral Scholar positions, each of which will last for two academic years (2012-14). Each Postdoctoral Scholar will be expected to propose and pursue an in-depth study of how some technology has, over more than one generation, interacted with the changing disciplinary structure of universities. “Technology” is interpreted broadly, and we anticipate that one project will touch on natural science disciplines and the other on humanistic disciplines; the broader the range of disciplines and uses of the technology the better. This research will be performed in residence at the Franke Institute for the Humanities throughout the academic year (lateRead More →

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This is a fabulous new position in the University of Florida Libraries. The job will entail primarily web work, but also working on the UF Digital Collections and other digital development. The position entails great colleagues, meaningful work, and technical work where things get implemented and used (so you can really see the benefits and impact of your work). Full Announcement POSITION: Information Technology Expert – (Digital Development unit member, developer) REPORTS TO: Information Technology Senior SALARY: Anticipated salary is $55,442.79 annually Requisition #: 0810081 DEADLINE DATE: January 9, 2012 JOB SUMMARY: The Information Technology department serves as the focal point for planning, managing and coordinatingRead More →

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The Center for Digital Humanities at South Carolina seeks to appoint a Research Assistant Professor to serve as Associate Director of the Center.  Applicants should have a PhD in a humanities discipline along with a strong background in computational research methodologies. Important skills for the position include an imaginative approach to collaborative research, efficient project management, strong grant-writing abilities, the ability to build coalitions and work cooperatively with a variety of partners, and the ability to communicate effectively with specialists in a variety of disciplines including Computer Science.  Experience with T.E.I. standards and XML markup, while not required, are highly desirable.  In addition to overseeingRead More →

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Florida State University Libraries Lead Developer Assistant In or Associate In (rank to be based on qualifications) This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced developer to join a growing team in the area of Digital Scholarship and Technology at Florida State University Libraries as Lead Developer. The successful applicant will have programming responsibilities for the library’s website, the digital library, the Institutional Repository, as well as general programming needs that arise. It is anticipated that this new area in the Florida State University Libraries will evolve into a larger programming and web development team over time. As the Lead Developer, this position will beRead More →

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The Alabama Digital Humanities Center at the University of Alabama (www.lib.ua.edu/digitalhumanities) is pleased to invite applications for a two-year post-doctoral fellowship in Digital Humanities. The post-doctoral fellow will hold a joint appointment in the University Libraries and the History Department in the College of Arts & Sciences. The fellow will conduct his or her own research and work in conjunction with the ADHC staff to promote and develop the digital humanities community on campus. The committee welcomes all applicants with an active research agenda in History or a related discipline (such as Classics, Middle Eastern Studies, American Studies, or Religious Studies). The successful applicant will have attained a Ph.D. by June 2012 and willRead More →

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Full job announcement: http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/rul/hr/libpersonnel/APP197.pdf RESPONSIBILITIES: The Rutgers University Libraries seek an experienced, innovative, and service-oriented librarian to fill the new position of Digital Humanities Librarian in the John Cotton Dana Library on the Newark Campus of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Reporting to the Assistant Chancellor and Director of the John Cotton Dana Library and under the direction of the Head of Public Services for the Dana Library, the Digital Humanities Librarian will provide support to faculty and students through the integration of digital resources, methodologies, technologies, and analytical tools with traditional resources and approaches to research and instruction in the humanities. The positionRead More →

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The College of Social Sciences and Humanities at Northeastern University invites applications and nominations for an open rank position (assistant/associate/full professor) in the field of Digital Humanities to begin fall 2012. The successful candidate will have expertise in new computational approaches that help distill meaning from texts and artifacts, and in new modes of presenting these in electronic formats. Examples include but are not limited to text-mining, geographic information systems, natural language processing, visualization, or complex network analysis. He or she will be familiar with the theoretical challenges implicit in this emerging field, will have an interest in translating knowledge within and between disciplines andRead More →

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UK Libraries is pleased to announce a new Digital Projects Library Manager position within Digital Library Services, Library Technologies Division.  This is a monthly, exempt position, Grade MT 0043, with a salary range of $34,902-55,848/year. Job summary for this position: Oversee digital production and staffing, supervising three direct reports. Develop and implement workflow for digital content creation & born digital content acquisition & preservation; facilitate connections and partnerships of faculty and students with librarians & technologists in supporting digital scholarship; collaborate to establish digitization project priorities. Arrange, organize, describe, preserve & process digitized & born digital resources. Analyze condition & maintain digital preservation & descriptiveRead More →

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POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT EARL K. LONG LIBRARY, UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS DIGITAL INITIATIVES/SUBJECT SPECIALIST LIBRARIAN REPORTS TO: Chair, Research and Technology Support Department SUMMARY: Responsible for providing expert knowledge and leadership in technical planning, implementation, project management and support of the Library’s digital collection initiatives. Serves as an enthusiastic and dynamic liaison to the campus community in promotion and development of the library’s institutional repositories. Serves as subject specialist in one or more assigned subject areas, assuming overall responsibility for the development of the collection, reference, instruction, and outreach services in those subject areas. Works collegially with all personnel to achieve the Library’s mission. Participates as appropriate onRead More →