MITH Graduate Assistant, Call for Applications

The Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities (MITH) is seeking applications for a Graduate Assistant position for the Spring 2018 semester. This is an approximately 10-hour per week position starting in January 2018 and ending in May 2018, with a possibility of renewal.

The Graduate Assistant will support the MITH staff as an active participant in many aspects of the operations of a busy digital humanities center including creating communications and reports, helping to develop research proposals for internal and external funding, staffing and facilitating events, basic website maintenance, support for MITH’s flagship speaker series Digital Dialogues, and other administrative tasks as assigned.

While this position is primarily operational, all MITH staff cultivate and maintain a plan of research integrating some aspect of digital humanities or digital studies and contribute to the intellectual life of the institute. This position includes optional support and mentoring from MITH staff for the successful candidate to develop or expand a focus on the digital within her/his current field or research agenda.

Minimum Qualifications. This position is open to current graduate students at the University of Maryland.

Additional Qualifications. Candidates must be highly organized and deadline oriented. We are seeking interdisciplinary thinkers, who are self- motivated and -directed and extremely comfortable with project management. Excellent communication skills and demonstrated experience with professional writing are pluses.

To Apply: Interested applicants should submit a resume/CV and application letter by email at mith@umd.edu. Applications will be considered until the position is filled, but for best consideration please apply by Monday, January 15 at 6:00pm. Your application letter should also include links to samples of research or creative activity. Applicants may be asked to provide the names and contact information for two references as part of the selection process.

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The Processing Archivist is responsible for carrying out the day-to-day workflows of surveying, processing, and cataloging collection materials within the labor collection area of the University of Maryland Libraries’ Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA). This work will directly support the “Synergies among Digital Humanities and African American History and Culture” (AADHum) project, and is critical to facilitating ways for students, faculty, and researchers around the world to discover the rich and varied material in these collections. The successful candidate will efficiently process archival material in a variety of formats and participate in coordinating metadata creation for vendor-based digitization projects.

The position is a contractual position that includes additional benefits. The contract is for a maximum of 12 months.

For more information and to apply, please use the following URL: https://ejobs.umd.edu/postings/43954.

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The University of Maryland is offering two Postdoctoral positions in the fields of Digital Humanities and African American History and Culture. Eligible candidates will have completed a doctoral program in African American Studies, Art History, United States Labor History, United States or Global Migration Studies,  Digital Media, Historical and Cultural Visualization, or a related field in the past five years. These are full-time, professional-track faculty appointments for two years connected to our Andrew W. Mellon-funded initiative “Synergies among Digital Humanities and African American History and Culture” ( AADHum). The 12-month salary for these positions is $70,000, including full benefits. Additional funding is available for conference travel and professional development.

The AADHum postdocs in the fields of Digital Humanities and African American History and Culture provide exciting opportunities to contribute to a major interdisciplinary initiative at one of the nation’s highest-ranked public research universities, as well as to gain skills and knowledge related to emerging, innovative areas of research and teaching. Through these positions, the AADHum initiative seeks to advance and expand the fields of digital humanities and African American history and cultural studies, and to develop and diversify the pipeline for the next generation of scholars and professionals who foster engagement at this intersection.

Roles & Responsibilities

With supervision and guidance provided by the leadership of the AADHum initiative, the postdocs will work closely with faculty and researchers in their field of expertise, for example, with the Center for Global Migration Studies, or with the David C. Driskell Center for the Study of the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora. Postdocs will each participate in and help coordinate the Digital Humanities Incubator training sessions for faculty and students;  provide mentorship and research leadership to graduate assistants working in support of the project; and design a two-semester course sequence that engages first-year students with research questions involving African American labor, migration, and artistic expression that are tractable to digital tools and methods. These questions will be pursued through use of our testbed collections, including onsite, hands-on work at the Center for Global Migration Studies, the Driskell Center, and the George Meany Memorial AFL-CIO Archive.

The ideal candidates will have both relevant academic training as well as experience with content management and digital humanities project development. Postdocs will be expected to continue to develop their ongoing research within a field of study compatible with the AADHum initiative. Opportunities to lead, engage, or collaborate in workshops, seminars, presentations, and publications will be strongly encouraged and supported.

Qualifications

Required:

• Ph.D., or equivalent terminal degree in African American Studies, Art History, United States Labor History, United States or Global Migration Studies,  Digital Media, Historical and Cultural Visualization, Cultural Studies or a related field
• Terminal degree conferred May 2011 or later, and before start date for this position
• Demonstrable strong scholarly research focus on African American history and culture
• Practical understanding of the research process and research data lifecycle
• Experience or familiarity with using digital media as part of teaching or research
• Strong organizational and documentation skills
• Ability to engage with people in new settings as well as excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Willingness to participate in teaching and training initiatives related to the postdoc or area of research

Desired:

• Excellent skills in project management, workflow design and management, teaching and outreach, communication and collaboration with faculty members
• Experience designing and implementing databases for scholarly projects
• Experience coordinating and promoting programs and/or services
• Working knowledge of various content management systems
• Familiarity with markup and metadata standards associated with Digital Humanities projects

Local Guidance and Professional Development Support

Postdocs will work in close collaboration with faculty and staff from the Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities (MITH) and the Arts and Humanities Center for Synergy, the two core centers for the AADHum initiative. One of the premier digital humanities centers in the world, MITH will provide mentoring in best practices for data curation, data modeling, project development, and training, along with working knowledge of advanced methods and tools for data analytics. Launched in late 2013, the Center for Synergy has already been recognized as on the cutting edge of public humanities, successfully conceptualizing and building collaborative projects between Arts and Humanities scholars, other disciplines and external communities.  The center received one of the first NEH Humanities in the Public Square grants for its Baltimore Stories project, in which humanists work alongside citizens to examine the roles of narratives in the life of a major American city. The Center for Synergy will provide mentoring in best practices for developing vibrant intellectual communities, both in the form of innovative curriculum and in the form of engaging public programming, from the micro-level of reading groups to the macro-level of a national conference.

Opportunities for archival work in the rich research collections at the University of Maryland will also be key components of the postdoc experience. The archives of the David C. Driskell Collection document the creation and curation of the largest academic holdings of African American art and art from the African diaspora. The George Meany Memorial AFL-CIO archives are the official repository for records of the American Federation of Labor (AFL), selected records of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO), and the merged American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO).

To apply, please send a letter of application, CV, and contact information for three references to aadhum-postdocs@umd.edu. For best consideration, applications should be submitted no later than July 22, 2016. Review will continue until the position is filled. Start date to be negotiated, but no later than February 1, 2017.

For complete information about the position, please visit:  http://go.umd.edu/AADHumPostDocs

The University and Community

Founded in 1856, University of Maryland, College Park is the flagship institution in the University System of Maryland. Our 1,250-acre College Park campus is just minutes away from Washington, D.C., and the nexus of the nation’s legislative, executive, and judicial centers of power. This unique proximity to business and technology leaders, federal departments and agencies, and a myriad of research entities, embassies, think tanks, cultural centers, and non-profit organizations is simply unparalleled. Synergistic opportunities for our faculty and students abound and are virtually limitless in the nation’s capital and surrounding areas. Now part of the Big Ten, the University is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding and diverse faculty and staff that will enhance our stature of preeminence in our three missions of teaching, scholarship, and full engagement in our community, the State of Maryland, and in the world.

Diversity

The University of Maryland, College Park, an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, creed, marital status, political affiliation, personal appearance, or on the basis of rights secured by the First Amendment, in all aspects of employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

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Two years of relevant professional experience in a digital humanities center, lab, or similar organization is required, as is demonstrated experience with designing and implementing digital humanities education or training programs; experience leading workshops, tutorials, or classroom instruction; experience contributing to a digital humanities project or initiative; excellent verbal and written communication skills; and strong organizational and interpersonal skills. An M.A. or M.L.S. in a humanities discipline, library and information science, or a related field is required at minimum.

This position is full-time and salary is commensurate with experience. The University of Maryland also offers a competitive benefits package. To apply, please send a letter of application, CV, and contact information for three references to Neil Fraistat, Director of MITH, via email: fraistat@umd.edu. For best consideration, applications should be received by Friday, April 22. Confidential review of applications will continue until the position is filled. We particularly encourage applications from members of under-represented groups.

The University of Maryland, College Park, an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, creed, marital status, political affiliation, personal appearance, or on the basis of rights secured by the First Amendment, in all aspects of employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

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Open Rank Professor and Project Director

Synergies among Digital Humanities and African American History and Culture

The College of Arts and Humanities at the University of Maryland seeks a dynamic scholar at the rank of advanced assistant, associate, or full professor with a proven record of conducting innovative research and teaching at the intersection of African American History & Culture and Digital Humanities to direct a major Andrew W. Mellon Foundation-funded project: Synergies among Digital Humanities and African American History and Culture. The successful candidate will develop and oversee individual and collaborative research, pedagogy, and outreach. The Project Director will participate in preparing a diverse cadre of scholars and students whose work in African American History & Culture and the Digital Humanities shall enrich arts and humanities research and teaching with new methods, archives, and tools. For additional information about Synergies, see http://arhusynergy.umd.edu.

In collaboration with the project’s principal investigators, the Dean, and the directors of the Arts and Humanities Center for Synergy, and the Maryland Institute for Technology and the Humanities (MITH), the Project Director will be responsible for: setting research goals and outcomes; developing curriculum, training, and associated programming; representing and communicating the work of the project to relevant campus, disciplinary, and public communities; supervising project staff, scholars, and students; and, ensuring successful implementation of all project activities. The Project Director will also work closely with the Center for the History of the New America, the David C. Driskell Center for the Study of the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora, and the University of Maryland Libraries.

Holding a tenure-track or tenured faculty appointment with a tenure line in an academic unit of the College of Arts and Humanities, the faculty member will hold the Mellon Project Director position for a three-year term, beginning July 1, 2016. The Project Director reports to the directors of the Arts and Humanities Center for Synergy and the Maryland Institute for Technology and the Humanities (MITH).

Minimum Qualifications

Must hold a Ph.D. or comparable terminal degree. Must be qualified to be tenured in an academic unit of the College of Arts and Humanities, University of Maryland. Must have a proven research record in the study of African American history and culture. Must have demonstrated experience with digital humanities project development.

Salary will be commensurate with experience. For additional information about the position, the Synergies Project, and the University of Maryland, and for application instructions, please visit the University’s ejobs portal (position #121514).

For best consideration, applications should be submit no later than December 18, 2015. Review will continue until the position is filled.

Diversity

The University of Maryland, College Park, an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, creed, marital status, political affiliation, personal appearance, or on the basis of rights secured by the First Amendment, in all aspects of employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

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The Lead Developer will design, write, test, document, and deploy code. The Lead Developer will also establish development milestones, help provide technical management and oversight, and identify emergent technologies and best practices. We envision the person in this position as someone with a strong commitment to research and development who is focused on and excited about building high-quality software that demonstrates new possibilities for humanities research applications.

This position will report to the Associate Director and duties will be split into roughly four categories: Software Development (60%); Management of Development Processes (20%); Systems Architecture (10%); and Engagement with Open Source Software Projects (10%).

MITH both relies on and believes in the value of open source software. We hope that the Lead Developer will participate in supporting third-party projects and libraries that MITH uses. Engagement with open source technology is intentionally construed broadly to include all of the activities that might go into supporting projects. Contributions might be but are not limited to writing code or documentation, doing outreach, organizing groups or events, and conducting code review. Time spent on open source development is part of paid time and the Lead Developer will have full discretion to participate in open source communities to the extent they uphold the same standards of professionalism, respect, and safety expected in other University work environments.

As part of the University of Maryland, MITH is committed to “inclusive excellence”—the notion that in order to educate our students with excellence, in order to foster outstanding research and scholarship, and in order to be national and global leaders, we must be diverse and inclusive. Minorities and women are encouraged to apply for this position.

The University of Maryland, College Park, actively subscribes to a policy of equal employment opportunity, and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, age, sex, color, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, religion, ancestry or national origin, marital status, genetic information, political affiliation, and gender identity or expression.

We’re very excited to welcome the successful candidate as part of MITH. This position will be open until filled and we plan to review applications on a rolling basis. If this position describes you, please consider submitting an application as soon as possible.

For a full description and list of qualifications, please view the complete position description.

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Responsibilities

(Please note that responsibilities may change depending on projects, staffing needs and personal interests.)

• Assist the Graphic Designer in designing marketing materials for various MITH projects
• Research pricing on print/swag items
• Contact and negotiate with printing companies for print quotes
• Prepare final project files for submission
• Place print orders

Qualifications

• Graphic design experience or relevant college level coursework
• Experience using Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop)
• Familiarity with marketing and publicity
• Self-motivated
• Willing to take the initiative and contribute suggestions and ideas
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to meet deadlines

Desired Skills

• Web design and coding experience: HTML/CSS and Adobe Dreamweaver (or equivalent)
• Familiarity with MailChimp (HTML e-newsletter software)
• Video editing experience: iMovie or Final Cut Pro (or equivalent)

To Apply

Send your resume and letter of interest to Jennifer Guiliano at guiliano@umd.edu. Please provide a link to your online portfolio or email samples (4-5 max) of graphic design work.

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The Project Manager will work with senior MITH staff to conceptualize, implement, and manage digital humanities research work in a collaborative, team-driven environment. The successful candidate will have experience developing and administering collaborative research projects and events; strong oral and written communications skills; experience writing for, and working with, academic and public audiences; and an interest in digital research methods and tools.

The Project Manager will report to the Assistant Director and work in tandem with MITH staff to ensure the success of MITH’s various research projects and initiatives. The Project Manager will manage the execution of projects by assembling and coordinating the work of project staff and partners, tracking project deliverables, monitoring and reporting on progress of projects to all stakeholders, and completing project evaluations and assessment of results. Experience writing grants of $60,000 or more is preferred.

Prospective candidates should be familiar with the field of digital humanities, have experience with project management tools (Basecamp, Google Docs, etc.), and have proven experience in coordinating multi-institution deadline-driven research projects. Experience working with software development tools (particularly Git) is a plus. Candidates should be comfortable setting meetings and agendas, establishing benchmarks for success, and negotiating multi-stakeholder dynamics.

Jointly supported by the University of Maryland College of Arts and Humanities and the University of Maryland Libraries, MITH engages in collaborative, interdisciplinary work at the intersection of technology and humanistic inquiry. MITH specializes in text and image analytics for cultural heritage collections, data curation, digital preservation, linked data applications, and data publishing.

Duties

Coordinate and implement research and development projects (60%)

• Elicit well-defined project materials including statements of project scope, goals and deliverables from stakeholders.
• Facilitate consensus around project processes and implementation strategies
• Develop and implement project plans.
• Schedule, and monitor project timelines and milestones using appropriate project management tools.
• Develop plans for communicating project results and outcomes to academic and public audiences

Coordinate and implement public programs (30%)

• Facilitate the Digital Dialogues Series, including handling organizational and promotional work, processing video and social media, and dealing with speakers
• Support and coordinate public programs including workshops, symposia, and lecture series as needed.
• Coordinate all internship and visitor programs

Communications and publicity (10%)

• Assist in the creation of website content for MITH and its research programs
• Lead all social media outreach and coordination

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Digital Humanities or a Humanities-related field
• Minimum of two years experience in project management

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Experience managing multi-institutional collaborative research projects
• Experience and Knowledge of project management including use of project management and social media technologies (Basecamp, Google Docs, WordPress, Twitter, Drupal, etc.)
• Familiarity with digital humanities trends/developments.
• Demonstrated initiative and ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously
• Excellent organizational, analytical, time management and communication (oral and written) skills
• Ability to motivate and manage one’s colleagues and project stakeholders in a team-driven design and development process.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree (MA or PhD) in digital humanities or humanities field
• Successfully awarded grant writing experience over $60,000
• Experience with identifying potential partners and funding opportunities to support ongoing research.
• Knowledge of software development methodologies and their practical application is a plus.

The Project Manager is a full-time, 12-month faculty research assistant position renewable annually, contingent on funding. Salary is commensurate with experience, ranging from $55,000 to $65,000. The University also offers a competitive benefits package. To apply, please send: 1) a cover letter outlining your experience in project management, your particular skills in the digital humanities, and statement of your philosophy of managing collaborative research projects; 2) a CV; 3) examples of writing samples (no more than 20 pages), websites, and/or digital projects; and 4) contact information for three professional references to Jennifer Guiliano, Search Chair, via email: guiliano@umd.edu. For best consideration, apply by close of business on May 20, 2013. Position would begin in August/September 2013 dependent on candidate availability.

The University of Maryland, College Park, actively subscribes to a policy of equal employment opportunity, and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, age, sex, color, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, religion, ancestry or national origin, marital status, genetic information, political affiliation, and gender identity or expression. Minorities and women are encouraged to apply.

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The Community Lead will be responsible for representing the BitCurator project in public contexts; conducting site visits to work with the partner institutions represented on our Professional Experts Panel and Development Advisory Group; promoting BitCurator through social media, online community-building, and at conferences; gathering and analyzing user feedback in conjunction with our developers; creating and maintaining documentation; and working with the project team to develop a long-term sustainability plan for BitCurator’s deliverables.

We are seeking a candidate who has been involved with successful information science, archives, and/or digital humanities projects, and can work collaboratively with archivists, librarians, researchers, and programmers. Candidates should be prepared to demonstrate their strengths as organizers and communicators, and should possess significant personal initiative and responsibility. In addition, a strong candidate for this position should have:

• Demonstrated experience in working in Linux environments (particularly Ubuntu 12.04): familiarity with GUI and command-line tools, disk formats, disk mounting and imaging tools.
• Familiarity with library and archives metadata standards.
• General knowledge of XML and XML parsing software.
• Familiarity with virtualization tools (VirtualBox, VMWare, etc).
• Demonstrated experience in compiling and using open source software, and use of online repositories (including GitHub).
• User needs analysis skills.
• Ability to use and maintain WordPress and MediaWiki sites.

A bachelor’s degree is required; MA, MLS, or Ph.D. are preferred. Prior knowledge of digital forensics software and a background in archives are both desirable.

Jointly supported by the University of Maryland’s College of Arts and Humanities and the University of Maryland Libraries, MITH engages in collaborative, interdisciplinary work at the intersection of technology and humanistic inquiry. Housed in a newly renovated 4200 square foot space, MITH specializes in text and image analytics for cultural heritage collections, data curation, digital preservation, linked data applications, and scholarly communication. MITH was recently selected as a host institution for the National Digital Stewardship Residency program, and the Community Lead will also enjoy interaction with a Born-Digital Working Group jointly sponsored by MITH and the University Libraries.

The Community Lead is a full-time Faculty Research Assistant position at the University of Maryland, funded for a period of twelve (12) months beginning October 1, 2013. Salary is $60,000. The University also offers a competitive benefits package. To apply, submit your letter of interest, CV, and complete contact information for three references online at ejobs.umd.edu/postings/17167. Inquiries should be directed to Matthew Kirschenbaum (mgk@umd.edu). Review of applications will continue on a rolling basis until the position is filled. For best consideration, apply by May 1.

The University of Maryland, College Park, actively subscribes to a policy of equal employment opportunity, and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, age, sex, color, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, religion, ancestry or national origin, marital status, genetic information, political affiliation, and gender identity or expression. Minorities and women are encouraged to apply.

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Due to a generous grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Shelley-Godwin Archive is currently digitizing various works of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, William Godwin, Percy Bysshe Shelley and Mary Wollstonecraft. Humanities scholars, curators, and information scientists are partnering from MITH, The New York Public Library (NYPL), the Bodleian Libraries of the University of Oxford, the Houghton Library of Harvard University, the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, and the British Library, to put manuscripts and early editions of these Romantic writers online and freely accessible to the public.

The text encoders will be responsible for producing XML-encoded transcription of materials from the five partner institutions according to the widely-adopted Text Encoding Initiative (TEI) standard.

Applicants must have strong computer skills; be well-organized; have strong attention to detail; and have an interest in electronic publishing and digital technology. Experience with XML technologies; a background in English, Literature, Library and Information Science, or a related field; and experience with version control systems and software (especially Git) is preferred. Wages are commensurate with experience, with a range from $12-15 per hour. Positions begin January 15, 2012 and end December 15, 2012, with the potential for a second year renewable based on availability of funds.

Interested applicants should submit a cover letter and CV to mith@umd.edu with SGA Encoder in the subject line. Applications will be accepted until the positions are filled. Please visit the job announcement to read further details.

*Update- Janauary 6, 2012: Thank you for your interest in the Shelley Godwin Archive. The application submission process is now closed.*

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