The Director of the Digital Research Commons will be a key leader in University of Houston Libraries expansion of services for advancing the digital research productivity of UH faculty, staff, and students. Reporting to the Head of Digital Research Services, the director will manage the day-to-day activities of the Digital Research Commons. Coordinating with Libraries’ external partners, including the UH Division of Research, the Center for Advanced Computing and Data Services, and colleges, the director will contribute to faculty and student digital scholarship projects by providing services for collaboration, program planning, and interdisciplinary digital projects.

Primary Duties:

• overseeing Commons operations including budgets, facilities, technology, grants, projects, and assessment
• coordinating with other Libraries divisions, UH Division of Research, Center for Advanced Computing and Data Services, and other academic colleges and university centers
• development, implementation, and support of Commons projects and services
• collaborating with faculty, researchers, and advanced students to develop and sustain digital scholarship projects
• develop a record of service, scholarship and professional involvement

Required Qualifications:

• American Library Association (ALA)-accredited Master’s degree
• demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex projects involving many stakeholders simultaneously
• demonstrated knowledge of research and digital scholarship trends and principles
• project management experience
• experience with designing, implementing, evaluating, and optimizing models for digital scholarship programs and emerging practice areas
• ability to work in team-based environment, both within the Libraries and with faculty, staff, and students
• knowledge of data mining and data visualization research tools, experience with grant writing, and coursework or advanced degree in history, digital humanities or other humanities fields or social sciences preferred.

Position open until filled

Full position posting and online application

For any questions, contact John Lehner, Associate Dean for Resource Management: 713-743-9801 or jlehner@uh.edu

The School of Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication (ATEC) at the University of Texas Dallas invites applications for open rank tenure stream faculty members in critical media studies. Applicants’ research and teaching interests should emphasize intersectionality and emerging media, including how social forces produce social injustice and inequality based on gender, race, class, sexuality, ability, and other axes of identity.

ATEC faculty include artists, designers, computer scientists, social scientists, cultural theorists, and reflective practitioners who seek to collaborate on intentional future-making through the creation of new cultural forms, the design of new technological experiences, the production of new knowledge, and the transformation of the culture industries. Students are taught to be conversant across the discourses of art, science, design, engineering, and humanities. They gain foundational knowledge in multiple disciplinary areas of expertise and learn how to engage with different modes of knowledge production, different methods of analysis, and different research and creative practices.

Open until filled. Position begins August, 2017

Full position posting and application details

Position Details:

• welcome the opportunities and challenges of creating a multidisciplinary school that values collegial open-mindedness and supports collaboration across differences
• prepare and teach courses as assigned
• supervise independent research
• serve on thesis and dissertation committees
• expand professional influence in the academic discipline through exhibitions, research, publication, and service
• contribute to university and school communities by participating in committees and other forms of service.
• demonstrate a commitment to teaching excellence, active scholarship, and service within the academic unit, university, and profession.

Position Requirements:

• Terminal degree in a related discipline is required. Doctoral degree in Media Studies, Cultural Studies, English, or other closely related fields is preferred.
• Preference is given to applicants with at least two years’ excellent teaching experience at an institution similar to UT Dallas or extensive professional background in a closely related field.

Application:

1. Cover Letter/Letter of Application
2. Unofficial Transcripts
3. Teaching Philosophy
4. Curriculum Vitae
5. Teaching Evaluations

Optional:

1. Writing Sample
2. Other Document
3. Official Transcripts
4. Relevant URL
5. Veteran Employment Preference – Form DD-214
6. Research Statement

This search aims to help create a diverse faculty body and seeks applicants who contribute to equal opportunity at UT Dallas. We particularly welcome candidates who place race and ethnicity, diasporic concerns, underrepresented populations, or social inequalities at the center of their research and teaching interests, as well as faculty who might bring to their research diverse perspectives that stem in part from their non-traditional educational backgrounds or from their personal experiences as members of groups historically underrepresented in higher education.

Victoria University’s School of Design is a leader in the field of design education in New Zealand, with a strong commitment to digital technologies that reflect and support the growth of a vibrant and internationally recognized digital creative sector in Wellington.

Position Details:

• focuses on delivering high quality teaching, research, and service in the area of Interaction Design.
• securing and managing major external grants
• collaborating across diverse domains and locating complex research problems within design scoped projects
• identify strategies for further developing his or her research platform
  within the School of Design’s strategic research areas.

Position Requirements:

• significant experience in industry-relevant design research and practice
• expertise in game and app design, human-computer interaction, user experience design, design research, interactive prototyping and physical computing
• experience in computer programming, data visualization or specialized HCI technology (like gaze or motion tracking), is beneficial
• be able to demonstrate an existing research program
• candidates with a PhD in a relevant field and an established research platform will be given preference.

Application Instructions:

• include a covering letter, CV, and portfolio of creative work
• web based portfolios and online submission is preferred.

Deadline: February 6, 2017
*Find full information and online submission details Here*

For further information, contact: Douglas Easterly, Head of School, Design –
douglas.easterly@vuw.ac.nz

Victoria University of Wellington is an EEO employer and actively seeks to meet its obligations under the Treaty of Waitangi.

DePaul University’s School of Computing and Digital Media invites applications for a tenure-track position in data science at the rank of assistant professor. The successful candidate will be part of one of the fastest growing and most highly recognized data science programs in the country. DePaul’s School of Computing is part of the College of Computing and Digital Media (CDM). It is located in the heart of Chicago’s Loop, the central business district of Chicago and offers a variety of undergraduate and graduate programs including Computer Science, Software Engineering, Human Computer Interaction, Game Development, Information Security, and others.

For priority consideration, application materials must be received by January 5, 2017

*find more information on position and application here*

• teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in data science
• conducting research
• supervising M.S. and Ph.D. student projects
• contributing through student advising and service to the university community

Position Requirements:

• PhD or equivalent
• actively engaged in research
• teaching experience in data science, applied artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, or computational statistics
• candidates who are interested in opportunities for collaborative and interdisciplinary research are encouraged.

The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee is pleased to present its Fellowship program. Five or six fellowships will be awarded each year to deserving scholars engaged in graduate level, post-doctoral, or independent study to conduct research in the JDC Archives, either in New York or Jerusalem. Research topics in the fields of twentieth century Jewish history, general history, and humanitarian assistance will be considered, as well as other areas of academic research covered in the JDC archival collections.

The JDC Archives documents the relief, rescue and rehabilitation activities of the organization, from its inception in 1914 to the present. The repository houses one of the most significant collections in the world for the study of modern Jewish history.

Candidates must submit applications by January 15, 2017

Available Fellowship Opportunities:

The Fred and Ellen Lewis JDC Archives Fellowship

The Ruth and David Musher JDC Archives Fellowship

The Sorrell and Lorraine Chesin JDC Archives Fellowship

The Martin and Rhoda Safer JDC Archives Fellowship

Submission Instructions:

• applicants must apply online via the links below, and include:
  • an essay detailing the relevance of the JDC archival collection(s) to proposed research
  • if possible, indicate specific material(s) to be consulted, such as documents, photographs and audiovisual materials.

JDC Archives Fellowship Application Form

JDC Archives Fellowship Reference Form

List of previously awarded fellows.

For more information, please contact the JDC.