The following information, circulated on the Humanist list by Willard McCarthy, could be of interest to some of our fellow Digital Medievalists :) Best, Marjorie
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[Please note: as a first step, interested individuals should write directly to Professor Nicholas Canny, nicholas.canny@nuigalway.ie, asking for a letter of invitation to apply. --WM]
Call for Applications Fulbright Visiting Scholar to Ireland Award in Digital Humanities
to be based at the Moore Institute, National University of Galway Ireland
DEADLINE for APPLICATONS: 2nd August 2010
Country: Ireland
Award Title: Humanities/Digital Humanities
Activity: Teaching/Research
Disciplines: History (non-U.S.), Information Sciences, Language and Literature (non-US), Library Science
Ph.D. Required: Yes
Specializations: Digital humanities, literature, history, languages, and information technology.
Grant Activity: Teach one undergraduate seminar to a maximum of fifteen students in digital humanities in the fall semester, for two hours per week for eleven weeks. Advise fifteen to twenty graduate students and liaise and cooperate with faculty in related fields for a maximum of 15 hours. Collaborate with the Moore Institute for Research in the Humanities and Social Studies and its key academic staff on the following key research activities: 1) Texts, Contexts, Cultures 2) TEXTE: Transfer of Expertise in Technologies of Editing, 3) Thomas Moore Hypermedia Archive.
Additional Qualifications: PhD; five years teaching experience preferred.
Locations: Moore Institute for Research in the Humanities and Social Studies, University Rd, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland http://www.nuigalway.ie/mooreinstitute/. The Moore Institute for Research in the Humanities and Social Studies was established under Ireland’s Higher Education Authority's Programme for Research in Third Level Institutions, Cycle 2, (PRTLI 2), as an international research community of upwards of thirty early-stage researchers concerned with the full range of humanities disciplines, and on the interconnection between creativity and innovation. It is located within the National University of Ireland, Galway’s College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Celtic Studies and has links with researchers in each of the Six Schools of the College.
Length Of Grant: 10 months
Starting Date: September 2011
Special Features: This award is cost-shared by the host institution.
Additional Comments: Letter of invitation recommended. Contact: Professor Nicholas Canny, Director, Moore Institute for Research in the Humanities and Social Studies, National University of Ireland, Galway; nicholas.canny@nuigalway.ie; telephone: 00353.91.493902;
To Apply: See http://catalog.cies.org/viewAward.aspx?n=1247