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---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Humanist Discussion Group (by way of Willard McCarty willard.mccarty@kcl.ac.uk) willard@lists.village.virginia.edu Date: Sep 15, 2007 4:32 AM Subject: 21.246 three positions in digital humanities at UCLA To: humanist@princeton.edu
UCLA - Division of Humanities - Digital Humanities Faculty Position
The University of California, Los Angeles, invites applications for an open-rank faculty position in Digital Humanities beginning July 1, 2008. Specializations may include, but are not limited to: new media and cultural/literary studies, computational sciences and culture, globalization and media, visual studies, GIS and cultural mapping, advanced visualization, Internet culture, and media theory. The successful candidate will have a demonstrated ability to work across disciplines on broad-based humanities projects that build bridges between humanists and technologists through interdisciplinary collaboration. Applicants should demonstrate a strong commitment and innovative approach to teaching and research. Administrative experience working with technology staff and funding agencies is desirable. The successful candidate will be appointed in one or more academic departments. He/she will work closely with interdisciplinary centers, including the Center for Digital Humanities, and is expected to assume a central role in UCLA's vibrant digital humanities community. Please note that UCLA is conducting two additional searches in the field of Digital Humanities, as follows: A search by the Department of English in the area of New Media and a search for a Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in Digital Humanities.
A Ph.D. is required by July 2008. To apply, please send an application letter, CV, three letters of recommendation, and representative research publications by November 20, 2007, to:
Chair of Digital Humanities Search Committee 2300 Murphy Hall, Box 951438 Los Angeles, CA 90095-1438
Position subject to final budgetary approval. UCLA is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and minorities are especially encouraged to apply. For more information, please visit our website: http://www.digitalhumanities.ucla.edu/
UCLA -- Division of Humanities -- Assistant/Associate Professor in New Media
The English Department at the University of California, Los Angeles, is searching for a specialist in New Media/New Media Theory; assistant professor level is preferred but we will also consider recently tenured associate professors. Areas of specialization include New Media Theory, electronic literature, media-specific analysis with emphasis on electronic textuality, computer/video games, and digital art forms with an emphasis on the literary. Strong teaching credentials are desirable and demonstrated potential for innovative research and publication is essential. Send application letter, C.V., and 25-30 page writing sample by November 10, 2007, to: Professor and Chair Rafael Perez-Torres UCLA Department of English, 149 Humanities Building, Box 951530 Los Angeles, CA, 90095-1530. Position subject to final budgetary approval. UCLA is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. The English Department has a strong commitment to the achievement of excellence and diversity among its faculty and staff. Women and minorities are encouraged apply.
UCLA College -- Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in Digital Humanities
The Division of Humanities at the University of California, Los Angeles, will appoint one Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in Digital Humanities for a 1-year term beginning in the fall of 2008. The Fellow must have earned a doctoral degree no earlier than January 2002 and no later than June 2008. The Mellon Fellowship provides a stipend of $50,000 a year, standard fringe benefits, a one-time moving allowance of $1,500, plus a small research budget of $1,000. The Fellow will be housed in a relevant home department for which he/she will teach two courses. The Fellow is required to be in residence and to participate in the monthly Mellon Seminar in Digital Humanities. For 2008-09, the theme is "Technologies of the Text" and explores, through attention to both "new" and "old" media, the tremendous range of technologies of access to, and preservation of, language and accompanying image and sound across the millennia.
There is no application form. Applicants should send a cover letter, a description (no more than 1500 words) of the scholarly project relevant to the program, a CV, and three letters of recommendation by February 1, 2008, to:
Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in Digital Humanities
2300 Murphy Hall, Box 951438
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1438
UCLA is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and minorities are especially encouraged to apply. For more information, please visit our website: http://www.digitalhumanities.ucla.edu/