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Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2007 20:15:34 +0100 From: "John Maguire" J.Maguire@ria.ie Subject: Royal Irish Academy - Digital Humanities Observatory

DIRECTOR Digital Humanities Observatory Republic of Ireland

Applications are invited for a 3 year fixed term contract position of Director of the Digital Humanities Observatory (DHO). Funded under Cycle 4 of PRTLI, the Academy and its partners will build a joint national platform for the coordination and dissemination of humanities research, teaching and training at an all-island level. The key infrastructural element of the consortium will be the DHO. The DHO will be an electronic access portal and research resource for the humanities, designed, hosted and operated by the RIA. Reporting to the Academy's Executive Secretary and Principal Investigator, the Director will be responsible for:

-- establishing, servicing and providing leadership for this shared on-line national data service for the humanities -- coordinating distributed networks and the delivery of a digital data archive -- managing the recruitment of specialist and support staff and establishing the project's physical infrastructure -- providing both academic and administrative leadership for the DHO -- developing a network of national and international partnerships and sourcing new funding opportunities.

The Director will have a minimum of five years' postdoctoral experience with a strong background in humanities research and teaching, as well as significant expertise in the field of digital humanities.

Further information and details of the application process are available on www.ria.ie. The closing date for applications is Friday 19th October 2007. Applicants will be shortlisted for interview on the basis of the information provided in their application.

Further positions in the DHO will be advertised in early 2008.

The Royal Irish Academy is an equal opportunities employer.