Dear colleagues,
Apologies for cross-posting. I am posting the information on behalf of my colleague, Dawn Childress.
Thank you!
Zoe Borovsky, Ph.D.
Librarian for Digital Research and Scholarship
UCLA Library<http://dressup.library.ucla.edu/>
zoe(a)library.ucla.edu
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Come work with us at UCLA!
The UCLA Digital Library invites applications for the Sinai Library Digitization Project Data/Metadata Coordinator position. The Sinai Library Digitization Project (SLDP) is an international, collaborative effort to digitize and make available online the Syriac and Arabic manuscripts from St. Catherine's Monastery in Sinai, Egypt.
This is a 2.5 year, grant-funded position to coordinate workflows for arrangement and description of Syriac and Arabic manuscripts digitized as part of the Sinai Library Digitization Project, with opportunities to expand responsibilities in a number of different areas depending on previous experience and skills.
Apply by July 6, 2018 for first consideration.
For more info or to apply, visit: <https://hr.mycareer.ucla.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsp?ti…> http://hr.mycareer.ucla.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=73440
If you have any questions about the position, please contact Dawn Childress (dchildress(a)library.ucla.edu<mailto:dchildress@library.ucla.edu>).
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We are pleased to announce that DHCS 2018 will be taking place at Loyola University Chicago's downtown Water Tower Campus on November 9-11, 2018! Visit the conference website at www.dhcs2018.com.
The Chicago Colloquium on Digital Humanities and Computer Science (DHCS) brings together researchers, scholars, librarians, and technologists in the humanities and computer science from across the country and around the world to examine the current state of digital humanities as a field of intellectual inquiry and to identify and explore new directions and perspectives for future research. We are pleased to announce that the thirteenth meeting of the DHCS will be held at the Water Tower Campus of Loyola University Chicago on November 9-11, 2018.
The conference is interested in proposals for papers, panels, workshops, and posters from people at all ranks whose work contributes to the themes of the conference. Potential topics include (but are not limited to):
* visualization tools, theories, methodologies, and workflows to make sense of Big Data;
* digital approaches to textual studies;
* public digital humanities;
* digital accessibility;
* digital humanities pedagogy;
* preserving the digital humanities;
* digital gaming, critical play, game design, and gaming culture;
* creative coding and electronic literature;
* studies on uses and behaviors of Social media sites users;
* digital humanities technologies (e.g., mapping, text-mining);
* digital humanities project design/management;
* institutional DH partnerships and project-based collaborations;
* community-based online media practices;
* digital representation.
We hope the scope and topical breadth of the conference will stimulate an interdisciplinary dialogue that crosses traditional professional barriers. We are particularly interested in international and underserved populations' perspectives on digital humanities and computer science.
We welcome submissions of the following formats:
* Papers/Presentations (15 minutes)
* Panels (60-90 minutes)
* Posters
* Workshops (60-90 minutes)
Applicants should submit a title and 200-300 word abstract along with a brief biography or C.V. by 15 July 2018 to EasyChair (https://easychair.org/cfp/dhcs2018?<http://>) . Decisions will be made by early August. All presenters will have their registration fee for the conference waived. Presenters may have the opportunity to publish their papers in an online proceedings edition from the conference.
The DHCS is a consortium of six Chicago universities: DePaul University, Loyola University, Illinois Institute of Technology, Northwestern University, University of Illinois at Chicago, and the University of Chicago.
Please direct all questions to Kyle Roberts, Director of the Center for Textual Studies and Digital Humanities, Loyola University Chicago (kroberts2(a)luc.edu).
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The Ohio State University Libraries seeks a tenure-track Geospatial Information Librarian to grow the GIS services program. This librarian will be an expert in applying geospatial concepts and techniques to the research agendas of faculty and students, will enhance curricula, and support research innovation across the University relating to spatial, numerical and visual thinking. The librarian will design and deliver consulting services to faculty and students using spatial data in a wide range of units across the University, and will collaborate with other units providing GIS support.
The Librarian will work closely with Data Management Services Librarian, the Digital Humanities Librarian, the Head of Teaching and Learning, the Collection Strategist, and others throughout University Libraries to increase understanding of geospatial data issues pertaining to research and teaching throughout the Libraries and on campus at large. The librarian will be responsible for developing, curating, teaching and assessing geospatial data collections and associated software for their use in enhancing course development and research innovation. The Librarian will report to the Head of Research Services and be part of the University Libraries' Research Commons<http://library.osu.edu/researchcommons>.
The Librarian will be committed to advancing efforts to foster diversity and inclusion in the library, the university, and in professional contexts.
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Preference will be given to applications received by June 24, 2018. For more information, please see the job posting<https://library.osu.edu/document-registry/docs/982/stream>.