APPLICATION DEADLINE: January 8, 2016
The Division of Arts & Humanities of the College of Letters & Science at the University of California, Berkeley, invites applications for postdoctoral fellowships in the Digital Humanities.
Funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Digital Humanities at Berkeley is designed to increase our capacity for teaching and scholarship in the digital humanities, with a focus on integrating these into the central academic enterprise of the university.
A wide spectrum of constituents participate in the Digital Humanities at Berkeley, including faculty, postdocs, graduate students, and undergraduates, along with a broad range of institutional entities, including the School of Information (I School), the University Library, the Berkeley Center for New Media (BCNM), the D-Lab, the University museums, the Berkeley Institute for Data Science (BIDS).
Digital Humanities Postdoctoral Fellowships are intended for recent PhDs, DMAs, or MFAs (2009 or later) whose research interests or practice cuts across traditional disciplinary boundaries, and have some digital or computational component, whether it be methodological, conceptual, or practical. Successful candidates should have a history of collaborative work across disciplines and also demonstrate evidence of independence, initiative, and originality. The fellowships are two-year appointments. Post-doctoral fellows will be part of the campus Digital Humanities Fellows cohort, which will provide opportunities for collaboration, mentorship, and training.
– The postdoctoral fellows will teach two courses a year.
– The postdoctoral fellows will conduct independent research that involves digital humanities methods or topics.
Requirements
Digital humanities projects can take many forms. We are open to the use of digital tools and/or methods in research, artistic production, critical analysis, and pedagogy. Candidates should observe the following requirements:
– Ph.D. in any discipline or DMA or MFA (or expected by September 2016) and a record of scholarly or artistic production
– Research interests that intersect with the digital humanities
– Demonstrated ability to work both independently and collaboratively
– Evidence of the ability to think outside traditional paradigms
– Excellence in pedagogy
Compensation
This is a two-year position, beginning July 1, 2016 and concluding June 30, 2018. The first year we offer $62,500 plus $11,813 in a very generous benefit package. The second year compensation will be $65,000 with a benefit package totaling $12,285. In addition, the fellow will receive $6,000 the first year and $6,000 the second year as a technology and research stipend. Finally, there is a modest yearly fund for materials and supplies (up to $1,000 yearly).
The fellow will teach one course per semester for each of the four semesters. In other words, you the fellow devote 25% of your time to teaching, 50% scholarship, 25% service.
Application Materials
Interested candidates must submit the following materials as PDFs via this webform (http://digitalhumanities.berkeley.edu/digital-humanities-berkeley-postdoctoral-fellowship-2016-2018)by January 8, 2016:
– Curriculum vitae
– Brief statement of artistic production and/or research interests (max. 2 pages) including a description of the research you would like to pursue during the period of this fellowship
– Description of which departments and faculty you would be most interested in working with, and why the opportunity to engage with multiple departments would enhance your work
– Teaching statement, including ideas of what courses you would envision teaching
– The names of two referees whose letters of recommendation could address your qualifications for the Fellowship (please do not ask for letters to be sent unless instructed to do so)
– A copy of one paper or dissertation chapter you have written in English, either published or unpublished, up to 20 pages in length; or a link to one digital humanities project you have been involved in, with an account of your specific role in it
– Feel free to send us a cover letter if you would like to provide an overview of your application.
Please direct any questions or inquiries to the Digital Humanities Project Director, Claudia von Vacano at digitalhumanities@berkeley.edu.
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