Brown University invites applications for a one-year Diversity in Digital Publishing Postdoctoral Research Associate appointment.

As a member of Brown’s Center for Digital Scholarship, the postdoctoral fellow will work as part of a multi-skilled team of experts to advance a set of public-facing faculty digital publications currently under development as part of the Mellon-supported Digital Publications Initiative.

The fellow may play a role in the planning of a lecture series and other events designed to increase awareness of diverse scholarly voices. Approximately one-third of the fellowship period would be devoted to the fellow’s own digital scholarship.

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Eligibility

Scholars who have received their degrees within the last five years and pursue work in the humanities and the humanistic social sciences are eligible to apply.

The one-year position provides a $60,000 stipend along with benefits as well as $5,000 in research/professional development funding.

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Application Review:

Priority in the review process will be for applicants who

• demonstrate evidence of superior academic achievement and whose scholarly interests and work are relevant to the projects under development
• demonstrate a commitment to diversity as well as an understanding of the contributions a diverse workforce brings to the workplace
• In addition, demonstrate a strong understanding of how to expand opportunities and create diverse and inclusive classroom and research spaces
• demonstrate an interest in communicating humanities scholarship to non-specialist audiences
• Also, demonstrate experience working on digital humanities projects and familiarity with digital humanities tools and methods
• Moreover, demonstrate excellent communication, presentation, as well as interpersonal skills

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Applicants should submit the following materials:

• A cover letter stating the applicant’s academic field and describing their teaching experience and interests. This should include a statement about teaching in a diverse and inclusive classroom, and their research agenda/project to be advanced during the fellowship period.
• A curriculum vitae
• Also a dissertation abstract
• In addition, three letters of recommendation. Referees should submit letters directly through Interfolio, which will supply a link when applicants enter contact information.