Professorship at the University of Maryland

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Inserito il 14/12/2015

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OPEN RANK PROFESSOR AND PROJECT DIRECTOR
Synergies among Digital Humanities and African American History and Culture

The College of Arts and Humanities at the University of Maryland seeks a
dynamic scholar at the rank of advanced assistant, associate, or full
professor with a proven record of conducting innovative research and
teaching at the intersection of African American History & Culture and
Digital Humanities to direct a major Andrew W. Mellon Foundation-funded
project: Synergies among Digital Humanities and African American History
and Culture. The successful candidate will develop and oversee individual
and collaborative research, pedagogy, and outreach. The Project Director
will participate in preparing a diverse cadre of scholars and students
whose work in African American History & Culture and the Digital Humanities
shall enrich arts and humanities research and teaching with new methods,
archives, and tools. For additional information about Synergies, see
http://go.umd.edu/synergies-project.

In collaboration with the project’s principal investigators, the Dean, and
the directors of the Arts and Humanities Center for Synergy, and the
Maryland Institute for Technology and the Humanities (MITH), the Project
Director will be responsible for: setting research goals and outcomes;
developing curriculum, training, and associated programming; representing
and communicating the work of the project to relevant campus, disciplinary,
and public communities; supervising project staff, scholars, and students;
and, ensuring successful implementation of all project activities. The
Project Director will also work closely with the Center for the History of
the New America, the David C. Driskell Center for the Study of the Visual
Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora, and the
University of Maryland Libraries.

Holding a tenure-track or tenured faculty appointment with a tenure line in
an academic unit of the College of Arts and Humanities, the faculty member
will hold the Mellon Project Director position for a three-year term,
beginning July 1, 2016. The Project Director reports to the directors of
the Arts and Humanities Center for Synergy and the Maryland Institute for
Technology and the Humanities (MITH).

Minimum Qualifications:
Must hold a Ph.D. or comparable terminal degree. Must be qualified to be
tenured in an academic unit of the College of Arts and Humanities,
University of Maryland. Must have a proven research record in the study of
African American history and culture. Must have demonstrated experience
with digital humanities project development.

Salary will be commensurate with experience. For additional information
about the position, the Synergies Project, and the University of Maryland,
and for application instructions, please visit the University’s ejobs page
for this  position (#121514), https://ejobs.umd.edu/postings/38224.

For best consideration, applications should be submit no later than December
18, 2015. Review will continue until the position is filled.

Diversity:
The University of Maryland, College Park, an equal opportunity/affirmative
action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws and
regulations regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action; all
qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. The
University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons
and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex,
national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status,
age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, creed, marital
status, political affiliation, personal appearance, or on the basis of
rights secured by the First Amendment, in all aspects of employment,
educational programs and activities, and admissions.


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