Ireland Award in Digital Humanities

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Inserito il 18/06/2010

Call for Applications
Fulbright Visiting Scholar to Ireland Award in
Digital Humanities
to be based at the
Moore Institute, National University of Galway Ireland

DEADLINE for APPLICATONS: 2nd  August 2010

Country: Ireland

Award Title: Humanities/Digital Humanities

Activity: Teaching/Research

Disciplines: History (non-U.S.), Information Sciences, Language and
Literature (non-US), Library Science

Ph.D. Required: Yes

Specializations: Digital humanities, literature, history, languages, and
information technology.

Grant Activity: Teach one undergraduate seminar to a maximum of fifteen
students in digital humanities in the fall semester, for two hours per
week for eleven weeks. Advise fifteen to twenty graduate students and
liaise and cooperate with faculty in related fields for a maximum of 15
hours. Collaborate with the Moore Institute for Research in the
Humanities and Social Studies and its key academic staff on the
following key research activities: 1) Texts, Contexts, Cultures 2)
TEXTE: Transfer of Expertise in Technologies of Editing, 3) Thomas Moore
Hypermedia Archive.

Additional Qualifications: PhD; five years teaching experience preferred.

Locations: Moore Institute for Research in the Humanities and Social
Studies, University Rd, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
http://www.nuigalway.ie/mooreinstitute/. The Moore Institute for
Research in the Humanities and Social Studies was established under
Ireland’s Higher Education Authority's Programme for Research in Third
Level Institutions, Cycle 2, (PRTLI 2), as an international research
community of upwards of thirty early-stage researchers concerned with
the full range of humanities disciplines, and on the interconnection
between creativity and innovation. It is located within the National
University of Ireland, Galway’s College of Arts, Social Sciences, and
Celtic Studies and has links with researchers in each of the Six Schools
of the College.

Length Of Grant: 10 months

Starting Date: September 2011

Special Features: This award is cost-shared by the host institution.

Additional Comments: Letter of invitation recommended.
Contact: Professor Nicholas Canny, Director, Moore Institute for
Research in the Humanities and Social Studies, National University of
Ireland, Galway; nicholas.canny@nuigalway.ie; telephone: 00353.91.493902;

To Apply: See http://catalog.cies.org/viewAward.aspx?n=1247

[Please note: as a first step, interested individuals should write
directly to Professor Nicholas Canny, nicholas.canny@nuigalway.ie,
asking for a letter of invitation to apply. --WM]


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