[Air-L] Postdoctoral Fellowship (Sherman Centre, McMaster University)

Andrea Zeffiro andzeff at gmail.com
Mon Mar 12 07:06:26 PDT 2018


The Lewis & Ruth Sherman Centre for Digital Scholarship, located in Mills Memorial Library at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, invites qualified candidates to apply for a two-year postdoctoral fellowship.

Job Title: Postdoctoral Fellowship
Position Start Date: August 1, 2018
Position End Date: July 31, 2020
Supervisor: Academic Director, Sherman Centre
Remuneration: $49,000/year

This position is included within the Canadian Union of Public Employees (“CUPE”) Local 3906 Unit 3, representing Post-Doctoral Fellows.

Background:
Founded in 2012, the Sherman Centre engages in a wide range of activities to support and build the McMaster digital humanities (DH) community. A critical need that has become apparent in the course of this work is the inclusion of DH skill instruction, methodology, and theory in the curriculum, both at the undergraduate and graduate levels. From the vantage point of the Sherman Centre, we see this as the beginning of a clear trend toward increased interest in introducing students to text analysis, data visualization, and GIS and, in general, increasing their technical fluency and competency.

Job Description:
Working under the direction of the Academic and Administrative Directors of the Sherman Centre, the postdoctoral fellow will in general support the outreach and curricular activities of the Sherman Centre. In alignment with their own DH research agenda, the fellow will, in close collaboration with other Sherman Centre staff:

•	offer training for DH tools and techniques
•	offer consulting to faculty and graduate students to enable them to begin to include DH elements in their courses
•	engage library staff in other functional areas to draw their expertise into the DH space and connect them to faculty who need support
•	support the further development of DH workshops, talks, and events at the Sherman Centre
•	prepare and deliver an undergraduate digital humanities introductory course, and
•	connect with other digital humanities initiatives in the region and beyond.

Beyond these responsibilities, the fellow will participate actively in the life and activities of the Sherman Centre and represent it at key DH events such as the Digital Humanities Summer Institute (DHSI) and the annual Digital Humanities conference at the institution’s expense.

Eligibility:
The Postdoctoral Fellowship is open to scholars who have completed their doctoral degree no earlier than June 1, 2014. Candidates must have defended their dissertation and received their PhD by July 1, 2018. The optimal candidate will have a Ph.D. in a DH-relevant discipline and a digital humanities research agenda. International scholars are invited to apply, however preference will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents.

How to Apply:
To apply for this job, please submit your application online.

Link for External applicants:
https://careers.mcmaster.ca/psp/prepprd/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_APP_SCHJOB.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST&Action=U&SiteId=1001&FOCUS=Applicant&JobOpeningId=17892&PostingSeq=1 <https://careers.mcmaster.ca/psp/prepprd/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_APP_SCHJOB.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST&Action=U&SiteId=1001&FOCUS=Applicant&JobOpeningId=17892&PostingSeq=1>

Employment Equity Statement:
McMaster University is located on the traditional territories of the Haudenosaunee and Mississauga Nations and, within the lands protected by the “Dish with One Spoon” wampum agreement.
In keeping with its Statement on Building an Inclusive Community with a Shared Purpose, McMaster University strives to embody the values of respect, collaboration and diversity, and has a strong commitment to employment equity. The diversity of our workforce is at the core of our innovation and creativity and strengthens our research and teaching excellence. The University seeks qualified candidates who share our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion. While all qualified candidates are invited to apply, we particularly welcome applications from women, persons with disabilities, First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples, members of visible minorities, and LGBTQ+ persons. Job applicants requiring accommodation to participate in the hiring process should contact the Human Resources Service Centre at 905-525-9140 ext. 222-HR (22247) or the Faculty of Health Sciences Human Resources office at ext. 22207 to communicate accommodation needs.

Andrea Zeffiro, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Communication Studies and Multimedia
Academic Director, Lewis & Ruth Sherman Centre for Digital Scholarship
McMaster University 
1280 Main St. W
Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8
(905) 525-9140  ext. 23503 / 21901 
zeffiroa at mcmaster.ca

McMaster University sits on the traditional Territories of the Mississauga
and Haudenosaunee Nations, and within the lands protected by the “ Dish
With One Spoon” wampum agreement (Indigenous Education Council, May 2016).





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