FYI, I am chairing the search in Digital Humanities at Northeastern. As you
can see, we are casting a broad net. Please let me know if you have any
questions.
dl
The College of Social Sciences and Humanities at Northeastern University
invites applications and nominations for an open rank position
(assistant/associate/full professor) in the field of Digital Humanities to
begin fall 2012. The successful candidate will have expertise in new
computational approaches that help distill meaning from texts and artifacts,
and in new modes of presenting these in electronic formats. Examples
include but are not limited to text-mining, geographic information systems,
natural language processing, visualization, or complex network analysis. He
or she will be familiar with the theoretical challenges implicit in this
emerging field, will have an interest in translating knowledge within and
between disciplines and for a broader public, and will help to build new
expertise in Digital Humanities at Northeastern. The position will
complement existing University strengths in the related areas of network
science and computational social science. Applications are invited from any
discipline that contributes to the Digital Humanities. The appointment will
be made in an appropriate department in the College of Social Sciences and
Humanities and a cross-departmental or cross-college appointment (such as
with the College of Computer and Information Science) is also possible.
Candidates must have a PhD at the beginning of the appointment and a record
of scholarship and teaching commensurate with rank.
Northeastern University in Boston is a nationally-ranked research university
with a strong urban mission, a global perspective, and an emphasis on
interdisciplinary scholarship. Its signature Cooperative Education Program
and study-abroad opportunities such as Dialogues of Civilization provide
experiential learning opportunities for its 19,000 undergraduate and
graduate students. The newly founded College of Social Sciences and
Humanities incorporates the departments of African-American Studies;
Economics; English; History; Languages, Literatures and Cultures; Philosophy
and Religion; Political Science; and Sociology and Anthropology. The College
is home to the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice and the School of
Public Policy and Urban Affairs. Its eight interdisciplinary programs
include International Affairs; Law and Public Policy; East Asian Studies;
Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies; and Jewish Studies.
Applications will only be accepted through the College of Social Sciences
and Humanities website. To apply, please go to
http://www.northeastern.edu/cssh/, and click on the Faculty Positions link.
Applicants already holding tenure should upload a letter of application, CV,
a statement of current and future research interests, a writing sample of no
more than 50 pages, and the names of three referees. Untenured applicants
should upload a letter of application, CV, a statement of current and future
research interests, a writing sample of no more than fifty pages, and should
have three references submitted via the Faculty Positions site. Review of
applications will begin October 20, 2011 and will continue until the
position is filled. Questions about the position may be directed to the
Chair of the Search Committee, David Lazer, or to Co-Chair, Elizabeth
Maddock Dillon at dighumsearch@neu.edu.
Northeastern University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action
Educational Institution and Employer, Title IX University. Northeastern
University particularly welcomes applications from minorities, women, and
persons with disabilities.
David Lazer (www.davidlazer.com)
Associate Professor of Political Science and Computer Science
Northeastern University &
Director, Program on Networked Governance
Harvard Kennedy School
Harvard University
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