James Madison University is hiring a scholar in "Digital Studies". The full ad can be found here: https://joblink.jmu.edu/postings/10334 *The College of Arts and Letters* (https://www.jmu.edu/cal/) at James Madison University invites applications for a digital studies scholar, appointable in any one of our ten academic departments across the humanities, social sciences, and communication arts, beginning August 2022. Depending upon the research area and educational background, the primary appointment will be made in one of our ten academic departments: English; Foreign Languages; History; Philosophy and Religion; Writing, Rhetoric, and Technical Communication; Sociology and Anthropology; Justice Studies; Political Science; Communications; or Media Arts and Design. Joint appointment or affiliation possible. Teaching load is normally 3/2, but can be negotiated to align with service expectations and commitments. In addition to teaching, responsibilities will include helping develop curricula in digital studies across a large and diverse set of disciplines; managing digital scholarly projects; foster innovative pedagogy and research; and develop interdisciplinary collaborations within the College of Arts and Letters and beyond. The College of Arts and Letters offers high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs across ten departments in the humanities, social sciences, communication, and pre-professional studies. Faculty from across the College have pursued a variety of award-winning digitally informed projects, covering subjects such as archival preservation, digital mapping and storytelling, quantitative analysis, and data visualization. Faculty in the College collaborate frequently with colleagues from engineering, the JMU X-labs, the Furious Flower Poetry Center, the university library, and a variety of institutes and centers, including our newest center, African, African American, and Diaspora Studies. The College is also hiring 5-7 new faculty this year in Latinx studies, bringing another possible area of overlap and interconnection. --- Kerry Michael Dobransky Professor of Sociology Department of Sociology & Anthropology James Madison University 71 Alumnae Dr., MSC 7501 Harrisonburg, VA 22807 Phone: (540) 568-6423