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University of Puget Sound, Postdoctoral Fellow in the Digital Humanities, Job ID: 1993. Full-time, three-year (non-tenure track) position beginning Fall 2015.

The Humanities Program at the University of Puget Sound invites applications for a three-year postdoctoral fellowship in the Digital Humanities. We are looking for someone with the demonstrated ability to introduce 21st-century tools and methods for conducting research and presenting information to both students and faculty at our four-year liberal-arts institution. The successful candidate will collaborate with current faculty, library staff, and educational technologists to integrate digital tools and methods into curricula across a range of academic departments and programs. The position will also require doctoral-level subject-matter knowledge and teaching experience in a discipline associated with the humanities. We particularly welcome applicants with specialization in Film Studies and/or Queer Studies.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, document, and deliver self-contained and customizable learning modules in two or more of the following technology-based practices:
• spatial humanities/GIS/”thick mapping”
• computer-assisted text analysis
• development of multimedia and/or interactive virtual environments
• network visualizations of online materials
• three-dimensional modeling and reconstruction of historical and archeological sites
• preparation and curation of digital collections
• Teach semester-length introductory and advanced courses in her/his field of specialization, and use these courses as a platform for developing and refining hands-on instruction in computer-assisted humanities research and presentation methods. (Standard teaching assignment is three courses per semester. The teaching load for this position will be two courses per semester to allow time for development and delivery of workshops for students and faculty described above.)

Qualifications:

• A Ph.D. (ABD considered) in a humanities-related field with a promising record of publishing and/or presenting at professional conferences about how to introduce digital tools and techniques into traditionally “analog”-oriented programs of study.
• A record of successful teaching generally at the undergraduate level.
• A strong ongoing commitment to innovative, technically sophisticated pedagogy.

Compensation and Benefits:

This position is funded, with generous assistance from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, at the postdoctoral level with an anticipated salary of $51,000. The University of Puget Sound offers a generous benefits package. For more information, visit http://www.pugetsound.edu/about/offices--services/human-resources/overv….

About Puget Sound:

The University of Puget Sound is located in Tacoma, Washington, a vibrant, diverse mid-sized urban port city. Within, and near, Tacoma there is ready access to urban, rural, and natural areas as well as opportunities to participate in a wide variety of cultural activities.

Application Deadline:

Search and selection procedures will be closed when a sufficient number of qualified candidates have been identified. Interested individuals are encouraged to submit application materials no later than January 12, 2015 to ensure consideration.

Required Documents:

Please submit curriculum vitae when prompted to submit resume. Additional documents can be attached within the application. Applications submitted without these documents requested below will not be considered:

• Curriculum vitae
• Letter of Interest
• Statement of Teaching Philosophy
• Statement of on-going and future projects
• Three (3) letters of recommendation. You will be prompted to enter the contact information for three (3) reference providers. The system will automatically email these reference providers to request a letter.

All offers of employment are contingent on successful completion of a background inquiry.

About Puget Sound
Puget Sound is a selective national liberal arts college in Tacoma, Washington, drawing 2,600 students from 48 states and 20 countries. Puget Sound graduates include Rhodes and Fulbright scholars, notables in the arts and culture, entrepreneurs and elected officials, and leaders in business and finance locally and throughout the world. A low student-faculty ratio provides Puget Sound students with personal attention from faculty who have a strong commitment to teaching and offer 1,200 courses each year in more than 40 traditional and interdisciplinary fields, including graduate programs in occupational and physical therapy and in education. Puget Sound is the only nationally ranked independent undergraduate liberal arts college in Western Washington, and one of just five independent colleges in the Pacific Northwest granted a charter by Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s most prestigious academic honorary society. Visit "About Puget Sound" (http://www.pugetsound.edu/about) to learn more about the college.

How to Apply
For complete job description and application instructions, visit: http://apptrkr.com/544669

As a strategic goal and through our core values, University of Puget Sound is committed to an environment that welcomes and supports diversity. We seek diversity of identity, thought, perspective, and background in our students, faculty, and staff. EOE/AA