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Subject: Digital Humanities job at Brown University

The Scholarly Technology Group at Brown is looking for the right  
person to complete our team.

We're looking for a creative, technically sophisticated individual  
who will use computer methods and structured data to augment the  
resarch process for humanities scholars. We're not an acronym-based  
technical services shop; we are part of the university research  
environment, with a license to explore content and technology, and  
push the boundaries of practice where possible. If you're not  
interested in the digital or the humanities, you're probably not a  
good fit.

You will have the opportunity to explore and to learn, in a unique  
academic environment. This position is ideal for the humanist who has  
experience in digital humanities and who wants to develop their  
skills and experience.

An increased, university-wide, focus on the digital humanities and  
digital libraries make this an especially exciting moment to join  
STG. The  Research Programmer will be part of defining and  
implementing technology in humanities research agendas at Brown.

While this is not an academic position, STG has close relationships  
with the academic part of the university, and STG staff often  
participate in classes and seminars.

This position requires breadth of vision and experience across  
significant and disparate fields. No candidate can be equally deep in  
all areas, so we are not limited by formal credentials in any  
specific area; we are  looking for a candidate who can excel in an  
interdisciplinary environment. You will thrive here if you can  
communicate and think across the gap. We will also consider  
interested applicants without a formal humanities background.  
Applicants with a degree in Library Science, Information Science, or  
Computer Science and an interest in the kinds of problems involved in  
digital humanities projects and data are encouraged to apply.

Research Programmer - Humanities
Scholarly Technology Group
Brown University

The Scholarly Technology Group (STG) at Brown University is seeking a  
staff member who will contribute technical skills and project  
oversight as part of STG's involvement in, and engagement with,  
faculty research projects in the digital humanities. STG projects  
range from document databases based on XML and XML tools, to  
experiments in collaboration, classification and online publication.  
STG projects are founded in high-level information design, and  
require current knowledge of web standards and tools. The Research  
Programmer is encouraged to have a relevant research agenda of their  
own, or to participate in the group's ongoing research into digital  
humanities topics.

STG staff provide faculty projects with expertise in text encoding  
and metadata standards, accessibility, database design, web  
programming, digital project design, information design,  
documentation and grant-writing. We combine a strong background in  
the humanities and social sciences with a deep interest in the  
significance of digital technologies for scholarly communication.

The Research Programmer works closely with faculty, STG staff and  
students to carry out digital humanities projects by performing  
project analysis, implementation, and management.  Student workers  
are an integral part of of STG's team, and the Research Programmer  
will interact with them as manager and as collaborator.  Since STG is  
a small group, this person can contribute at all levels: to recruit,  
plan, manage projects, write grant proposals, contribute to outreach  
activities, stay abreast of new methods and technologies and  
disseminate STG's work at conferences.

Qualifications:
* Minimum Bachelor's degree, advanced degree in the humanities  
desirable. Demonstrable technical skills.
* Experience in digital humanities, digital libraries or comparable  
area.
* Technical background in relevant areas, ideally: Web standards,  
HTML, CSS, XML, web technologies, metadata standards, text retrieval,  
software development
* Knowledge of digital communications and collaboration, new media.
* Strong analytical and problem solving skills
* Ability to communicate STG work and results within the group and  
externally.

STG is part of Computing and Information Services and provides  
advanced technology consulting to Brown humanities faculty primarily  
through large and small projects in support of scholarly work in the  
digital medium. We explore, extend and contribute to the critical new  
technologies that are transforming scholarly work and helping to  
maintain its longevity: data and metadata standards, XML publication  
tools, text encoding methods, database design, and accessibility  
standards. We have a strong relationship with the Brown University  
Library's Center for Digital Initiatives, and often work on joint  
projects. STG consists of three staff members: the Director, a Senior  
Research Programmer, and a Research Programmer. STG also employs  
several student programmers and designers and works with graduate  
students who provide content expertise.

For more information: www.stg.brown.edu or [log in to unmask]
To apply, http://careers.brown.edu, look for job B01052


[Elli Mylonas
  Scholarly Technology Group
  Brown University
  Providence, RI, USA
  http://www.stg.brown.edu]