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Brown University Women Writers Project
Job Opening: Project Manager/Textbase Editor

The Women Writers Project develops and publishes a digital research
collection of early modern women's writing, and conducts ongoing
research on digital editing and text encoding. The WWP Project
Manager/Textbase Editor is responsible for the general management of
the WWP, overseeing the development and editing of the textbase
content, managing licensing for Women Writers Online, and managing
the WWP's outreach and publicity activities. The Project Manager also
works on WWP research projects and occasionally with the Brown
University Scholarly Technology Group as opportunity permits. The
position requires expertise in humanities computing, literary
research, and computer project management, and a strong background in
TEI/XML text encoding.

Qualifications:

Minimum of three years successful experience in coordinating or
supervisory role in scholarly editing, publishing, textbase projects.

Extensive experience in XML/TEI scholarly text encoding

Experience and relevant research in humanities computing and textual
editing preferred, additional experience in women's literature or
early modern studies preferred.

Excellent computing capabilities, must be comfortable with or capable
of quickly learning unix, XML tools, databases, XML publishing software, etc.

B.A required, M.A. or Ph.D. preferred, in literary studies or another
relevant humanities discipline

For more information about the Women Writers Project please visit
http://www.wwp.brown.edu or email WWP@brown.edu.

Applications will be considered on a rolling basis until the job is
filled. Please apply by April 30 for immediate consideration.

To apply, please visit http://careers.brown.edu and search for Job #B01012

Brown University is an equal opportunity employer.

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