30 October: fyi -- digital libraries, Georgia
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Post Doctoral Research Fellow at Emory University Libraries
Emory University Libraries invites applications for a 12-month
postdoctoral Research Fellow to work on a digital scholarship planning
grant funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. This project will
pursue the further development of Emory's Digital Scholarship Commons
(DiSC) and explore the evolving structural role of research libraries
in the digital scholarship domain. A new organizational model, as
envisioned by Emory through DiSC, will address the four foci of
digital scholarship: scholarly communications, research resources,
pedagogy, and ethics. Emory and its team of advisors will assess the
intellectual, organizational, operational, and financial implications
of this new model of scholarly research and production. At the end of
this planning grant, the Emory Libraries will propose new directions
for research libraries in providing models for supporting,
facilitating, and sustaining digital scholarship. At the end of the
year, the Fellow will have gained sufficient experience and insight to
guide the development of a new digital scholarship program at another
institution.
Responsibilities: The Research Fellow will assist the Principal
Investigator (PI) with outreach and collaboration with faculty,
coordinating Advisory Group communication and participation, event
planning, and organizing site visits to peer institutions. The Fellow
will support the PI in collecting and analyzing data and feedback on
digital scholarship models and organizations and engage in
documentation and reporting. The Fellow will actively engage in the
process of course and curriculum development for the digital
scholarship and media studies certificate program lead by the Emory
University Libraries and the Graduate School's Institute for Liberal
Arts. This position reports to the PI and the director of the DiSC,
and works within the EUL Digital Systems Division.
Qualifications: Required: Experience with digital scholarship projects
and initiatives, advanced humanities research experience, subject
expertise, and strong written and verbal communication skills. Must
have successfully defended the dissertation. Recommended: Experience
with collaborative projects, experience with managing project
timelines and budget.
Applications: Please send letter describing interest and background
along with resume via e-mail to Kerri-Ann Ferguson at
kfergu3@emory.edu and addressed to: Dr. Joan
Smith, Chief Technology Strategist, Emory University Libraries.
Completed applications are due by November 20, 2009.
Further information about the fellowship is available on the EUL
website at
http://web.library.emory.edu/services/hr/PostDocResearchFellow1.html. Any
questions about the fellowship may be directed to Sarah Toton, Digital
Scholarship Strategist, at stoton@emory.edu.
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