The Digital Humanities Lab (DHLab) at Yale University Library invites applications for three 12-month Postdoctoral Associate positions for the 2017-2018 academic year. Seeking energetic and creative applicants who demonstrate innovative thinking and a proactive approach to the questions that digital humanities methods, approaches, tools, and theories raise in their academic disciplines. The focus of these positions is on a research project defined by the applicant. Scholars with a background in any humanities discipline are eligible to apply; the committee especially encourages applicants with a research focus in: Visual Culture, Art, and/or History of Art, Twentieth-Century European History and Literature, and/or Jewish Studies.

Each Postdoctoral Associate will have a dedicated workspace in the DHLab in Sterling
Memorial Library; the opportunity to collaborate with technical staff, including a DH
Developer and UX Designer; and a budget for computing equipment, professional
development, and relocation expenses. The Postdoctoral Associate’s primary responsibility will be to his or her own research project. We also expect candidates will be active participants in the intellectual life of the DHLab.

*One of the three Postdoctoral Associate positions will be a joint appointment with Yale’s
Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies (FVAHT). If you would like to be
considered for this position in particular, please indicate so on your application.

Deadline: Monday February 20, 2017 by 5pm EST

Full position posting and application details

General Responsibilities:

• independent digital humanities research relevant to candidate’s academic discipline.
• conducting research, performing analysis, developing prototypes, presenting results, producing electronic and/or print scholarly articles
• participate in the intellectual life of the DHLab, helping the DH community understand and meet the needs of their discipline.
• joint appointment with the FVAHT include developing or integrating tools to explore, analyze, and visualize the Fortunoff Archive.

Selection Criteria:

• Quality of the research proposal and the intellectual significance for the applicant’s
  field of scholarship
• Demonstrated experience with and interest in digital humanities projects, methods,
  approaches, theories, and/or methodologies
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work collaboratively and collegially with programmers, designers, outreach
  specialists, student workers, faculty, and subject librarians

Application – emailed (PDF preferred) to dhlab@yale.edu including:

1. Research plan for the project to be undertaken during the fellowship period, not to
   exceed 3-5 pages. If you would like to be considered for the joint appointment with
   the FVAHT, please indicate so here (it will not preclude your consideration for the
   other two positions).
2. Ph.D. or equivalent degree in the humanities, history, or associated discipline from a
   recognized institution of higher learning. When a candidate has completed all of the
   requirements for a degree, but the degree has not yet been formally conferred, the
   candidate may present evidence of completion of the degree, together with a
   statement of the date on which the degree is to be conferred.
3. Two letters of recommendation from faculty members or other appropriate sources.
   Recommenders should email their letters to dhlab@yale.edu.
4. Curriculum vitae.