Miami University: Assistant Professor in Digital Humanities.

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The Department of English at Miami University invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor, effective August 2017.

Ideal candidates will have:

  • a terminal degree (e.g., MFA, PhD, EdD) in English or a cognate field by time of employment – Required.
  • primary research, scholarship, and/or creative practice is in digital humanities and/or digital miami_university_logostudies
  • significant strengths in a variety of digital humanities practices and methods
  • the ability to contribute to the intersections of two or more of our four English programs in Creative Writing, Linguistics, Literature, and Rhetoric and Writing
  • a desire to partner with and receive support from interdisciplinary programs and cohorts on campus including the Humanities Center, the Center for Digital Scholarship, Armstrong Interactive Media Studies, and Comparative Media Studies.

Screening of applications begins October 17, 2016 and will continue until the position is filled.

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Responsibilities:

  • collaborate within and across department programs
  • contribute to undergraduate and graduate level curricula
  • advise students
  • maintain an active research agenda
  • provide service to the institution.

Application Information:

  • Submit a CV and letter of application that outlines scholarly interests, teaching, and other related experiences to qualifications to https://miamioh.hiretouch.com/job-details?jobID=3338.
  • Selected candidates will be asked to submit 1 or 2 samples of digital scholarship and/or creative work in the appropriate medium
  • The department will then send requests for three references and letters of recommendation that speak to both scholarship and overall qualifications.
  • Preliminary interviews will be conducted via Skype.

For inquiries about posting, contact Dr. cris cheek at cheekc@miamioh.edu.

 

The University is committed to equal opportunity, affirmative action, and eliminating discrimination and harassment. Miami University does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, genetic information, military status, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or protected veteran status in its application and admission processes, educational programs and activities, facilities, programs or employment practices.

 

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