Digital Humanities Librarian

• Consults with students, faculty, and staff on digital humanities projects, providing technical expertise and support for DH methods. Consultations are designed to empower faculty and graduate students to pursue their own research and teaching.
• Offers introductory training in DH tools and methods. Oversees and executes hands-on workshops, training sessions, and seminars for faculty and graduate students.
• Develops and delivers DH content for graduate and undergraduate courses and works with instructors to integrate DH skills into course learning outcomes.
• Designs and develops programmatic materials and content to support IDRH programs and activities to foster engagement of students, faculty, staff and community partners.
• Understands the potential benefits and liabilities of various digital platforms and tools and communicates them clearly to a range of audiences.
• Creates and maintains project documentation.
• Independently coordinates and executes a variety of IDRH programs and events, which may include grant funded programs, in collaboration with IDRH co-directors. Contributes to IDRH funding proposals.
• Participates in the development of IDRH goals and objectives.
• Joins the IDRH in a leadership role, participating in the planning, administration, and execution of IDRH events and programming.
• Assesses and reports on IDRH program outcomes.
• Engages with KU Libraries colleagues to enhance and coordinate digital scholarship support. Participates in services and programs such as Research Sprints, Information Literacy Mini-Grants, and Software Carpentry.
• Advances the libraries’ priorities and strategic directions through participation on project teams and/or task forces.
• Demonstrates a commitment to advancing diversity efforts in the libraries and contributes to an inclusive environment. KU Libraries embraces diversity and inclusion and this position will contribute to a climate that supports and reflects our community of students, faculty and staff of all identities and backgrounds.

• Contributes to the profession’s collective knowledge by engaging in scholarly research activity.
• Research may involve the publication of articles, books, book reviews, grant-supported inquiry, or editorial work (see Promotion and Tenure Procedures at KU, Spring 2017).

• Engages in service to the Libraries, the University and to professional organizations by participating in committee work, projects, and other contributory achievements.

• ALA-accredited master’s degree in Library/Information Science or equivalent from a foreign institution by date of appointment.
• One year of experience with one or more digital scholarship methods, as demonstrated through professional experience or coursework, which may include but are not limited to: digital exhibits, digital archives, data visualization, text analysis, digital storytelling, network analysis, text encoding as evidenced in the application.

• Experience with one or more tools or platforms for creating scholarly digital projects, which may include but are not limited to Omeka, ArcGIS StoryMaps, Hypothes.is, Scalar, or Jekyll.
• Experience with web development and/or programming tools, which may include by are not limited to: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Python, Ruby, R, Git, Jupyter Notebook.
• Experience working with structured data formats, which may include but are not limited to JSON, XML, CSV, relational databases.
• Knowledge of current trends and resources in the digital humanities.
• Experience with grant proposal development.
• Experience developing and delivering workshops, instruction sessions, and other training.
• Experience working collegially and collaboratively in a team environment.

A complete online application includes:

• Cover letter addressing how you meet the required qualifications.
• Resume/CV.
• Contact information for three professional references (including at least one previous or current supervisor).

• Describe your experiences working with people from diverse backgrounds, and explain how those experiences reflect your commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion.