University of Virginia, University Library
Scholars’ Lab Managing Director
Institution Type: | College / University |
Location: | Virginia, United States |
Position: | Director |
~~The University of Virginia Library seeks an innovative leader to help shape and steward our internationally respected Scholars' Lab. This individual will work closely with the Academic Director to develop and support the deep resources for digital scholarship within the vibrant intellectual community at UVA. The Managing Director will inform the vision of the Scholars' Lab and ensure its smooth and effective operation as a pan-university center within the Library, overseeing Scholars' Lab staff, resources, and budget. He or she will also help to integrate Scholars' Lab goals and activities into the service profile of the University Library. The UVa Library is a fascinating and vibrant place to work. We have a new Dean of the Library, John Unsworth, and a Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Ian Baucom, who have been proactive on diversity issues. The Scholar's Lab is currently collaborating with the Carter G. Woodson Center for African American Studies and anticipates collaborating with the Institute for Humanities and Global Cultures. The Scholars' Lab is hosting a series of lectures and events emphasizing digital diversity and access; digital approaches in the study of the African diaspora; gender and archival access. Members of the Scholars' Lab are involved in a digital project on the Civil Rights Era, a collaboration on the history of slavery at UVA, and Take Back the Archive, as well as Collective Biographies of Women (with the Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities).
Responsibilities: In collaboration with the Academic Director, the Managing Director will shape digital humanities services for the UVA Library; provide oversight of day-to-day operations of the Scholars' Lab; develop, oversee, and retain talented staff; coordinate the use of all Lab resources (funding, space, personnel); develop the Lab's budget, in collaboration with the Academic Director; help to prepare and submit grants; help to plan and organize intellectual programming, fellowships, pedagogical initiatives, and outreach; represent the Scholars' Lab, serving as a liaison with University staff, faculty, and affiliated centers, as well as national and international peers; engage in collaborative planning with colleagues across the Library to promote and support digital scholarship; assist in designing and shaping projects; and help to establish high-level goals, intake processes, workplans, and MOUs for digital project collaborations. The Managing Director will keep abreast of new methodologies and practices relevant to digital humanities and will engage in professional development and their own (often collaborative) research projects related to the mission of the Lab, culminating in publication of results and/or presentation at appropriate venues.
Qualifications, Required: -Graduate study (Ph.D. preferred) in the humanities, library sciences, social sciences, or a related discipline. -Experience in an administrative position that includes supervision of personnel.
-Experience with a technical area of digital humanities and the ability to advise on hardware and software purchasing and implementation. -Excellent oral and written communication skills.-Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities.-Demonstrated leadership, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.-Familiarity with recent scholarship and emergent best practices in the digital humanities.-Ability to teach in workshop or classroom setting and experience with effective digital pedagogy.-A commitment to open-source code, open-access scholarship, and innovation.
Preferred:-Experience with a significant digital humanities project.-Familiarity with a notable digital humanities center.-Experience with project management for academic research.-Experience teaching humanities for-credit courses.
-Experience with grant writing and management including financial and activity reporting.
The University of Virginia is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Contact: |
~~Applicants must apply through the University of Virginia online employment website at https://jobs.virginia.edu/. Search by posting number 0618965, complete the application, and attach a cover letter and resume with contact information for three professional references. For assistance with this process contact Charlotte Albright, Senior Human Resources Generalist, at (434) 243-3509. |
Website: | None |
Primary Category: | Digital Humanities |
Secondary Categories: | African American History / Studies |
Posting Date: | 07/29/2016 |
Closing Date | 10/27/2016 |