[Sigah-l] Fwd: [Asis-l] Digital Humanities Computing open rank tenured/tenure track faculty position available at the University of Oklahoma

Thu Oct 26 19:11:34 EDT 2017

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Abbas, June M. <jmabbas at ou.edu>
Date: Thu, Oct 26, 2017 at 11:30 AM
Subject: [Asis-l] Digital Humanities Computing open rank tenured/tenure
track faculty position available at the University of Oklahoma
To: "asis-l at asis.org" <asis-l at asis.org>

The College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Oklahoma seeks an
innovative scholar in digital humanities/humanities computing for an open
rank, tenured/tenure track faculty position. This search is part of a
cluster hire in the new Data Scholarship Program (DSP). The humanities
component of the position is open, so candidates from a broad range of
humanities and humanities-related disciplines are encouraged to apply. The
position will begin in August 2018.

The incumbent is expected to become a leader within a vibrant community of
humanists and other researchers using computational tools. A successful
candidate in this position will play an integral role in the development of
the DSP. This initiative connects researchers from diverse scholarly
domains for collaboration via common approaches and for improvement of
educational opportunities and research support. The incumbent will take a
leadership role in curriculum and research development for this
cross-disciplinary program and contribute to teaching of undergraduate and
graduate students in the Data Scholarship Program and the home
department(s). Humanities researchers at OU are allied through the
Humanities Forum (http://www.ou.edu/humanitiesforum.html), which among many
other activities has regularly hosted a Digital Humanities Symposium
featuring local and national leaders in Digital Humanities. In addition,
digital humanists are supported and connected through the award-w!
 inning staff of the Digital Scholarship Lab, who help to forge
collaborations among researchers across the disciplines. Such connections
include those with faculty from the College of Engineering who teach in the
rapidly growing, Data Science and Analytics M.S. program (datascience.ou.edu
<http://datascience.ou.edu/>).

Required Qualifications

  *   A doctoral degree in a humanities, information science, or related
discipline.
  *   An active and productive research program.
  *   Experience with computational tools and methods for analyzing and
visualizing data.
 Preferred Qualifications

  *   Knowledge and skills essential to digital humanities computing
project development and completion, including but not limited to skills
related to developing and managing datasets, data modeling and structuring,
data analysis and visualization, and/or mining textual, visual, or aural
data.
  *   Evidence of excellence in teaching that engages students in digital
humanities interpretation and humanities computing skill development.
  *   A sustained research program and a record of top‐tier, peer‐reviewed
or other high-impact scholarly publication.

  *   Experience with collaborative, cross-disciplinary research and a
record of extramural funding.
  *   Leadership in research, instruction, and/or service.
Salary
The salary is competitive and is commensurate with qualifications and
experience. The University of Oklahoma offers an excellent benefits
program. For further information please access the HumanResources website
at http://hr.ou.edu/.

The University of Oklahoma (OU) is a Carnegie-R1 comprehensive public
research university known for excellence in teaching, research, and
community engagement, serving the educational, cultural, economic and
health-care needs of the state, region, and nation from three campuses:
Norman, Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City and the Schusterman Center
in Tulsa. OU enrolls over 30,000 students and has more than 2700 full-time
faculty members in 21 colleges.

In 2014, OU became the first public institution ever to rank #1 nationally
in the recruitment of National Merit Scholars, with 311 scholars and now
boasts a 92% student retention rate. The University is home to the History
of Science Collection, the Western History Collection, and renowned natural
history and art museums. The 277-acre Research Campus in Norman was named
the No. I research campus in the nation by the Association of Research
Parks in 2013.

The University of Oklahoma’s beautiful, bustling campus is nestled in the
heart of Norman, the state’s third largest city, located just south of
Oklahoma City. Norman combines the charm of a college town, the
sophistication of a cosmopolitan city and the history and culture of the
American West. With outstanding schools, amenities, and a low cost of
living, Norman is a perennial contender on the “Best Places to Live”
rankings. With a cost of living close to 15 percent less than the national
average, Norman is a very affordable city. In fall 2014, Time ranked Norman
the “least expensive city to raise children.” For more information visit:
http://soonerway.ou.edu and http://www.ou.edu/flipbook

Applications should be submitted to apply.interfolio.com/46095 <
http://apply.interfolio.com/46095>  on ByCommittee and should include a
curriculum vitae; three letters of reference; a statement of research
interests and how the candidate would contribute to research and teaching
in the development of a data scholarship program. Review of applications
will begin December 1, 2017, and will continue until the position is
filled.  Questions about the position may be directed to the chair of the
search committee, Dr. June Abbas at jmabbas at ou.edu.

The University of Oklahoma, in compliance with all applicable federal and
state laws and regulations does not discriminate on the basis of race,
color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information,
gender identity, gender expression, age, religion, disability, political
beliefs, or status as a veteran in any of its policies, practices, or
procedures. This includes, but is not limited to:  admissions, employment,
financial aid, housing, services in educational programs or activities, or
health care services that the University operates or provides.

Dr. June Abbas will be attending the ASIS&T Annual Conference. Please
contact her at jmabbas at ou.edu if you wish to arrange a time to talk with
her about the position.

June Abbas, Ph.D.
Professor
School of Library and Information Studies
College of Arts and Sciences
The University of Oklahoma
401 W. Brooks, Bizzell Library
Norman, OK 73019
405-325-3921
jmabbas at ou.edu
________________________________________

ASIS&T 2017 Annual Meeting
Crystal City, VA
Oct. 27th - Nov. 1, 2017
Diversity of Engagement: Connecting People and Information in the Physical
and Virtual Worlds
________________
Asis-l mailing list
Asis-l at asis.org
http://mail.asis.org/mailman/listinfo/asis-l
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://mail.asis.org/pipermail/sigah-l/attachments/20171026/e63af7e8/attachment-0001.html>