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[1] From: Rowell, Chelcie Juliet <Chelcie.Rowell@tufts.edu>
Subject: Digital Scholarship Librarian, Tufts University (118)
[2] From: Rowell, Chelcie Juliet <Chelcie.Rowell@tufts.edu>
Subject: Research Data Librarian, Tufts University (118)
[3] From: Adrianna Link <alink@amphilsoc.org>
Subject: 2023-2024 Residential Fellowship Opportunities, Library & Museum of the American Philosophical Society (211)
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Date: 2022-11-04 15:41:11+00:00
From: Rowell, Chelcie Juliet <Chelcie.Rowell@tufts.edu>
Subject: Digital Scholarship Librarian, Tufts University
Digital Scholarship Librarian, Tisch Library, Tufts University, Medford, MA
To apply: https://jobs.tufts.edu/jobs/18036
Salary range: $65,000 - $80,000 (depending upon years of professional experience
and incoming rank of Assistant Librarian or Associate Librarian)
The Digital Scholarship Librarian works collaboratively to advance the scholarly
and research activities of faculty, students, and staff engaged in digital
scholarship, with particular attention to providing support for projects that
involve the creation of digital editions, digital exhibits, and multimodal
storytelling in a classroom setting. The Digital Scholarship Librarian will:
* Partner with faculty, students, and library staff on scholarly digital
projects in all stages, including design, proposal, development, maintenance,
and preservation; bringing together collaborators with various disciplinary and
technical strengths as needed.
* Develop and lead workshops on digital scholarship methods, tools, and
approaches for faculty, students, and library staff.
* Design and maintain instruction materials (e.g., research guides,
websites, tutorials, handouts, and exercises) that effectively synthesize and
demonstrate complex topics and that provide additional opportunities for self-
guided learning.
Basic Requirements:
* Knowledge and skills as typically acquired by a Master’s degree in
humanities or social sciences combined with relevant experience with scholarly
digital projects, OR a Master's degree in Library/Information Science from an
ALA-accredited program, or equivalent.
* Demonstrated knowledge of digital scholarship methods, with a particular
focus on digital editions, digital exhibits, and multimodal storytelling.
* Familiarity with one or more tools for creating scholarly digital projects
(e.g., Omeka, Spotlight, ArcGIS StoryMaps, Hypothes.is, Scalar, GitHub Pages and
Jekyll, or others).
* Instructional experience with a range of constituents.
* Demonstrated knowledge of emerging trends in digital scholarship.
* Demonstrated experience in project management and teamwork facilitation.
* Ability to communicate with a variety of partners, including technical
experts and those with limited technical knowledge.
* Ability to thrive in a collaborative environment as well as take
initiative on independent projects.
* Desire to learn about patron needs, recommend solutions to continuously
improve library service, and create a compelling, holistic experience of the
library.
* Interest in and willingness to adopt the Tisch Library values of
Community, Curiosity & Learning, Openness, and Social Justice.
Preferred Qualifications (Not Required):
* Experience authoring or collaborating on scholarly digital projects in
research or instruction.
* Experience providing instruction to others in digital scholarship methods,
tools, and approaches.
We welcome applications from candidates that meet our minimum requirements, and
we encourage you to speak to your experience and knowledge — including in
positions outside of libraries — and tell us how it may connect to the
qualifications for this position.
Candidates who are invited to interview with the search committee will be asked
to provide a diversity statement in advance of that meeting.
Reporting:
This position will report to the Head of Digital Scholarship.
Work Location:
This full-time, full-year position is hybrid<https://access.tufts.edu/tufts-
university-flexible-work-options-policy> and includes work that can be done
remotely as well as work that must be done on-site (e.g., classroom instruction
and other programming, training, and collaboration). The person in this role is
expected to commute to campus as needed.
About Tufts University:
Tufts is a student-centered research university dedicated to the creation and
application of knowledge. We are committed to providing transformational
experiences for students and faculty in an inclusive and collaborative
environment where creative scholars generate bold ideas, innovate in the face of
complex challenges, and distinguish themselves as active citizens of the world.
Tufts is striving to become an anti-racist
institution<https://president.tufts.edu/news/2021/02/17/the-path-to-becoming-an-
anti-racist-institution>.
About Tisch Library:
Tisch Library supports three Tufts’ Schools — Arts & Sciences, Engineering, and
the School of the Museum of Fine Arts — providing collections, expertise, and
technology-rich environments to assist the Tufts community in teaching,
learning, research, and the creation and dissemination of scholarship. See our
strategic framework<https://tischlibrary.tufts.edu/about-library/about/about-
tisch-library>.
About the library division:
The Research & Learning division consists of the Collections & Liaison Services,
Digital Scholarship, and User Experience & Student Success departments.
About the library department:
The Digital Scholarship department facilitates creating and sharing scholarship
in different mediums — from podcasts to information visualizations, to story
maps, and beyond. Our staff have expertise in digital projects, media and
critical making, data, copyright, and publishing. The department is also home to
the Digital Design Studio (DDS)<https://tischlibrary.tufts.edu/dds>, a creative
space and community of practice for critical approaches to media and making.
Chelcie Juliet Rowell
Head of Digital Scholarship
Tisch Library, Tufts University
Schedule a meeting with me<https://tischlibrary.tufts.edu/about-
library/about/staff-directory/chelcie-rowell> •
chelcie.rowell@tufts.edu<mailto:chelcie.rowell@tufts.edu> •
617.627.2899<tel:617-627-2899> • @ararebit<mailto:https://twitter.com/ararebit>
I use she and they<https://oeo.tufts.edu/resources/on-campus/pronoun-primer>
pronouns. What pronouns do you use?
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Date: 2022-11-04 15:40:14+00:00
From: Rowell, Chelcie Juliet <Chelcie.Rowell@tufts.edu>
Subject: Research Data Librarian, Tufts University
Research Data Librarian, Tisch Library, Tufts University, Medford, MA
To apply: https://jobs.tufts.edu/jobs/18035
Salary range: $65,000 - $80,000 (depending upon years of professional experience
and incoming rank of Assistant Librarian or Associate Librarian)
The Research Data Librarian supports a range of services related to accessing,
using, and managing quantitative and other types of scientific data. This
position works with student, faculty, and staff users and producers of data, and
helps to identify, develop, implement, and assess data services to meet the
needs of the Tufts community. The Research Data Librarian will:
* Provide outreach, consultation, and instruction in various modalities on
topics such as finding and accessing particular types of data, using software
and tools for working with data (e.g., Python, R, OpenRefine), preparing data
for analysis, and managing and publishing data.
* Foster relationships with departments, research institutes or centers, and
laboratories in order to maximize support across campus, including for the
creation of data management plans for grant proposals.
* Actively contribute to and promotes data curation services in Tufts
repositories, as well as in disciplinary data repositories.
Basic Requirements:
* Knowledge and skills as typically acquired by a Master’s degree with
significant academic experience in use and analysis of quantitative or
scientific data, OR a Master's degree in Library/Information Science from an
ALA-accredited program, or equivalent.
* Demonstrated knowledge of foundational research data management principles
and best practices, with a particular focus on the research data lifecycle.
* Demonstrated knowledge of emerging trends in research data.
* Familiarity with one or more applications for working with data (e.g.,
Python, R, OpenRefine, or others).
* Instructional experience with a range of constituents.
* Demonstrated experience in project management and teamwork facilitation.
* Ability to communicate with a variety of partners, including technical
experts, and those with limited technical knowledge.
* Ability to thrive in a collaborative environment as well as take
initiative on independent projects.
* Desire to learn about patron needs, recommend solutions to continuously
improve library service, and create a compelling, holistic experience of the
library.
* Interest in and willingness to adopt the Tisch Library values of
Community, Curiosity & Learning, Openness, and Social Justice.
Preferred Qualifications (Not Required):
* Two or more years of demonstrated experience developing and/or
implementing policies, procedures, or best practices for research data
management services.
* Experience providing instruction to others in data curation.
* Academic and/or professional experience with data analysis, data
visualization, or computational approaches to the humanities or social sciences.
We welcome applications from candidates that meet our minimum requirements, and
we encourage you to speak to your experience and knowledge — including in
positions outside of libraries — and tell us how it may connect to the
qualifications for this position.
Candidates who are invited to interview with the search committee will be asked
to provide a diversity statement in advance of that meeting.
Reporting:
This position will report to the Head of Digital Scholarship.
Work Location:
This full-time, full-year position is hybrid<https://access.tufts.edu/tufts-
university-flexible-work-options-policy> and includes work that can be done
remotely as well as work that must be done on-site (e.g., classroom instruction
and other programming, training, and collaboration). The person in this role is
expected to commute to campus as needed.
About Tufts University:
Tufts is a student-centered research university dedicated to the creation and
application of knowledge. We are committed to providing transformational
experiences for students and faculty in an inclusive and collaborative
environment where creative scholars generate bold ideas, innovate in the face of
complex challenges, and distinguish themselves as active citizens of the world.
Tufts is striving to become an anti-racist
institution<https://president.tufts.edu/news/2021/02/17/the-path-to-becoming-an-
anti-racist-institution>.
About Tisch Library:
Tisch Library supports three Tufts’ Schools — Arts & Sciences, Engineering, and
the School of the Museum of Fine Arts — providing collections, expertise, and
technology-rich environments to assist the Tufts community in teaching,
learning, research, and the creation and dissemination of scholarship. See our
strategic framework<https://tischlibrary.tufts.edu/about-library/about/about-
tisch-library>.
About the library division:
The Research & Learning division consists of the Collections & Liaison Services,
Digital Scholarship, and User Experience & Student Success departments.
About the library department:
The Digital Scholarship department facilitates creating and sharing scholarship
in different mediums — from podcasts to information visualizations, to story
maps, and beyond. Our staff have expertise in digital projects, media and
critical making, data, copyright, and publishing. The department is also home to
the Digital Design Studio (DDS)<https://tischlibrary.tufts.edu/dds>, a creative
space and community of practice for critical approaches to media and making.
Chelcie Juliet Rowell
Head of Digital Scholarship
Tisch Library, Tufts University
Schedule a meeting with me<https://tischlibrary.tufts.edu/about-
library/about/staff-directory/chelcie-rowell> •
chelcie.rowell@tufts.edu<mailto:chelcie.rowell@tufts.edu> •
617.627.2899<tel:617-627-2899> • @ararebit<mailto:https://twitter.com/ararebit>
I use she and they<https://oeo.tufts.edu/resources/on-campus/pronoun-primer>
pronouns. What pronouns do you use?
--[3]------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date: 2022-11-04 15:39:40+00:00
From: Adrianna Link <alink@amphilsoc.org>
Subject: 2023-2024 Residential Fellowship Opportunities, Library & Museum of the American Philosophical Society
2023-2024 Residential Fellowship Opportunities, Library & Museum of the
American Philosophical Society
The Library & Museum of the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia
invites applications for sabbatical, postdoctoral, predoctoral, and
short-term research fellowships for projects in all fields working on
research projects utilizing its collections.
The APS's Library & Museum’s collections make it among the premier
institutions for documenting and exhibiting the history of the American
Revolution and founding, the history of science from Newton to NASA, and
Indigenous languages and cultures. The Society’s collections include more
than 14 million pages of manuscripts, 275,000 bound volumes, 250,000
images, thousands of hours of audio tape, and 3,360 three-dimensional
artifacts and fine art objects. It is home to three research centers: the
Center for Native American and Indigenous Research (CNAIR)
<https://www.amphilsoc.org/library/CNAIR>, which has worked with over 80
Native American and Indigenous communities since 2014; the Center for
Digital Scholarship <https://www.amphilsoc.org/center-digital-scholarship>,
which interprets and expands access to APS collections through digital
projects and open source data; and the David Center for the American
Revolution <https://www.amphilsoc.org/david-center-american-revolution>, a
partnership with the David Library of the American Revolution that formed a
new research center for the American Revolution at the APS and brought the
David Library’s collection of Revolutionary-era manuscripts, hundreds of
rare books and pamphlets, 8,000 reference volumes, and 9,000 reels of
microfilm to Philadelphia.
Comprehensive, searchable guides and finding aids to our collections are
available online at https://www.amphilsoc.org/library/search-collections
and http://amphilsoc.pastperfectonline.com/.
See individual fellowship descriptions below for more information and
instructions on how to apply. For a complete listing of all APS grant and
fellowship opportunities, visit www.amphilsoc.org/grants/fellowships.
Long-Term Residential Fellowships
Deadline: January 20, 2023
APS-NEH Sabbatical Fellowships
This fellowship supports mid-career or senior scholars in all fields
seeking sabbatical support for the completion of a book project. These
opportunities are funded by The National Endowment for the Humanities and
provide six or twelve months of research support in the Society’s
collections for persons who have already completed their formal
professional training.
To apply, please submit materials to https://apply.interfolio.com/116133
Mellon Foundation Native American Scholars Initiative (NASI) Postdoctoral
Fellowship
This 12-month fellowship offers $45-60K plus a $5,000 research stipend for
a recent doctoral graduate, a professor at any level seeking sabbatical
support for a research project, or an independent postdoctoral scholar
working closely with an Indigenous community on a project. Applications are
open to scholars in any field and all periods of time. Preference will be
given to those who have sustained personal engagement or experience with
Indigenous communities.
To apply, please submit materials to https://apply.interfolio.com/116128
Mellon Foundation Native American Scholars Initiative (NASI) Predoctoral
Fellowship
This fellowship offers $25,000 for an advanced doctoral degree student
working toward the completion of the dissertation. Applications are open to
scholars in any field and all periods of time. Preference will be given to
those who have sustained personal engagement or experience with Indigenous
communities.
To apply, please submit materials to https://apply.interfolio.com/116118
David Center for the American Revolution Postdoctoral Fellowship
This 24-month fellowship offers $50,000 per year for two years to support a
recent Ph.D., professor seeking sabbatical support, or an independent
scholar working on a project about the American Revolution and Founding
Era.
To apply, please submit materials to http://apply.interfolio.com/116138
David Center for the American Revolution Predoctoral Fellowship
This 12-month fellowship offers $25,000 to an advanced Ph.D. student
finishing a dissertation about the American Revolution and Founding Era.
To apply, please submit materials to https://apply.interfolio.com/116302
Friends of the American Philosophical Society Predoctoral Fellowship
This 12-month fellowship offers $25,000 to support twelve months of work on
dissertation topics in all fields reflected in the APS’s Library & Museum’s
collections.
To apply, please submit materials to https://apply.interfolio.com/116313
John C. Slater Predoctoral Fellowship in the History of Science
This 12-month fellowship offers $25,000 to support twelve months of work on
dissertation topics pertaining to the history of science, broadly defined.
To apply, please submit materials to https://apply.interfolio.com/116305
Short-Term Residential Research Fellowships
Deadline: March 3, 2023
Digital Humanities Fellowships
The American Philosophical Society offers fellowships to scholars working
to interpret archival materials through emerging technologies for up to 2
months to advance a digital research project.
To apply, please submit materials to https://apply.interfolio.com/116950
David Center for the American Revolution Short-Term Research Fellowship
These one month fellowships provide $3,000 for researchers working on
projects about the American Revolution and Founding Era who show a
demonstrated need to use the APS’s Library & Museum collections.
To apply, please submit materials to https://apply.interfolio.com/116940
David Center for the American Revolution Research Fellowships for
International Scholars
These short-term fellowships support research by scholars based outside the
United States seeking to examine materials at the APS's Library & Museum or
other archives in the United States related to topics on the American
Revolution and Founding Era. Applicants must submit a timeline at the time
of application outlining the duration and locations of the proposed work.
To apply, please submit materials to https://apply.interfolio.com/116947
Swan Foundation Short-Term Resident Research Fellowship for
Revolutionary-Era Material Culture
This fellowship provides one month of support to work in the artifact
collections of the Swan Historical Foundation, the American Philosophical
Society, and other repositories in the Greater Philadelphia Region.
To apply, please submit materials to https://apply.interfolio.com/116953
Short-Term Resident Research Fellowships
One- to three-month fellowships are available for Ph.D. candidates, holders
of the Ph.D., and degreed independent scholars, within any field of study
that requires using the collections of the APS's Library & Museum.
To apply, please submit materials to https://apply.interfolio.com/116937
-----------------------
Contact regarding the residential fellowship program at the Library &
Museum of the American Philosophical Society may be directed to Adrianna
Link, Ph.D., Head of Scholarly Programs, at alink@amphilsoc.org or by phone
at 215-440-3415.
The American Philosophical Society is committed to maintaining the highest
standards of scholarly excellence while supporting a working and
intellectual environment that fosters an inclusive atmosphere for learning,
prizes diverse origins and points of view, advances equal opportunities to
learn and communicate, and encourages the widest possible access to its
collections. The APS has titled these goals the APS IDEA (Inclusivity,
Diversity, Equality, and Access) for its enduring institutional commitment
to these values.
--
*The APS has updated its COVID-responses
<https://www.amphilsoc.org/aps-covid-vaccine-and-masking-policies>. APS
buildings are open to staff and visitors, and it has expanded access to its
Reading Room services. Please read our updated Reading Room policies on our
website <https://www.amphilsoc.org/library#paragraph-36>.[image:
https://www.amphilsoc.org/museum/exhibitions/becoming-weatherwise]
<https://www.amphilsoc.org/museum/exhibitions/becoming-weatherwise>Visit
the current APS Museum exhibition, Becoming Weatherwise.Learn more and get
your tickets by visiting the APS website
<https://www.amphilsoc.org/visit-museum>. *
Adrianna Link, Ph.D.
Head of Scholarly Programs
Library & Museum
American Philosophical Society
105 South Fifth Street
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