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Date: 2024-11-10 20:26:43+00:00
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Subject: faculty positions at U Maryland
[forwarded from Andrew Russell <arussell@arussell.org>]
> The new Artificial Intelligence Interdisciplinary Institute (AIM) at
> the University of Maryland, College Park (https://aim.umd.edu/
> <https:/aim.umd.edu/>)
> has openings for 30 tenured and/or tenure-track faculty positions in
> Artificial Intelligence, broadly defined. The job description
> includes “humanistic and social scientific approaches” to AI. The
> deadline for best consideration is 12/13/2024. The full text is
> available at
> https://ejobs.umd.edu/postings/124144
> Questions may be directed to Dr. Neda Atanasoski, AIM Associate
> Director, at natanaso@umd.edu
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Date: 2024-11-10 15:50:42+00:00
From: McCarthy, Erin <erin.mccarthy@universityofgalway.ie>
Subject: Job, University of Galway
Hi everyone,
The ERC-funded project “STEMMA: Systems of Transmitting Early Modern Manuscript
Verse, 1475–1700” is looking for a Research Fellow to conduct quantitative and
network analysis of a large dataset related to early modern handwritten poetry.
This position could be filled by someone with a PhD in a social science field
with a strong quantitative emphasis; a OR PhD in data science, computer science,
mathematics, physics, or related field; OR equivalent industry experience (see
details below).
The successful applicant will join an interdisciplinary team and will be
encouraged to work closely with the School of Computer Science and the Data
Science Institute (DSI).
Please feel free to share this advertisement widely and/or to contact me for
further information.
All best,
Erin
Research Fellow (Network Analysis / Computer Science)
STEMMA: Systems of Transmitting Early Modern Manuscript Verse 1475–1700
School of English, Media, and Creative Arts
Ref. No. 010738
JOB ADVERTISEMENT
Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a full-time,
fixed term position as Research Fellow with for the project ‘STEMMA: Systems of
Transmitting Early Modern Manuscript Verse, 1475–1700’, led by Professor Erin A.
McCarthy, School of English, Media, and Creative Arts at the University of
Galway, Ireland.
This position is funded by a European Research Council Consolidator Grant
awarded to Professor McCarthy and is available for twelve months from 1 February
2025. The position may be extended for an additional period by mutual agreement
(subject to funding availability).
Project Description
This project develops and applies a data-driven approach in order to provide the
first macro-level view of the circulation of early modern English poetry in
manuscript. It focuses on English verse manuscripts written and used between the
introduction of printing in England in 1475 and 1700, by which time the rapid
changes in both literary taste and publishing norms ushered in by the
Restoration had fully transformed literary culture. The project includes
manuscripts circulating in England and anywhere else English was spoken and
read, including Ireland, the North American colonies, and continental exile
communities. It develops innovative computational models and quantitative
methods for studying the social and material forces that informed literary
culture.
Whereas the current state of the art has seen the scholarly community address
manuscripts primarily as case studies, STEMMA seeks to open new frontiers in
manuscript research by facilitating the identification of patterns and trends at
scale. To that end, the project begins by synthesizing six of the most
comprehensive datasets about early modern English manuscripts in preparation for
advanced literary, material, and quantitative analyses. This first work package
sets the stage for four further, interlocking work packages, to which the
doctoral and postdoctoral positions are allocated: networking early modern
manuscript poems; early modern literary communities in the English-speaking
world; rolling archetypes, computational text analysis, and scholarly editing;
and textual circulation between manuscript and print.
The STEMMA research team will comprise the PI, three postdoctoral researchers
(including this post), and one PhD student. They will be based in the Hardiman
Research Building and are expected to be available to collaborate onsite. The
successful applicant will also be encouraged to engage with academics and
researchers within the School of Computer Science and the Data Science Institute
(DSI) and to participate in their frequent seminars and events in order to
further develop their career trajectory.
Salary: Research Fellow salary scale €63,325–€82,667 per annum, (subject to the
project’s funding limitations), and pro rata for shorter and/or part-time
contracts.
The default position for all new public sector appointments is the 1st point of
the salary scale. This may be reviewed, and consideration afforded to
appointment at a higher point on the payscale (subject to the project’s funding
limitations), where evidence of prior years’ equivalent experience is accepted
in determining placement on the scale above point 1, subject to the maximum of
the scale.
(Research Salary Scales - University of
Galway)<https://www.universityofgalway.ie/human-resources/recruitment-and-
selection/recruitment-and-selection/researchsalaryscales/>
Closing date for receipt of applications is 17:00 (Irish Time) on 25 November
2024. It will not be possible to consider applications received after the
closing date.
Interviews are planned to be held on 9 December 2024
JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Description:
The successful candidate will focus on Work Package 3, ‘Early Modern Literary
Communities in the English-Speaking World’. Manuscript transmission offered
authors greater control over the circulation of their works, but texts could—and
did—escape their intended readership to reach a wider audience. Moreover, while
scholars have identified discrete groups in which manuscript poems circulated,
the paths texts took between these groups are less well known. This work package
aims to create, visualize, and analyse a mathematical model of early modern
manuscript verse circulation using concepts from network analysis and graph
theory. The successful candidate will, in collaboration with other members of
the project team, develop and test hypotheses about early modern manuscript
communities. This will include the calculation and interpretation of metrics
drawn from network analysis as well as the application of structural concepts
from graph theory, including community detection and bibliographic coupling. The
researcher will also work with the software developer to design and implement
appropriate data visualizations.
This post is ideally suited to a researcher that has worked in natural language
processing, knowledge graphs, or computational linguistics, but now wishes to
work more closely alongside a interdisciplinary team to address some of the more
complex dimensions related to the English language.
Duties:
* Develop appropriate research plan and methods to accomplish project
objectives
* Collaborate with technical staff
* Provide support with quantitative methods to project team as needed
* Analyse data and results
* Create data visualizations
* Prepare papers for presentation and publication
* Review and edit submissions to joint-edited essay collection
* Contribute to the project website and social media
* Develop and enact plan for knowledge transfer
* Identify potential funding sources and to prepare and write bids for
funding proposals
* Any other duties assigned commensurate to this level of post
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Essential Requirements:
* PhD in a social science field with a strong quantitative emphasis plus 4–6
years full-time postdoctoral research experience; OR PhD in data science,
computer science, mathematics, physics, or related field, plus 4–6 years full-
time postdoctoral research experience; OR equivalent industry experience (10+
years post primary degree)
* Significant experience in quantitative and statistical methods, especially
social network analysis and graph theory
* Peer-reviewed publication record
* Excellent writing and communication skills
* Record of securing research funding/support
Desirable Requirements:
* Experience with literary, historical, and/or archival research
* Coursework (any level) or research in literature and/or history, with
preference for pre-1800 European literature or history
* Experience collaborating with humanities researchers or working on
interdisciplinary teams
* Experience mentoring postgraduates and/or junior colleagues
CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Continuing Professional Development/Training:
Researchers at University of Galway are encouraged to avail of a range of
training and development opportunities designed to support their personal career
development plans. University of Galway provides continuing professional
development supports for all researchers seeking to build their own career
pathways either within or beyond academia. Researchers are encouraged to engage
with our Researcher Development Centre (RDC) upon commencing employment - see
HERE<http://www.nuigalway.ie/rdc> for further information.
Further Information/Links
* To apply: Jobs - University of
Galway<https://www.universityofgalway.ie/about-us/jobs/>. Applications must be
submitted online.
* How to apply guide<https://www.universityofgalway.ie/human-
resources/recruitment-and-selection/applicant-information/e-recruit/>
* For informal enquiries, please contact Professor Erin A. McCarthy, School
of English, Media, and Creative Arts, Email erin.mccarthy@universityofgalway.ie.
* University's Strategic
Plan<https://www.universityofgalway.ie/strategy2025/>
* Working in Research at University of
Galway<https://www.universityofgalway.ie/our-research/>
* Moving to Ireland (Euraxess)<https://www.euraxess.ie/>
* Applicant Information<https://www.universityofgalway.ie/human-
resources/recruitment-and-selection/applicant-information/e-recruit/>
* We reserve the right to re-advertise or extend the closing date for this
post.
* University of Galway is an equal opportunities employer.
* All positions are recruited in line with Open, Transparent, Merit (OTM)
and Competency based recruitment.
Professor Erin A. McCarthy FHEA
Ollamh Bunaithe le Litríocht an Bhéarla agus na Daonnachtaí Ríomhaireachtúla
Established Professor of English Literature and Computational Humanities
Príomhthaighdeoir, STEMMA | Principal Investigator, STEMMA
Scoil an Bhéarla agus na nEalaíon Cruthaitheach
School of English and Creative Arts
[University of Galway]<https://www.universityofgalway.ie/>
[UniversityofGalway.ie]<https://www.universityofgalway.ie/>
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