The Carnegie Mellon University Libraries and Carnegie Mellon University Press invite applications for a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Computational Humanities and Publishing. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who thrives in an interesting and challenging work environment. This two-year, full-time position is built for a scholar-practitioner eager to develop community around a new digital humanities initiative,
gain experience in project management, and contribute to the development of emerging forms of knowledge production. The fellow will divide their time between two key initiatives: Supporting the Computational Humanities academic programs and lab space, a new CMU initiative fostering community, curriculum, and collaboration at the intersection of the humanities and computation. Developing and managing editorial and
production workflows for a new imprint of non-traditional, multimodal publishing projects under the aegis of CMU Press. This fellowship provides an opportunity to gain hands-on experience with academic publishing, program coordination, and community-centered scholarly communication, while delivering impact to CMU’s new programs in the digital and computational humanities. Core responsibilities will include: 50%
Computational Humanities Program and Lab Community Convening: Help build a vibrant, universal community within the Computational Humanities Lab through events and workshops, coworking hours, and student engagement. Practicum Support: Facilitate applied research experiences for students, working closely with CH/Libraries faculty and staff. Documentation and Outreach: Maintain digital presence for the program and lab,
highlighting student and faculty work. Mentorship and Learning : Direct student assistants. 50% CMU Press Production Oversight: Design and coordinate the project management, production, and design process for multimodal publications Editorial Process Support: Manage author communications Mentorship and Learning: Supervise student assistants and develop universal and collaborative publishing workflows for digital.
Adaptability, excellence, and passion are vital qualities within Carnegie Mellon University. We are in search of a team member who can optimally interact with a varied population of internal and external partners at a high level of integrity. We are looking for someone who shares our values and who will support the mission of the university through their work. You should demonstrate: Strong organizational and project
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