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 LabCommunity 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 publicationsEditorial Process Support: Manage author communicationsMentorship and Learning: Supervise student assista
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