Digital Humanities Specialist, Stanford University Academic Computing

"In response to the growing use of technology in humanities scholarship, Stanford University seeks an experienced Digital Humanities Specialist to join Academic Computing. The successful candidate must have a deep understanding of scholarship in the humanities. S/he will work consult with faculty on scholarly projects to identify technical approaches, processes and tools; evaluate and integrate existing software tools for use in the Humanities, as well as design and implement new applications. The candidate should have an understanding of current trends in humanities computing, including such things as data mining, data visualization, text- metadata-encoding, and digital media."

Specific responsibilities include:
? Together with the Academic
Technology Lab Manager, consult with faculty to provide project
definition and analysis, including defining project scope, requirements
and specifications, and project design. Recommend and assist with the
integration and use of technology in the projects.
? Provide
technological support for humanities research projects. Support may
include the evaluation and integration of existing tools, as well as
the development of new applications to support humanities research.
These applications may address needs related to digital content
creation, content storage, content discovery, text analysis, data
visualization and the manipulation and/or analysis of digital media.
?
Integrate media object types into web applications and/or collaboration
systems using appropriate encoding and compression methods.
? Act
as the liaison to faculty in resolving technical issues. Diagnose and
escalate issues to system administrators and Information Technology
Services when appropriate.
? Review professional literature;
participate in newsgroups and other forums to stay abreast of new
methodologies and practices relevant to Digital Humanities; and
continually improve knowledge of academic technology and programming
through participation in code reviews with other Academic Computing
developers and attending appropriate classes and workshops.

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