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COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
Digital Scholarship Coordinator
Digital Scholarship Coordinator, Humanities and History Libraries
Columbia University Libraries/Information Services
The Columbia University Libraries invites nominations and applications for the position of Digital
Scholarship Coordinator, Humanities and History Libraries division. The Digital Scholarship Coordinator
will provide leadership in incorporating technologies and new research methodologies into the scholarly
activities of the humanities community at Columbia University. The Digital Scholarship Coordinator will
work with colleagues from across the University to develop outreach strategies and partnerships with
faculty and students supporting digital research projects in the humanities. The Digital Scholarship
Coordinator will engage technologies emerging as critical to research and teaching in the humanities to
meet the evolving needs of faculty, students, and staff. The Digital Scholarship Coordinator will assist in
planning for the programmatic and physical expansion of the Digital Humanities Center,
http://library.columbia.edu/indiv/dhc.html, within Butler Library, including the creation of a graduate
student fellows program focusing on the digital humanities. The Digital Scholarship Coordinator will also
assist in the identification of funding opportunities and preparation of grants supporting the
programmatic needs of the Digital Humanities Center. The Digital Scholarship Coordinator will work
closely with colleagues from the Humanities and History Libraries, the Digital Humanities Librarian, and
the Center for New Media Teaching and Learning, http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu, and the Center for Digital
Research and Scholarship, http://cdrs.columbia.edu. The position will report to the Director of the
Humanities &History Libraries division.
The successful candidate will have:
experience in using technology in humanities scholarship and a demonstrated understanding of
current projects and trends in the digital humanities
an accredited MLS or advanced degree in the humanities or equivalent combination of
education and experience
experience developing and managing digital projects and articulating the opportunities of digital
research to scholars in the humanities
successful experience working effectively with faculty and students
excellent interpersonal, collaborative, and communication skills
experience with the integration of digital media into web applications and/or collaboration
systems
teaching experience in a classroom or workshop environment
interest in usability and user‐driven design.
Humanities and History Libraries division collections and services directly support the research and
learning activities of the departments of Classics, English and Comparative Literature, Film, French &
Romance Philology, History, Germanic Languages, Italian, Music, Religion, and Theater. The division also
actively supports the Center for Ethnomusicology, the Computer Music Center, the Comparative
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