Job Description

How to Apply

Combine into one document a letter of application, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching philosophy, DEI statement and contact information for two references.  All applicants must upload the document to UM career website.  Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until position is filled.  Questions about the position can be sent to [email protected].

Job Summary

The Residential College Arts and Ideas in the Humanities major program, https://lsa.umich.edu/rc/current-students/curriculum/arts-and-ideas-in-the-humanities.html, is seeking to hire a Lecturer I for Winter 2025 to teach a course on Digital Humanities. We expect this person to have a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature, Digital Humanities or related discipline. This will be an up to 33.33% position for teaching one course in the winter semester. 

Mission Statement

The mission of the University of Michigan is to serve the people of Michigan and the world through preeminence in creating, communicating, preserving and applying knowledge, art, and academic values, and in developing leaders and citizens who will challenge the present and enrich the future.

Course Description

The primary focus for this position is to teach a course in Digital Humanities in the Residential College Arts and Ideas in the Humanities Program. This course will offer an accessible and gentle introduction to Digital Humanities, emphasizing the intersection between traditional humanities scholarship and digital theories, methods, and tools. Students in the course will be expected to analyze the strengths and the shortcomings of Digital Humanities with particular attention to what is included and excluded in large multilingual text-based datasets and how to interpret and analyze massive amounts of information fairly and equitably. The course offers weekly readings of foundational texts and hands-on experiments providing practical skills and theoretical knowledge in the field. Students will be expected to complete a final project, either a research paper or a multimodal experiment. The instructors main course goal is to equip students with adaptable meta-skills, preparing the students for the ever-evolving Digital Humanities landscape and beyond.

The successful candidate will find a vibrant scholarly community within the university. The RC, in seeking to broaden its curricular offerings, remains committed to active participation in that campus community. 
 

Required Qualifications*

Minimum: PhD. with a strong commitment to undergraduate teaching. 

Desired Qualifications*

Knowledge in the foundational concepts and methodologies of Digital Humanities is required.

Modes of Work

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.

Additional Information

Lecturer Compensation
33.33% appointment for the Winter 2025 semester
 

Union Affiliation

This position is covered under the collective bargaining agreement between the U-M and the Lecturers Employee Organization, AFL-CIO, which contains and settles all matters with respect to wages, benefits, hours and other terms and conditions of employment.

Background Screening

The University of Michigan conducts background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background checks.  Background checks are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

Contact Information

Questions about the position can be sent to [email protected].

Application Deadline

All applications for this position must be received by 11/23/2024.

U-M EEO/AA Statement

The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

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