Graduate Student Digital Scholarship Specialist at New York University Libraries’ Digital Scholarship Services (DSS)
Job Title: Graduate Student Digital Scholarship Specialist
Job Status: Part-time
Location: New York, NY
Salary: $29/hr
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Digital Scholarship Services
Graduate Student Digital Scholarship Specialist
New York University Libraries’ Digital Scholarship Services department (DSS) is seeking a part-time (10-20 hours per week) Digital Scholarship Graduate Student Specialist to collaborate on research projects, program development, and provide faculty, students, and staff at NYU with technical and service support for digital scholarship.
Duties include:
Duties include marketing and promotion, conducting exploratory research, providing technical support, writing documentation for DSS projects and services, leading workshops on digital humanities tools and methods, and assisting with consultation and outreach for DSS services.
Preference will be given to candidates with strong communication skills, an understanding of the research process, and an interest in exploring technologies used in digital library and/or digital humanities initiatives.
About Digital Scholarship Services: DSS connects and supports students, faculty, and staff engaging in experimental, multimodal, interdisciplinary, and emerging forms of research and creative scholarship. We offer a robust program of advocacy, education, training, and community-building, in support of open knowledge creation, dissemination, and access.
Eligibility:
Required Education: Bachelor’s degree, preferably in the humanities or social sciences, and some graduate coursework.
Required Experience:
1-2 years relevant experience, may include project work or coursework related to digital scholarly projects
Experience writing for a public audience
Excellent public service, communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills
Interest in developing skills with digital scholarship tools
Preferred Experience:
Experience teaching or training others in digital scholarship or digital humanities tools and methods
Experience working in an academic environment, preferably in libraries
Experience with commonly used digital scholarship methods, including web development, digital publication, text analysis, geographic information systems (GIS), network analysis
Knowledge of command line, HTML/CSS, and a programming language (e.g. PHP, JavaScript, Python, etc)
Experience creating static sites
Evaluation Procedure: Ongoing informal performance feedback given to student employees by the supervisor, A.M. Alpin | arm12@nyu.edu.
In compliance with NYC’s Pay Transparency Act, the hourly base salary range for student employment positions are $16.50-$18 per hour for undergraduate students and $29.00-$30 per hour for graduate students. The hourly rate for graduate employees is based on the collective bargaining agreement with Local 2110.
How To Apply
Federal Work-Study is not required for this role, unless specifically stated within the job description. If you are eligible to receive Federal Work-Study funds, your eligibility status will be disclosed to the hiring manager to ensure proper processing if hired.