(P/T) Digital Scholarship Graduate Student Specialist at New York University Library

Job Title: Digital Scholarship graduate Student Specialist

Job Status: Part-time/Student Employment Opportunity

Special Note: This opportunity is open for NYU students

Digital Scholarship Graduate Student Specialist

New York University Libraries’ Digital Scholarship Services department (DSS) is seeking a part-time (10-15 hours per week) Digital Scholarship Graduate Student Specialist to collaborate on research projects, service development, and provide faculty, students, and staff at NYU with technical and service support for digital scholarship.

Duties include:

Supporting the Digital Humanities Seed Grant and Graduate Fellowship programs, such as writing and editing blog posts, interviewing scholars, and updating website materials. Duties also include doing exploratory research, providing technical support, and 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. 

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 text analysis, geographic information systems (GIS), network analysis, web development

  • Knowledge of command line, HTML/CSS, and a programming language (e.g. PHP, JavaScript, Python, etc)

To Apply:

Apply via NYU Handshake (Handshake ID#: 6730986)

About Digital Scholarship Services: DSS helps NYU faculty and students incorporate digital scholarship tools and methods into their research and teaching, including digital humanities tools and platforms, repository services, website creation, and project management. DSS also collaborates closely with services supporting data discovery, creation, and use, and multimedia production.

About New York University Libraries:  Library facilities at New York University serve the school’s 60,000+ students and faculty and contain more than 4 million volumes.  New York University is a member of the Association of Research Libraries, the Research Libraries Group, the Digital Library Federation; serves as the administrative headquarters of the Research Library Association of South Manhattan, a consortium that includes three academic institutions.