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Umanistica Digitale 11(2021) published
by Fabio Ciotti 25 Jan '22

25 Jan '22

Dear colleagues, it is with great pleasure that we announce the publication of issue 11 of *Umanistica Digitale* (UD, ISSN 2532-8816), available at: https://umanisticadigitale.unibo.it/issue/view/1033 This issue contains a Dossier (edited by Enrica Salvatori, Federico Boschetti e Angelo Mario Del Grosso) with articles derived from papers presented at AIUCD 2021 conference. UD, the journal of AIUCD (indexed in Scopus, ERIH PLUS, and ANVUR Scientific Journal), is now accepting proposals for issue 12 (publication scheduled in July 2022). The journal publishes original scientific articles (5-10.000 words), reviews, and project reports (1-3.500 words) in Italian and English on every topic and field of Digital Humanities. Proposals must be sent to the OJS portal of the journal. Details and information about the author's guidelines are available at https://umanisticadigitale.unibo.it/about/submissions. Fabio Ciotti Editor in Chief, Umanistica Digitale ------------------------------------ UD 11 (2021): DHs for society: e-quality, participation, rights and values in the Digital Age Table of contents One year after AIUCD2021 <https://umanisticadigitale.unibo.it/article/view/14209>, Enrica Salvatori, Federico Boschetti, Angelo Mario Del Grosso Dossier Digital Commons as new InfrastructureA new generation of public policy for digital transformation <https://umanisticadigitale.unibo.it/article/view/13695>, Marco Berlinguer Instruction and GAFAM: from conscience to responsability <https://umanisticadigitale.unibo.it/article/view/13685>, Paolo Monella CIDOC CRM mapping for the integration of RESTORE project resources <https://umanisticadigitale.unibo.it/article/view/13690>, Francesco Coradeschi, Emiliano Degl'Innocenti, Carmen Di Meo, Maurizio Sanesi, Alessia Spadi, Federica Spinelli Co-designing Cultural Heritage Experiences for All with Virtual Reality: a Scenario-Based Design approach <https://umanisticadigitale.unibo.it/article/view/13686>*, *Barbara Balbi, Alessandra Marasco OCR Correction for Corpus-assisted Discourse Studies: A Case Study of Old Newspapers <https://umanisticadigitale.unibo.it/article/view/13689>, Dario Del Fante, Giorgio Maria Di Nunzio The digital Gazetteer of Ancient ArabiaAn example of reuse and exploitation of annotated textual corpora <https://umanisticadigitale.unibo.it/article/view/13681>, Annamaria De Santis, Matteo Gallo, Irene Rossi, Jérémie Schiettecatte Inclusive collaboration: a didactic annotation experience through Euporia <https://umanisticadigitale.unibo.it/article/view/13680>*, *Marilena Crucitti, Michela Benedetti, Roberta Mirandola, Greta Maneschi, Antonella Soldani, Ludovica Amato, Filippo Lepori, Andrea Taddei, Federico Boschetti Semantic modeling of textual entitiesThe CRMtex model and the ontological description of ancient texts <https://umanisticadigitale.unibo.it/article/view/13674>, Achille Felicetti, Francesca Murano The “Tran (s) missions“ Summer School at the Digital Humanities Lab in Roma Tre: how multimedia shapes and reforms interdisciplinary research in the field of Italian and visual culture <https://umanisticadigitale.unibo.it/article/view/13705>, Giuditta Cirnigliaro, Angelica Federici, Valeria Federici, Luca Marcozzi, Manfredi Merluzzi Articles The United Nations Depository Libraries System asn an “open community”The ongoing evolution from a knowledge base to a knowledge network <https://umanisticadigitale.unibo.it/article/view/13676>, Deborah Grbac Modeling the Sources and Topics of Pliny’s Natural History <https://umanisticadigitale.unibo.it/article/view/12521>, Jeff Rydberg-Cox Reviews and reports Book review: Johanna Drucker. 2021. The Digital Humanities Coursebook. An Introduction to Digital Methods for Research and Scholarship. Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY: Routledge <https://umanisticadigitale.unibo.it/article/view/13808>, Brunella Longo Book review: Moretti, Franco. 2020. A una certa distanza. Leggere i testi letterari nel nuovo millennio. Rome: Carocci <https://umanisticadigitale.unibo.it/article/view/13562>, Riccardo Pozzo -- Fabio Ciotti Department of "Studi letterari, Filosofici e di Storia dell’arte" - University of Roma "Tor Vergata" Chair, European Association for Digital Humanities Chief Editor, "Umanistica Digitale" https://umanisticadigitale.unibo.it/ @Fabio_Ciotti <https://twitter.com/fabio_ciotti> f.ciotti(a)pec.it <https://twitter.com/fabio_ciotti> <https://twitter.com/fabio_ciotti>

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Digital Modern Languages: Tibet, Economic Development and the Affective Politics of Online State Media in the PRC - Séagh Kehoe (University of Westminster), 26 January
by Naomi Wells 20 Jan '22

20 Jan '22

The Digital Modern Languages seminar series (https://digitalmodernlanguages.wordpress.com/) will restart in 2022 with our newly expanded convening team that reflects a wider range of expertise in relation to different language, research and teaching contexts. In addition to and Paul Spence (King’s College London) and Naomi Wells (School of Advanced Study), the new convenors are Joe Dale (independent languages consultant), Orhan Elmaz (St Andrews), Saskia Huc-Hepher (Westminster) and Xuan Wang (Cardiff). Please find below the details of the first seminar. This is a free online event but advance registration at the following link is essential to be given access to the Zoom link:https://modernlanguages.sas.ac.uk/events/event/25682. Tibet, Economic Development and the Affective Politics of Online State Media in the PRC - Séagh Kehoe (University of Westminster) Wednesday 26 January 2022, 4-5pm GMT Abstract: Chinese state media coverage about Tibet has long been dominated by stories about state-led economic growth. In recent years, the focus of these stories has shifted from macro-level descriptions of infrastructure, science and technology, income, and education, to a more granular approach that foregrounds dramatized and emotionalized narratives of individual Tibetans engaging in and reaping the benefits of economic development. Seeking to understand this trend, this paper examines the increasing production and circulation of affect in online state media stories about economic development in Tibet. Through a selection of texts, videos and social media posts, it analyses how and why repeated references to hardship, happiness and gratitude have come to characterize these stories and how they work to valorize Tibetan diligence, self-responsibility, and patriotism, obscure structural inequalities and consolidate Chinese rule over Tibet. In doing so, this paper shows the increasingly sophisticated and creative ways in which the state has harnessed the power of affect and new media to manage public opinion about Tibet in the PRC and reinforce political power. Speaker bio: Dr Séagh Kehoe is a Lecturer in Chinese Studies at the University of Westminster. Their research interests include Chinese media representations of ethnicity and race, gender and sexuality, nationalism, and military. They have published in China Quarterly, positions, Media, Culture & Society, and Asian Ethnicity, and are co-editor of Cultural China: The Contemporary China Review 2020. You can stay up-to-date on future events in the series via our website (https://digitalmodernlanguages.wordpress.com/) Twitter account (@digmodlang) and JISC email list (https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=DIGITALMODERNLANGUAGES Dr Naomi Wells Lecturer in Italian and Spanish with Digital Humanities/Co-Director of the Doctoral Centre Institute of Modern Languages Research/Digital Humanities Research Hub School of Advanced Study | University of London Senate House | Malet Street | London WC1E 7HU | UK Email: naomi.wells(a)sas.ac.uk http://modernlanguages.sas.ac.uk/ https://digitalmodernlanguages.wordpress.com/

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Journal of Computational Literary Studies: Deadline extension (December 22)
by Journal of Computational Literary Studies 30 Nov '21

30 Nov '21

[with apologies for cross-posting] Dear all We would like to inform that the deadline for submission of articles to the Journal of Computational Literary Studies is extended by one week to December 22 due to the delayed opening of submissions. For further information on the timeline please check https://jcls.io/site/timeline/ You can start your submission here: https://jcls.io/submissions/ The »Submission Guidelines« can be found here: https://jcls.io/site/guidelines/ Please also note the »Call for Papers«: https://jcls.io/site/cfp/ We are very much looking forward to your articles! The JCLS Editorial Team - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - E-Mail: info(a)jcls.io Editors: Evelyn Gius, Christof Schöch, Peer Trilcke Editorial Assistants: Svenja Guhr, Élodie Ripoll, Henny Sluyter-Gäthje Board: Katherine Bode, Anne-Sophie Bories, Amy E. Earhart, Maciej Eder, Miguel Escobar Varela, Martin Eve, Frank Fischer, José Eduardo González, Natalie M. Houston, Fotis Jannidis, Mike Kestemont, Anouk Lang, David Mimno, Borja Navarro, Roxana Patras, Glenn Roe, Richard Jean So, Tomoji Tabata, Ted Underwood, Karina van Dalen-Oskam, Paul Vierthaler

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Vacancy: Researcher in computational linguistics with scientific programming expertise (Bolzano, Italy) - 2nd Call for Applications
by Franzini Greta 23 Nov '21

23 Nov '21

**With apologies for cross-posting** SECOND CALL FOR APPLICATIONS Researcher in computational linguistics with scientific programming expertisE The Institute for Applied Linguistics (IAL) at Eurac Research (Bolzano, Italy) is looking for a Researcher in computational linguistics with scientific programming expertise to implement and adapt software of interest for the IAL to support needs such as selecting, installing and adapting desktop or online tools to explore and annotate textual data or to process text data for linguistic purposes using well-established libraries. The tasks of the new Researcher will also depend on the experience (s)he will bring to the team and how it complements the skills of the researchers in the LT group (s)he will join. One of the first tasks of the selected candidate will be the development of a gamified web application for data crowdsourcing in the context of the Zeit.shift project (https://all4ling.eurac.edu/zeitshift/) However, the new collaborator will become a key figure in the coming linguaXlab linguistic services centre of the Institute, where (s)he will implement and apply technologies related to the Computational Linguistics and Digital Humanities activities of the LT group with a mid to long term perspective. This includes maintaining existing systems and platforms, localising CLARIN services (https://clarin.eurac.edu/) working with language data from South Tyrol and contributing to the growth of the Institute through the development of new projects and the pursuit of funding opportunities. Overall, we are looking for a cooperative and proactive team member with an interdisciplinary and applied research profile. The ideal candidate would have a sound technical background and previous working experience within a linguistics/humanities research context and be equipped with a decisive technology/infrastructure awareness and related expertise. Tasks: * Develop (gamified) web applications. * Upgrade and maintain desktop and online tools already in use at the IAL with new features. * Create or upgrade scripts to process textual data. * Document all code and scripts to ensure their long-term maintenance. * Workflow documentation for technical pipelines. * Technical consulting and requirements specification for web portals, for text searches, and citizen science interaction (i.e. required data formats, portability/reusability/adaptability, etc.). * Participation in the Institute’s general research activities and in activities of the language technology group including scientific publications, funding acquisition, dissemination activities, etc. Requirements: * MSc/MA/Diploma in Computer Science or other relevant field, or a BSC in Computer Science or other relevant field and 3 years of work experience as a programmer. * A record of past relevant activities (documented by, for instance, freely accessible code repositories, recommendation letters; Stack Overflow or GitHub profiles advantageous etc.) allowing us to evaluate the extent of the candidate’s skills. * Knowledge of at least two programming languages among Python, Perl, and Java. Familiarity with other relevant languages such as Ruby or languages used for text processing tools is a plus. * Experience with building back-end/front-end web applications (JavaScript/PHP/Node.js, SQL, etc.) using database frameworks and server scripting. * Good command of English, and both German and Italian (or the willingness to learn and become proficient in German and/or Italian). * Outstanding social, organisational & communicative skills, including careful scheduling and excellent management of tasks. * Ability to work in a research team and in a flexible and interdisciplinary setting. * Experience within interdisciplinary projects involving several partners and geared towards humanities infrastructure and/or supporting the work of humanities researchers is a strong advantage. * Willingness to move to South Tyrol or to its vicinity. We offer: Eurac Research offers competitive salaries that are calculated on a pre-established grid rewarding qualifications and experiences with regular increases. We foresee a full-time position for two years with a possible extension to a permanent contract. If the selected candidate is interested, a part-time contract of at least 70% could also be considered. Eurac Research is a dynamic, innovative and eco-friendly workplace where great research is performed. It strives to create an environment in which its employees feel comfortable, appreciated and considered and where they can express their best potential. As such, it offers numerous advantages and benefits that certainly contribute to its high rank among the official classification of the "Great places to work" in Italy. How to apply: For more information on the application process, please visit Eurac’s dedicated portal at: https://eurac.onboard.org/jobs/p4MgE7eo?campaign=W6mO27eM Application deadline is November 30th, 2021. We look forward to hearing from you! Greta H. Franzini, PhD Eurac Research Institute for Applied Linguistics t +39 0471 055 104 f +39 0471 055 199 greta.franzini(a)eurac.edu<mailto:[email protected]> Drususallee/Viale Druso 1 I-39100 Bozen/Bolzano Italien/Italia www.eurac.edu<http://www.eurac.edu/> instagram<https://www.instagram.com/euracresearch/> | twitter<https://twitter.com/eurac> | facebook<https://facebook.com/eurac.research> | youtube <https://www.youtube.com/EURACtv> | linkedin<https://www.linkedin.com/company/euracresearch> [cid:[email protected]]<http://www.eurac.edu/> This transmission is intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain confidential or legally privileged information. If you receive this transmission by error, please notify the author immediately by mail and delete all copies of this transmission and any attachments. Any use or dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited by the „Privacy-Code“, UE 679/2016, and may lead to penal prosecution and liability for damages. Greta H. Franzini, PhD Eurac Research Institute for Applied Linguistics t +39 0471 055 104 f +39 0471 055 199 greta.franzini(a)eurac.edu Drususallee/Viale Druso 1 I-39100 Bozen/Bolzano Italien/Italia www.eurac.edu<http://www.eurac.edu/> instagram<https://www.instagram.com/euracresearch/> | twitter<https://twitter.com/eurac> | facebook<https://facebook.com/eurac.research> | youtube <https://www.youtube.com/EURACtv> | linkedin<https://www.linkedin.com/company/euracresearch> [cid:[email protected]]<http://www.eurac.edu/> This transmission is intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain confidential or legally privileged information. If you receive this transmission by error, please notify the author immediately by mail and delete all copies of this transmission and any attachments. Any use or dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited by the „Privacy-Code“, UE 679/2016, and may lead to penal prosecution and liability for damages.

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JCLS. Journal of Computational Literary Studies: Submissions are open
by Peer Trilcke 18 Nov '21

18 Nov '21

[with apologies for cross-posting] Dear All Today, we are happy to announce that submissions to JCLS, the »Journal of Computational Literary Studies«, are now open. You can start your submission here: https://jcls.io/submissions/ The »Submission Guidelines« can be found here: https://jcls.io/site/guidelines/ Please also note the »Call for Papers«: https://jcls.io/site/cfp/ We are very much looking forward to your articles! The JCLS Editorial Team - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - E-Mail: info(a)jcls.io Editors: Evelyn Gius, Christof Schöch, Peer Trilcke Editorial Assistants: Svenja Guhr, Élodie Ripoll, Henny Sluyter-Gäthje Board: Katherine Bode, Anne-Sophie Bories, Amy E. Earhart, Maciej Eder, Miguel Escobar Varela, Martin Eve, Frank Fischer, José Eduardo González, Natalie M. Houston, Fotis Jannidis, Mike Kestemont, Anouk Lang, David Mimno, Borja Navarro, Roxana Patras, Glenn Roe, Richard Jean So, Tomoji Tabata, Ted Underwood, Karina van Dalen-Oskam, Paul Vierthaler

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Vacancy: Researcher in computational linguistics with scientific programming expertise (Bolzano, Italy)
by Franzini Greta 02 Nov '21

02 Nov '21

**With apologies for cross-posting** Researcher in computational linguistics with scientific programming expertisE The Institute for Applied Linguistics (IAL) at Eurac Research (Bolzano, Italy) is looking for a Researcher in computational linguistics with scientific programming expertise to implement and adapt software of interest for the IAL to support needs such as selecting, installing and adapting desktop or online tools to explore and annotate textual data or to process text data for linguistic purposes using well-established libraries. The tasks of the new Researcher will also depend on the experience (s)he will bring to the team and how it complements the skills of the researchers in the LT group (s)he will join. One of the first tasks of the selected candidate will be the development of a gamified web application for data crowdsourcing in the context of the Zeit.shift project (https://all4ling.eurac.edu/zeitshift/) However, the new collaborator will become a key figure in the coming linguaXlab linguistic services centre of the Institute, where (s)he will implement and apply technologies related to the Computational Linguistics and Digital Humanities activities of the LT group with a mid to long term perspective. This includes maintaining existing systems and platforms, localising CLARIN services (https://clarin.eurac.edu/) working with language data from South Tyrol and contributing to the growth of the Institute through the development of new projects and the pursuit of funding opportunities. Overall, we are looking for a cooperative and proactive team member with an interdisciplinary and applied research profile. The ideal candidate would have a sound technical background and previous working experience within a linguistics/humanities research context and be equipped with a decisive technology/infrastructure awareness and related expertise. Tasks: * Develop (gamified) web applications. * Upgrade and maintain desktop and online tools already in use at the IAL with new features. * Create or upgrade scripts to process textual data. * Document all code and scripts to ensure their long-term maintenance. * Workflow documentation for technical pipelines. * Technical consulting and requirements specification for web portals, for text searches, and citizen science interaction (i.e. required data formats, portability/reusability/adaptability, etc.). * Participation in the Institute’s general research activities and in activities of the language technology group including scientific publications, funding acquisition, dissemination activities, etc. Requirements: * MSc/MA/Diploma in Computer Science or other relevant field, or a BSC in Computer Science or other relevant field and 3 years of work experience as a programmer. * A record of past relevant activities (documented by, for instance, freely accessible code repositories, recommendation letters; Stack Overflow or GitHub profiles advantageous etc.) allowing us to evaluate the extent of the candidate’s skills. * Knowledge of at least two programming languages among Python, Perl, and Java. Familiarity with other relevant languages such as Ruby or languages used for text processing tools is a plus. * Experience with building back-end/front-end web applications (JavaScript/PHP/Node.js, SQL, etc.) using database frameworks and server scripting. * Good command of English, and both German and Italian (or the willingness to learn and become proficient in German and/or Italian). * Outstanding social, organisational & communicative skills, including careful scheduling and excellent management of tasks. * Ability to work in a research team and in a flexible and interdisciplinary setting. * Experience within interdisciplinary projects involving several partners and geared towards humanities infrastructure and/or supporting the work of humanities researchers is a strong advantage. * Willingness to move to South Tyrol or to its vicinity. We offer: Eurac Research offers competitive salaries that are calculated on a pre-established grid rewarding qualifications and experiences with regular increases. We foresee a full-time position for two years with a possible extension to a permanent contract. If the selected candidate is interested, a part-time contract of at least 70% could also be considered. Eurac Research is a dynamic, innovative and eco-friendly workplace where great research is performed. It strives to create an environment in which its employees feel comfortable, appreciated and considered and where they can express their best potential. As such, it offers numerous advantages and benefits that certainly contribute to its high rank among the official classification of the "Great places to work" in Italy. How to apply: For more information on the application process, please visit Eurac’s dedicated portal at: https://eurac.onboard.org/jobs/p4MgE7eo?campaign=W6mO27eM Application deadline is November 30th, 2021. We look forward to hearing from you! Greta H. Franzini, Ph.D Eurac Research Institute for Applied Linguistics t +39 0471 055 104 f +39 0471 055 199 Drususallee/Viale Druso 1 I-39100 Bozen/Bolzano Italien/Italia www.eurac.edu<http://www.eurac.edu/> instagram<https://www.instagram.com/euracresearch/> | twitter<https://twitter.com/eurac> | facebook<https://facebook.com/eurac.research> | youtube <https://www.youtube.com/EURACtv> | linkedin<https://www.linkedin.com/company/euracresearch> [cid:[email protected]]<http://www.eurac.edu/> This transmission is intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain confidential or legally privileged information. If you receive this transmission by error, please notify the author immediately by mail and delete all copies of this transmission and any attachments. Any use or dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited by the „Privacy-Code“, UE 679/2016, and may lead to penal prosecution and liability for damages. Greta H. Franzini, Ph.D Eurac Research Institute for Applied Linguistics t +39 0471 055 104 f +39 0471 055 199 Drususallee/Viale Druso 1 I-39100 Bozen/Bolzano Italien/Italia www.eurac.edu<http://www.eurac.edu/> instagram<https://www.instagram.com/euracresearch/> | twitter<https://twitter.com/eurac> | facebook<https://facebook.com/eurac.research> | youtube <https://www.youtube.com/EURACtv> | linkedin<https://www.linkedin.com/company/euracresearch> [cid:[email protected]]<http://www.eurac.edu/> This transmission is intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain confidential or legally privileged information. If you receive this transmission by error, please notify the author immediately by mail and delete all copies of this transmission and any attachments. Any use or dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited by the „Privacy-Code“, UE 679/2016, and may lead to penal prosecution and liability for damages.

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Call for Workshop & Tutorial Proposals ESWC 2022
by ESWC 2022 20 Oct '21

20 Oct '21

Call for Workshop & Tutorial Proposals ESWC 2022 ESWC is a key academic conference for research results and new developments in the area of the Semantic Web and Knowledge Graphs. ESWC2022 marks the 19th edition, which will take place from 29 May to 2 June 2022, in Heraklion, Greece. ESWC2022 organizes Tutorials and Workshops - Call for Tutorials https://2022.eswc-conferences.org/call-for-tutorials/ - Call for Workshops https://2022.eswc-conferences.org/call-for-workshops/ Deadline: November 24th, 2021 Notification of acceptance: December 8th, 2021 All deadlines are 23:59 anywhere on earth (UTC-12). Workshop & Tutorials Chairs Mehwish Alam, FIZ Karlsruhe – Leibniz Institute for Information Infrastructure, Karlsruhe, Germany Anastasia Dimou, KU Leuven, Belgium

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ICT with Industry workshop - Artificial Intelligence for Text Simplification (17-21 January 2022)
by marijn Koolen 18 Oct '21

18 Oct '21

Are you a young scientist with a background in ICT and do you have a creative and inquisitive mind? Do you like to think outside-the-box? Would you like to get into contact with industrial partners such as KB, RTL, Axini, SIG or Philips and solve a case together? Then apply for the “ICT with Industry 2022” Lorentz Workshop. Every year, the Lorentz Center and NWO together organize an ICT with Industry workshop. During five days a group of about 50 researchers from IT and Computer Science from a wide range of universities (within the Netherlands and Europe) will work together extensively on challenging problems proposed by companies. This year the KB has also provided a case: ARTificial Intelligence for Simplified Texts (ARTIST). During the ICT with Industry workshop we aim to explore the possibilities to make news articles, books and other publications more accessible to people with low literacy by applying AI techniques to automatically rewrite publications. Links - Register: https://www.lorentzcenter.nl/ict-with-industry-2022.html - More info: https://lab.kb.nl/news/apply-ict-industry-2022 Dates: - application deadline: 22 November 2021 - notification: early December 2021 - workshop: 17-21 January 2022 Background In the Netherlands, about 2.5 million citizens between 16 and 65 years old find it hard to read. This means they face challenges to fully participate in today’s society. Recently we have seen this problem when people with low-level literacy received invitations for the COVID- 19 vaccines that were too complicated for them. But also understanding the news by reading news articles in the newspaper or websites can be difficult making it hard to understand current issues. The KB, national library of the Netherlands, aims to make all publications available to all Dutch citizens, including people who have reading disabilities. In this use case we propose to explore the possibilities to make news articles, books and other publications more accessible to people with low literacy by applying AI techniques to automatically rewrite publications. In the Netherlands, several initiatives have been undertaken to manually make books or news articles more accessible. However, this is very labour intensive and only makes a small selection of publications available for illiterates. During the ICT with Industry workshop we aim to explore several methods to automatically rewrite news articles/book, making them available for all Dutch citizens.

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Vacancy for front-end developer
by Peter Boot 12 Oct '21

12 Oct '21

Hi all, Interested in working at a site where some high-profile TEI digital editions have been built? (The Digital Infrastructure group at the KNAW Humanities Cluster in Amsterdam does the development work in our Huygens edition projects.) Check this out: https://www.academictransfer.com/nl/305161/front-end-developer-humanities-c… Best, Peter Peter Boot (peter.boot(a)huygens.knaw.nl<mailto:[email protected]>) Senior researcher Huygens Institute for the History of the Netherlands (Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences) http://www.huygens.knaw.nl/boot/ http://peterboot.nl/ Tel.: +31 20 2246825 Now working from home.

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Fwd: Job: Chancellor's Fellow in Text and Data Mining, Edinburgh
by TERRAS Melissa 07 Oct '21

07 Oct '21

Dear Colleagues, We're very pleased to be hiring a tenure track post at Lecturer or Senior Lecturer equivalent in text and data mining in History, Classics and Archaeology at the University of Edinburgh, working with the Edinburgh Futures Institute. International applications are welcomed. See more here: https://elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1… Please do share this opportunity with anyone who you think may be interested. Best wishes, Melissa Job Description UE08 £42,149 - £50,296 College of Arts, Humanities and Social Science/School of History, Classics and Archaeology and Edinburgh Future Institutes/ Archaeology Full time, 35 hours per week 5 year tenure track contract CHANCELLOR’S FELLOWSHIP 5 year tenure track Grade 8 appointments. Exceptionally, an appointment at Grade 9 might be made. Applications are sought for a Chancellor’s Fellowship in Text and Data Mining. This will be a joint appointment in the Edinburgh Futures Institute and the School of History, Classics and Archaeology, and will make a major contribution to the University’s Data Driven Innovation programme, in the areas of research, teaching and impact. Context The Edinburgh Futures Institute (EFI) is a global centre for multi-disciplinary, challenge-based Data Driven Innovation (DDI) research, teaching and engagement. Its distinctiveness stems from an approach which combines multi-disciplinarity with co-production – working with industry, governments and communities (at home and abroad) to build a portfolio of activity that has demonstrable ethical, social, cultural, economic and environmental impacts. This approach recognises that almost all of the biggest challenges facing societies globally, such as climate volatility, political discontent, economic upheaval and technological change are complex and multi-level in orientation. EFI seeks to address these challenges with insight and innovation developed from bringing the arts, humanities and the social sciences together with data science, engineering, the natural sciences and medicine. EFI has responsibility for delivering six major programmes linked to the Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal: a multi-million pound investment by the UK and Scottish Government, aiming to attract inward investment, support skills development and entrepreneurship, with the aim of securing economic prosperity for all. The focus of EFI’s programmes are: creative industries; tourism and festivals; financial services (including fintech); public services; the ethics of data and artificial intelligence; and future infrastructure. The Institute is appointing a cohort of Chancellor’s Fellows over 2020/21 and 2021/22 to help drive research and innovation and support the development and delivery of its portfolio of postgraduate and undergraduate programmes. To support cross-University collaboration, each of these posts will be located in one of the University’s 21 Schools. The School of History, Classics and Archaeology is part of the College of the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. It is co-located in a completely refurbished 'A' listed building designed by the distinguished Scottish architect, Sir Robert Rowand Anderson in the nineteenth century, with state of the art facilities for staff and students. The School combines the expertise of the departments of History, Classics and Archaeology along with the Centre for the Study of Modern and Contemporary History, the Edinburgh Centre for Global History and the Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies. Though each department has its own areas of special concern, there are many activities and interests in common and important synergies between disciplines. There is a full programme of seminars and conferences, and close links are also maintained with subjects in other Schools. We are one of the largest, most distinguished and most highly ranked centres for the study of the human past in Europe, with over 140 teaching, research and administrative staff. Teaching is provided to around 1500 undergraduate and over 300 postgraduate students drawn from some 40 countries. Around 600 of our students are from outside the UK, reflecting the School's high international reputation. The Opportunity To support the next generation of academic research and innovation leaders in interdisciplinary thinking and data sciences and drive the outcomes of the City Deal, EFI appointed 5 new Chancellor’s Fellows in Data Driven Innovation in 2018. To complement this, a further 5 Chancellor’s Fellows are to be recruited in strategic themes for EFI in 2020/21 and 2021/22. These prestigious awards are aimed at early career individuals of the highest potential and attainment who have begun to establish a reputation for the outstanding research at the forefront of their discipline and who have a commitment to learning and teaching at university level. Candidates already holding an externally-funded Fellowship are welcome to transfer this to Edinburgh if the sponsor permits. International candidates are welcome and will be supported through the process of visa application if required. The present post, held jointly between the Edinburgh Futures Institute and the School of History, Classics and Archaeology, will focus on data mining in relation to history and archaeology, expanding the thematic area within HCA and providing doctoral supervision within the School, teaching and supervising on EFI Masters programmes and courses, and helping to develop interdisciplinary, industry and public sector links across both EFI and HCA.. It is envisaged that the successful candidate will contribute to the development of the Data Driven Initiative, with the aim of creating new and socially beneficial partnerships. The Data Driven Initiative is part of the Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal: https://www.ed.ac.uk/local/city-region-deal/about-data-driven-innovation The research and expertise of the candidate may also contribute to the developing research theme in the Cultural and Creative Economies. This theme involves work in gaming, music, the visual arts, film, and graphic design. The theme also includes areas such as tourism, festivals, the exploration of the cultural heritage of Scotland and other countries. Chancellor’s Fellows Scheme The details of the scheme are as follows: * Five year full-time tenure-track appointment * These fellowships are intended to support candidates at the start of their independent academic careers. Subject to satisfactory review at the end of year 3, the post holder will then move to a standard University academic open-ended contract. * A remit to interdisciplinarity, notably engagement with others across the Data Driven Innovation (DDI) Programme and elsewhere with a focus on data-enabled research of the highest quality * International or UK recruits * During the first two years of the appointment, the role will focus more on research than teaching (current expectations are, approximately, 60% research, 30% teaching, 10% citizenship activities). Thereafter the post holder will progressively move towards the normal balance of teaching, research and administration for an academic role so that by the end of the five-year period they will have a normal academic balance of duties (that is, 40% research, 40% teaching, 20% citizenship activities). * The assessment at 3 years will assess all academic capabilities (research, teaching, innovation, engagement with external stakeholders, leadership) * The post holder will be given substantial mentoring and development support through and beyond the Fellowship to help them gain grants, fellowships and industry engagement funding Your skills and attributes for success: * A strong commitment to engagement with industry/public sector/third sector and to translation of research * An establishing/established reputation for the highest quality research and innovation at the forefront of the discipline(s), including attracting external funding, and publishing high quality research that is creating impact * A commitment to high quality, innovative and creative teaching, including project-led and hybrid approaches * Expertise in analysing both material and textual sources through manual and automated text and data mining tools * Ambitious plans for interdisciplinary grant applications, leading collaborative and applied research within the expanding field of text and data mining As a valued member of our team you can expect: An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success. You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme<https://www.ed.ac.uk/finance/pensions>, staff discounts, family friendly initiatives<http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/equality-diversity/help-advice/fami…>, flexible working and much more. Access our staff benefits page<http://www.ed.ac.uk/human-resources/staff-benefits> for further information and use our reward calculator<http://www.ed.ac.uk/human-resources/pay-reward/reward-calculator> to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided. The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality. Interviews will be held shortly after the closing date. If invited for interview you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work<https://www.ed.ac.uk/human-resources/demonstrating-rtw> webpages. The University is able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. If successful, an international applicant requiring sponsorship to work in the UK will need to satisfy the UK Home Office’s English Language requirements and apply for and secure a Tier 2/Skilled Worker Visa. About Us As a world-leading research-intensive University, we are here to address tomorrow’s greatest challenges. Between now and 2030 we will do that with a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally. ———— Professor Melissa Terras University of Edinburgh, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences @melissaterras The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336. Is e buidheann carthannais a th’ ann an Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann, clàraichte an Alba, àireamh clàraidh SC005336.

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