At Digital Library Services we are excited to see the new job postings for four faculty positions in support of a cluster initiative in Public Humanities in a Digital World. The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is searching for the first three of an eventual six positions under this initiative. The new School of Library and Information Science director will be an active participant in the initiative as well.

“All positions in this initiative require interest in engaging collaboratively with communities and organizations across and outside the university.  New hires under this initiative will actively participate in exploring the role of digital practices on the production of scholarship and creative work in projects central to the humanities,” according to the job descriptions.

• Asst. Prof., Religion in the Ancient Mediterranean
  (Joint Appt., Dept. of Classics and Dept. of Religious Studies) 
• Asst. Prof., Hispanic Creative Writing and Media
  (Dept. of Spanish and Portuguese) 
• Asst. Prof., Digital Literacies / Visual Cultures
  (Dept. of English) 
• Director, School of Library and Information Science

 For more information on the cluster hires, see the recent news release.

—Nicole Saylor
Head, Digital Library Services