Job Seeking in Humanities Computing

Job Seeking in Humanities Computing

Julia
Flanders

Lorna
Hughes

Matthew
Kirschenbaum

Wendell
Piez

Geoffrey
Rockwell

2001

New York University

New York, NY

editor

encoder

Sara
A.
Schmidt

Interested in a job in humanities computing? Wondering where to find jobs in the
field and what qualifications employers are looking for? The Job Seeking
committee of the ACH has compiled an analytic collection of academic and
industry job ads in the field. In this poster we will walk you through typical
job ads commenting on the skills and knowledge expected in the field. We will
present the following:
1. Information on where to look for jobs.
2. Examples of jobs across the academy and industry.
3. Commentary on how these ads are written and the qualifications
needed for such jobs.
4. Suggestion on how to learn the skills you need and how to document
that when applying for jobs.
5. Connection to mentors who can confidentially review your CV in
light of the types of humanities computing jobs you are interested
in.

This poster session is a chance to meet faculty and project administrators who
have experience hiring in the field to learn about how they write ads and what
they are looking for. It is an opportunity to think through the career you might
pursue in humanities computing.