7.0240 Jobs: Social Sciences; History; Instructional Technology;

Elaine Brennan (EDITORS@BROWNVM.BITNET)
Mon, 18 Oct 1993 09:56:51 EDT

Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 7, No. 0240. Monday, 18 Oct 1993.


(1) Date: Mon, 4 Oct 1993 14:52:49 -0400 (EDT) (33 lines)
From: jkrehnb1@cc.swarthmore.edu (Joan K Krehnbrink)
Subject: Position in Swarthmore College available

(2) Date: Wed, 13 Oct 93 17:26:15 BST (128 lines)
From: Donald A Spaeth <GKHA13@CMS.GLASGOW.AC.UK>
Subject: Job announcement: Coordinator, History Courseware Consortium

(3) Date: Thu, 14 Oct 93 18:57:57 -0500 (79 lines)
From: bob_taylor@nwu.edu (Bob Taylor)
Subject: Instructional technology job opening at Northwestern

(4) Date: Fri, 15 Oct 93 08:19:59 EDT (56 lines)
From: Allen Renear <ALLEN@BROWNVM>
Subject: Jobs: Director of Textbase Project

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Date: Mon, 4 Oct 1993 14:52:49 -0400 (EDT)
From: jkrehnb1@cc.swarthmore.edu (Joan K Krehnbrink)
Subject: Position in Swarthmore College available

Social Sciences Computing Coordinator

SWARTHMORE COLLEGE, a highly selective liberal arts college located in
suburban Philadelphia, has an immediate opening for a Social Sciences
Computing Coordinator.

Selected candidate will be responsible for dealing with the curricular
computing needs of the Social Sciences division. Responsibilities include
Macintosh system and application support, technical support for centralized
Help Desk, supporting divisional faculty with their curricular and research
computing needs. Reports to the Manager of Academic Computing.

Qualified applicants will possess a Bachelor's Degree in a Social Science
discipline, 3-4 years experience in academic-based microcomputer support
with very strong Apple Macintosh OS experience. Must be able to work
independently on assigned projects and as a team member in the Computing
Center. Strong oral and written communication skills, knowledge of Social
Science databases, experience with Macintosh and UNIX-based statistical
packages such as JMP, Statview, SPSS and SAS are necessary.

For immediate consideration, please send letter of interest and resume to:

Office of Personnel Services
Swarthmore College
500 College Avenue
Swarthmore, PA 19081

Swarthmore College is an equal opportunity employer.

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Date: Wed, 13 Oct 93 17:26:15 BST
From: Donald A Spaeth <GKHA13@CMS.GLASGOW.AC.UK>
Subject: Job announcement: Coordinator, History Courseware Consortium

Job announcement: Please circulate

University of Glasgow

COORDINATOR for HISTORY COURSEWARE CONSORTIUM
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A Research Officer is required to coordinate the History
Courseware Consortium, funded in phase 2 of the HEFCs'
Teaching and Learning Technology Programme (TLTP). The
Consortium, which includes the University of Glasgow, the
University of Southampton and over 40 other institutions,
will produce computer-based tutorials which present core
resources with the aim of teaching history students more
efficiently and effectively.

Appointments will be on Research scale 1A (12,828-20,442
pounds) with placement according to age, qualifications
and experience. The post, which will be held at the
University of Glasgow, will be for one year in the first
instance. Applicants should be graduates in history with
experience of teaching, research and the use of computers
in history.

Further particulars may be obtained from Mrs A. V. Lee,
TLTP Applications, CTICH, University of Glasgow, Glasgow,
G12 8QQ, tel. 041 339-8855 x6336, email ctich @
uk.ac.gla.dish, to whom applications with full CV and the
names of two referees should be sent no later than 29
October 1993.


FURTHER PARTICULARS
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The History Courseware Consortium will produce history
tutorials which present core resources on key historical
topics. The Consortium aims to make teaching more
efficient while enhancing the quality of the learning
experience. It was funded in August 1993 under phase II
of the HEFCs' Teaching and Learning Technology Programme
TLTP and includes over forty institutions of higher
education in the UK. All TLTP phase II projects,
including the History Consortium, have initially been
funded for one year only. However, TLTP II is a three
year programme, and the Consortium has applied for
funding for a further two years.

The Coordinator will join the staff of the CTI Centre for
History with Archaeology and Art History (CTICH) at the
University of Glasgow, which is the lead site. The
postholder will work closely with the Centre's Deputy
Director, Dr Donald Spaeth, and with other members of the
Centre's staff, including the Consortium secretary and
Coordinator of the TLTP Archaeology Consortium. The
Coordinator will also work closely with the HiDES Project
at the University of Southampton, which will make
production services available to the entire Consortium,
as well as with other institutions within the Consortium.

The Coordinator will manage the work of the Consortium on
a day to day basis, under the supervision of Dr Spaeth.
The postholder's duties will include the following tasks:

(1) Coordination of all aspects of the development of
Consortium tutorials, from design to implementation and
evaluation, ensuring adherence to the work timetable and
to Consortium standards.

(2) Promotion of cooperation between all members of the
Consortium, including the Advisory Committee, Steering
Group, course teams, and history departments, and
collection of information, e.g. on course offerings, to
assist planning of new tutorials.

(3) Administration of Consortium resources and
purchasing of equipment for the Consortium.

(4) Presentation of conference papers, demonstrations
and other publications on Consortium tutorials and
activities.

(5) Contribution to other Centre activities and projects
to promote the use of computers in the teaching of
history, archaeology and art history.

The Coordinator will report to the Consortium's Steering
Group and Advisory Committee, and to CTICH's Management
Committee. However, the postholder will be expected to
exercise initiative in realising the aims of the
Consortium. The Coordinator will be based within the CTI
Centre for History at the University of Glasgow, but
regular visits to other institutions, conferences and
workshops will form an essential part of the duties.

The successful candidate will be a graduate in history
and will have experience in history teaching and/or
research, and particularly in the application of
computers to these areas. Good administrative and
communication skills will be essential. Computing skills
should include demonstrable experience in using a word-
processor, database and electronic mail. Familiarity
with hypermedia authoring, image processing, image
capture, spreadsheets, or programming will be to the
candidate's advantage.

Appointment will be on Research scale 1A (12,828-20,442
pounds) with placement according to age, qualifications
and experience. The post, which will be held at the
University of Glasgow, will be for one year in the first
instance. Secondment may be possible. The successful
candidate will be expected to take up the post as soon as
possible.

Applications (including a full c.v. and the names of 2
referees) should be submitted to arrive no later than 29
October 1993, to Mrs. A. V. Lee, TLTP Applications,
CTICH, 1 University Gardens, University of Glasgow,
Glasgow G12 8QQ (041-339-8855, ext. 6336). Further
details about CTICH, HiDES and the History Consortium are
also available.

The University of Glasgow is an equal opportunities
employer.
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Date: Thu, 14 Oct 93 18:57:57 -0500
From: bob_taylor@nwu.edu (Bob Taylor)
Subject: Instructional technology job opening at Northwestern

HUMANIST colleagues:

Please feel free to pass this notice on to folks that you think are
well-qualified and interested in this position. I will be attending the
EDUCOM conference in Cincinnati this coming week and am willing to meet
with candidates who happen to be at this conference.

Thanks,
Bob Taylor
Northwestern University

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Instructional Technology Specialist, Northwestern University

Academic Computing & Network Services (ACNS), a division of Information
Systems & Technologies at Northwestern University, is looking for an
Instructional Technology Specialist to join its Instructional Technology
Group. The Instructional Technology Group (ITG) is composed of eight
people. ITG works to support effective use of technology in the classroom
and other learning environments at Northwestern. ITG also promotes the
use of networked information resources, including Northwestern's
campus-wide information system NUinfo.

The successful candidate for this position will be an energetic,
well-organized, and outgoing project leader, with experience in introducing
instructional software into the university environment. She or he should
have a proven track record in working successfully with faculty on
multimedia development projects, as well as introducing faculty to existing
instructional software. During the last year ACNS has developed a
well-received program for introducing faculty to learning technologies
during a three-day conference of presentations and hands-on training. We
look to the successful candidate for this position as our project leader
for this effort. The continuing development of this conference program
calls for considerable grace-under-pressure, good teambuilding skills,
sound budgeting capabilities, and a strategic vision for the role that
computing technologies will best play in university education during the
coming years.

We are looking for someone with Bachelor's degree in computer science or a
related field, or else a good Humanist with great computing skills acquired
on-the-job. An advanced degree is useful. The candidate should have strong
Macintosh and Windows skills, as well as significant experience using
Internet resources in support of instruction.

Northwestern is making large investments in computing and networking
technology. The next few years promise significant excitement as we
complete our backbone, bring Ethernet to all students in their rooms,
implement a distributed computing model for the campus, and continue to
work with faculty and deans to introduce technology into the curriculum. If
you have the skills, background and desire to be part of this, we'd like to
hear from you. Send your resume to bob_taylor@nwu.edu, in either text or MS
Word format.

We are ready to fill this position as soon as the right candidate is found.


Bob Taylor
Manager, Instructional Technology Group
Northwestern University
2129 North Campus Drive
Evanston, IL 60201
fax: 708-491-3824 email: bob_taylor@nwu.edu












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Date: Fri, 15 Oct 93 08:19:59 EDT
From: Allen Renear <ALLEN@BROWNVM>
Subject: Jobs: Director of Textbase Project

The NEH/Brown Women Writers Project is adjusting its organizational
structure to cope with the increasing scale and complexity of its
projects. Part of this restructuring is hiring a new Director to
replace the two part-time Co-Directors. We believe this new position is
an unusual opportunity for a qualified manager of scholarly projects to
participate in an influential enterprise -- one that is both recovering
previously inaccessible women's writing and at the same time exploring
the new technologies of scholarship.

We would appreciate your posting this notice and bringing it to the
attention of anyone you think would be qualified and interested.

Susanne Woods, Franklin and Marshall College
Allen Renear, Brown University
Co-Directors, Brown Women Writers Project

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Position Available

Director
Women Writers Project
Brown University

The Director administers a major NEH-funded computer textbase project
that is collecting women's writing in English, 1330-1830; conducting new
research on texts, cultural history, and information technology;
producing print and electronic publications and curricular materials;
and developing innovative approaches to scholarship and teaching. The
Director reports to the Dean of the Faculty at Brown University and to
the Chair of the WWP Board of Scholars and has full managerial and
administrative responsibility for the Project, overseeing all WWP
activities and personnel, allocating resources, coordinating workflow;
determining, in concert with the Chair of the Board of Scholars,
strategic directions for research, development, and fund raising; and
representing the Project to the scholarly community.

Qualifications: three years of experience managing scholarly publishing,
editing, bibliographical, or textbase projects, or equivalent. Advanced
degree in literary or library studies required, Ph.D. preferred.
Desirable: experience in textual criticism, scholarly editing,
pre-Victorian women's literature, or humanities computing.

A adjunct faculty appointment in an appropriate academic department may
be possible for qualified candidates. This position may involve
considerable travel to academic conferences in North America and Europe.

To apply send a current c.v. to Marilyn Netter, Search Coordinator, Box
1852, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912 by October 29. For further
information phone 401-863-3729 or fax 401-863-7412.

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