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https://jobs.hr.upenn.edu/postings/39875 Reference Number 50-29867 Posted Job Title JUDAICA DIGITAL HUMANITIES COORDINATOR School Name University Library Org TRL-DIGITAL SCHOLARSHIP Posted to the Web 09/07/2018 Posted Job/Salary Grade 025 Employment Type Exempt Hours N/A Position Type Full Time Position Schedule 9-5 Months 12 Position Length End Date Established Position End Date 09/30/2020 University Overview The University of Pennsylvania, the largest private employer in Philadelphia, is a world-renowned leader in education, research, and innovation. This historic, Ivy League school consistently ranks among the top 10 universities in the annual U.S. News & World Report survey. Penn has 12 highly-regarded schools that provide opportunities for undergraduate, graduate and continuing education, all influenced by Penn's distinctive interdisciplinary approach to scholarship and learning. Penn offers a unique working environment within the city of Philadelphia. The University is situated on a beautiful urban campus, with easy access to a range of educational, cultural, and recreational activities. With its historical significance and landmarks, lively cultural offerings, and wide variety of atmospheres, Philadelphia is the perfect place to call home for work and play. The University offers a competitive benefits package that includes excellent healthcare and tuition benefits for employees and their families, generous retirement benefits, a wide variety of professional development opportunities, supportive work and family benefits, a wealth of health and wellness programs and resources, and much more. School/Center Overview The Penn Libraries serve the world-class faculty and students of Penn's 12 schools. The Libraries' collections comprise more than 7 million volumes, over 100,000 journals, some 2 million digitized images, and extraordinary rare and unique materials that document the intellectual and cultural experience of ancient and modern civilizations. Through our collaborative relationships, we supplement Penn's great local collections with physical access to the Center for Research Libraries (approximately 5 million items), the combined holdings of the Ivies (more than 70 million volumes), and exclusive electronic access to some 2 million public domain titles in the HathiTrust. Today, the Libraries play an instrumental role in developing new technologies for information discovery and dissemination and are noted for groundbreaking work in digital library design. To learn more about the Penn Libraries, visit http://www.library.upenn.edu Duties Reporting to the Director for Digital Scholarship, the Judaica Digital Humanities Project Coordinator will join a collaborative team of colleagues in the Digital Scholarship Department at the Penn Libraries, and will work closely with the Judaica Bibliographer and colleagues in the Kislak Center for Special Collections. The incumbent will serve as project manager and developer for three related projects as part of the Penn Libraries Judaica Digital Humanities program. These projects include: (1) the Scribes of the Cairo Geniza project, in partnership with the Zooniverse platform to engage thousands of volunteers in transcribing fragments of medieval and early modern religious and everyday texts. Work with the data exported from the project and build new partnerships to advance the project (2) Development of the first stage of an interactive publication bringing together early American Judaica (3) Working with the Judaica Bibliographer and collaborators on a building the website and providing the functionality, including full-text searching for the Sabato Morais collection of text and image files. Ensure that the site meets the standards developed by the team and is featured on the Judaica DH website. The fellow will work with the Digital Scholarship group in the library to ensure that all projects are built using open and agreed on standards and practices, and can become part of a toolset and platform for the further creation of Judaica projects. This is a two-year position with the possibility of extension for a third year. Qualifications - Master's Degree and 0-1 year of experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience, are required; 1-2 years of experience preferred. - Experience in at least one programming or scripting language - Experience creating web-based maps and web pages strongly preferred - Strong writing skills - Organization skills and experience - Some technical experience in data management, web development or design preferred - Interest in, and experience with Judaic Studies preferred - Interest in, and experience with Digital Humanities methods preferred Affirmative Action Statement Penn adheres to a policy that prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected class. Special Requirements Background check required after a conditional job offer is made. Consideration of the background check will be tailored to the requirements of the job. Quick Link http://jobs.hr.upenn.edu/postings/39875 Posting Supplemental Questions Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*). 1. * How did you hear about this employment opportunity? * Jobs@Penn * Contacted by a Penn Recruiter * Referred by a Penn Employee * Referred by a friend or family member * Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC) * Inside Higher Ed * Indeed.com * Other Internet Advertisement * Linkedin * Twitter * Other Social Media Site * Professional Affiliation/Trade Website * Diversity Association/Publication Website * Heard about it at a conference or career fair * Apple One * Recruitment and/or staffing agency 2. * What is your highest level of education completed? * Less than high school education * High School Diploma or GED * Vocational or Technical School * Associate's Degree or Two Year College * Bachelor's Degree * Master's Degree * PHD/MD/JD or equivalent doctoral degree 3. * How many years of experience do you have related to this position? * 0 to 1 Year * 1 to 2 Years * 2 to 3 Years * 3 to 5 Years * 5 to 7 Years * 7 to 10 Years * Over 10 Years 4. * Do you have programming/experience with scripting languages? * Yes * No 5. * Do you have excellent writing skills? * Yes * No Applicant Documents Required Documents 1. Resume Optional Documents 1. Cover Letter Many thanks, Arthur Arthur Kiron, Ph.D. Schottenstein-Jesselson Curator of Judaica Collections University of Pennsylvania Libraries 3420 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104-6206 Tel: (215) 573-7431 Fax: (215) 898-0559 Web: http://www.library.upenn.edu/collections/judaica/ Wednesdays and Fridays at: Library at the Hebert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies 420 Walnut St. Philadelphia, PA 19106 Tel: (215) 746-1290 Web: https://www.library.upenn.edu/lkcajs
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