Faculty Director of the Digital Humanities Center and Associate Professor/Professor of Environmental Humanities

The College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences at the University of Virginia (UVA) and the UVA Library seek a tenured faculty member to serve as the Faculty Director of the Library Digital Humanities Center (DHC) and contribute to the field of environmental humanities. Scholars whose research is related to any area of the environmental humanities and whose experience prepares them for dynamic and collaborative leadership as Faculty Director of the Library Digital Humanities Center are encouraged to apply. The successful applicant will be appointed at the rank of Associate or Full Professor, commensurate with their research profile, and will have a tenure home in a department of the humanities or social sciences appropriate to their disciplinary training.

The UVA Library Digital Humanities Center comprises the Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities (IATH) and the Scholars’ Lab, and serves practitioners in digital humanities across the University community. Housed in the beautifully renovated, state-of-the-art Edgar Shannon Library, the DHC supports development and implementation of interdisciplinary digital research and pedagogical projects. The Faculty Director will provide intellectual leadership, help identify new strategic initiatives to strengthen DH research, and enhance collaboration across the DH ecosystem at UVA, which includes the School of Data Science, Digital Humanities Initiative, the Center for Digital Editing, the Digital Design Labs at the School of Architecture, and the Karsh Institute Digital Technology for Democracy Lab.

The successful candidate will join an interdisciplinary network of scholars in environmental humanities. They will direct the DHC for an initial contract period of five years, with the possibility of renewal.  Because of this administrative duty, the teaching load for this position is reduced to 1/1 in the period that those administrative responsibilities are undertaken.  On completion of the administrative assignment, the teaching load will revert to the standard 2/2, with all teaching in the home Arts & Sciences department.

How to Apply

Greenwood Asher & Associates is assisting The University of Virginia in this search. Applications and nominations are now being accepted. Confidential inquiries, nominations and application materials should be directed to Greenwood Asher and Associates. For a full application package, please submit a CV as well as cover letter of interest that includes a summary of your research plans, your administrative experience, your teaching interests and experience.

Submission of application materials as PDF attachments is strongly encouraged. The search will be conducted with a commitment of confidentiality for candidates until finalists are selected. Initial screening of applications will begin January 15, 2025 and will continue until an appointment is made.

Please direct inquiries, nominations and application materials to:

Search Manager

Jeremy Duff

jeremyduff@greenwoodsearch.com

Consultant

Lauren McCaghren

laurenmccaghren@greenwoodsearch.com

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