Digital Humanities Specialist - Arts and Sciences, IT

Washington University in St. Louis • Hadley, MO

5d • Onsite

About The Position

This position partners with faculty to design and implement custom software and data management solutions tailored to specific humanities research goals. The specialist also leads an intensive summer workshop, providing direct training and project mentorship to a large cohort of student fellows.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or combination of education and/or experience may substitute for minimum education.
• Relevant Experience (3 Years)

Nice To Haves

• FORTRAN Programming Language
• Goal-Oriented
• High Performance Computing (HPC)
• HPC Cluster
• Independent Thinking
• Linux System Administration
• Multitasking
• Prioritization
• Researching
• Research Management
• Self Motivation
• Software Development
• Unix System Administration

Responsibilities

• Provides practical technical mentorship and training for graduate and undergraduate students working on faculty research projects. This is particularly important during the eight weeks of an intensive digital humanities summer program.
• Meets with faculty to understand academic goals and translates those requirements into technical plans for software and data management.
• Builds, modifies, and deploys both custom programs and shared open-source software to meet the evolving needs of various research projects.
• Organizes and manages research data across multiple formats and disciplines, ensuring data is structured for long-term project goals.
• Maintains server environments, manages user permissions, and utilizes version control and testing to ensure software reliability.
• Partners with various university departments and assists with occasional internal administrative applications to support campus workflows.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Up to 22 days of vacation, 10 recognized holidays, and sick time.
• Competitive health insurance packages with priority appointments and lower copays/coinsurance.
• Take advantage of our free Metro transit U-Pass for eligible employees.
• WashU provides eligible employees with a defined contribution (403(b)) Retirement Savings Plan, which combines employee contributions and university contributions starting at 7%.
• Wellness challenges, annual health screenings, mental health resources, mindfulness programs and courses, employee assistance program (EAP), financial resources, access to dietitians, and more!
• We offer 4 weeks of caregiver leave to bond with your new child. Family care resources are also available for your continued childcare needs. Need adult care? We’ve got you covered.
• WashU covers the cost of tuition for you and your family, including dependent undergraduate-level college tuition up to 100% at WashU and 40% elsewhere after seven years with us.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level