Visiting Scholar

Jackson State University • JSU Main Campus, MS

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Digital Humanities Visiting Scholar at the Margaret Walker Center (MWC) will be a three-year position for a historian who specializes in civil rights and African American history and who has a strong background in the digital humanities (DH). The duties will include teaching one course per semester in the Department of History at Jackson State University, but the scholar’s home will be at the Margaret Walker Center, where they will coordinate two digital humanities convenings for training community members in the field. The visiting scholar will work closely with the MWC staff, including the Director, Archivist, Oral Historian, DH Manger, and a graduate fellow. The scholar's remaining time will be developing scholarship and engaging resources at Jackson State and the MWC for a future academic career.

Requirements

• MA or PhD (preferred) in digital humanities, history, public history, African American studies, urban regional planning or a related field.
• Five years of experience in digital humanities, history, public history, or African American Studies.
• Scholarly research experience and research plan.
• Scholarly writing experience.
• Public speaking experience.

Responsibilities

• Research in the digital humanities and African American and civil rights history.
• Produce scholarship on the digital humanities and African American and civil rights history.
• Teach one course per semester in the Department of History at JSU.
• Coordinate two digital humanities convenings for the community.
• Participate in the programming of the Margaret Walker Center and COFO Center.
• Collaborate with the Margaret Walker Center Director, Oral Historian, Archivist, and DH Manager.
• Oversee the graduate fellow at the Margaret Walker Center.
• Report at monthly staff meetings and produce a written report annually of accomplishments.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

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