41 Faculty - Liberal Arts - Humanities jobs

Date:  23-Jan-2023 Location:  LKYSPP, Bukit Timah Campus, SG Company:  National University of Singapore Job Description The Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) is a policy research think-tank in the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore. IPS is looking to hire two Research Assistants for the Society & Culture Department. The Research Assistants will be working in a research team that contributes to the Institute’s research programmes. The department’s workstreams include digital inclusion in various domains (e.g., work and integration) and media policy, impact of new technologies on governance, the future of work and career mobility, and the design of and impact of community engagement. The job scope includes: Assisting with the administration and management of research projects, including recruiting and managing participants Conducting secondary research (e.g., literature...

Ref Number B03-01494 Professional Expertise Academic Department UCL SLASH (B03) Location London Working Pattern Full time Salary £47,414 - £55,805 Contract Type Permanent Working Type Hybrid (20% - 80% on site) Available For Secondment No Closing Date 26-Feb-2023 About us The UCL Department of Information Studies (DIS) in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities is launching a new BSc Information in Society programme at UCL East from 2024. The department also offers postgraduate qualifications for the library, archive, and information professions, publishing, information and data science and digital humanities, and collaborates in the delivery of an inter-faculty BSc in Information Management for Business. We have a strong international reputation for research. About the role We are seeking an innovative researcher to appoint to a full-time lectureship beginning in August 2023 who can teach and research in the...

Humanities Collegiate Division, The College Position Type: Other Academic Appointee Chicago, IL Jan 23, 2023 –  Mar 1, 2023 Description The Department of Romance Languages & Literatures and the Humanities Collegiate Division at the University of Chicago are accepting applications for a full-time, two-year renewable, benefits-eligible Assistant Instructional Professor position in French. Responsibilities will include teaching seven French language courses per academic year across three quarters according to the needs of the program, and assisting with program administration and coordination. Required are a Superior level of proficiency in French as defined by ACTFL and Advanced-level (or equivalent) proficiency in English; language proficiency must be demonstrated via certification or in the interview process. Candidates must have completed an MA or equivalent in French or a related field (e.g., French and...

The School of Humanities and Sciences (H&S) is the foundation of a liberal arts education at Stanford. The school encompasses 23 departments and 25 interdisciplinary programs. H&S is home to fundamental and applied research, where free, open, and critical inquiry is pursued across disciplines. As the university’s largest school, H&S serves as the foundation of a Stanford undergraduate education no matter which discipline students pursue as a major. Graduate students work alongside world-renowned faculty to pursue and shape foundational research that leads to breakthroughs and discoveries that shed new light on the past, influence the present, and shape the future. Together, faculty and students in H&S engage in inspirational teaching, learning, and research every day. The Department of Psychology’s Psychophysiology Lab is seeking a full-time Social Science Research Coordinator (RC) position. The RC will be an integral member of a team investigating...

Position Description The Division of the Humanities in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Washington invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Non-Anglophone Humanities Data Science. The successful candidate will be appointed to one of the eight departments in the Division: Asian Languages and Literature, French and Italian Studies, German Studies, Linguistics, Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures, Scandinavian Studies, Slavic Languages and Literatures, and Spanish and Portuguese Studies. The successful candidate for this position, researching and teaching primarily in one or several languages other than English, will be expected to : create, analyze, use, present and communicate data, broadly understood, in disciplines of language, literature, and/or culture explore a variety of forms of data including large historical or contemporary corpora, textual archives, digital media and genres, or online...

The Department of of Arts and Cultural Studies, Faculty of Humanities, Copenhagen University (UCPH), Denmark, invites applications for a Tenure-track Assistant Professor/associate professorship in Theatre and Performance Studies to be filled by 1 September 2023 or as soon as possible thereafter. The Department of Arts and Cultural Studies primarily works with art and cultural products, cultural theory and history and cultural dissemination. The institute provides a framework for international research and higher education from BA to PhD level. Theatre and Performance Studies covers both traditional theater science disciplines as well as performance studies and theory. Content of for both positions We are looking for applicants that can contribute to the development of the section through research and teaching driven both by a classical and critical humanistic interest in knowledge production with projects at the core of theatre and performance studies, and by the potential...

Description The Writing Program at NYU Abu Dhabi invites applications for a full-time, multi-year lecturer position to teach writing courses to academically outstanding students from around the world with a proposed start date of Fall 2023. The Writing Program at NYUAD works strategically with the University’s four divisions (Arts and Humanities; Science; Social Science; and Engineering) and the Core Curriculum in an effort to serve its linguistically and culturally diverse student body.  All lecturers teach the mandatory 1st-year Writing Seminar, a foundational writing course designed to introduce students to college-level writing, scholarly inquiry and argument. Students grapple with enduring questions about the human and social condition, and scientific and humanistic research investigations and traditions while learning the techniques and strategies of academic argument. Students may engage with texts from fields including science, history, politics,...

Position description The Saxo Institute seeks outstanding candidates to fill a position in Archaeology at full professorial level. Applicants must be able to document an extensive profile of research publications at an international level, as well as a proven track record of research innovation. While applicants who can contribute to the teaching demands of the Saxo Institute’s BA and MA programs will be particularly welcomed (see https://saxoinstitute.ku.dk/education/), the position is also open to areas of specialization that would enhance and develop the Institute’s educational profile in new directions. Applicants with a strong public outreach profile and a keen interest in how archaeological practices influence contemporary perceptions of the past are also encouraged to apply. In addition to teaching and research obligations at the Saxo Institute, the successful applicant will be expected to play a leading role in the UCPH School of Archaeology...

The Department of Communication, Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark, invites applications for a research assistant position in  computational social science  to be filled  1 August  2023  or as soon as possible thereafter. The position is for  six  months. Job content The main obligation of the position is to use computational methods to design and establish a novel database of news coverage on political protests and technology worldwide. The job contents include to harvest news coverage via news APIs, to combine human- and automatic coding (machine learning methods) to filter and label news coverages and their syntax, semantics, sentiments, and vocabulary features, and to visualize the database. The position is part of the research project “To Use or Not to Use? A Relational Approach to ICTs as Repertoire of Contention” which runs 2022-2025 and is funded by the DFF-Sapere Aude. Read...

Description The Division of Arts and Humanities at New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) invites applications for a full-time tenured/tenure-track faculty position. We seek a scholar and educator with a research and teaching focus on the history of Africa, with a demonstrated record of teaching and engaging with global frameworks.   The ideal candidate must have a strong research agenda and be on track for a publication record suitable for tenure at New York University. Commitment to teaching excellence, ability to supervise BA, MA and PhD students, and a record of service to their current and previous institutions are required. About NYU Abu Dhabi Established in partnership between New York University (NYU) and the emirate of Abu Dhabi, over the last decade, NYUAD has assembled a remarkable community of scholars, students, researchers, artists, inventors, and others who have contributed to the growth of the UAE’s capital as a global hub of...

Description NYU Abu Dhabi invites applications for a (continuing contract / open rank) faculty appointment as Clinical Professor in Legal Writing and Research in Legal Studies, Arts and Humanities Division with appointment starting in August 2023 for the 2023-24 academic year.  Applicants should have a graduate degree in law and particular interests and expertise in US and UK legal systems and a successful record of teaching legal writing and research. Teaching load for the year is 4 courses (typically 2 in Fall, 2 in Spring) plus capstone thesis advising and other standard faculty responsibilities. The primary responsibility is to teach Legal Writing and Research.   The undergraduate major in Legal Studies at NYU Abu Dhabi poses the broad philosophical, cultural, social, economic, political, religious, and ethical questions that prove indispensable both to a deep understanding of law and to liberal arts education. What is justice? What is...

Job Identification 6165 Job Category Academic Locations Old Surgeons' Hall, Edinburgh, EH1 1LZ, GB Posting Date 01/05/2023, 10:24 PM Apply Before 02/03/2023, 01:00 AM Job Schedule Full time Health and Safety Requirements Key hazards identified (plan is in place) Criminal Record Check No criminal record check required Contract Type Fixed Term UE07: £35,333-£42,155 per annum Science, Technology and Innovation Studies, School of Social and Political Science, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences      Full Time: 35 hours per week Fixed Term: 48 months from a flexible starting date in Spring-Autumn 2023 2 Posts available The Opportunity: You will join the UKRI Frontier Research Guarantee project ‘Situating International and Global Mathematics’ (SIGMA), investigating the global history of professional mathematical research in the twentieth century,...

Date Posted:  12/12/2022 Req ID:  28939 Faculty/Division:  UofT Scarborough Department:  UTSC:Dept-Historical & Cultural Studies Campus:  University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) Your Opportunity: Professor Michael Gervers, in the Department of Historical and Cultural Studies at the University of Toronto Scarborough, invites applicants for the position of Research Associate (Limited Term) in Ethiopian History and Art History for “Textiles in Ethiopian Manuscripts” Project. This position is funded by a grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. This opportunity of a Research Associate (Limited Term) is a 2-year term appointment with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2023. Qualifications (Minimum Qualifications): The selected scholar will have a PhD in Medieval or Early Modern History/Art History or comparable discipline with extensive experience of at least five (5) or more years...

Description In collaboration with the research program Kawader, the Humanities Research Fellowship for the Study of the Arab World is launching short-term research fellowships to PhD students in their final year who wish to contribute to the vibrant research culture of NYUAD’s Saadiyat campus (starting September 2020 or January 2021). Proposals should relate to the study of the Arabic-speaking world, its rich intellectual, religious, and scientific history, its cultural and artistic heritage as expressed in traditional and new media, and its interaction with other cultures in the past and present. Furthermore, scholarship furthered by this program should be closely connected to the research profile of NYUAD's faculty in the Arts and Humanities. During the research fellowship, PhD students will receive a competitive stipend, housing, work/office space on campus, full access to NYUAD’s library facilities (with close connections to NYU’s main...

Description The Arts and Humanities division is launching a new research initiative called “Research Kitchens.”  These are spaces for nourishing interdisciplinary collaboration and research innovation, organized around four themes.  We invite applications for Post-Doctoral Research Associates to participate in the scholarly and/or artistic life of these kitchens.The successful candidate will propose a research project that is connected to at least one of the four themes of the kitchens: Heritage, Memory, and Mobility The Anthropocene:  Urbanism, the Environment, and Sustainability Human Rights In and For the 21st Century Research in Writing, Languages, and Pedagogy Post-Doctoral Associates will carry out their projects in collaboration with and under the guidance of the A&H faculty participating in the kitchens.  There will be opportunities to contribute to a variety of multidisciplinary research activities,...

Job Number: 22181 Functional Area: Research - Other Department: Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab School Area: Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences Employment Type: Full-Time Employment Category: Exempt Visa Sponsorship Available: No Schedule: SENIOR RESEARCH AND TRAINING ASSOCIATE , Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), to join a global research center working to reduce poverty by ensuring that policy is informed by scientific evidence.  This role will build out data analysis tools for researchers and staff to use in conducting randomized evaluations; develop new teaching and reference materials; and help with the planning and delivery of J-PAL’s course offerings to train policymakers, practitioners, researchers, and research staff to engage with randomized evaluations.  Will work closely with J-PAL’s regional offices and its partner organizations, and have the opportunity to travel domestically and internationally to...

Job Number: 22182 Functional Area: Research - Other Department: Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab School Area: Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences Employment Type: Full-Time Employment Category: Exempt Visa Sponsorship Available: No Schedule: RESEARCH AND TRAINING ASSOCIATE , Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), to join a global research center working to reduce poverty by ensuring that policy is informed by scientific evidence.  This role will build out data analysis tools for researchers and staff to use in conducting randomized evaluations; develop new teaching and reference materials; and help with the planning and delivery of J-PAL’s course offerings to train policymakers, practitioners, researchers, and research staff to engage with randomized evaluations.  Will work closely with J-PAL’s regional offices and its partner organizations, and have the opportunity to travel domestically and internationally to liaise with...

Research at the  Professorship of Computational Social Science (COSS)  is focused on participatory, resilient and sustainable smart cities,  bringing modeling and computer simulation of social processes and transportation phenomena together with technology, experimental, and data-driven work, combining the perspectives of different scientific disciplines (e.g. social science, computer science, complexity science, transportation science, logistics, and sociophysics), bridging fundamental and applied work, developing digital tools to support people and studying the resulting behavior. Job description You will produce a simulation program demonstrating self-organizing logistic networks that become more circular and sustainable over time.  You will create novel research breakthroughs and contribute to the ambitious ERC Advanced Investigator Grant on “Co-Evolving City Life” (CoCi) in subject areas connected to smart...

Ref.:  518827 Work type:  Full-time Department:  Faculty of Arts (04000) Categories:  Senior Research Staff & Post-doctoral Fellow Society of Fellows in the Humanities, Faculty of Arts The Society of Fellows in the Humanities is a prestigious initiative that aims to attract exceptional, early-career postdoctoral scholars from around the world to Asia's global university. Located in one of the world's most dynamic cities and on Mainland China's doorstep, the University of Hong Kong offers unique opportunities to engage in cutting-edge research through its commitment to innovation and interdisciplinarity. The Faculty of Arts is one of the University's oldest and largest faculties and is consistently recognized as the first in Asia for the Arts and Humanities. Its international outlook is reflected in the incredible diversity of its staff and students and its collaborations with other top universities around the globe. Fellowship in the...

The Martin Luther King, Jr., Papers Project publishes  The Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr.,  the definitive edition of King’s most historically significant speeches, sermons, correspondence, and unpublished manuscripts. The Project seeks a full-time research assistant to support and facilitate the publication of the documentary editions of the King Papers by: (1) conducting research necessary to prepare document annotations, a chronology of King’s activities, and the introductory essay for the manuscript of each volume, including but not limited to biographical, organizational, and microfilm-based research; (2) verification of accuracy of document transcriptions; (3) editing and proofreading the manuscript; (4) sorting incoming documents according to historical significance and priority for cataloguing; (5) acquiring documents for possible publication; (6) obtaining copyright permission agreements to publish documents and photographs in the...