Welcome to the Center for Digital Humanities at the University of South Carolina. Our mission is to use innovative computational techniques to pursue leadership in humanities technologies.
Want to find out more about us? We encourage you to explore some of our recent projects, meet the faculty and staff who work with the center as Digital Humanities Fellows, or learn more about our center and the faculty, staff, and students who work here.
We're proud of last year's Speakers Series: Future Knowledge. Stay tuned for information about next year's activities!
News:
January 21, 2010
Research Assistant Professor, Digital Humanities
The University of South Carolina College of Arts & Sciences seeks to appoint a specialist in Digital Humanities to support collaborative research and develop infrastructure for a proposed Center for Digital Humanities at South Carolina. Candidates should have a PhD in a humanities discipline, along with a strong background in computational research methodologies. Important skills for the position include an imaginative approach to collaborative research, efficient project management, strong grant-writing abilities, the ability to build coalitions and work cooperatively with a variety of partners, and the ability to communicate effectively with specialists in a variety of disciplines including Computer Science.
Nine-month salary $50,000 with benefits; summer salary to be supported by funded projects. Based on performance the position is annually renewable. Send letter and resume by February 15, 2010 to David Lee Miller, Director, Digital Humanities Initiative, Department of English, University of South Carolina, Columbia SC 29208.
The University of South Carolina is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. Minorities and women are especially encouraged to apply. The University of South Carolina does not discriminate in educational or employment opportunities or decisions for qualified persons on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation or veteran status.
August 21, 2009
We're pleased to announce that one of the Center's projects has received funding in the most recent round of funding.
The Sapheos Project received an NEH Startup Grant from the Office of Digital Humanities. For more information, see the site for the Sapheos Project.
June 15, 2009
We're pleased to announce two of the Center's projects have received funding in the most recent round of funding.
The Humanities Gaming Institute received an NEH IATDH award to convene an Institute for Serious Gaming in the Humanities in May 2010. For more information, see the site for the Humanities Gaming Institute.
The Spenser Archive received an NEH Scholarly Editions award for a Scholarly Edition and Digital Archive of the works of Edmind Spenser. For more information, see the site for the Spenser Archive.
2009 Lectures
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