Position ID: | Massachusetts Institute of Technology-Digital Humanities-VRA [#18025] |
Position Title: | Research Associate |
Position Type: | Student programs |
Position Location: | Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States |
Subject Areas: | Computer Science Digital Humanities |
Appl Deadline: | 2021/02/08 11:59PM finished (2021/01/27, finished 2021/03/15, listed until 2021/07/27) |
Position Description: |
Position: The MIT Programs in Digital Humanities seek an early-career software developer to join the team as Visiting Research Associate, working directly with the lab’s Technical Director to support our faculty and student research programs. The Research Associate will work collaboratively on project design and management, assist in the training and supervision of the lab’s undergraduate research cohort, and contribute directly to the codebase of lab projects. This position is ideally suited for a candidate with strong technical skills who seeks to apply them to humanistic inquiry. MIT Programs in Digital Humanities: Founded in 2018 with a $1.3 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the MIT Programs in Digital Humanities aim to advance computational methods and digital approaches to humanistic inquiry through code, communication, and community. Taking advantage of MIT’s rich STEM expertise and seeking to enhance humanities education among engineering and computer science students, the lab is centered on a diverse group of undergraduate research associates (over 70% female and 35% underrepresented minority students) who work closely with fellows, graduate students, staff, and MIT faculty on groundbreaking research and teaching projects in the humanities and humanistic social sciences. Recent projects include analyzing gendered language in 19th century novels, developing machine learning approaches to producing metadata for archival photos, and creating games to teach concepts about democratic development in Africa. All of the lab’s work is open source and available at https://github.com/dhmit/. Responsibilities:
Salary and Particulars: The position is based in Cambridge, MA, but remote working is expected at least through the end of the current academic year (2020–21). Salary $80,000–$95,000 based on experience. Existing authorization to work in the US is required; we regret that we are not able to sponsor US work visas at this time. Start date on or before February 16 preferred. Basic Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
Please submit the following application materials:
Any questions may be directed to Sophie Nunnally at digitalhumanities@mit.edu. Further information about MIT’s School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences can be found MIT is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, ancestry, or national or ethnic origin. MIT’s full policy on Nondiscrimination can be found here. Employment is contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory background check, including verifying any finding of misconduct (or pending investigation) from prior employers. |