DARIAH - Digital Research Infrastructure for the Arts and Humanities

2012 Annual Conference and Members’ Meeting of the TEI Consortium
Texas A&M University, Initiative for Digital Humanities, Media, and Culture

* Deadline for submissions: May 31, 2012 (new!)
* Meeting dates: Wed 7 November to Sat 10 November, 2011
* Workshop dates: Mon 5 November to Wed 7 November, 2012 (see separate call)

The Programme Committee of the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Text Encoding Initiative (TEI – www.tei-c.org) Consortium invites individual paper proposals, panel sessions, poster sessions, and tool demonstrations particularly, but not exclusively, on digital texts, scholarly editing or any topic that applies TEI to its research.

Submission Topics

To register for the DH 2012, please follow this link to the ConfTool system and select your registration options. If you do not already have a ConfTool account, you will be asked to create one. You may also sign up for the pre-conference workshops and tutorials as well as for all social events.
DH 2012 registration fees

Member – early registration: € 220
Member – late registration: € 260
Non-member: € 385
Student Member: € 50
Student Non-member: € 115
University of Hamburg Staff: € 115
Workshops: Half day € 20, Full day € 35
The early registration period is valid until 31 May, and online registration will close altogether on 12 July 2012.

King's College London - Culture, Media and Creative Industries and Digital Humanities

In order to build on our successful work in digital culture, we are seeking to appoint one post at lecturer level to teach on our successful MA and PhD programmes, on possible future undergraduate programmes, and to conduct research.
 
This is a joint appointment between the Department of Culture, Media and Creative Industries and the Department of Digital Humanities.
 
The successful applicant may have expertise in any area of digital culture, but applicants with an interest in gaming, social networking and/or digital art will be particularly welcome. The successful applicant must show an ability to contribute to the Research Excellence Framework submission, and to contribute to the international excellence of the two departments' research and teaching.
 
The closing date for receipt of applications is 24th May 2012.
 

Post Status: Three year contract
Department/Faculty: Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Salary: This appointment will be made on the Department of Education and
Skills Lecturer Scale in line with current Government pay policy.
Closing Date: 12 noon on Friday, 11th May, 2012

Post Summary

The Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences seeks applications for an Assistant Professor in Digital Arts and Humanities. Applicants will have a PhD, a research profile in Digital Humanities and relevant teaching experience. While the responsibilities of the post will include participation in Faculty level programmes, the successful applicant will be located in one of the Schools within the Faculty. This location will be a function of their prior  experience and substantive interests.

The successful applicant will have a proven track record in applying visualization techniques and technologies in one or more of the following areas: virtual worlds, temporal and/or spatial analysis, HCI, or visualizing large data sets.

We are seeking an individual with vision and enthusiasm and a genuine commitment to the central roles of teaching and research. Candidates should
have an established record of research and show clear potential for future research accomplishment. They should also show an appreciation for other
research activities represented in the School to which they are appointed.