James Kelly, UMass library, sends the following notice:
The Department of Special Collections and University Archives
in the Libraries is accepting applications for fellowships in digital
humanities. Experiential Training in Historical Information Resources
(ETHIR) is an initiative designed to provide students with structured,
hands-on experience using and interpreting historical documentary resources.
Graduate students from any department enrolled at UMass Amherst are eligible
to apply. The deadline for applications is April 20, 2012. For more
information visit http://bit.ly/ethir_fellowship.
As part of an effort to integrate Special Collections more fully into the
learning and research mission of the university, the Libraries offer an
opportunity for select undergraduate and graduate students to work in the
Department and develop research ideas, while gaining first-hand experience
in historical and archival praxis. ETHIR fellows will take part in a range
of activities in the digital humanities tied to their research interests,
including preparing new and under-described collections for use by
researchers, creating finding aids that will be made available on the
Department's website, and curating exhibits, digital corpora, or other
interpretive materials.
Two fellows will be selected from the pool of applicants based upon a
three-page statement of purpose, curriculum vitae, letter of support, and
the ability to contribute to the work of Special Collections and University
Archives. Fellows will receive an honorarium of $500, plus hourly
compensation for 150 hours of work, and they may use their awards during
either the summer or the fall terms.
For more information, contact Rob Cox, head of Special Collections and
University Archives, at <mailto:rscox@library.umass.edu>
rscox@library.umass.edu, or (413) 545-6842.
