Job Announcement: Director -Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities University of Virginia The Vice President and Provost invite applications/nominations for the position of Director of the Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities, reporting directly to the Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies. Institute: In its first ten years, the Institute has become an international leader in the innovative application of advanced technologies to humanities research and publication. Annually, the Institute awards a two-year fellowship to a humanities scholar at the University of Virginia. Fellows work collaboratively with Institute faculty and staff in designing and developing projects that facilitate computer-assisted research and analysis of the human record, and the publication and dissemination of findings and results. In support of the projects, Institute faculty and staff participate in research and development of scholarly communication, in particular cultural heritage, humanities, and publishing standards. Today, IATH helps fellows to raise external funding support for activities that extend beyond the range of the IATH fellowship, such as travel, additional release time, additional staff or graduate student support, and collaborations with other institutions. Over the past five years, IATH has brought in 27 awards for a total of over $5 Million. As it enters its second decade, the Institute looks forward to expanding its mission to include national and perhaps international fellowships in arts and humanities research and scholarly communication. Responsibilities: The position of Director is a five-year renewable term with a joint faculty appointment in a humanities department. The Director will oversee and participate in the Institute's administration (including development of policies and procedures), budget, and fundraising. The Director will also keep regular oversight of existing institute projects, and will work closely with faculty, nine direct reports and several part time students in the design and creation of new projects. Ensuring that all projects represent the very highest quality of work is essential to the Director's job. The position calls for collaborative work with a diverse population of university people: with the faculty and the administration, of course, but with students as well, and with the professional staff of many campus organizations (such as the Library, Information Technology and Communications, and the University Press). The Director will stay abreast of important national and international developments in digital humanities work, and will be expected to promote extramural collaborations of various kinds, not least of all with extramural fellows. Qualifications: The successful candidate will be a tenured professor or associate professor of an arts or humanities faculty and possess a strong record of scholarship, teaching, administrative experience, and service. In addition to being an established scholar in an arts or humanities discipline, the candidate will have knowledge of advanced technologies sufficient to understand the potential for transforming scholarly research and communication. The candidate should have good communication and interpersonal skills, experience dealing with a diverse academic community, and a demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with people from varied disciplines and backgrounds. The candidate should have successful experience in grant writing, corporate donations, and other fundraising. To Apply: For a complete job description visit http://www.iath.virginia.edu/directorsearch/search.html. Candidates should send a copy of their CV along with a letter briefly indicating a vision statement and qualifications for the position, and names and addresses of five references should be addressed to: Dir. of IATH Search Committee University of Virginia c/o University Recruitment & Staffing 914 Emmet Street, P.O. Box 400127 Charlottesville, VA 22904-4127 [log in to unmask] (Attn: Dir of IATH Search Committee) Fax (434) 924-6911 Phone (434) 924-4748 or (434) 982-2265 Applications will be considered until the position is filled, however processing of applications will begin by September 1, 2003. Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience. All inquiries, applications and nominations will be held in the strictest of confidence. The University of Virginia is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer. Women and members of minority groups are strongly encouraged to apply. Melinda Baumann Director, Digital Library Production Services University of Virginia Library PO Box 400155 Charlottesville VA 22904-4155 [log in to unmask] (434) 243-8785