Join UF Librarians Richard Freeman (Anthropology), Hélène Huet (European Studies), and David Schwieder (Political Sciences) this Thursday for session 3 of our new Graduate Students research Series. This session will offer students tips for making sense of one’s scholarly sources. The session will be Period 7 (1:55-2:45 p.m.) in Room 211, Library West. No registration required. Join us!
Graduate Student Research Series Act II
Join UF Librarians Richard Freeman (Anthropology), Hélène Huet (European Studies), and David Schwieder (Political Sciences) this Thursday for session 2 of our new Graduate Students research Series. This session will offer students tips for reading scholarly sources effectively. The session will be Period 7 (1:55-2:45 p.m.) in Room 211, Library West. No registration required. Join us!
Position Vacancy Announcement: Lecturer in Spanish – UF Online
The Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies at the University of Florida and University of Florida Online seek an instructor at the rank of Lecturer. This is a 12-month, time-limited, renewable, non-tenure-track position. The start date is August 16, 2017. The successful candidate will teach and coordinate the UF Online Beginning Spanish 1 and 2 courses (SPN1130, SPN1131) each Fall, Spring, and Summer C semester.
Responsibilities of the position include:
- Developing and designing course curricula and materials in accordance with the goals of the Lower Division Language Program and in collaboration with the Director of Language Instruction;
- Assisting with the selection of graduate student instructors (GTAs) to teach online courses each semester;
- Training GTAs and instructors in the practice of online language teaching (including creating materials for GTA/instructor success, such as an online teaching handbook and an observation protocol to evaluate online classes);
- Training GTAs and instructors in the effective integration of current technologies in Lower Division Language Program courses;
- Supervising GTAs, including regular performance observations and evaluations (approximately 2-5 GTAs will work with these courses in any given year)
- Serving on departmental and university committees as assigned by the Chair of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies.
The University of Florida is an equal opportunity institution dedicated to building a broadly diverse and inclusive faculty and staff. Searches are conducted in accordance with Florida’s Sunshine Law. If an accommodation due to disability is needed to apply for this position, please call (352) 392-2477 or the Florida Relay System at (800) 955-8771 (TDD).
Salary will be competitive, commensurate with qualifications and experience, and include a full benefits package.
The ideal candidate will have: a PhD or EdD in Spanish or closely related field (MA or MEd may be considered if other materials are outstanding); demonstrated excellence as a teacher in an online environment; familiarity with educational technologies used in language teaching and learning; native or native-like fluency in English and Spanish; residency in or willingness to move to Gainesville, FL.
Additional desirable qualities include: proven commitment to Computer-Assisted Language Learning; experience as a supervisor and/or administrator in a college-level language program; working knowledge of Portuguese.
For full consideration, applications must be submitted online at http://explore.jobs.ufl.edu/cw/en-us/job/499024/lecturer-uf-online/ and must include: (1) a letter summarizing the applicant’s qualifications, ongoing research directions (as applicable), and interests in the Department, (2) a complete curriculum vitae, (3) a teaching statement, (4) teaching materials relevant to online instruction created by the candidate (for example, a sample syllabus and/or 2-3 lesson plans), and (5) course evaluations demonstrating excellence in online teaching. In addition, names and email address for three references must be provided on the application. An email will be sent automatically to your references, requesting them to upload their letters. To ensure full consideration, application materials should be received by November 7, 2016. The committee will continue to review applications until the position is filled. You may send email inquiries about the position to Jennifer Wooten (wooten@ufl.edu), but be aware that all materials must be submitted via the online application as outlined above.
The final candidate will be required to provide an official transcript to the hiring department upon hire. A transcript will not be considered “official” if a designation of “Issued to Student” is visible. Degrees earned from an educational institution outside of the United States require evaluation by a professional credentialing service provider approved by the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES), which can be found at http://www.naces.org/.
Fall 2016 Graduate Student Research Series
Could you use a little help with your research? Help with finding better scholarly sources like books and journal articles? Help with reading and making sense of the sources you find, and then writing up your paper?
UF Librarians Richard Freeman (Anthropology), Hélène Huet (European Studies) and David Schwieder (Political Science) will present a series of research-focused sessions to help graduate students with the following topics:
Thursday October 6 Session 1: Finding Scholarly Sources
Thursday October 20 Session 2: Reading Scholarly Sources Effectively
Thursday November 3 Session 3: Making Sense of Your Scholarly Sources
Thursday December 1 Session 4: Tips for Writing an Effective Scholarly Paper
All sessions Period 7 1:55-2:45 p.m.
Room 211 Library West
No registration required
Position Vacancy Announcement: Classics, Philosophy, and Religion Librarian
POSITION VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
University of Florida
George A. Smathers Libraries
Classics, Philosophy, and Religion Librarian
Assistant or Associate University Librarian
The George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, seeks applications and nominations for the position of Classics, Philosophy, and Religion Librarian is a tenure track library faculty position in the Humanities and Social Sciences Library (Library West). The Librarian is responsible for the overall development, management and coordination of the George A. Smathers Libraries resources in all formats and outreach to students and faculty in all three disciplines, and supports the University’s academic programs in these areas as well as in interdisciplinary humanities programs supported by the University’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The Librarian is also responsible for analyzing the University’s programs in these disciplines and collaborating with other librarians and the academic faculty to establish collection profiles, selection guidelines, and preservation, location and cataloging priorities. The Librarian evaluates existing collection strengths and current collecting intensities. In collaboration with the Library West Humanities and Social Sciences selectors, the Librarian uses subject expertise to help build the reference collection. The Librarian manages specialized classics, philosophy and religion reference services, library instruction, and online database. The Librarian provides general reference and instruction services to students, faculty, staff, and visitors at the Library West Research Assistance Desk, as well as online through the Ask-A-Librarian chat and texting service, email and via telephone queries. This position requires fluency in either Greek or Latin.
The library encourages staff participation in reaching management decisions and consequently the Classics, Philosophy, and Religion Librarian will serve on various committees and teams. To support all students and faculty and foster excellence in a diverse and global society, the Librarian will be expected to include individuals of diverse backgrounds, experiences, races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientation, and perspectives in work activities. The Librarian will pursue professional development opportunities, including research, publication, and professional service activities in order to meet library-wide criteria for tenure and promotion.
The search will remain open until October 10, 2016, review of applicants will begin on September 19, 2016. For a full description of the position and instructions on how to apply, please refer to the George A. Smathers Libraries faculty recruitment webpage at http://library.ufl.edu/pers/FacultyPositions.html. Failure to submit the required documents may result in the application not being considered. If you have any questions or concerns about this process please contact: Bonnie Smith, George A. Smathers Libraries Human Resources Office, at bonniesmith@ufl.edu.
The University of Florida is an equal opportunity employer and is strongly committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. Applicants from a broad spectrum of people, including members of ethnic minorities and disabled persons, are especially encouraged to apply.
Digital Humanities Roundtable for SFHS 2017
I am looking for panelists to participate in a roundtable I am organizing for SFHS 2017. The theme of this roundtable is “Digital Humanities in French and Francophone Studies.” Whether you are an experienced Digital Humanist, have an interest in creating a DH project, or consider yourself an informed critic of DH, please consider participating.
The goal of this roundtable is to bring together scholars at various career levels to discuss the state of Digital Humanities in French and Francophone Studies. Possible topics of discussion include:
– Digital Humanities projects (both research and teaching-focused);
– Reasons for entering the DH field;
– Issues encountered in DH project creation and management, or even;
– Shortcomings of the current DH field.
Please contact me at hhuet at ufl.edu if you are interested in participating in this roundtable.
Fall 2016 Newsletter
With the beginning of a new semester, I decided to create a newsletter highlighting a few topics. In this newsletter, UF faculty and students from the departments with which I liaise can find more information about Library West’ s One Button Studio, FLARE, the services I provide, new resources, and a few quick facts.
So far the feedback has been positive. I thought I would try something different this year in terms of outreach. Liaison librarians, how do you reach out to your faculty? What has proved effective? What has failed? I am curious to hear your stories.
Fall 2016 Newsletter
On the Job Market? Listen to NPR's Embedded
On my way to work this morning, I was listening to NPR’s new podcast, Embedded. One episode in particular, The League, struck me. As I was listening to the story of two basketball players whose dream was to play for the NBA but who had to play for the D-League in the meantime, I could not help but think of my years on the academic job market. Just like everyone on the job market, these players want the job of their dreams, a job that will also pay them what they are worth. When they are not picked up they go to the D-League, where players can be paid as low as 13,000 dollars (it reminded me so much of adjuncting). They work hard to prove to everyone that they deserve to be in the NBA, just like we work hard to prove we deserve a tenure track position: we are amazing teachers, we publish, we serve on committees, and yet, so often the tenure track position is unreachable. And then an agent from the NBA calls the players. Could it be happening? Could it be that they have finally been noticed and that their dream is going to become reality after many years of hard work? Probably not. It’s just like getting a Skype interview and then you hear nothing for months or when you make it to the on-campus part but you are not the one chosen (“You were great, but we went with someone else”). Just like us, academics, these athletes have hope, get excited, and despite being severely disappointed, never give up.
Thank You. Merci.
I just wanted to take a few minutes to thank everyone who has accessed, shared, or used the World War I diary of my great-grandfather Albert Huet. Since February, it has been viewed more than 1,700 times. I can’t believe it. And neither can my grandfather, who is amazed that his dad’s story would be interesting to so many people.
In an effort to further enhance the project, I would now like to know how colleagues are using Albert Huet’s diary. I’m therefore requesting that anyone who has used the diary in her/his research or teaching to let me know (hhuet at ufl.edu) how it has helped you. I’m eager to learn about your experience and to link your projects/assignments/articles/books on my website.
Merci d’avance.
THATCamp-Gainesville, April 23, at Santa Fe College CIED, downtown!
You are invited to THATCamp Gainesville, on 23rd April, Saturday, at the Santa Fe College Center for Innovation and Economic Development (CIED)!
THATCamp, The Humanities and Technology Camp, is an unconference which fosters informal and productive conversations about Digital Humanities and Public Humanities projects, topics, and skills. For all who work with and research Digital and Public Humanities, we believe this unconference will be of interest to you. This year, we are expecting sessions on text encoding, community engagement, oral histories, digital mapping, and more. As they are submitted, you can browse all the session proposals here: http://gainesville2016.thatcamp.org/
Since it is an unconference, session proposals are directly posted on the website, where other participants can read them and comment on them. To get started, please register on the website. There is no registration cost. Register: http://gainesville2016.thatcamp.org/register/
If you would like to learn more about the kinds of sessions offered at THATCamp or you are ready to Propose a session, please click on the click on the link on this page: http://gainesville2016.thatcamp.org/propose/
THATCamps provide a good space to network and brainstorm. This year, we expect many UF and Santa Fe folks to attend, as well as the dynamic mix of attendees found at other THATCamps from many institutions, including graduate students, scholars, librarians, archivists, museum professionals, developers and programmers, K-12 teachers, administrators, managers, and funders as well as people from the non-profit sector, people from the for-profit sector, and interested amateurs. We’ve heard from folks around the State who plan to attend.
We hope that you will join us.
THATCamp Gainesville Planning Committee