Dear MCGers,
please excuse the cross-posting, but I suspect some of you might be
interested in the PhD studentships or the Commodity Histories Community
Manager role, which is particularly flexible as it's part-time work and
would suit someone who's interested in new methods of communicating and
building communities around historical research.
Cheers, Mia
AHRC Doctoral Studentships (PhD), History (Digital Heritage/Crowdsourced
Data), closing date : 31/03/2013
http://www3.open.ac.uk/employment/job-details.asp?id=6754&ref=ext
AHRC Doctoral Studentships (PhD), English (E-Manuscripts/E-Archives),
closing date : 31/03/2013
http://www3.open.ac.uk/employment/job-details.asp?id=6755&ref=ext
Commodity Histories project, Open University, Community Manager part-time
role (Consultancy)
Fee: £6336, payable in instalments over 12 months
Funded by the AHRC, Commodity Histories is an exciting and innovative
digital history project based at the Open University that aims to provide
public access to a crucial dimension of the histories of Africa, Asia, the
Caribbean and Latin America. The website will enable scholars both within
and beyond academia to post stories and news about their research and share
their enthusiasms and works-in-progress through text, audio and video media.
You will work closely with the project team to build content and grow the
online community, and will be an experienced and passionate user of social
media tools.
Qualifications:
· Undergraduate degree and postgraduate experience in a relevant
subject
Essential skills and abilities:
· Experience and enthusiasm in using social media tools and in
writing for the web (HTML, blogs, discussions, Twitter, Google)
· Knowledge and understanding of online community platforms
· Excellent organisational, communication and presentation skills
· Ability to take the initiative when necessary
Desirable skills and abilities:
· Knowledge and understanding of content management systems
· Knowledge or interest in extra-European histories
Eligibility
· You should be eligible to work in the UK
Main tasks:
· To work closely with the project team to build content and grow the
community both on and off the website
· To upload and maintain the website as necessary
· To participate, in collaboration with the project team, in the
public launch of the website in the summer of 2013.
· To participate in the moderation of the online community so as to
facilitate constructive and productive interaction
· To regularly feedback to the team insights gained from community
monitoring
· To contribute to strategies aimed at the long-term sustainability
of the project
You should apply by letter of application stating how your skills and
experience match the requirements set out above. This should be sent to
[log in to unmask] by Friday 22 March 2013. Interviews will be
held in April at the Open University in Milton Keynes.
If you would like to discuss the particulars of this consultancy or for
more detailed information, please contact Dr Sandip Hazareesingh, History
Department, Open University ([log in to unmask]) or Dr Jonathan
Curry-Machado, School of Advanced Study, University of London (
[log in to unmask]).
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