The Department of European Languages and Transcultural Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles seeks to hire an assistant or associate professor of transcultural digital humanities with expertise in computationally-enabled, data-centric research and teaching.

We invite applications from candidates at the Assistant and Associate Professor ranks, with a preference for those at the Assistant Professor level. A Ph.D. must be in hand by the time of appointment.

Preference will be given to candidates with a track record of digital humanities projects. We are particularly interested in scholarship that makes use of multilingual, digital archives in the cultural, linguistic, literary, and historical traditions of our department (French and Francophone Studies, Germanic languages, Italian, Scandinavian languages, and/or central European languages, including Yiddish).

We are open to any field of digital humanities, including innovative approaches to digital textual studies and natural language processing, translation studies, AI-enabled archival studies, historical reconstruction and cultural preservation, modelling and historical GIS, and digital media studies (including related fields such as sound studies, performance studies, and visual culture).

We are eager to build upon local, national, and global partnerships with institutions focused on cultural heritage preservation, critical data studies and archival studies, especially European institutions that promote democracy, transnational citizenship, and ethical uses of technology in civil society. We are committed to expanding our departmental offerings across the fields of the experimental humanities: digital, environmental, urban, public, and health humanities, along with community engagement, through new offerings in areas such as the humanities and AI, data justice and algorithmic ethics, urban futures, migration studies, human rights, museum and archival studies, and social justice.

This search is sponsored by DataX, a campuswide initiative that advances research, scholarship, artistic creation, and education to strengthen UCLA's robust, diverse, and cross-disciplinary community of data-centric scholars. DataX aims to empower, enhance, and integrate existing capabilities across campus. DataX prioritizes social and ethical concerns by foregrounding approaches and applications at the intersection of data, justice, and society. The purpose of this search is to recruit exceptional, interdisciplinary scholars whose teaching, scholarship and service augment applied “data sciences” and “data cultures” in all disciplines. The faculty hired through this search will be active participants in the DataX community, will gain access to the DataX research pipeline and, as inaugural core faculty of DataX, will help build inclusive research and educational initiatives across the UCLA campus.

We seek the potential for exceptional research, excellence in teaching (lower division to graduate), and value candidates whose experience in teaching, research, or community service has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to diversity and excellence. Women and underrepresented minorities are encouraged to apply.

The posted UC salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and/or step at appointment [https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/compensation/index.html]. See Table 1. The salary range for this position is $78,200-$121,600. “Off-scale salaries” and other components of pay, i.e., a salary that is higher than the published system-wide salary at the designated rank and step, are offered when necessary to meet competitive conditions. See campus compensation page for additional information.

To apply, please upload a cover letter, CV, research statement, teaching statement, up to three sample syllabi, up to two writing samples or links to projects, names and contact information for 3-5 references, and an EDI statement that describes past, present, and future (planned) contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion in UC Recruit via https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF09943. Please also fill out and upload the provided Reference Check Authorization form.

Submit applications by January 1, 2025. Review of applications will begin on January 2, 2025, and continue until the position is filled.

Shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide 3-5 reference letters.

This position will be effective July 1, 2025.

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