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We warmly welcome applicants from a variety of roles (e.g., librarian, faculty, student, independent scholar, cultural heritage worker) and from all over the world to fill our openings for ten (10) digital humanities practitioners or small teamsof 2-3 practitioners to serve as topic editors from 2023-2026. This is a paid role ($2500/year per topic area).
Each topic editor/team will be responsible for curating reviews in their area. As there may be overlap between areas, we will encourage collaboration across them.
Topic editors/teams will be responsible for developing two issues per year (minimum 4 reviews/issue) and will build the project and reviewer pools for their topic by identifying projects and potential reviewers. Their work will be mentored and supported by journal editors, with communication with project directors and reviewers handled by our Managing Editors and production of issues handled by our Associate Editor. Multilingual issues are warmly welcome.
Topic editors/teams will have access to a budget to pay reviewers and translators, where appropriate, and will receive virtual training by Reviews editors in our review model, workflow, and production processes. The position description will be documented in a memorandum of agreement between topic editors/teams and Reviews in Digital Humanities.
Applicants should have knowledge about digital scholarship in the selected topic. They can apply for multiple topics if appropriate, though a separate application for each is requested. To ensure a variety of voices are part of the leadership of Reviews in Digital Humanities, individuals will not be selected for more than one role.
Applications are due February 1, 2023. Please complete the application form, which requires a brief statement of interest and vision for the topic (300 words max.) and a CV (or a single file with CVs for all proposed team members).
Individuals or pre-constituted small teams are welcome to apply, though individuals may indicate whether they are interested in working alone or on a team assembled by us for the topic.
Short-listed applicants will be invited for a brief interview to discuss their interest and ask questions in mid-February. Decisions will be announced by March 1, 2023.
Founded in 2019, Reviews in Digital Humanities, edited by Jennifer Guiliano and Roopika Risam, is an open-access journal that offers peer review of digital scholarship. We accept submissions of projects that blend humanistic and technical inquiry in a broad range of methods, disciplines, scopes, and scales. These include but are not limited to: digital archives, multimedia or multimodal scholarship, digital exhibits, visualizations, digital games, and digital tools.
To advance the journal’s goal of promoting digital scholarship in critical ethnic, African diaspora, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian American, and postcolonial studies as well as other systematically-excluded areas of scholarship in digital humanities, we are seeking ten (10) digital humanities practitioners or small teamsof 2-3 practitioners to serve as topic editors from 2023-2026.
Topics for 2023-2026 are:
African Diaspora Studies
Global Indigenous Studies
Latinx Studies
Queer Studies
Social Justice Pedagogy
Community-engaged Digital Humanities
Endangered Cultural Heritage
Asian & Asian Diaspora Studies
Trans & Gender Studies
Reviews in the Classroom (issues produced through course assignments integrating the journal’s review model)
We recognize that there may be overlap between these topics and will encourage collaboration across them.
About the Topic Editor Model
Demand for peer review of digital projects has outstripped founding editors-in-chief Roopika Risam and Jennifer Guiliano’s capacities and their expertise since the journal began publishing in 2020. We have successfully used the “special issue” model to address this but demand continues to grow. Through our work with the Educopia Institute, we have developed a model for topic editors in areas of digital humanities scholarship of high interest to our readers that align with our commitments to systematically-excluded areas of digital humanities. Our new topic editors will expand the capacity and expertise of the editorial team.
The topics are like poles of a tent, operating alongside our open submission process to curate issues and expand the reviewer pool for the topic. The journal editors will continue to publish reviews from our open submission process in the topic areas; the topic editor/team model is not intended to replace that. Rather, the topic editors/teams will play a crucial role in scaling the capacity of the journal to continue publishing issues that showcase a diverse range of scholarship by bringing in their expertise to consciously nurture the growth of digital scholarship for their topic.
Each topic will have a topic editor/team for a period of three years. After two and half years, the editors will consult with the topic editors/teams for recommendations about whether the topic should be a continued area of focus or be discontinued. Should a topic be continued, we will strive to move it into an imprint model with its own editorial board that operates independently under the umbrella of Reviews in Digital Humanities, with continued editorial support from the journal. We are already experimenting with our imprint model with the Recovery Hub for American Women Writers, ARC, and The Western Historical Quarterly.
Position Description
From 2023-2026, topic editors/teams will be expected to develop two (2) issues per year with a minimum of four (4) reviews per issue and to build out the project and reviewer pools for their topic. They will provide us with names of projects and reviewers. When project overviews and reviews come in, topic editors/teams will provide feedback on these documents. Prior to publication of an issue, they will also provide a brief (max. 500 word) editors’ note to accompany the issue.
Topic editors/teams will meet monthly with founding editors-in-chief Roopika Risam and Jennifer Guiliano beginning in March 2023 for training in our workflow and processes and will receive additional mentorship and support from our team. Communication with project directors and reviewers for solicitation of overviews and reviews will be handled by our Managing Editors (Tieanna Graphenreed and Stacy Reardon), while production will be handled by our Associate Editor (Miranda Hughes), with support from Risam.
Multilingual issues are warmly welcome. Topic editors/teams will have access to a budget to pay reviewers and translators, where appropriate.
The position description will be documented in a memorandum of agreement between topic editors/teams and Reviews in Digital Humanities.
Training will take place virtually. Topic editors/teams will receive an annual honorarium of $2500 to support their work (approximately 50 hours/year @ 50/hour), to be paid out in two increments after the first and second years. Teams will need to indicate how they wish the annual honorarium be divided.
Required Qualifications
Applicants should have knowledge about digital scholarship in their topic.
We warmly welcome applicants from a variety of roles (e.g., librarian, faculty, student, independent scholar, cultural heritage worker) and from all over the world.
We welcome applications from individuals or pre-constituted editorial teams (2-3 colleagues interested in sharing a topic editor role and its compensation). In our experience of working together and working with special issue editors, having multiple perspectives and methodological expertise is an asset. Individuals may indicate whether they are interested in working alone or on a team assembled by us for the topic on the application.
Individuals can apply for multiple topics if appropriate, though a separate application for each is requested. To ensure a variety of voices are part of the leadership of Reviews in Digital Humanities, individuals will not be selected for more than one role.
Application Process
Applications are due February 1, 2023. Please complete the application form, which requires a brief statement of interest and vision for the topic (300 words max.) and a CV (or a single file with CVs for all proposed team members).
Individuals or pre-constituted small teams are welcome to apply, though individuals may indicate whether they are interested in working alone or on a team assembled by us for the topic.
Short-listed applicants will be invited for a brief interview to discuss their interest and ask questions in mid-February. Decisions will be announced by March 1, 2023.
Reviews in Digital Humanities will be holding three informational webinars to provide more information about the topic editor/team role and application process and to answer questions on Tuesday, January 17th, 9am Eastern, Wednesday, January 18th, 12pm Eastern, and Monday, January 23, 6pm Eastern (translate to your time zone with this converter and click on a date to register).
Demand for Reviews in Digital Humanities has outstripped founding editors-in-chief Roopika Risam and Jennifer Guiliano’s capacities and expertise. To successfully scale the journal, we are expanding our team. We also view our investment of time and funds in topic editors/teams as a form of succession planning for the journal. We have never intended for the journal to be synonymous with us but something owned by our community. Therefore, we have committed to running the journal through 2030 but are planning for its life beyond us. Expanding the team in this way also allows us to focus on financial modeling, projections, and fundraising to secure a financial life for the journal beyond us or our institutional affiliations.
How did you select the topic areas?
The topic areas reflect our commitment to promoting digital scholarship in critical ethnic, African diaspora, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian American, and postcolonial studies as well as other systematically-excluded areas of scholarship in digital humanities. The areas selected are ones where we have experienced particular demand and interest from community members. They allow us to invest in particular areas of scholarship aligned with the journal’s values, to grow these communities while sharing their work with the broader digital humanities community. Any decisions on topics inevitably have their trade-offs, but choosing topics over methods allows us to showcase multiple methodological approaches across the many communities within digital humanities. Of course, there are also overlaps between these communities, which will allow us to promote collaboration among topic editors/teams.
How long is the commitment?
We are asking topic editors/teams to commit to the role from March 2023 through February 2026.
Is this a remote position?
Yes! Trainings and meetings will take place on Zoom.
What is the compensation for this position?
Total compensation for each topic editor/team is $2500/year for three years. Teams will need to determine how they want the annual compensation distributed. Disbursements will occur in two installments after the first year and after the second year, subject to fulfillment of the terms of our memorandum of agreement as described in the position description.
Do I need specific technical expertise for this position?
Definitely not. Our team relies on a variety of technologies that are commonly used or easy to learn: Zoom, Slack, Trello, Google Workspace apps, and email. Any training on these platforms or additional ones we may adopt can be provided, if necessary. Our issues are published on the PubPub platform, but production is currently handled by Associate Editor Miranda Hughes with support from founding editor-in-chief Roopika Risam.
What will the work entail?
Topic editors/teams will meet monthly with founding editors-in-chief Roopika Risam and Jennifer Guiliano, who will support their work. Each year, topic editors/teams will curate two (2) issues, with a minimum of four (4) project reviews per issue. To do this, they will provide us with names of projects and reviewers, with the goal of expanding both our project pool and reviewer pools. When project overviews and reviews come in, topic editors/teams will provide feedback on these documents. Prior to publication of an issue, they will also provide an editors’ note to accompany the issue.
Who will be supporting my work?
At monthly meetings, founding editors-in-chief Roopika Risam and Jennifer Guiliano will assist with the editing process. Once you generate ideas for projects and reviewers, solicitations of project directors and reviewers will be handled by our Managing Editors, Tieanna Graphenreed and Stacy Reardon. You will have the opportunity to give feedback on overviews and reviews, then copy-editing and proofing will be handled by Associate Editor Miranda Hughes, with support from Risam.
Can I apply for more than one role?
You can certainly apply for more than one topic position, provided you have knowledge of digital scholarship in the areas. Separate applications for each position are required. To ensure we have a variety of voices in Reviews in Digital Humanities leadership, individuals will not be selected for more than one role.
I am a student/independent scholar/work in a role that isn’t faculty. Am I eligible to apply?
Definitely! We warmly welcome anyone who works at the intersections of the humanities and technology, regardless of professional role, title, job, or student status.
I do not live in the U.S. Am I eligible to apply?
Absolutely! We warmly welcome applicants located anywhere.
How are you paying for this?
We are awaiting approval to publicly release this information.
