Based in the GC Digital Scholarship Lab, the GC Digital Fellows Program operates as an in-house think-and-do tank for digital projects, connecting Fellows to digital initiatives throughout The Graduate Center. Digital Fellows utilize a team-based approach as they explore creative solutions for projects that can be implemented in a collaborative fashion. In the process, the Program helps build out “The Digital GC” — a vision of the Graduate Center that incorporates technology into its core research and teaching missions.

Our work includes:

• Exploring new ways for Graduate Center faculty, students, and staff to share their academic work through emergent technological tools and social media tools;

• Contributing to and helping to implement a strategic vision for public digital scholarship at the GC;
• Consulting with GC faculty members on digital scholarly projects;
• Offering skills-building workshops to GC students, faculty, and staff;
• Developing websites and web applications for special initiatives;
• Fostering community around digital projects at the GC;
• Experimenting with computational and networked forms of scholarly communication;
• Supporting the Digital Praxis course;

• Encouraging the exploration of digital scholarship, methods, and tools.

To get a better sense of our work, please visit our website and see our annual report.

Compensation

Total compensation for the award is $27,000.  Funding will include a graduate assistant appointment, which carries eligibility to purchase the low-cost NYSHIP health insurance, a stipend, and in-state tuition remission for fellows who are within their first 10 registered semesters of study.  Digital Fellows will be required to work a total of 450 non-teaching hours during the academic year (two 15-week semesters).

The initial DF appointment is for one year, normally from September 1 through August 31 (exact dates vary and will be specified upon appointment). Determinations of DF re-appointments will be made on annual basis, depending on individual eligibility and GC needs.

Application Instructions

To apply, please send a statement of interest (no more than 1-2 pages), a CV, a list of digital projects undertaken and/or completed, and a letter of reference from a faculty advisor (can be sent separately) to gcdi@gc.cuny.edu with “Digital Fellows Application” in the subject line.  Applications must be received by **MAY 2nd, 2016** to be considered.

Questions

Please contact Lisa Rhody, Deputy Director of Digital Initiatives (lrhody@gc.cuny.edu) with any questions you might have.