Digital Humanities Assistant - CT
Humanities, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the
Humanities located in Middletown, Connecticut, seeks a full-time (37.5
hours), Digital Humanities Assistant.
CT Humanities (CTH) administers the Connecticut Humanities Fund, maintains the websites connecticuthistory.org and teachitct.org,
and supports Connecticut’s cultural organizations. With an expected
$30.7M of funding from the state over two years, one area of focus for
CTH will be working to develop more inclusive and representative content
for and expand access to our digital resources. Our digital humanities
portal serves more than one million users annually.
Our mission:
“CT Humanities champions the enduring value of public humanities in our
lives and civil society, and through grant funding and capacity
building strives to ensure the public humanities will continue to
inspire storytelling, lifelong learning, informed public dialogue, and
civic engagement in ways that strengthen communities and enhance quality
of life for all Connecticut’s citizens.” The ideal candidate will
support staff in pursuit of these ends.
CTH values and promotes
inclusion, diversity, equity, and access in our workplace, on our board,
with our partners, and through our funding.
Salary: $50,000/year, plus full CTH benefits package (health, dental, vision, and life
insurance, retirement plan, and vacation and paid time off).
Job Duration: This is a two-year position with the possibility of extensions, dependent on continued state funding support.
For more information and to apply, visit https://cthumanities.org/our-story/employment. Deadline: August 15, 2021
