Research Fellow in Digital Humanities

**Location**:

- Brighton, UK

**Hours**:

**Salary**:

- Grade 7 starting at £37,999 to £45,163 per annum, pro rata if part time.

**Contract Type**:

- Fixed Term Contract

Application Information:
(a) a list of publications, and-
About the role

The Faculty of Media, Arts, and Humanities at the University of Sussex seeks to appoint a research fellow in digital humanities. The fellow will be an integral part of the team for the European Research Council-funded project ‘Promiscuous Print: Legal Deposit Libraries, Rejected Texts, and New Methods for Negative Bibliography’ (PromPrint) led by Dr Hannah Field.PromPrint uses digital tools and quantitative analyses to uncover the rejects of legal deposit: the printed texts excluded from the ostensibly universal archive promised by copyright libraries. Legal deposit works to preserve every text published in a specific group of libraries. While this principle is egalitarian, the cultural promiscuity of print has often troubled the prestigious deposit libraries, as deposit brings such historically controversial forms as novels, children’s books, almanacs, and pamphlets into elite collections.Taking a case study approach based in UK copyright libraries between 1836 and 1914, the project asks questions including: which textual forms and genres do deposit libraries reject? How and why does this change over time? More broadly, the research seeks to drive forward our understanding of how literature is canonized and forgotten, collected and destroyed.About YouThe fellow will collaborate closely with the Principal Investigator on data collection, analysis, and the production of key outputs during the project’s first phase. At Phase Two, they will lead their own strand of work focused on obscene publications (broadly conceived) within deposit, as well as collaborate with the PI and the project’s doctoral researcher on publications and events. The fellow will have regular one-on-one meetings to support their career and a dedicated research allowance. They will be supported not just by the research environment at Sussex but also by the larger ERC infrastructure.About Our FacultyPromPrint sits within the Sussex Digital Humanities Lab (SHL Digital), a University Centre of Excellence for digitally oriented, interdisciplinary research with a central mission of making humanities research fit for purpose in the digital age. The fellow will benefit from the SHL Digital’s active research community, dedicated support and tech team, and state-of-the-art facilities, as well as its growing international network.Why Work Here

Our university is situated off the A27, next to the beautiful South Downs where you will enjoy everything that our 150-acre campus has to offer. We are accessible by public transport; Falmer train station is a five-minute walk to campus, and several bus stops are located within campus. We also have dedicated cycling paths and encourage our staff to use these with a cycle-to-work scheme.Sussex is a renowned, multi-accredited, research-led international university, and this is only possible because of the people that work here. Whether you are a member of faculty, part of a professional services team, or a student, it’s our people that make us great, and we want you to be part of that.Find out about our equality, diversity, and inclusion

Further Key InformationThere is no need to submit a separate CV, and this will not be considered by the panel.The University of Sussex values the diversity of its staff and students, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.The University requires that work undertaken for the University is performed in the UK.
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- January 7, 2025 5:59 PM**Expected Interview Date**:

- To Be Confirmed**Expected Start Date**:

- 01 April 2025**Fixed Term Contract Duration**:

- Fixed Term until 30 March 2030