Founding Editor & Postdoc, Public Humanities Publishing

Cogut Institute for the Humanities; Providence (RI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual research funds

Brown postdoc benefits

Job summary

The Cogut Institute for the Humanities at Brown University invites applications for a two-year, non-renewable Postdoctoral Research Associate in Public Humanities and Digital Publishing, and to serve as founding editor of a new public-facing digital humanities publication. The role includes shaping content types, editorial leadership, and collaboration with Brown CDS and BUDP.

The associate will pursue independent research, participate in a weekly Fellows Seminar, and teach one course in year

Qualifications

• Editorial experience: commissioning, editing, shaping others’ writing into finished work
• Public-facing practice translating humanities scholarship for broad audiences
• Strong project-management skills across many contributors and timelines
• Familiarity with content management systems and digital production workflows
• Excellent written and verbal communication across academic, communications, and technical teams

Responsibilities

• Provide editorial direction and production, set publishing schedules, and manage workflows and contributor guidelines
• Coordinate contributors, track projects, manage student editors, and set deadlines
• Serve as website manager: upload content, maintain site integrity, work with developers, train student editors
• Grow readership through curation, framing, promotion, and public writing across platforms

Skills

Editorial experience

Public-facing practice

Project management

CMS workflows

Communication skills

Education

Ph.D. in humanities

Job description

The Cogut Institute for the Humanities at Brown University invites applications for a two-year, non-renewable Postdoctoral Research Associate in Public Humanities and Digital Publishing, and to serve as founding editor of a new public-facing digital humanities publication. The role includes shaping content types, editorial leadership, and collaboration with Brown CDS and BUDP.

The associate will pursue independent research, participate in a weekly Fellows Seminar, and teach one course in year