GC Digital Initiatives is searching for new doctoral students to join our GC Digital Fellows program. I\’m enormously proud of this team of fellows and the work that they do, and we\’re excited to have new members join the team. Each new cohort helps shape and grow our programming to the benefit of a GC-wide digital scholarship community.
Please consider applying and/or sharing this call with doctoral students from the Graduate Center! You can also find this call on our website at http://cuny.is/gcdf21-22.
Best, Lisa
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GC Digital Fellows Call for 2021-2022 Applications Deadline: April 6, 2021
Are you looking for a fellowship that will challenge you to enhance your existing technical skills? Do you enjoy working collaboratively with an interdisciplinary team? Do you like working with students, faculty, and staff to help them learn new digital tools and methods? If learning new open source technologies and helping others to integrate them thoughtfully and productively into their research sounds exciting to you, consider applying to become a GC Digital Fellow.
Typically, 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. GC Digital Fellows utilize a team-based approach as they explore creative solutions for projects and implement them collaboratively. In the process, the GC Digital Fellows Program helps build out “The Digital GC” — a vision of the Graduate Center that incorporates technology into its core research and teaching missions. GC Digital Fellows are particularly invested in the way in which questions of race, gender, and social justice intersect with technology.
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;
Graduate Center doctoral students at any level are eligible to apply, and we encourage applications from women and gender minorities and BIOPC. We hope to add strength to our program in graphic and web design, Python, and mapping; however, this is not an exhaustive list. We encourage those with other skills and interests to also apply.
To get a better sense of our work, you can read the GC Digital Fellows’ blog, Tagging the Tower, and our semesterly blog post “What is GCDI?”
Compensation
Total compensation for the award is a minimum of $28,128. 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 14 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 (exact dates vary and will be specified upon appointment). Determinations of DF re-appointments will be made on an annual basis up to three years, depending on individual eligibility and GC needs.
Application Instructions
To apply, please complete our online application form, which includes uploading a letter of interest (no more than 1-2 pages), a CV, a list of digital projects undertaken and/or completed, and the name and contact information for a faculty reference. (NOTE: Faculty reference letters are not requested at this point of the application process.)
Applications must be received by 11:59 PM EST on APRIL 6, 2021 to be considered.