Careers @ MSU

Position Summary(Basic Job Function)

This is a temporary or an on-call position. Provides professional support. Responsibilities may include general business, science, medical, agricultural or other professional support functions. Term: Temps can work two (2) nine (9) month terms with a week break in service in between and at the end of the second term terminate for three (3) months or switch to an on-call. On-Call allowed to work 1039 hours in any twelve (12) month period.

Unit Position Summary

The Digital Humanities Workshop Specialist will focus most of their time on preparing for the TEAxPROPA Summer Field School Workshops and creating the digital map for the lugares histórico project that all field school participants will collaboratively work on each summer. Lugares Históricos Project belongs intellectually to the Puerto Rican Organization for the Performing Arts (PROPA) and is under the direction of PROPA’s founder and director Melanie Maldonado. The Digital Humanities workshop specialist will work with Melanie Maldonado and Taller Entre Aguas in preparation for the field school and during the creation of the DH map

Desired Qualifications

Native or near-native fluency in Puerto Rican Spanish and English.

 ● Demonstrated experience in the digital humanities, particularly with GIS mapping interfaces. ● Familiarity with Afro–Puerto Rican history, Black studies, and diasporic frameworks.

● Experience working on research teams

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.

Work Hours

ON-CALL