Digital Humanities Officer

Closing date: 23:59 on 31st August 2025
Interview date: 18th September 2025

Holding a place in the top 30 of UK universities, the University of Reading is one of the UK’s leading research-intensive universities, committed to acting together, as a diverse and inclusive community, to deliver a better world through the transformational power of education and research.

The University of Reading is seeking an enthusiastic, proactive, self-motivated and highly organised individual who can make a positive contribution to the development of our ongoing work in Digital Humanities. The University has been developing its capacity in Digital Humanities research in recent years and are looking to consolidate this activity by further developing the Digital Humanities Hub within the the Library.

As a full-time and permanent post, the Digital Humanities Development Officer will work closely with a range of academic and professional services stakeholders to further develop and implement a suite of training and advice tools to support researchers in developing skills, funding bids and projects. You will be instrumental in continuing the work to establish the library as a beacon for long-term Digital Humanities support at the University.

You will have:

• A good first degree (ideally in an Arts and Humanities subject).
• Excellent communication and relationship development skills.
• Experience of working in Digital Humanities or a similar environment which combines academic or other activity with digital solutions.
• Demonstrable experience of planning and managing digital humanities or other projects, with the ability to implement effectively in an academic setting and within a fixed-term period.
• Knowledge of current discussions, trends and activities in Digital Humanities in the Higher Education sector.

Contact Name: Chrissie Willis-Phillips
Contact Job Title: Associate Director (Scholarship & Planning)
Contact Email Address: c.j.willis-phillips@reading.ac.uk

The University is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce, supports the gender equality Athena SWAN Charter and the Race Equality Charter, and champions LGBT+ equality. We are a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2). Applications for job-share, part-time and flexible working arrangements are welcomed and will be considered in line with business needs.

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