Design Thinking and Making: A Masterclass for Educators and Professionals in the Creative and Cultural Industries

This event might be of interest to readers of this blog:

Do you teach students who intend to pursue careers in the GLAM, Cultural Tourism, or Heritage sectors? Are you a professional in any of these sectors (or who supports these sectors) with an education brief? If so, please join us at Maastricht University from 3-5 March 2019 (https://ignite.acdh.oeaw.ac.at/masterclass-maastricht-university/) to explore integrating into the curriculum design thinking and problem-based learning by teaching new technologies, from digital storytelling to game play, from 3D modelling to virtual reality.

This Masterclass will explore the challenges and opportunities of preparing students or current professionals for and in careers in which understanding how to embed creative, interactive, and user-focussed technologies into everyday activities is as crucial as the more traditional skills we teach.

These themes will be explored within the context of the IGNITE curriculum (https://ignite.acdh.oeaw.ac.at/), a suite of courses delivered through #dariahTeach and designed for online, blended and flipped classrooms, workshops, or life-long learning activities. An objective of the Masterclass is to provide each participant with strategies for integrating these methods, technologies, and skills into their teaching practice (for educators) or to create educational opportunities for current professionals (for those already working in the sector).

Generous funding is available for all participants from EU Member States travelling to Maastricht. For further details and to register seehttps://ignite.acdh.oeaw.ac.at/masterclass-maastricht-university/

If you have further questions, please contact Costas Papadopoulos, Assistant Professor in Digital Humanities and Culture Studies, Maastricht Universityk.papadopoulos@maastrichtuniversity.nl

Job Digital Archaeology, deadline 2 December

This job will be of interest to readers of this blog:

https://www.oeaw.ac.at/fileadmin/subsites/Jobs/OEAI_InternshipBMBWF_1119.pdf

INTERNSHIP FOR RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF DIGITAL ARCHAEOLOGY (F*M)

(full time, 40h per week)

at the OeAI Head Office in Vienna.

The Austrian Archaeological Institute is an internationally renowned institution in the field of archaeological basic science with excavation projects in Turkey, Egypt, Greece, and the area of the Alps and the Danube. The core strength of the institute is field archaeology in all its sub disciplines as well as cultural and historical analyses based on material remains. The Research Group DIGGING.DIGITAL is primary focusing on developing and adapting methods of data acquisition, processing and analysis of archaeological research data.

Areas of responsibility:

•   Survey / inventory of available research data at the institute
•   Collaboration in conceptualising and implementation of database solutions for the archaeological
•   Research on already existing database solutions
•   Participation in the implementation of a data management plan

  Requirements:

•   Bachelor or Master in Archaeology with focus on digital Archaeology or in computer sciences / informatics with a focus on Digital Humanities / Archaeology
•   Team minded
•   Good communications skills
•   Written and spoken fluency in German and English

  We offer:

•   Diverse activities within the framework of all the research groups at the OeAI
•   A working environment with a motivated and international team
•   The opportunity to gain experience in the field of Digital Archaeology in working together with other institutions at the OeAW

  In the first three months, the gross salary will be EUR 1.359,45 / month, afterwards EUR 2.718,90 / month. The internship will start on January 2, 2020 and lasts 12 months.

  We hope to have garnered your interest in this internship and kindly request you to send a written application (CV, motivation letter, photograph, copies of degrees and references) via email to bewerbung@oeai.at, no later than December 2, 2019.

  We look forward to your application.

  The Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW) pursues a non-discriminatory employment policy and values equal opportunities, as well as diversity. The ÖAW lays special emphasis on increasing the number of women in senior and in academic positions. Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female applicants.

Cambridge Cultural Heritage Data School

Applications now open for the first Cambridge Cultural Heritage Data School 

Cambridge Digital Humanities (CDH) is pleased to announce that applications for its Cultural Heritage Data School are now open. This event aims to bring together participants from the wider Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums (GLAM) sector and academia to explore the methods used to create, visualise and analyse digital archives and collections.

The curriculum will be structured around the digital collections and archives pipeline, covering the general principles and applied practices involved in the generation, exploration, visualisation, analysis and preservation of digital collections and archives. The school will be tailored to the learning needs of participants with content selected from but not limited to the following:

• Metadata creation and enrichment
• Digital text mark-up and TEI
• Text-mining
• Social network visualisation and analysis
• Geomapping and archival photography
• Digital Images and machine learning
• Digital data preservation

The 2020 Data School teaching team includes:

• Dr Anne Alexander (Director of Learning, CDH; Ethics of Big Data Research Group, University of Cambridge)

• Dr Hugo Leal (Coordinator of the Cambridge Data Schools; CDH Methods Fellow; Research Associate, CRASSH, University of Cambridge)
• Dr Oliver Dunn (CDH Methods Fellow; Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Faculty of History)
• Dr Huw Jones (Library Digital Humanities Coordinator, CDH Lab)

Cambridge Digital Humanities is committed to democratising access to digital methods and tools and is
offering the following subsidised participation fees to encourage applications from those who do not normally have access to this type of training. The fees include all teaching costs, college accommodation (including breakfast and evening meals) for four nights and three lunches.

• Standard Rate: £645
• Small Organisations / Academic Staff: £395
• Students / Unemployed / Community Projects / Unfunded Projects: £125

In addition, a small number of bursaries are available to those who can demonstrate financial need.
The deadline for applications is Sunday 15 December 2019. Applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application by Friday 17 January 2020.

Apply here
Questions related to the application procedure: Karen Herbane (Digital Humanities Learning and Events Coordinator): learning@cdh.cam.ac.uk Questions related to course content: Hugo Leal (Cambridge Data Schools Coordinator): hjl51@cam.ac.uk.