Graduate Student Co-Convenor for the UF Digital Humanities Working Group (UF
DHWG)
The UF Digital Humanities Working Group (UF DHWG) offers the opportunities for Graduate
Students to volunteer to serve as Co-Convenor for two years, taking part in the decision-making,
coordinating, and managing all DHWG activities and events including the annual UF Digital
Humanities Day and THATCamp-Gainesville. The Co-Convenors plan, coordinate, and
implement the regular DHWG Meet-Up events, trainings, speakers, and other activities while
also serving as expert cultural travelers who make connections across departments and different
campus and other connected communities for supporting digital humanities collaboration, the UF
Digital Humanities Graduate Certificate, public humanities, and related initiatives.
The Graduate Student Co-Convenor works closely with the other Co-Convenors from the Center
for the Humanities & the Public Sphere and the Libraries, participating in the DHWG Meet-Ups,
trainings, and other events, as well as conducting outreach, facilitating conversations, and
helping to bring together and connect various interested people and groups through the DHWG
for purposes including enhanced scholarly inquiry, academic research, professionalization,
building communities of practice and scholarly research communities, curriculum development
and delivery, and more.
Specifically, the Graduate Student Co-Convenor for the DHWG is expected to:
 Attend and Co-Convene DHWG events, as scheduling allows
 Co-Convene the event and conference team supporting THATCamp-Gainesville
 Participate on the DHWG email list
 Serve as a contact for interested people and groups across UF’s campus, and connected
groups, for concerns relating to the digital humanities
 Collaboratively plan and implement updates and changes for the DHWG website, Twitter
presence, Graduate Student Co-Convenor role, DHWG Meet-Up activities and formats,
THATCamp-Gainesville, and other programmatic, project, and event activities and
structures
 As applicable and interested, lead or assist with instruction sessions and workshops
 At the end of the service period, orient the new Graduate Student Co-Convenor and
introduce the new Graduate Student Co-Convenor to the DHWG email list
 Pursue, as interested, involvement in other groups include the DH Graduate Certificate,
the DH Library Group, the Public Humanities Group, and others to be part of the broader
conversations and to encourage cross-pollination between various groups
Minimum Requirements: Knowledge about and/or interest in digital scholarship; a good
attitude and professional demeanor; and willingness to work independently and collaboratively.
Candidates must be graduate students in the Humanities or Arts.
About the DHWG Co-Convenors: http://digitalhumanities.group.ufl.edu/dh-uf/dhwg-co-convenors/
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Excellent organizational and time management skills
Must be reliable and punctual
Flexible, adaptable, and comfortable with experimentation and self-directed learning
Ability and willingness to learn new skills
Ability and enthusiasm for working collaboratively
Excellent oral communication and writing skills
Familiarity working with website and social media tools
Benefits:
At this time (August 2015), the Co-Convenor role is unpaid. The Co-Convenors are actively
working to secure ongoing funding in recognition of the importance of this role and the work
required of the role, as well as the importance of monetary payment for work done. Funds are
being sought to support the Graduate Student Co-Convenor for one or more of the following and
others: travel to DH event(s), applying for the HASTAC Scholars Program, and for full
internship funding.
The role includes many benefits including opportunities for:
 An active, named role and scope of activities with groups across campus and connected
groups beyond campus (all Co-Convenors are listed on the DHWG website with the
named role for inclusion on CVs/resumes: http://digitalhumanities.group.ufl.edu/dhuf/dhwg-co-convenors/)
 Event planning experience
 Curriculum development experience with the DH Graduate Certificate Committee
collaboration
 Experience in collaborative program and project operations development for the specific
program and project needs, and the broader applications as with governance, building
communities of practices, professional practices from various perspectives and areas, and
more
 Positioning for new grants and collaborative project/program roles with activities across
campus, with this being a central and highly visible role
 Mentoring agreement with the Co-Convenors to ensure mentorship and support for the
Graduate Student Co-Convenor
About the DHWG Co-Convenors: http://digitalhumanities.group.ufl.edu/dh-uf/dhwg-co-convenors/