Location: Houston, Texas, United States
Institution Type: College/University
Position Type: Post-doctoral fellow
Position: A two-year post-doctoral fellowship in the T.T. and Wei Fong Chao Center for Asian Studies
at Rice University, with the possibility to extend for an additional year. Stipend: $40,000 per year, plus
benefits. Applications will be accepted until position is filled.
Responsibilities:
(1) Interested in research with ephemera and interested in developing new protocols and methods for
storing and sharing ephemera.
– Develop a theme for a series of conferences.
(2) Develop a long term strategy for organizational and individual contributions to the archive
– Negotiate agreements with organizers, scholars, libraries and universities
– Report to Luce foundation twice a year.
(3) Collaborating with Fondren Center for Digital Scholarship administrative, research and technical staff.
– Work with the coordinator for digital archives to assess the usability of tools and
practices used by archivists to review and process born-digital materials.
(4) Organize student field researchers.
– Teach basic research methods.
– Oversee student research.
(5) Develop technical web interface to facilitate archive submissions.
– Handle variations in Dublincore metadata.
– Work with programmers on the interface.
– Remain aware of developing technology issues
Required Qualifications: Ph.D. in a humanities or social sciences discipline. Experience with humanities
and social science research methods.
Recommended Qualifications: Experience in ephemera collections, particularly advertisements.
Experience in developing or working on an archive.
Preferred skills: Chinese language, in particular. Other Asian language skills.
Application: Applicants may submit their application electronically to chaoctr@rice.edu. All other
applicants are requested to mail three letters of reference, one hard copy of a writing sample (no more
than 25 pages), a cover letter and a current CV. Cover letters should discuss applicants interest in
developing and pioneering a digital ephemera archive.
Meagan Williams
Chao Center for Asian Studies (MS-475)
Rice University
P.O. Box 1892
Houston, Texas 77251-1892 USA
Email address: chaoctr@rice.edu <mailto:chaoctr@rice.edu>
Specific questions may be emailed to the Assistant Director of the Chao Center, Meagan Williams, at
chaoctr@rice.edu.
About the University: Rice is a member of the Association of American Universities, which includes
the 62 top research institutions in North America. Its endowment per student is sixth-largest among
American private research universities, and its small size (about 3,100 undergraduates) encourages a
great deal of personal interaction between students and professors (our median undergraduate class-
size is 14). We have students from all 50 states and from 81 countries, and many of them participate in
cutting-edge research guided by world class faculty in the humanities, social sciences, engineering and
natural sciences.
Rice University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Women and minorities are strongly
encouraged to apply.