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Boston College Introduction

Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,484 full-time undergraduates and 5,250 graduate and professional students. Ranked 35 among national universities, Boston College has 888 full-time and 1,281 FTE faculty, 2,711 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.4 billion, and an endowment in excess of $3.5 billion.

Job Description

Job Duties:

Reporting to the Director of Boston College’s Institute for Advanced Jesuit Studies (IAJS), the **Editor, Digital Scholarship** promotes and facilitates collegiality between the Institute for Advanced Jesuit Studies (IAJS) and the global network of Jesuit Studies scholars, through the advancement of the historical study of the Society of Jesus and their educational and spiritual mission. Oversee all Digital Projects within the IAJS, including the Jesuit Online Bibliography, Jesuit Online Library, Jesuit Historiography Online, the Digital Indipetae Project, the Portal to Jesuit Studies, the Jesuit Necrology Database, the Jesuit Catalogues Database, the Proceedings for the International Symposia on Jesuit Studies, the Online Chronicon, and any other forthcoming digital projects, including mobile phone applications. Serve as the liaison to the University Library, external digital vendors, and other Boston College departments as they relate to IAJS digital and, on occasion, some print projects. Working with the Director and Associate Director, provide input into the Institute’s overall digital strategy and contributes to the implementation of this strategy.

Requirements

Minimum Requirements:

Ph.D. degree in History, Religion or Digital Humanities plus three years of experience as a website designer or online database editor.

Experience, which may be gained concurrently, to include:

+ Demonstrated advanced knowledge (through archival experience, scholarly publication or coursework) of Jesuit archives, Jesuit history and the global scholarship that promotes Jesuit Studies;

+ Demonstrated competence (through experience, scholarly publication or coursework) in the systematic use of digital resources and analysis of their application;

+ Demonstrated proficiency in Latin and related paleography; and

+ One year of project management experience.

Full-time employment.

Jobsite:

140 Commonwealth Avenue, McGuinn Hall, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467

Please apply online at: https://bc.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/2/home?c=bc and reference req.9787

Closing Statement

Boston College offers a broad and competitive range of benefits depending on your job classification eligibility:

+ Tuition remission for Employees

+ Tuition remission for Spouses and Children who meet eligibility requirements

+ Generous Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

+ Low-Cost Life Insurance

+ Eligibility for both University-Funded 401k and Employer-Sponsored 403b Retirement Plans

+ Paid Holidays Annually

+ Generous Sick and Vacation Pay

+ Additional benefits can be found on https://www.bc.edu/employeehandbook

Boston College conducts pre-employment background checks as part of the hiring process.

Boston College is an equal opportunity employer. In concert with our Jesuit, Catholic mission, Boston College is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications for women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and covered veterans. To learn more about how BC supports diversity and inclusion throughout the university please visit the Office for Institutional Diversity at https://www.bc.edu/diversity .

Boston College's Notice of Nondiscrimination can be viewed at https://www.bc.edu/nondiscrimination .