H-Digital-History: New posted content
H-Net Job Guide Weekly Report for H-Digital-History: 26 April - 3 May [Announcement]
The following jobs were posted to the H-Net Job Guide from 26 April to 3 May. These job postings are included here based on the categories selected by the network editors for H-Announce. See the H-Net job guide web site at https://www.h-net.org/jobs/ for more information. To contact the Job Guide, write to jobg...@mail.h-net.org or call +1-517-432-5134 between 9 AM and 5 PM US Eastern time.
Digital Humanities
The University of Southern Denmark - Postdoctoral Researcher in Natural Language Processing and Digital Humanities (18 months, full-time)
https://networks.h-net.org/jobs/69992/university-southern-denmark-postdoctoral-researcher-natural-language-processing-and
American Philosophical Society Library - Revolutionary City Resident Scholar
https://networks.h-net.org/jobs/69998/american-philosophical-society-library-revolutionary-city-resident-scholar
Call +1-517-432-5134 between 9 am and 5 pm US Eastern time.
Apply to build your DH project with H-Net Spaces [Announcement]
Build, manage, and preserve digital projects with H-Net Spaces.
Applications are currently being accepted for the 2026-2027 H-Net Spaces cohort! Submit on or before July 1. Decisions are made by August 1. H-Net accepts 4-5 new Spaces Cohort projects each year.
What is H-Net Spaces?
- Spaces provides scholars in the humanities and social sciences with free tools to manage and build open access digital projects. Spaces provides scholars content management infrastructure to create, manage, and share their work with their scholarly communities at no cost.
- Each Space provides project builders with the tools to upload and organize diverse kinds of academic content including digitized documents, media, data points, etc., and to recombine those materials into visualizations such as timelines, GIS-indexed maps, and image libraries.
Your project might be a good fit for H-Net Spaces if you are looking to:
- Create an open access project on a free, sustainable platform maintained by and for scholars.
- Retain control over your projects, with the flexibility to manage your content and ensure long-term sustainability.
- Organize, preserve, and display research materials and other types of digital scholarly content.
- Create interactive visualizations, such as timelines, GIS-indexed maps, and image libraries.
Why apply to the 2026-2027 Spaces cohort?
If you have a project idea that is still in the early stages of development, or if you need significant support and hands-on training in DH methods, consider applying for H-Net's Spaces Cohort Program. This program provides focused support and seed funding to scholars seeking to build a digital project with H-Net Spaces over the course of two semesters.
Christine Peffer, Associate Director of Networks
Heather Brothers, Digital Pedagogy Coordinator
H-Net Job Guide Weekly Report for H-Digital-History: 3 May - 10 May [Announcement]
The following jobs were posted to the H-Net Job Guide from 3 May to 10 May. These job postings are included here based on the categories selected by the network editors for H-Announce. See the H-Net job guide web site at https://www.h-net.org/jobs/ for more information. To contact the Job Guide, write to jobg...@mail.h-net.org or call +1-517-432-5134 between 9 AM and 5 PM US Eastern time.
Digital Humanities
Hong Kong Shue Yan University - Assistant/Associate/Full Professor of History
https://networks.h-net.org/jobs/69829/hong-kong-shue-yan-university-assistantassociatefull-professor-history
Call +1-517-432-5134 between 9 am and 5 pm US Eastern time.
2026 H-Net Teaching Conference – Call for Proposals (Deadline: May 22) [Announcement]
Title: Why It Matters: Teaching Empathy, Critical Thinking, and Civil Discourse across the Humanities and Social Sciences
Proposals Due: May 22, 2026
Conference Dates: August 17–20, 2026
Location: Virtual on Zoom
H-Net is excited to announce Why It Matters: Teaching Empathy, Critical Thinking, and Civil Discourse across the Humanities and Social Sciences will be the theme for the fifth annual H-Net Teaching Conference. This year’s theme emphasizes the importance of the humanities and social sciences in building the knowledge, skills, and abilities that support civil discourse, which is a foundation of functional democracies. In addition to civil discourse, this year’s theme focuses on using the humanities and social sciences to build understanding and connections through empathy and critical thinking.
We welcome individual, panel, and roundtable proposals and encourage interactive formats such as workshops, digital posters, assignment charrettes, and other innovative sessions that promote engagement and discussion.
Keynote Address: “Modeling Civility – An Empathetic Approach to American Culture Studies” | Dr. Jesse Draper, Executive Director, H-Net | Michigan State University | Lansing Community College
The conference will be fully virtual during the week of Monday, August 17, 2026. Sessions may be recorded for later access via H-Net Commons, and selected presenters may be invited to publish in the H-Net Conference Proceedings.
All proposals should include a title, CVs and email addresses for all presenters, and an abstract of no more than 200 words. No pre-recorded sessions will be accepted. Submissions are encouraged to address one or more of the following areas:
- Applied learning in the classroom to enhance empathy, critical thinking, and civil discourse while navigating difficult or controversial topics
- Assessment of student growth in empathy, critical thinking, and civil discourse
- The role of storytelling in developing empathy, critical thinking, and civil discourse
- Challenges facing the teaching of the humanities and social sciences due to federal and state mandates, with a focus on pedagogical responses
- How public-facing educational programs and resources (H-Net, National History Day, literacy initiatives, etc.) can enrich knowledge, skills, and abilities related to empathy, critical thinking, and civil discourse
- Connecting the humanities and social sciences to workplace needs, including perspective-taking, collaboration, and problem-solving through critical thinking
Email proposals to brot...@msu.edu by Friday, May 22, 2026.
As a proponent of open access, the H-Net Teaching Conference will be free and open to all.
Brad Cartwright
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