Digital Scholarship Project Assistant
LITS is hiring two Bryn Mawr students to work as Digital Scholarship Project Assistants on “Paul Thomas Annotated: In the Margins,” a film annotation project led by Professor José Vergara.
Details
- $14/hr
- Approximately 5-8 hours weekly
- Spring 2025, with the possibility for additional work during Summer or Fall 2025
- Application Deadline: December 6, 2024
Project Overview
“Paul Thomas Annotated: In the Margins” is an open-access digital annotation project devoted to Paul Thomas Anderson’s filmography. It aims to provide pathways into his work by annotating, scene by scene, each of his nine narrative films to date: Hard Eight, Boogie Nights, Magnolia, Punch-Drunk Love, There Will Be Blood, The Master, Inherent Vice, Phantom Thread, and Licorice Pizza. It will be an educational tool for students, teachers, viewers, and fans of the director’s work.
Duties Overview
As a DSPA, you will collaborate with staff, faculty, and students on a digital scholarship project involving the films of Paul Thomas Anderson. Work may include capturing and processing screenshots for annotation and publication, working with image metadata and annotation data in JSON form; designing, developing, and publishing a website; and other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Required
- Excellent collaboration skills
- Good written and oral communication skills
- Ability to work independently and with a team
- Excellent attention to detail
- Willingness to learn and troubleshoot new technologies
Preferred
- Interest in or experience with film/media studies
- Interest in/experience with digital scholarship, web design, web development, or metadata and data management
- Experience with/interest in media editing, social annotation, or image analysis
We welcome applications from students of all majors, even if they don’t meet all the precise qualifications.
To Apply
Please fill out the application form and include a copy of your resume or CV.
Questions? Email digitalscholarship@brynmawr.edu and jvergara@brynmawr.edu.