Program Assistant and Digital Humanities Research Assistant

Department: Graduate Division, New Media and Culture Certificate
FTE: 0.49
Terms: Fall Winter Spring 
Academic Year: 2026-27

Duties:

The New Media and Culture graduate certificate seeks a motivated, research-oriented graduate student for a position focused on: 

1) assistance with program administration, and 2) research assistance in the context of the program’s web-based digital humanities initiatives. 

The expected FTE for this appointment is .49 FTE for the Fall, Winter, and Spring terms of the 2026-27 academic term. The appointment will be made on a term-to-term basis with expectation of renewal for each term based on successful performance. The New Media and Culture Graduate Certificate Program (NMCC) is a growing interdisciplinary certificate available to all graduate students on campus through which they can formalize their study of new media. For more information on the NMCC program please visit our website at newmediaculture.uoregon.edu. 

The successful applicant will work on projects such as: 

• Curating a regular stream of content for the Certificate’s cross-platform web presence using Drupal, Mailchimp, and possibly also social media; exploring ways of streamlining and automating this web presence in future years, as well as identifying new and emerging ways of connecting with NMCC affiliates through social media. 

• Researching UO course offerings focused on new media and culture, communication with faculty offering these courses, and maintaining data on these courses. 

• Conducting outreach to UO students and faculty, including making visits to graduate seminars in areas of growth for NMCC. 

• Helping coordinate, publicize, and host the Certificate’s annual Data|Media|Digital symposium, to be held at the Knight Library DREAM Lab in Winter or Spring term. 

• Helping coordinate, publicize, and host the Annual Lecture NMCC lecture, which will take place in Winter or Spring term. This will involve helping to coordinate related events, including a workshop for NMCC grads and possibly other campus events. 

• Developing Digital Humanities research project in an assistive capacity to current NMCC graduates. 

• Assisting the Director in managing graduate student applications to the program, meeting with prospective applicants, and helping to maintain non-sensitive student records 

• Assisting the Director in preparation of annual program reports In order to successfully execute these projects, the GE will meet weekly with the Director. 

The GE will receive training and supervision in their assigned duties and will also have the opportunity to design, propose, and execute projects on their own initiative to advance NMCC’s programmatic goals.

Preferred Qualifications:

Required Qualifications: 

• Excellent writing, editing, and communication skills; 

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, OneDrive, SharePoint, Outlook, Calendar, Teams, etc.), Google productivity suite (Gmail, Docs, Drive, Sheets), Adobe Acrobat, and Trello project management software (free version); 

• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail; 

• Self-motivation and ability to work independently; 

• Availability by email during regular business hours in the business week; 

• Availability for in-person, on-campus meetings and events weekly during the academic term (with exceptions allowed for conference/research travel if planned in advance with the Director). 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Administrative experience in a related academic program or project; 

• Experience with event coordination and hosting; 

• Interdisciplinary research interests and experience; 

• Basic web design/development skills (e.g. Drupal, WordPress, HTML, CSS); 

• Understanding of (or willingness to be trained in) web accessibility requirements; 

• Basic graphic design/development skills (e.g. Photoshop, Canva); 

• Social media and email campaign management skills (e.g. Instagram, Twitter/X, Facebook, MailChimp); 

• Academic and curricular experience with NMCC (however, this is not a requirement and all interested UO graduate students may apply); 

• Preference is for PhD Students (however, this is not a requirement and all interested UO graduate students may apply).

Application Procedure:

Submit your application via email by 5:00PM on Monday, April 6 with the subject line "NMCC 2026-27 GE Application” to nmcc@uoregon.edu. Your application should include the following items: 1. A cover letter explaining your interest and applicable skills in relation to this position. In the first paragraph, please indicate your degree program at UO and your expected date of program completion. 2. Your academic CV. 3. The names and contact information for at least two academic or professional references (with at least one reference from UO if you are already currently enrolled as a UO student; those entering UO next Fall need not provide a UO reference). Initial review of applications will begin one or two business days after the deadline. All interested applicants should apply by the deadline. The posting will remain open until filled. If you have any questions about the position please send them to NMCC at nmcc@uoregon.edu and the Program Director will respond. 

This position will be managed under the UO Graduate School’s GDRS, available online at http://gradschool.uoregon.edu/sites/gradschool2.uoregon.edu/files/GradSchoolGDRS.pdf.

Application Email: nmcc@uoregon.edu.

Deadline Date: Tuesday, 04-07-26

Open Until Filled: Yes
Open Until Filled, Review Begins On:Wednesday, 04-08-26

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