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Managing Editor - Digital Humanities Quarterly

The Managing Editors lead the production of this open-access, peer reviewed journal of digital humanities. This job involves an in-depth engagement with current digital humanities scholarship and publication technologies, working with a collaborative team at Northeastern and interacting with the journal’s international editorial board. The MEs are responsible for overseeing the journal’s production including logging and responding to new submissions, assigning reviewers, contributing to editorial decisions, and ensuring that the journal’s production process is smooth and professional. This job is a great opportunity to gain familiarity with the international digital humanities community and with XML-based publication systems, as well as with the details of open-access journal publication. Research interest in digital humanities and prior familiarity with journal publication are both advantages. No prior experience with XML is required but you should be comfortable with learning new technical systems.

  • Location:

    Boston, remote work is possible

  • Semester:

    Summer 2026

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  • Project Title

    Digital Humanities Quarterly

  • Faculty / Project Lead

    Julia Flanders

  • Project Description

    Digital Humanities Quarterly is the world's leading open-access, peer reviewed journal of digital humanities. It is jointly published by the Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations and the Association for Computers and the Humanities, and its editorial work is hosted at Northeastern University. It publishes articles on a wide range of topics in digital humanities, including special issues on topics such as minimal computing, race in digital humanities, film studies, and tools criticism (to name some recent topics). Articles are encoded in TEI/XML and published using an open-source publication system.

  • Qualifications Necessary

    We hope for a self-motivated person comfortable with organizing and overseeing complex work flow and envisioning how it could be improved. Excellent written communication skills and an ability to communicate clearly and encouragingly with authors are an absolute must. Attention to detail, consistency, ability to work with little supervision. Research interest in digital humanities and prior familiarity with journal publication are both advantages. Humanities or social science background strongly preferred. No prior experience with XML is required but you should be comfortable with learning new technical systems. Familiarity with the digital humanities field and with basic concepts of journal publication. Must be comfortable with computers, quick to pick up new technical skills. Knowledge of XML or HTML a plus.

  • Hours per Week

    10 Hour Position