Student teacher assistants for Digital Archives and Methods 2026

Introduction to Digital Archives and Methods is a moderately computationally intensive course in History BA.

This course is scheduled on Tuesdays 10 - 16 and Thursdays 10 - 16 in weeks 6 - 20, with Hacky Hours on Fridays 12 - 16. Assistance is needed for the two days of class. Students are in three groups of circa 40-50 students who work in teams to complete digital tasks.

The course is in-person. We are looking for 2-3 teaching assistants who can support the learners in this course through troubleshooting and assistance with digital tools and offer conceptual guidance on the main tasks and themes of the course.

We will need 2 assistants in-class in weeks 10-13 and 1 in-class in weeks 6-8 and 18-20 (Thursday in week 6 only, Tuesday in week 20 only). Please indicate in your application which period suits you best. Students who can consistently cover one or two student groups will be given preference.
 
The tasks of the assistants are to provide in-class/remote assistance (in class-time) setup:

• assist with local software installations or online instantiations of Voyant, Transkribus, UCloud, R, OpenRefine, Trove, Mediestream, registration to Github. access to course sources and computational environments operation: help students operate the tools introduced in the course and
• guide students in the pursuit of course tasks. Help interpret tool outputs during the conceptual work towards assessments; demonstrate best practice and computational thinking; don’t give out fish, teach how to fish.

Act as student liaisons, translating their needs into technical questions for the instructors.
 
Selected candidates should be digitally savvy and enthusiastic as well as social, reliable and well-organised. The work requires independence and demands flexibility, and accuracy. Furthermore, the candidate should have good interpersonal skills.
 
The ideal candidate's application should demonstrate the following qualifications:

• Good English and Danish, both oral and written
• Previous attendance in Digital Archives and Methods (DAM) or Theory Oriented Methods (TOM) courses; familiarity with the domain, course materials as well as the digital tools introduced
• Experience with troubleshooting code and a knack for digital problem-solving as well as digital history
• Proactive, motivated and enthusiastic attitude
• Ability to communicate effectively with students and fellow assistants, as well as liaise with instructors.

Please contact Julie Schultz Pedersen Lorensen julp@cas.au.dk for more information about the positions.

Deadline is 17 November. Applications must be written in English and accompanied by a brief CV.  Please indicate your availability in weeks 6-15.
 

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