Overview
Are you passionate about digital humanities (DH) and eager to connect with a dynamic community across North Carolina and beyond? Looking to collaborate, share your expertise, or support DH work in higher education, K–12, libraries, archives, museums, and more? We want to hear from you!
The Digital Humanities Collaborative of North Carolina (DHC-NC) is a volunteer-led community of scholars and practitioners promoting digital humanities across the state. We’re currently seeking nominations for the following Executive Board positions: President-Elect, Communications Manager, and Clerk (Secretary).
These roles offer an exciting opportunity to help shape DH efforts in North Carolina while building connections across institutions, disciplines, and communities.
Who should apply or be nominated?
Anyone engaged or interested in digital humanities—whether you’re a graduate student, faculty member, independent scholar, librarian, or curator, we’re looking for individuals committed to building a strong, inclusive DH network.
Terms are 1-3 years depending on the position and may be renewable.
Position Descriptions
President-Elect (1 year term followed by presidency for 1 year): President-Elects are elected to serve a one-year term prior to becoming President of DHC-NC, another one-year term, and subsequently Immediate Past President and Chair of the Advisory Board for a third year. The President-Elect works with the President to coordinate monthly Executive Board meetings and other activities. If the current President needs to step down for any reason during their term, the President-Elect serves in their place.
Communications Manager (1 year renewable term): The Communications Manager serves a one-year term and may be re-elected to serve an additional term. The Communications Manager works with the President-Elect to manage email lists and communications with the Executive and Advisory Boards, organizes and edits the newsletter and blog posts, manages social media, and monitors the organization’s email account.
Clerk/Secretary (1 year renewable term): The secretary attends the monthly DHC-NC Executive Board meetings to assist with meeting minutes, institute coordination, to care for the organization’s operations, and to support new initiatives.
Learn more about these positions and the DHC-NC’s operations in our working Constitution. Following their term on the Executive Board, members may join the Advisory Board for a one-year term to pass along institutional knowledge and provide additional support to the DHC-NC as needed.
Election Timeline
Nominations are due by Friday, May 30, 2025.
Nominees will be notified on Monday, June 2, 2025, and will have until Friday, June 6, 2025 to accept or decline their nomination.
Elections will begin Monday, June 9, 2025 and end on Friday, June 13, 2025.
Winners will be notified on Monday, June 16, 2025.
All new elected officials begin their term(s) on Tuesday, July 1, 2025 and will be in those positions through June 30, 2026, unless noted otherwise in their term length.