University of California Irvine

Specialist

Position overview
Salary range: The salary range for this position is $93,200 - $194,800. The posted UC salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and step at appointment. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QNifxBxLzwVT3Icr63X2YxPZ3aA58AWX/view

Application Window

Open date: December 16, 2025

Next review date: Friday, Mar 13, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Tuesday, Mar 17, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

Position description

The Thesaurus Linguae Graecae Project (TLG) at the University of California, Irvine invites applications for a full-time Specialist appointment. The TLG Project is a premier digital library of Greek literature, maintaining one of the largest collections of electronic text in the world. For over five decades, the TLG has served as an essential resource for scholars, students, and researchers worldwide in the fields of Classics, Ancient History, Philosophy, and related disciplines.

We are seeking a talented Specialist with technical expertise to join our team. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in advancing the TLG's mission by maintaining and enhancing our digital infrastructure and expanding our capabilities in text processing and data management. The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining and enhancing the online TLG platform; developing and implementing systems to process, store, and manage the TLG bibliographical, lexicographical, and textual data; maintaining database architectures for large-scale textual data.

Technical Skills:
Strong programming skills in relevant languages (e.g., Java, JavaScript)
Demonstrated experience in web development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript frameworks)

Proficiency with database management systems (SQL, Postgres)
Experience with version control systems (Git)
Experience or conceptual knowledge of text encoding methods and standards (TEI, XML, Unicode).

Familiarity with Classical languages (Ancient Greek and/or Latin) and familiarity with markup languages and natural language processing (NLP) tools and techniques will be a plus.
Qualifications
Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
Specialist Appointees to the full Specialist rank should possess a terminal degree (or equivalent degree) in Computer Science, Information Science, Digital Humanities, or a related field, or ten or more years of experience demonstrating expertise in the relevant specialization. Specialists at full rank are normally expected to have a significant record of academic accomplishments, including contributions to published or in-press research in the field, professional recognition in the field, and a demonstrated record of University and/or public service

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Application Requirements
Document requirements

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  Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
  
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  Cover Letter - Cover letter describing your interest in the position and relevant experience
  
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  Statement of Research - Portfolio or examples of relevant technical projects (links to GitHub repositories, publications, or project demonstrations)
  

Reference requirements

• 3 required (contact information only)

Apply link: https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF10004

About UC Irvine

The University of California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC anti-discrimination policy .

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct.

• 'Misconduct' means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment or discrimination, as defined by the employer.
• UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy
• UC Anti-Discrimination Policy for Employees, Students and Third Parties
• APM - 035: Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment .
  

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.
Job location
Irvine, CA

To apply, visit https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF10004





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