SHARP News is the open-access newsletter for the Society for the History of Authorship, Reading, and Publishing (SHARP). ‘SHARP in the Classroom’ is our place to build a public network for teaching in our field, a place where we — instructors and students — can contribute, acknowledge and record the work that we do in classrooms.
This section of our publication publishes twice a year: January and August.
SHARP News is looking for a new editor to run ‘SHARP in the Classroom’ for a period of up to 3 years. The ideal candidate will have a passion for pedagogy and experience teaching or facilitating workshops on book history and/or publishing subjects. The scope of this role will also include:
- Soliciting materials — working with contributors to revise submissions, editing final drafts, and coordinating with the Editor in Chief to publish contributions on our website
- Curating relevant content and recruiting contributors, based on a thematic or chronological focus of the editors’ choosing
- Collaborating with the SHARP News social media editor for digital outreach and other communications.
We welcome applications from academics in higher education (community colleges, liberal arts colleges or universities); independent scholars; as well as scholars working in galleries, libraries, archives and museums. We especially encourage applications from early career researchers (including graduate students), and particularly from BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and people of color) individuals, and women and gender minorities.
To apply, please email news@sharpweb.org a one-page application letter and CV (including contact information for two references) by 18 May 2026.