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Thoughts from the EASST 4s Conference
Conference Theme: Making and doing transformations In July I attended the quadrennial joint meeting of the European Association for the Study of Science and Technology (EASST) and the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S). This (the 11th quadrennial joint conference) was hosted by the Athena Institute at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU). EASST is the European Association for ... Thoughts from the EASST 4s Conference
University of Padova Call for PhD positions in STS and Media Studies
The University of Padova (ITALY) have published a call for PhD positions in Social Sciences (Curriculum in Sociology) in the field of Science and Technology Studies & Media Studies. The research unit PaSTIS (Padova Science, Technology and Innovations Studies) will host the PhD candidate for three years. PaSTIS is the major STS center in Italy ... University of Padova Call for PhD positions in STS and Media Studies
PhD position in the new STS group at DTU Denmark
Fully funded 3 year PhD position in the new STS group at DTU, Denmark This position is funded through the project Fossil Free Futures and will focus on how actors in the pension market and civil society are seeking to transform the value regimes that govern the rationale and practices of investments in order to ... PhD position in the new STS group at DTU Denmark
Three PhD positions in Theory of Science, University of Gothenburg
Theory of science, not to be conflated with Philosophy of science, is a Swedish branch of STS. A PhD position in Theory of science is now open at the Department of Philosophy, Linguistics and Theory of science, University of Gothenburg. It is part of a new graduate school hosted by the Centre for Sea & ... Three PhD positions in Theory of Science, University of Gothenburg
Postdoc Researcher Position in STS at Hamburg University
The Professorship of Science Studies and Innovation Research (Prof. Dr. Sabine Maasen), based at the University of Hamburg, is offering a position for a postdoc research associate (TV-L E13, 32 months, full-time position suitable for part-time). The position is to start on April 1, 2022. The successful candidate is expected to play a pivotal part ... Postdoc Researcher Position in STS at Hamburg University
Munich Center for Technology in Society (MCTS) announces several positions.
The professorship of Innovation, Society & Public Policy (Prof. Sebastian Pfotenhauer), based at the Munich Center for Technology in Society (MCTS), Technical University of Munich, announces a new research group that will investigate future mobility at the intersection of societal needs, urban technopolitics, and spatial (re)configurations. The group will consist of up to three postdocs ... Munich Center for Technology in Society (MCTS) announces several positions.
University of Groningen (NL) vacancy for an assistant professor in STS
Campus Fryslan, the new interdisciplinary faculty of the University of Groningen has a vacancy for an assistant professor. UCF invites applications for a motivated colleague at the level of Assistant Professor in Earth & Environmental Sciences. You will contribute to the development of the educational and research domain of earth & environmental sciences, knowledge systems, ... University of Groningen (NL) vacancy for an assistant professor in STS
Leiden University: PhD candidate in Social Studies of Science with a focus on research evaluation
Over the past decade, debate has intensified on how research is being funded, practiced, and evaluated. Some of the most visible initiatives include the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), The Leiden Manifesto for research metrics and The Metric Tide, which have all critically reflected on the role of metrics in evaluation frameworks. As ... Leiden University: PhD candidate in Social Studies of Science with a focus on research evaluation
Postdoctoral researcher position within ‘Digital Twins’ at Wageningen University
Wageningen University is offering a position for a post-doc researcher in the field of ethics of technology, philosophy of technology or Science and Technology Studies. This postdoctoral project is part of the WUR investment theme “Digital Twins” which consists of three multidisciplinary Digital Twin flagship projects. An important aim of the investment theme is to ... Postdoctoral researcher position within ‘Digital Twins’ at Wageningen University
Two Job Opportunities within the Epistemology of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) Research Unit
The Department of Science Communication and Higher Education Research, University of Klagenfurt (Klagenfurt, Austria) are offering 2 positions within the “Epistemology of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC)” Research Unit: 1 Postdoctoral Researcher in Science and Technology Studies (40 hours/week) 1 Doctoral Researcher in Science and Technology Studies (30 hours/week) Positions are funded for 3 years ... Two Job Opportunities within the Epistemology of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) Research Unit
Research for orientation and cooperation after the COVID-19 crisis, the Rococo initiative
An initiative has been launced at the Institute of Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis (ITAS) within the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), with the aim of pooling efforts in technology assessment and related future-oriented fields of study in order to create resources of orientational knowledge for the world after the COVID-19 crisis. During a phase ... Research for orientation and cooperation after the COVID-19 crisis, the Rococo initiative
2018 Annual S.NET Meeting – CALL for PAPERS
The 10th annual S.NET meeting will take place June 25-27, 2018 at the Faculty of Arts and Social Science, Maastricht University, The Netherlands. The theme is Anticipatory Technologies: Data and Disorientation. S.NET invites contributions to the tenth annual meeting of The Society for the Study of New and Emerging Technologies (S.NET), to be held at ... 2018 Annual S.NET Meeting – CALL for PAPERS