Leiden | PhD: Paper Mills and Systematic Manipulation in Research Publishing

Published On: May 8 2025

Deadline: May 13, 2025

The past decade has seen the proliferation of paper mills, defined by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) as operations through “which manufactured manuscripts are submitted to a journal for a fee on behalf of researchers with the purpose of providing an easy publication for them, or to offer authorship for sale”. Research also suggests an uptick in related forms of systematic manipulation of the publishing process, such as fraudulent editorial handling and peer review as well as mechanisms to artificially inflate citations to manuscripts.

TUM | Postdoc for PARTIALJUSTICE

Published On: May 8 2025

Deadline: May 16, 2025

We are looking for a postdoctoral research associate beginning in September 2025 or shortly after, for a term of 4 years. The postdoc will join the ERC-Starting Grant project team on “Participatory Algorithmic Jus-tice: A multi-sited ethnography to advance algorithmic justice through participatory design” (PARTIALJUSTICE) to examine issues of justice and participation in artificial intelligence (AI). Despite its potential, AI is known to reinforce inequalities and result in negative consequences, for example, racial or gender bias, dis-crimination, or surveillance. This project adv...

KWI | PostDoc in Anthropology, Urban Studies, STS

Published On: May 8 2025

Deadline: May 19, 2025

We are seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher with expertise in cultural anthropology, critical urban studies and/or science and technology studies. The ideal candidate has strong qualifications in qualitative empirical research as well as a proven record of engaging with concepts and theories of technology, urbanism and culture. The research will primarily concentrate on ethnographies of urban politics of artificial cold and local cultures of cooling as well as on the history and theory of artificial atmospheres and thermal governance. Fieldwork will require travel to relevant urban sites around t...

U Amsterdam | Three Interdisciplinary PhDs on Governance by Data Infrastructure

Published On: May 8 2025

Deadline: May 31, 2025

The University of Amsterdam invites applications for three fully funded PhD positions within an interdisciplinary research project led by Professor Stefania Milan and funded by the European Research Council. You will join a team of six researchers working at the intersection of the social sciences, humanities, and informatics. Each PhD project focuses on one of four domains: biometric technologies, digital identity systems, health technologies, or education technologies. You will carry out independent research, contribute to the development of innovative participatory methods, and critically e...

Hungarian Academy of Sciences Postdoctoral Fellowships

Published On: Apr 13 2025

Deadline: May 31, 2025

The Momentum MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme (Momentum PPDF) is an initiative designed to attract and nurture up to 35 exceptional postdoctoral researchers from around the globe to “Lendület”, Momentum research groups in Hungary. The Momentum MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme is co-funded by the European Commission and the Secretariat of MTA, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, under the prestigious Marie SkÅ‚odowska-Curie Actions grant. This 5-year initiative offers unparalleled opportunities for career advancement and scientific excellence.

Baylor | Postdoctoral Associate: Psychedelic Ethics and Policy

Published On: Dec 9 2024

Deadline: Jun 1, 2025

The Ethical Legal Implications of Psychedelics in Society (ELIPSIS) Program in the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at Baylor College of Medicine is seeking a full-time Postdoctoral Associate for a two-year non-laboratory research position. The selected candidate will support the Director of the Center, Dr. Amy McGuire, on funded research related to psychedelic ethics and policy, which includes: Being a catalyst for increasing the quality and quantity of research on ethical and policy issues related to the therapeutic use of psychedelics; Collaborating with a multidisciplinary team ...

University of Edinburgh | Infra-Legalities: Global Security Infrastructures, AI and International Law Postdoc

Published On: Jan 23 2025

Deadline: Feb 28, 2025

An opportunity for two post-doctoral researchers to join an interdisciplinary research project funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI): Infra-Legalities: Global Security Infrastructures, Artificial Intelligence and International Law. This project is investigating how AI and automated decision-making processes are reshaping global security law and governance, focusing on three areas: (i) digital border practices, (ii) the governance of terrorist and violent extremist content online by platforms, and (iii) counterterrorism watchlisting systems. Researchers from other social science disciplin...

AAAS-TWAS | Course on Science Diplomacy

Published On: Jan 13 2025

Deadline: Jan 23, 2025

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Washington, DC, USA, and The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), Trieste, Italy, are seeking candidates to participate in the annual summer course on science diplomacy to be held on 21-24 July, 2025 in person in Trieste, Italy.
The AAAS-TWAS Science Diplomacy training program was established in 2014 to expose scientists, decisionmakers, diplomats and other interested stakeholders and institutions to science diplomacy concepts, explore key contemporary international policy issues relating to science, technology, environment and he...

Max Planck | Postdoctoral Researcher on Technology and Sovereignty

Published On: Mar 3 2025

Deadline: Mar 31, 2025

The Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies (MPIfG) currently seeks to recruit a Postdoctoral Researcher (f/m/d) in the social sciences to join our Lise Meitner Research Group on Technology and Sovereignty. The starting date for the position is October 1, 2025, or by agreement. This new research group, directed by Dr. Carola Westermeier, will focus on technologies and infrastructures in the context of geopolitical tensions and heightened security. It analyzes how reconfigurations of socioeconomic relations that are engendered by articulations of security manifest in concrete technologi...

Harvard | Berkman Klein Fellowship

Published On: Apr 13 2025

Deadline: Apr 30, 2025

The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University welcomes 2025-2026 fellowships applications. Fellows will reside in Cambridge, MA, to conduct independent work in collaboration with BKC faculty, staff, students, and the broader BKC community. Through this call, the Center will accept candidates across three tracks: Academic fellowships for full-time faculty members; Post-doc fellowships for scholars who have recently completed their PhDs or equivalent; Non-academic fellowships for accomplished practitioners from outside the academy.

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