Published On: Jan 17 2025
Deadline: Mar 31, 2025
The Publications Committee of the Society for Social Studies of Science solicits nominations and proposals for Editor(s) to lead the 4S-sponsored diamond open access journal, Engaging Science, Technology, and Society. ESTS is a vibrant peer-reviewed venue for addressing how science and technology infuse the world in which we live.
The journal publishes peer-reviewed content in both long-form and short-form genres: original research articles, thematic collections, engagements, perspectives, and research data. Content is organized into three issues annually, and includes work that represents ...
Published On: Mar 17 2025
Deadline: Mar 31, 2025
“Systemic Risks of Artificial Intelligence” invites qualified experts to apply for two open tenders on the systemic risks of artificial intelligence (AI): 1) Systemic environmental risks of AI: Development and roll-out of AI have accelerated dramatically in recent years and show no signs of slowing down. Simultaneously, AI consumes vast amounts of resources and may have complex secondary effects that pose systemic risks to the environment. We call on experts to assess causes, pathways, extent of, and governance measures for those risks. 2) Systemic risks of interacting AI: Recently...
Published On: Mar 17 2025
Deadline: Apr 1, 2025
The Lecturer in Science and Technology Studies (STS) will join a vibrant, collaborative faculty invested in improving the ethics and socio-technical systems thinking instruction of STEM majors and improving socio-technical systems thinking in STEM curriculum through research. The lecturer will deliver courses and program support for initiatives within the Science, Technology and Society programs in the A. James Clark School of Engineering, a unit that that oversees the integration of ethics and socio-technical systems thinking into undergraduate engineering education curriculum. The lecturer i...
Published On: Feb 14 2025
Deadline: Apr 15, 2025
The Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies (MPIfG) in Cologne is seeking an outstanding social scientist for the position of Research Group Leader in Social Science in the field of Digitalization and Society (W2 tenure track) for a new research group focused on the societal implications of digitalization and technological change. The group will explore the broad socioeconomic and political impacts of technological change, strengthening the MPIfG’s capacity to analyze the relationship between economy, society, and technology. The starting date is October 1, 2025, or by agreement.
Published On: Jan 13 2025
Deadline: Dec 31, 2025
The Department of History is generating an applicant pool of qualified instructors to teach courses in all areas of History, pending openings. This pool includes assignments to teach courses in the history of science, technology, and medicine, including courses that are offered together with Science, Technology, and Society (STS) and/or Data Science.
Published On: Jan 7 2025
Deadline: Jan 12, 2025
The Orient-Institut Istanbul (OII), part of the Max Weber Foundation, is hiring a Research Associate starting February 1, 2025, for a three-year, part-time position based in Istanbul. The position is linked to the German Research Foundation (DFG)-funded project: “Manufacturing Practices of Medical Instruments in Innovation Clusters: A Comparative Study of Tuttlingen, Sialkot, and Samsun." The project investigates innovation cultures and production practices in the medical instrument industry across three global clusters, utilizing ethnography, qualitative interviews, and comparative...
Published On: Dec 12 2024
Deadline: Feb 28, 2025
The Honors College at the University of Houston invites applications for a non-tenure track position of Instructional Assistant Professor to begin Fall 2025. We seek an exceptional educator and scholar who is passionate about creating transformative educational experiences that inspire and engage students, who thrives in an interdisciplinary environment, and who is committed to shaping engaged citizens and lifelong learners. We are seeking candidates that bring multiple stakeholder perspectives to one or more of the following fields: environmental and/or health studies, science and technology ...
Published On: Dec 9 2024
Deadline: Jan 10, 2025
The Department of Science and Technology Studies (STS) in the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (HASS) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the areas of equitable design, sustainability and design, design justice, collaborative or participatory design, product design, industrial design, or object design. The person hired for this position will conduct research at the intersection of design and STS, which may include publications, exhibitions, commissions, or collaborative projects.
Published On: Dec 9 2024
Deadline: Jan 10, 2025
The Department of Science & Technology Studies (STS) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) seeks a teaching-track Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, or Professor of Practice in the area of design and society. We seek a versatile educator who can teach in studio, introductory, and seminar classrooms. The selected candidate will teach required and elective courses for the major in Design, Innovation, and Society (DIS) and the major/minor in Science, Technology, and Society. Studio courses are the curricular core of DIS, where students engage in design practices informed by STS theory and researc...
Published On: Feb 10 2025
Deadline: Feb 21, 2025
The Department of Sociology and Anthropology in the College of Liberal Arts at Rochester Institute of Technology invites applications for a full-time tenure track Assistant Professor beginning in August 2025. Prospective candidates are expected to have earned a Ph.D. in either Sociology, Anthropology, or a related field (in hand by August 1, 2025).
Our department has strengths in the areas of health, social inequalities, race & ethnicity, and global migration. We seek candidates with expertise in either environment/climate change or disability/design, and who can thereby enhance our e...