Published On: May 8 2025
Deadline: Jun 15, 2025
The Department of Humanities, Social and Political Sciences at ETH Zurich invites applications for two professorships, one in History of Technology, the other in Philosophy of Science. We are looking for two researchers with an outstanding record in philosophy, history or neighbouring disciplines whose research focuses (a) on the history of technology and (b) on the philosophy of science. The search is also open to candidates who combine historical and philosophical methodologies and to those who combine them with other related methodologies. The candidates should essentially contribute to the...
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 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: 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: Mar 1 2024
The Earth Commons Institute and the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University are seeking to hire a tenured Associate or Full Professor in the field of Environmental Justice, with a tenure home in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and the McCourt School of Public Policy. The successful candidate will serve as Director of the Environmental Justice Program within the Earth Commons Institute. Open until filled.
Published On: Feb 16 2024
Deadline: Mar 11, 2024
The Community Studies Program at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) invites applications for a tenured Associate Professor and Director of Community Studies. Founded in 1969, Community Studies is UCSC’s oldest interdisciplinary undergraduate program and a national pioneer in experiential education related to community activism, social movements, and social justice. Now aligned with the Sociology Department, the program’s core curriculum is centered on an extended Field Study in which students work to build community capacity for social change within organizations and s...
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: Apr 8 2025
Deadline: May 1, 2025
The Land Institute is hiring for a Land Relations Researcher who will engage community partners and research collaborators in participatory processes that help inform how the perennial grain agriculture movement develops and grows. The Land Relations Researcher will manage several projects that investigate human cultural responsibilities and relationships to plants and land. Applications requested by May 1, 2025.
Published On: Apr 8 2025
Deadline: May 2, 2025
The College of Global Futures (CGF) at Arizona State University is seeking an Assistant Research Professor to perform research and engagement activities supporting a university-wide initiative to develop Principled Innovation Infrastructure for Discovery and Engagement. This is a full-time, academic-year (9-month), non-tenure track, benefits-eligible position with an anticipated start date of August 2025. This is a grant-funded position renewable contingent upon satisfactory performance, the needs of the school, and the availability of resources. Research faculty are fixed-term faculty members...
Published On: Oct 11 2024
Deadline: Dec 1, 2024
As a partnership between NASA’s Astrobiology Program and the Library of Congress, the Blumberg Chair, an annually selected position, supports a scholar in the sciences, humanities, or social sciences to take up residence in the Library’s John W. Kluge Center. The Blumberg Chair provides an opportunity for high-level scholarship to understand the interface between human society and the scientific exploration of the cosmos. The program is most interested in proposals that consider the philosophical, humanistic, legal, ethical, and policy dimensions of exploration.