October 2nd, 2026
Dear SHOT community, The Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology (IHPST) at the University of Toronto is pleased to announce the call for papers for their annual graduate conference. This year the theme is Janus-Faced Science: Models, Metaphors, and (Mis)representations. Please see below for details. Submissions are due December 4, 2026…
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September 24th, 2026
Dear SHOT community, Please see below for information on a research fellowship from the Smithsonian. Research Fellowships from the Smithsonian’s Lemelson Center (apps due 15 Oct 2026) Through its fellowship programs, the Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation supports research projects that present creative approaches to the study of invention and…
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September 15th, 2026
Dear SHOT community, The Department of the History and Sociology of Science at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) invites applications for a tenured/tenure-track position in the history of technology and science with a focus on the history of computing, data and information science, or artificial intelligence. They are interested in applications from colleagues who hold…
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August 11th, 2026
Dear SHOT community, The following position at Columbia University in the City of New York has been brought to our attention: The Buell Center at Columbia University seeks a recent doctoral recipient to join its intellectual community for a 21-month fellowship (two academic years and an intervening summer) as a Buell Center Research and Teaching…
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August 7th, 2026
Despite being part of broader studies on science, engineering, and technology, computing maintains a distinct identity and significance within the sciences and humanities. The Computing Working Group at the Consortium for the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine (CHSTM) explores the history of computing, up to the present, through many lenses: technical, economic, material, political,…
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July 30th, 2026
Dear SHOT community, The following fellowship opportunity has been brought to our attention. Please see below for details: Apply for Consortium Fellowships The Consortium for History of Science, Technology & Medicine invites applications for fellowship opportunities in the history of science, technology or medicine, broadly construed. Fellows enjoy access to the archives and collections of…
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April 29th, 2026
Dear SHOT community, Laura Stark, Vanderbilt U., has brought a postdoctoral position opening to our attention. Please see below for details. The program in Computing + Society (C+S) at Vanderbilt University invites applications for two Postdoctoral Fellowships in social or humanistic studies of computing. Fellows are appointed for three years within the College of Connected…
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April 21st, 2026
Mark your calendars for the Society for the History of Technology (SHOT) upcoming annual meeting will be held on October 23-24 across the world wherever you are. The virtual setting for this year’s meeting will create new opportunities to connect, collaborate, and build community across borders and time zones. The theme for this year’s meeting…
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April 6th, 2026
Please join us online for SHOT’s da Vinci Lifetime Achievement Award lecture by John Krige, Kranzberg Professor, Emeritus, of History of Science and Technology, Georgia Tech. We will gather online on Monday, April 27, 10-11 pm Central European Time (John himself generously chose the time, hoping to make it possible for more people from other…
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March 31st, 2026
Dear SHOT community, Dr David Pretel has brought to our attention two postdoc positions that have opened up. The details may be found below. Good luck! SHOT Secretariat The Institute of History at the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) is recruiting 2 postdoctoral researchers for the ERC Consolidator Grant Project ‘WILDHIST – Wild Rubber…
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