March 15th, 2024
Call for Proposals: SHOT Early Career Group 2024 Workshop (Proposals Due: March 31, 2024) The Society for the History of Technology (SHOT) Early Career Interest Group (ECIG) invites graduate students to submit 250-300 word paper proposals for an intensive workshop at the SHOT annual meeting in Viña del Mar, Chile, 9-14 July. The workshop will…
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February 24th, 2024
The preliminary program for the joint ICOHTEC-SHOT Conference in Viña del Mar (Chile) is now available. Meeting dates are 9-14 July 2024. The Program Committee created an exiting, broad and diverse program. We are grateful for the work, devotion and enthusiasm of the committee members – Diana Montaño (Chair), Magdalena Zdrodowska (Associate Chair), Bess Williamson,…
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January 31st, 2024
UPDATED DEADLINE! Please submit proposals for SIGCIS 2024 (July 14th in Viña del Mar, Chile; hybrid options TBD) by Monday, February 12th. The SIGCIS Conference Organizing Committee is pleased to announce the CFP for our 2024 SIGCIS Conference, SYSTEM UPDATE. Our keynote for the event is Anita Say Chan, Associate Professor in the School of Information Sciences…
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January 24th, 2024
The ASU Consortium for Science, Policy & Outcomes in Washington, DC has a position available for a postdoctoral research scholar (“postdoc”) for 2024-2025 to join a project examining the history of science and technology policy (S&T policy) in the United States. The project is led by CSPO Director Prof. Arthur Daemmrich and is funded through…
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December 15th, 2023
The School of History and Sociology (https://hsoc.gatech.edu) at Georgia Tech invites applications for two tenure-track faculty positions at the rank of Assistant Professor, one in the History of Science, Technology, or Medicine and a second in the Sociology of Science, Technology, or Medicine. We seek candidates with expertise in twentieth and/or twenty-first century science, technology,…
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December 13th, 2023
CFR’s David Rockefeller Studies Program has launched a search for a fellow or senior fellow for technology (NY). The David Rockefeller Studies Program at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is seeking to hire a fellow or senior fellow for technology, with the title depending on the successful candidate’s level of experience. The fellow will…
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December 12th, 2023
The 65th annual meeting of the Midwest Junto for the History of Science will be held 22-24 March, 2024 at Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois. For more than six decades, the Midwest Junto has fostered an informal, congenial environment where students, faculty, independent scholars, and other research professionals can gather to discuss their research.…
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December 4th, 2023
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November 28th, 2023
Dear SHOT community, It was a delight to see some 300 of you in Los Angeles! Despite many unexpected hurdles, everyone I’ve talked to agrees that the meeting as a whole was a huge success, in no small part thanks to the sheer joy of finally coming together. We were especially happy to welcome many…
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November 24th, 2023
SHOT GLOBAL COMMUNITY SCHOLARS 2023-2025 Each year, SHOT designates selected Global Community Scholars for a two-year term. These scholars act as ambassadors for the society in their countries and regions, both by informing SHOT about the history of technology in their regions, and by helping to disseminate information about the society and its activities. In…
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