The Department of Global Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara seeks to appoint a tenure-track assistant professor whose work focuses on technologies of globalization, beginning July 1, 2019. Apply by October 1, 2018 for primary consideration. Position open until filled. We seek a scholar with expertise in technologies that drive globalization across a…
Read MoreWith the sponsorship of the Society for the Humanities, the Department of Science & Technology Studies invites applications for a two-year Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship position beginning July 1, 2019. The fellowship offers a stipend of $53,000/year. Cornell’s Department of Science & Technology Studies seeks research projects relating to the topic of public health. Even a…
Read MoreThe Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology (IHPST) at the University of Toronto invites applications for a tenure-stream appointment in the area of Science and Technology Studies (STS) at the rank of Assistant Professor. The appointment will begin on July 1, 2019. Candidates must hold a PhD in STS, history of…
Read MoreSHOT-ELECTIONS 2018 Vote online until October 10 via the ONLINE BALLOT. This year’s ballot includes candidates for the Executive Council, Vice President (President Elect), Treasurer, Nominating Committee, and Editorial Committee. The Executive Council is SHOT’s governing board and works with the Society’s officers to plan and set policy. Members of the Council serve for three…
Read MoreNewsletter July, 31 July 2018 Contents President’s Message – Page 1 SHOT-Elections 2018 – Page 2 SHOT-Ballot – Page 9 Constitutional Amendments – Page 10 Annual Meeting in St. Louis – Page 12 President’s Message Dear SHOT Members, This Newsletter brings crucial information for us all. It lists the names of the slate of…
Read MoreThe School of History and Sociology at Georgia Institute of Technology invites applications for a faculty position at the rank of assistant or associate professor. We are especially interested in applications in sociology of technology or sociology of science, with a preference for sociology of technology. Candidates whose work includes areas outside the United States…
Read MoreWith the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the European Data (where some of our society data is held and processed), we have created a new Privacy Policy page here. If you have any questions about how your personal data is stored and processed by SHOT, please do not hesitate to get in…
Read MoreHangzhou, 1-3 June 2018 Following on a highly successful SHOT-sponsored workshop on Craft and innovation held in Chennai, India in 2016, this workshop on Craft and innovation in modern societies, co-sponsored by China’s national Institute for the History of Natural Sciences (IHNS), the China National Silk Museum (CNSM) and the international Society for the History…
Read MoreThe “History of Technology in Ottoman and Post-Ottoman Cities at the turn of the 20th century” workshop, which will be held on 24th-25th of May 2018, aims to foster fruitful and provocative encounters among diverse scholars who would like to contribute the history of technology with different areas of expertise, concentrations, perspectives, and approaches. The…
Read MoreThe Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West (ICW) and the Department of History at the University of Southern California seek applications from recent PhDs for a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in aerospace history, beginning in the fall of 2018. The Institute on California and the West is a research and teaching collaboration between the Huntington…
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