– Empire, Globalization, and Technological Change – For the 2022 Annual Meeting, our Society invites participants to explore colonial and postcolonial legacies as they relate to the historical processes of globalization, imperialism, and technological change. The 2022 meeting will give us an opportunity to finally meet in New Orleans. An early and important port for…
Read MoreThe University of Virginia’s School of Engineering and Applied Science seeks applications for the position of Department Chair and professor of Engineering and Society. The Chair will be expected to advance the quality of the Engineering and Society Department’s research and educational programs. The Chair, through effective leadership, is responsible for guiding the Department’s vision…
Read MoreThe Department of the History of Medicine and the Center for Medical Humanities and Social Medicine (CMHSM), Johns Hopkins University, seeks applicants for a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in history of medicine and medical humanities. The fellow will have teaching and administrative responsibilities in the department’s online program in the history of medicine (OPHOM) which offers…
Read MoreThe Center for Clean Energy Innovation at the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) is pleased to invite applicants to participate in its 2022 climate-tech policy “boot camp” for early career researchers. The boot camp’s main purpose is to strengthen researchers’ understanding of how leaders in government, business, and finance make policy and management decisions, so their…
Read More“Technology in Asia” Virtual Workshop The Association for Asian Studies is pleased to invite early career scholars, early career practitioners, and advanced graduate students (near candidacy or PhD candidates) to participate in “Technology in Asia,” the fourth workshop in its series “Emerging Fields in Asian Studies,” supported by the Henry Luce Foundation. The fourth workshop…
Read MoreA new issue of Technology and Culture is now available: Read the latest research and book reviews! January 2022, Volume 63, No. 1 Debates Atomic Shocks of the Old: Putting Water at the Center of Nuclear Energy History | Per Högselius Capitalism Matters: How Financial and Technological Innovations Shaped U.S. Telegraphs, 1845-1860 | Edmund Russell…
Read MoreSHOT is pleased to announce the results of the 2021 Elections. Elected as new members of the Executive Council (2022-2024) Tiago Saraiva Ashley Shew Matt Wisnioski Elected as new member of the Nominating Committee (2022-2024) Slawomir Lotysz Elected as new member of the Editorial Committee (2022-2026) Edna Suarez-Diaz
Read MoreThe Bishir Prize, named for longtime member and influential scholar Catherine W. Bishir, is awarded annually to the scholarly article from a juried North American publication that has made the most significant contribution to the study of vernacular architecture and cultural landscapes. In judging the nominated articles, the jurors look for an article that is…
Read MoreAHRC-funded PhD Studentship with the University of Exeter, Bath Spa University and PK Porthcurno Museum of Global Communication Sustaining the Nervous System of the World: An Environmental History of Submarine Cable Telegraphy circa 1880-1940 The project is a systematic study of the environmental strategies, broadly conceived, of the world’s leading submarine telegraph cable manufacturers between 1880…
Read MoreOpen Position: Senior Historian, IEEE History Center, Piscataway, NJ, USA IEEE, a 501(c)(3) association is the world’s largest technical professional organization for the advancement of technology. IEEE seeks a Senior Historian to be a part of the professional historian team of the IEEE’s History Center. The mission of the Center is to preserve and make…
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