NCPH awards recognize excellence in the diverse ways public historians apply their skills to the world around us. The purpose of the awards program is to promote professionalism and best practices among public historians and to raise awareness about their activities. Submissions for the Book Award and Kelley Award are due November 1, 2023; all…
Read MoreJob Announcement The Department of History at the University of Maryland, College Park, is inviting applications for the President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. One of the desired areas of expertise is History of Technology outside North America or Europe, any period after 1000 CE. Further information is available at https://go.umd.edu/HistoryPPFP23 Any questions should go to Gail…
Read MoreThe Intrepid Museum in New York is seeking an Aerospace Curator. The Aeropace Curator provides curatorial expertise on aerospace history and technology, with an emphasis on the museum’s collection of 28 aircraft and a prototype space shuttle orbiter. This position leads the research, planning and development of exhibition content and supports the development of the…
Read MoreThe Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability launched a new project called Visualizing Energy. We are a science communication project that aims to increase access to actionable knowledge about a sustainable and equitable energy transition. The history of energy is a central topic. Please find more information here on their website
Read MoreSometime in 2005 or 2006, I found myself strolling in Gloucester, Massachusetts, and at the Gorton’s of Gloucester Company, with the iconic “fisherman at the wheel” logo and statue. A eureka question occurred: “Where do fish sticks come from?” Gorton’s was the originator of fish stick production. I immediately embarked on a journey that took…
Read MoreCalling all historians of science – enter the 7th Notes and Records Essay Award Notes and Records reports on current research and archival activities across the history of science, technology and medicine. Our Essay Award is open to researchers from the above fields who have completed a postgraduate degree within the last 5 years. Further information is at https://royalsocietypublishing.org/rsnr/essay-award and the…
Read MoreSHOT is pleased to announce the 2022 Award and Fellowship winners. The prizes were officially announced during the SHOT Awards and Fellowships Event at the SHOT Annual Meeting in New Orleans (Louisiana, USA) on 12 November 2022. You can read all citations here. Leonardo da Vinci Medal 2022 Donald MacKenzie, University of Edinburgh Kranzberg Dissertation…
Read MoreSection “History of Technology”, Technical University of Darmstadt will host a conference on „Flexibility“ and „Agility“: Strategies, Practices, and Ambivalences of a Key Concept since the 1980s (together with Leibniz Centre for Contemporary History Potsdam (ZZF), Helmut-Schmidt-University/University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg (HSU), SPP 2267 “The Digitalization of Working Worlds. Conceptualising and Capturing a…
Read MoreThe National Security Research Center (nsrc.lanl.gov), in partnership with the Advanced Simulation and Computing program at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) seeks candidates with training in one of the following disciplines: Liberal Arts, History of Science and/or Technology, Journalism, Communications, Political Science, or related fields for a two-year paid internship focused on preservation and documentation…
Read MorePublic lecture by Andreas Fickers Monday, 28 March 2022 19:00 – 21:00 Central European Summer Time Digital event: Find all information here (registration is free, you will receive a link to the video conference after registration) About this event The Centre for Literary and Intermedial Crossings (CLIC) welcomes Prof. Dr. Andreas Fickers as Lorand Chair…
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