The Department of Social Science & Cultural Studies at Pratt Institute invites applications for a full-time tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant Professor rank, with an area of focus in visual & material culture, to begin Fall 2025. We seek a dynamic scholar and educator whose research emphasizes visuality and/or materiality, and their social, political,…
Read MoreThe new Artificial Intelligence Interdisciplinary Institute (AIM) at the University of Maryland, College Park (https://aim.umd.edu/) has openings for 30 tenured and/or tenure-track faculty positions in Artificial Intelligence, broadly defined. The job description mentions “humanistic and social scientific approaches” to AI. The deadline for best consideration is 12/13/2024. The full text is available at: https://ejobs.umd.edu/postings/124144 Questions…
Read MoreSHOT Zoom talk – “Getting Maintenance Organized” Thursday November 14, 2024, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. CST Presented by SHOT, in partnership with the Linda Hall Library Organization is an important aspect of many forms of human activity, including maintenance and repair. In this talk, Lee Vinsel will first reflect on the state of maintenance…
Read MoreThe Department of History at the University of Georgia invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the history of science and technology with an anticipated start date of August 1, 2025. Applicants must have their Ph.D. in History or a related field conferred by July 30, 2025. The successful candidate will develop offerings in the…
Read MoreRegister Now for 11/12 Levi Symposium on The Value(s) of Disposability in Health Care Roughly 80 percent of healthcare’s oversized carbon footprint derives from the production, transportation, use, and disposal of a single-use medical supply chain. Yet as health care organizations try to practice ‘resource stewardship’ – that is, to move away from single-use…
Read MorePROGRAM: Innovative Lives with Gary Brantley (SVP and CIO, National Football League) SYMPOSIUM: Sports Technology and Innovation 21-22 October 2024 Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution Washington, DC USA FREE Registration (Innovative Lives with Gary Brantley): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/innovative-lives-gary-brantley-tickets-1013998104627 FREE Registration (Symposium): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sports-technology-and-innovation-new-perspectives-tickets-969323932977 Meet…
Read MoreThe Cornell University Department of Information Science (IS) in the Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science (Bowers CIS) has tenure-track and tenured faculty positions available. We are interested in applications from researchers in any of the broad research areas of the department see https://infosci.cornell.edu/research) and from researchers who can contribute to advancing…
Read MoreNotes and Records – The Royal Society Journal of the History of Science – reports on current research and archival activities throughout the field of history of science, technology and medicine. The Essay Award is open to researchers in the history of science who have completed a postgraduate degree within the last five years. The…
Read MoreCall for Papers Textile History Forum ( 1-3 August 2025) Location: The Weaver’s Croft and Eaton Hill Textiles, Marshfield (Vermont, USA) The forum meets bi-annually and was founded in the 1990s as a scholarly, but non-academic setting to encourage new voices to discuss old materials and process. Presenters from all areas of textile interests are…
Read MorePresident’s Message Dear SHOT Members, Dear SHOT community, It’s time again for SHOT members to choose their representatives on the Executive Council, to choose the Vice President/President Elect, and to weigh in on the membership of a few key committees. Please download the SHOT Election Newsletter and take a few minutes to read through the…
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