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Last updated 01/31/2012 by Jay Burlingham.
Program Director, National Science Foundation Science, Technology and Society Program
Deadline: February 29 2012
http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/308181400
Updated: January 31 2012
The National Science Foundation Science, Technology and Society Program is currently seeking a Program Director. Duties include:
-Allocating program resources to maintain a balance of support to meet the field's needs;
- Assessing trends and opportunities in the field with assistance of advisory panel;
- Pursuing affirmative action and EEO goals in selection of reviewers, panelists, and grantees;
- Representing the program to the scientific community and the public;
- Facilitating the transfer of funds from other agencies;
- Establishing contacts and maintain active involvement in the program field through participation in meetings and conferences and by undertaking other relevant activities;
- Pursuing a personal scholarly agenda, with results presented at professional meetings and published in academic journals, as workload permits;
- Participating in interagency meetings, coordinating groups, special task groups, staff meetings and site visits;
- Interview and recommend selection of support staff.
Applicants must have a Ph.D. or equivalent experience in a scientific discipline supported by NSF. In addition, applicants must have six or more years of successful research, research administration, and/or managerial experience pertinent to the program of interest. Ideal candidates will also have expertise in the social studies of science, science policy, and/or ethics in science.
Closing Date: 02/29/2012
USAJOBS Link: http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/308181400
You may also contact Kelly Moore .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or Fred Kronz .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) for more information.
Professor specializing in STS and/or Org Studies, Université Paris Est Marne-la-Vallée
Deadline: March 27 2012
Updated: January 23 2012
The University Paris Est Marne-la-Vallée (UPEMLV), France, invites applications for a full-time tenured position at the rank of reader, assistant professors with seniority or full professor, for a University professor specialized in science and technology studies and/or organization studies.
The position will start on September 2012, and is open to French scholars with HDR and "qualification", as well as to non-French candidates without "qualification" currently teaching as readers or full professors in a university.
Applicants will have a solid record of research, peer reviewed publications at international level, and teaching experience in the field of science and technology studies and/or organization studies. Experience of public and/or private technical and/or scientific organizations is expected.
Research: The successful candidate will join one UPEMLV’s research teams belonging to the Laboratory of Excellence SITES (http://www.ifris.org)
SITES is a multidisciplinary network of research groups which head is located on Cité Descartes in the environment of University Paris Est Marne-la-Vallée (http://www.univ-paris-est.fr/fr/). It gathers about 150 researchers, belonging to several higher education and research institutions located in the Parisian area: Université Paris Est Marne-la-Vallée, Université Paris Nord, EHESS, CNAM, CNRS, INRA, INSERM, IRD.
SITES focuses on the study of innovation processes in society. It deals with changes of knowledge regimes through the transformations in the social conditions of production and governance of science and technology at various scales of time and space.
SITES includes a platform that develops and offers tools and methodologies for analyzing and characterizing textual databases, in order to trace scientific and technical knowledge dynamics.
Teaching: Teaching responsibilities span all levels from 1st year from BA to Doctoral levels. Teaching load varies between 128 and 192 hours a year depending upon courses taught. Undergraduate courses are delivered in French. English or French can be used at the Masters and doctoral levels.
Service: The position requires involvement in the organization and management of training activities, especially in the frame of the Masters programs linked to SITES research groups at the Cité Descartes (LATTS and SenS).
Application: Candidates are invited to get in touch with Professors Catherine Paradeise (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)) or Ashveen Peerbaye (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)) to detail the formal content of applications and procedure.
Salary: Gross yearly salary amounts between 41 000 € and 65 000 € depending upon past experience in similar duties
Application forms can be downloaded from the Galaxie national website where completed files have to be uploaded (we can help!) between February 23 and March 27.
Selection interviews between April 3 and May 25
2 Asst Prof positions in Sociology, University of Alabama in Huntsville
Deadline: March 01 2012
Updated: January 16 2012
The Department of Sociology invites applications for two tenure-track positions, both at the Assistant Professor level, beginning August 2012. Ideal candidates will be serious educators and scholars–that is individuals who are capable of excellent teaching in a variety of areas and whose research indicates significant potential for peer-reviewed publication in our discipline. In general, we value broadly trained sociologists, and all faculty teach Introduction to Sociology.
For Position A we are seeking a quantitative sociologist who can teach undergraduate statistics. Substantive areas of specialization are open but we are particularly interested in candidates who could teach Environmental Sociology, and/or other areas that effectively complement the teaching areas of the department faculty and fit the needs of our program.
For Position B we seek someone who can teach sociological theory. Areas of specialization are open, but in this case we are particularly interested in candidates who can also teach either Sociology ofScience and Technology, Sociology of Medicine, Social Stratification,or other areas that effectively complement the teaching areas of the department faculty and fit the needs of our program.
A Ph.D. in Sociology is generally required by appointment date. The regular teaching load is three courses per semester. Applications should include Curriculum Vitae, contact information for three references, (including name, address, phone number and email address),and transcripts. These should be sent via email (preferably) to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or via regular mail to Mitch Berbrier, Chair,Department of Sociology, University of Alabama in Huntsville,Huntsville, AL 35899.
Deadline for complete applications is March 1, 2012. The University of Alabama in Huntsville is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action institution, and minorities are encouraged to apply.
NASA and Library of Congress Establish Chair in Astrobiology - Deadline extended
Deadline: February 13 2012
http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2011/11-202.html
Updated: January 16 2012
Librarian of Congress James H. Billington and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced today the establishment of the Baruch S. Blumberg NASA/Library of Congress Chair in Astrobiology, housed within the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress, to focus on an important area of human inquiry—the cultural, philosophical, ethical and societal implications of astrobiology.
Astrobiology addresses three fundamental questions: "How did life begin and evolve?" "Is there life beyond Earth?" and "What is the future of life on Earth and beyond?" Before the advent of modern science, these questions were largely in the realm of philosophy, theology and ethics. Today, the tools of science are increasingly being brought to bear to address these questions. The NASA/Library of Congress Chair in Astrobiology represents an opportunity for high-level collaboration in understanding the interface between astrobiology and human society.
The Baruch S. Blumberg NASA/Library of Congress Chair in Astrobiology will be a distinguished senior research position in residence at the Kluge Center for a period of up to 12 months. Using research facilities and services at the Library, the holder of the chair is expected to engage in research at the intersection between the science of astrobiology and its humanistic aspects, particularly its societal implications. Examples of research topics that might be addressed include, but are not limited to, the societal implications of discovering life beyond Earth or discovering that life is rare in the universe; the ways in which astrobiology influences and is influenced by culture; the role of astrobiology in promoting science and technological education and public literacy; ethical considerations arising from in-situ exploration for life on the planets and moons of our solar system; and the role of astrobiology in contributing to and shaping the future of life on Earth and beyond.
The Kluge Center has issued a call for nominations and applications. Information about the NASA/Library of Congress Chair in Astrobiology and an application form will be available online at www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/fellowships/NASA-astrobiology.html. The first chair holder is expected to take up residence in October of 2012. Deadline for submission is Feb. 13, 2012 (extended).
Postdoc at Rutgers University, Networks of Exchange: Mobilities of Knowledge in a Globalized World
Deadline: March 01 2012
Updated: January 16 2012
The Rutgers Center for Historical Analysis invites applications from all disciplines for post-doctoral resident fellowships to be held during the academic year of 2012-2013 from individuals working on topics related to Networks of Exchange: Mobilities of Knowledge in a Globalized World.
How have science, technology and medicine been shaped by global movement, and how has global movement been shaped by science, technology and medicine? This two-year seminar program explores the relationship between varieties of knowledge and practice centering on the natural world and the formation of networks that transcend single cultures, nations or regions. If we include Western Europe and North America but deny them the status of “centers,” and suspend judgment about what forms of knowledge should count as modern, western or scientific, what other stories emerge from world histories in which the production of knowledge points us to its multiple consequences? The concept of the network helps ground global histories as a series of connected, local interactions across distance, while exchange helps us understand such interactions through attention to differential power relations, unpredictable reciprocities, and multi-directional outcomes that are also political, economic and cultural in character. Specific attention will be paid to cross-cultural intermediaries; non-human environmental actors (plants, animals, objects, substances, technologies); long-distance and short-range relationships between political, commercial and other institutional entities; and the production and projection of images of global order. Applications are warmly invited from scholars across all disciplines, whose research actively engages with these questions.
Rutgers is an AA/EOE institution. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Not limited to recent Ph.D.s. The deadline for applications is March 1, 2012. Applicants and those interested in presenting a paper related to this project during 2012/2013 should contact the project directors: Profs. James Delbourgo and Toby Jones, Rutgers Center for Historical Analysis, 88 College Ave., New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8542 USA. Email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), or visit http://rcha.rutgers.edu
Junior or Senior Positions in Socio-cultural Anthropology at Shandong University, China
Updated: January 16 2012
Shandong University, the second oldest and one of the best universities in China, has recently set up a new department of anthropology, now the third in Mainland China. As part of a big recruitment effort, we are looking for 6-8 broadly trained socio-cultural anthropologists who would like to join our new department in the coming one to two years. We are interested in individuals whose regional focus is on East and North Asia or Africa, and who have demonstrated competence in one or more of the following research areas: urban life, education, media, environment, globalization and transnationalism, science and technology studies, museum and material culture, and medical anthropology. The positions can be at either junior or senior levels; they can be either tenure-tracked or based on renewable contracts (usually five years). The successful candidates will be expected to teach three courses (at least one for undergraduates) related to the individual’s specialization(s) per academic year.
Consistent with Shandong University’s mission of engaged scholarship and excellence in both teaching and research, we seek scholars with a record of innovation in research, strength in teaching, and a Ph.D. in hand at the time of appointment. Please submit a curriculum vitae, a letter of application, and the contact information of three references to Dr. Zongze Hu (Chair, Search Committee, Department of Anthropology, School of Philosophy and Development, Shandong University, A Zhixin Building, 27 South Shanda Road, Jinan, Shandong Province, China 250100). Electronic submission is also accepted & preferred to: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). Consideration of applications will begin immediately and will remain open until the positions are filled. The starting dates for the positions are negotiable. For more information, please contact Dr. Zongze Hu at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
4-5 Open Rank Faculty Positions in Sociology, Nazarbayev University in Kazakhstan
Updated: January 16 2012
The School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Nazarbayev University in Astana (Kazakhstan) seeks to fill 4-5 faculty positions (open rank) in Sociology. Candidates should have the ability to teach quantitative methods, as well as a willingness to share in the responsibility for teaching Introductory Sociology. Ideally, applicants will be able to offer courses in one or more of the following subfields: environmental sociology, urban sociology, education, social movements, medical sociology, social psychology, and sociology of culture; however, all candidates with a strong record of teaching and research will be considered. Sociologists with an expertise in Central Asia are particularly welcome to apply. A Ph.D. from a Western-style university is strongly preferred, however, A.B.D. candidates with also be given consideration. In addition to teaching two courses per semester and engaging in research, responsibilities in the new and growing SHSS will include development of the instructional program.
Responsibilities will include but not be limited to teaching classes, curriculum and program development, research, providing departmental guidance and leadership.
Open in 2010 in Astana, the new capital of Kazakhstan, Nazarbayev University is designed to operate on a Western educational model, with all instruction in English and faculty recruited worldwide. Its goal is nothing less than to create an elite institution of higher education for Central Asia and all of Eurasia. The international partners for our undergraduate programs include the University of Wisconsin-Madison, iCarnegie (a subsidiary of Carnegie Mellon University), and University College London. We are using their standards for hiring faculty.
Benefits offered include an internationally competitive salary, full medical benefits, housing, and travel. Faculty will also be provided free training in Kazakh or Russian languages.
Applicants should send a C.V., three reference letters, transcripts, and supporting materials to Dr. Steven Green (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)). For additional information about the university or positions, please visit our website (http://www.nu.edu.kz).
Nazarbayev University is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, religion, gender, marital status, or disability.
Assistant Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba
Deadline: March 01 2012
http://umanitoba.ca/employment
Updated: January 16 2012
Located in the thriving, multicultural city of Winnipeg, the University of Manitoba offers students and faculty a vibrant learning community, exceptional facilities and the chance to explore ideas, challenge assumptions and turn theory into reality. The University of Manitoba plays a key role in the social, cultural, and economic well-being of the people of Manitoba, Canada, and the world. Position Number: 14050
The Department of Community Health Sciences includes academics, clinicians and public health practitioners working in areas of education, service, and research related to health services, the health of populations, societal and cultural dimensions of health, environment and health, and global public health. This integrated and multidisciplinary approach brings together researchers, health professionals and policy-makers from a variety of provincial, national and international organizations. The Department has a longstanding commitment to working with First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities.
The Department of Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, at the University of Manitoba invites applications for a full-time tenure track appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor in the area of health social sciences.
The appointment will begin on July 1, 2012 or soon thereafter. The ideal candidate will bring a comparative, theoretically informed approach to the study of health and illness with a focus on areas such as class, gender, women’s health, race/ethnicity, and Indigenous health. The successful candidate must have demonstrated competence in teaching and research and must show the potential to foster strong community-based relationships. Training and experience in qualitative research is preferred. Preference will be given to a candidate with a PhD in the social sciences by the commencement of the appointment, but applicants in related disciplines may be considered.
Duties for this position include undergraduate and graduate teaching, graduate student supervision, research in the candidate’s area of expertise, and service within the University and the community. Starting salary will be commensurate with experience and qualifications.
The University of Manitoba encourages applications from qualified women and men, including members of visible minorities, Aboriginal peoples, and persons with disabilities. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
In order to expedite the selection process, the following documents should be provided to the Search Committee: 1) a letter of application, 2) a statement of how the applicant’s program of study qualifies her/him for the position sought, 3) a brief statement of teaching interests and evidence of effective teaching, 4) a description of experience with community engagement through research, teaching and/or service, 5) a curriculum vitae, 6) three confidential letters of reference to be received directly from the applicant’s referees.
Applications and letters of references are to be sent to:
Dr. Sharon M. Macdonald
Head, Department of Community Health Sciences
Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba
P120 Pathology Building
750 Bannatyne Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3E 0W3
Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Phone: (204) 789-3434
Deadline for initial review of applications is March 1, 2012. If necessary, the review of applications will continue until the position is filled.
Application materials, including letters of reference will be handled in accordance with the “Freedom of Information and Protection Privacy Act” (Manitoba). Please note that curriculum vitae may be provided to participating members of the search process.
For more information on this opportunity, please visit http://umanitoba.ca/employment
Asst/Assoc Prof, STS Program Appt, European University at St. Petersburg
Deadline: February 13 2012
Updated: December 30 2011
The Department of Political Science and Sociology at the European University at St. Petersburg invites applications for a position in STS at the Assistant or Associate Professor level to commence with the fall term in 2012. Sociologists and others with specializations in the study of science and technology are encouraged to apply.
The Department particularly welcomes applications from candidates able to teach courses covering ANT technology and the politics of innovation and able to do consulting work for technological and educational development projects like the Skolkovo Institute of Technology. Knowledge of Russian is an advantage, but not a requirement. The position entails teaching responsibilities at the graduate level only.
Each application should include curriculum vitae; a brief statement of research and teaching interests; names and contact information (not letters) for three people able to provide recommendations; and samples of scholarly writing and relevant syllabi. Applications should be submitted by Feb. 13, 2012. The search will continue until the position is filled.
Please send inquiries as well as application materials either by email to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or by courier mail to the Department of Political Science and Sociology, European University at St. Petersburg, 3 Gagarinskaia Street, 191187 St. Petersburg, Russia. The EUSP is an equal opportunity employer.
Contact: Oleg Kharkhordin
Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Phone: 734 769 3064
3 faculty positions, School of Sustainability, Arizona State University
Deadline: January 08 2012
Updated: December 02 2011
The School of Sustainability at Arizona State University invites applications for up to three faculty positions either at the tenure-track assistant professor level or tenured associate professor level. The appointment is in an innovative interdisciplinary academic program in sustainability (see http://schoolofsustainability.asu.edu). Applicants must be committed to a research and education program in sustainability and will teach both undergraduate and graduate courses, seek external funding on their own initiative or as part of a team, conduct interdisciplinary sustainability research, publish in sustainability journals in their area of specialization, as well as perform appropriate university, professional, and community service.
The School of Sustainability is the first of its kind: a comprehensive degree-granting program with a transdisciplinary focus on finding real-world solutions to environmental, economic, and social challenges. Established in 2007, the School is part of the Global Institute of Sustainability. Our mission is to bring together multiple disciplines and leaders to create and share knowledge, train a new generation of scholars and practitioners, and develop practical solutions to some of the most pressing environmental, economic, and social challenges of sustainability, especially as they relate to urban areas. The School of Sustainability takes a transdisciplinary approach in its curriculum, addressing a broad spectrum of global challenges, including: energy, materials, and technology; water quality and scarcity; international development; ecosystems; social transformations; food and food systems; and policy and governance.
Successful candidates must have an earned doctorate at the time of appointment in the humanities, sciences, or social sciences, and must demonstrate that sustainability is the core organizing principle in their research, scholarship, and teaching. They must also demonstrate: experience working effectively in interdisciplinary teams; a record of excellence in teaching and other educational activities; a strong record of scholarly achievement and publications appropriate to rank; strong communication skills; and evidence of potential to secure research funding appropriate to rank.
Special emphasis will be placed on candidates who demonstrate rigorous qualitative or quantitative methodological expertise relevant to sustainability scholarship (for example, the analysis of complex adaptive systems, assessment techniques, decision and policy analysis, or participatory [action] research); experience with engaging diverse communities in research practice and problem-solving; research interests at the international level (including collaborative work with partners in developing countries) and innovative approaches to education.
To review and apply to this position, please visit http://www.academicjobsonline.org and search for the Global Institute of Sustainability. The initial application deadline is January 8, 2011. Applications will continue to be accepted and reviewed weekly thereafter until the search is closed. Applicants must submit a cover letter that addresses the criteria described above, current curriculum vita, statement of teaching philosophy, and the names, phone numbers addresses, and e-mail addresses of three references. Only electronic applications will be accepted. A background check is required for employment. Arizona State University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. The School of Sustainability actively encourages diversity among its applicants and workforce.
Asst Prof/Faculty Fellow in Science Studies at New York University
Deadline: February 19 2011
Updated: February 01 2011
The John W. Draper Interdisciplinary Master’s Program in Humanities and Social Thought invites applications for an Assistant Professor/Faculty Fellow in the area of Science Studies. The initial appointment will be for one year beginning September 1, 2011, pending budgetary and administrative approval, renewable annually for a maximum of three years. We seek an outstanding interdisciplinary science studies scholar whose work focuses on the history, philosophy, sociology, or anthropology of science and technology and their relation to contemporary culture. Responsibilities include but are not limited to teaching three courses a year, advising students, participating in faculty colloquia and new student orientations, and assisting with admissions decisions and recruitment events. Candidates must be committed to interdisciplinary scholarship and excellence in teaching, and have completed the Ph.D. no more than three years before the application date.
Application deadline is February 19, 2011. To apply, see the Draper Program’s web site at http://draper.fas.nyu.edu Inst.ructions can be found under the home page link “Employment.”
Senior Lecturer/Admin Director, Collection of Hist Sci Instruments, Harvard
Updated: December 16 2010
The Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments is the oldest and most extensive university-based collection of its type in the United States, holding some 20,000 instruments dating from the 17th century to the present. As part of the Department of History of Science, the Collection is at the cross-roads of new forms of scholarship in the study of material culture, and a major site for interdisciplinary work connecting the instruments to work in the sciences and humanities, from music, computation, and navigation to particle physics, chemistry, physiology, and psychology. As Senior Lecturer, the person occupying this position will work closely with students and faculty from the Department as well as other units inside the university to mount short and long-term exhibitions; he or she will have half-time teaching obligations and will work closely with the Faculty Director of the CHSI.
There are opportunities to develop courses in history of science. As Administrative Director, the person taking this job will be responsible for the fiscal and staff oversight of the collection, which includes management of budgets, internal controls, data reporting, staff appointments, payroll, and workflow.
Requires a PhD and at least 3 years experience with exhibitions, visual media, virtual and material collections. Demonstrated administrative and managerial experience.
Closing date for applications is January 5, 2011. Please submit your application to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) with your cv and names of three referees.
NSF Senior Analyst, Science & Engineering Indicators Program
http://jobview.usajobs.gov/GetJob.aspx?OPMControl=1781564&org=NSF
Updated: January 28 2010
The National Science Foundation is seeking a Senior Analyst in its Science & Engineering Indicators Program, Division of Science Resources Statistics’ (SRS) Directorate for Social and Behavioral Sciences, Arlington, VA. Appointment is under the Intergovernmental Personnel Act* (IPA) for a two-year renewable period. The salary range is $89,033 - $163,957. SRS, the principal Federal Government source in the Federal Government for statistics and analyses of worldwide Science and Engineering (S&E) trends, produces the National Science Board’s Congressionally mandated biennial Science and Engineering Indicators report for the President and the Congress. Indicators analyses cover the range of S&E topics from education and workforce to globalization of S&T capabilities and production and trade of sophisticated goods and services. The Senior Analyst will be responsible for quantitatively based analyses in one or more of three major topic areas: Structure and functioning of the U.S. higher education system with specific reference to science, engineering, and mathematics; U.S. academic R&D including faculty, academic researchers, and graduate and doctoral S&E students and postdocs; and the structure and dynamics of the U.S. S&E workforce. Much of the work will be done in a team setting. For information about this job and how to apply, please go to http://jobview.usajobs.gov/GetJob.aspx?OPMControl=1781564&org=NSF The A.gency Contact for this job announcement is Camille L. Britt, (703) 292-4345; .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address); TTD (703) 292-8044.
For more information about SRS programs, including the Science and Engineering Indicators Program, please go to the website at http://www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?div=SRS.
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* Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) Assignment. Individuals eligible for an IPA assignment with a Federal agency include employees of state and local government agencies or institutions of higher education, Indian tribal governments, and other eligible organizations in instances where such assignments would be of mutual benefit to the organizations involved. The individual remains an employee of the home institution, and NSF provides funding toward the assignee’s salary and benefits.