About: Katerina Vlantoni

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg has two vacant postdoctoral positions (24 months each , full-time 100%) in the European Research Council-funded project Living with Radiation: The Role of the International Atomic Energy Agency in the History of Radiation Protection (HRP-IAEA), headed by Professor Maria Rentetzi. The two scholars will carry out research on the history of standardization and the…

The Division of Science, Technology and Society (STS) is looking for an Associate Professor (Docent) in Gender and Technology. We are looking for a future academic leader for this newly created faculty position. To this end, the successful applicant will be given the opportunity to recruit a PhD-student and a post-doctoral researcher. The position includes…

A PhD position in history is available at the Institute of History, Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences, University of Neuchâtel (Switzerland). The position is for 4 years, renewable for an extra year. The successful candidate will be a teaching and research assistant to Prof. Gianenrico Bernasconi. The PhD student is expected to complete a…

Call for Papers The 10th Tensions of Europe Conference Aarhus University, Denmark 29 June – 1 July 2022* Conference theme: Technology, Environment and Resources   Deadline for proposals: 31 October 2021 Conference website CfP ToE 2022 (download pdf) *Revised date: We changed the date of the 10th Tensions of Europe Conference to 29 June–1 July…

Since its foundation in 2001, the Committee has two objectives: to conduct or foster scientific research, and to share and impart knowledge on the history and heritage of electricity and energy. In these perspectives, it offers grants varying from 1,500 to 3,000 euros to graduate students. Language and subject conditions: Applications can be written in…

Annual Meeting Society for the History of Technology New Orleans, 18-21 November, 2021 Conference Theme: Environment, Infrastructure, and Social Justice Infrastructure is an inherently social mode for the modification of natural environments. It is the most basic form of sociotechnical collaboration; it is fundamental to society’s functions; and it is indispensable for other technological developments.…

International Digital Workshop, June 29th 2021 (10 am – 6pm, CET) – First Call for Papers   Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Algorithms, Internet of Things, Social Media, Automation, Robotics and Cybernetics: Historical and STS Perspectives from Mediterranean/Southern/Southeastern Europe  Part of the ‘Tensions of Europe Digital Workshop Festival’, 28 June-2 July 2021 (https://shtwebinars.nl/)   The…

First Call for Papers International Digital Workshop, June 28th 2021 Recent History of Technology, Mediterranean Studies, Environmental Humanities: An Encounter Part of the ‘Tensions of Europe Digital Workshop Festival’, 28 June-2 July 2021 The workshop seeks to advance a fruitful conversation between recent history of technology and environmental humanities (especially environmental history) in reference to…

Inaugurated in the spring of 2021, NYU Space Talks is a lecture series convened by Alexander C. T. Geppert at NYU's Center for European and Mediterranean Studies with the Department of History in New York City. Each semester, established and upcoming scholars will present the latest research on the history and politics of outer space,…

We are searching for a PhD candidate (100%) to work with us to examine the history of online commenting technologies and practices at the University of Siegen, Germany. The DFG-funded sub-project “Historical Technography of Online Commentary”, part of the newly established Collaborative Research Center “Transformations of the Popular” will be led by Johannes Passmann and…