The History Section of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) invites proposals for IAMCR 2023, to be held in Lyon, France, from 9 to 13 July (Lyon23) with an Online Conference Papers (OCP23) component from 26 June to 5 July. The deadline for submission of proposals is 9 February 2023 at 23h59 UTC. See…

On November 17 and 18, 2023, the 43rd History of Technology Conference of the Iron Library (TGT) will take place at the Klostergut Paradies in Schlatt near Schaffhausen (Switzerland). Since 1978, it has provided an outstanding platform for exchange between research, teaching, and industry. The speakers and the invited guests come from universities, libraries, collections and…

The Division of History of Technology at TU Berlin invites proposals for a two-day historical workshop "Histories of technology acceptance in the 20th century", taking place on 5–6 October 2023. The workshop will feature a keynote by Ortwin Renn, Scientific Director of the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS), Potsdam. Deadine for proposals: 10 February…

On the occasion of its 150th anniversary, the Universal Postal Union together with La Poste France and the CNRS (Sirice research unit), will host a conference under the theme: Achieving “a single postal territory”: A global promise – Past and present (Berne, 2 February 2024). The call for papers is open until 31 March 2023. Publication(s)…

The International Max Planck Research School “Knowledge and Its Resources: Historical Reciprocities” (IMPRS-KIR) invites applications for 5 doctoral positions, to begin on September 1, 2023. Each position will run for 3.5 years, with the possibility of extending once by six months. The IMPRS-KIR is a new, research-driven PhD program based in the history and philosophy…

The Division of Science, Technology and Society (STS) at Chalmers University of Technology, will hire a PhD student in History of Technology, with a specialisation in industrial transformation in the 20th Century. Applicants are invited to propose their own research project within this specialisation. Possible topics might be the relationship between nation-states and business, industrial…

Applications are invited for the Department  of History and Philosophy of Science Lipton Lectureship, a permanent Assistant Professorship (with opportunity for promotion). The position is offered in the History of Recent Science, Technology, and Medicine, to start on 1 October 2023 or as soon as possible thereafter. Responsibilities will include contributing to all aspects of…

CfP International Summer School “Oral History Meets European Studies. Sources, Tools and Methods in the Digital Age” 3 July – 6 July 2023 Maison Schuman, Luxembourg City The Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C2DH), together with the European University Institute (Florence, Italy) and the Max Planck Institute for European Legal History (Frankfurt, Germany),…

The ICOHTEC 50th Symposium Tallinn/Tartu, Estonia 14-18 August 2023 "Interdependencies. From Local Microstories to Global Perspectives on the History of Technology" The 50th ICOHTEC Symposium will take place in Tallinn and Tartu, Estonia, from 14 to 18 August 2023, hosted by Tallinn University of Technology and the University of Tartu. The main theme of the symposium will be “Interdependencies.…

The History Department at Union College invites applications for a tenure-track appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor of the History of Technology and/or Medicine in the Global South, with a preference for expertise in South Asian history. The time period is open. Preference will be given to candidates with a record of, or demonstrated…