{"id":5146,"date":"2013-01-08T00:56:16","date_gmt":"2013-01-08T00:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/africa-and-science.com\/?p=5146"},"modified":"2013-09-14T22:35:13","modified_gmt":"2013-09-14T22:35:13","slug":"post-doctoral-research-fellow-in-science-technology-studies-sts-norway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africa-and-science.com\/?p=5146","title":{"rendered":"Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in Science & Technology studies (STS) – Norway"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"Collaboration\"The Centre for Technology, Innovation and Culture\u00a0<\/a>(TIK) at the University of Oslo (UiO) invites applications for a 3 year Post-doctoral Research Fellowship.<\/div>\n
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The post-doctoral position will be affiliated with the TIK Centre\u2019s research programme \u201cScience, Technology and Culture\u201d which carries out STS-oriented research on science and technology as cultural and material practices that are shaped by society and crucial in the production of social and political reality. This research programme is focused on e.g. understanding relationships and tensions between various forms of scientific and technological knowledge\/expertise, the ways in which scientific knowledge is used in politics, and the dynamics of technoscientific controversies related to nature and culture in particular. Research within the programme uses historical and contemporary source material, as well as interdisciplinary methods and analytical resources.<\/p>\n

Candidates should have a strong interest in and competence for contributing to the development of such analyses. The position will focus particularly on conducting original work that contributes to theoretical development and empirical knowledge both within the above areas and within the field of STS more generally. The position also encompasses teaching within TIK\u2019s multidisciplinary Ph.D. and masters programs, including supervision of candidates and students within these programs.<\/p>\n

Qualifications and Personal Skills<\/strong><\/p>\n

Relevant candidates should have a Ph.D. in relevant areas of social science, history or STS, as well as in-depth familiarity with relevant approaches within STS as documented through academic degrees or course work, research and publishing.\u00a0 The successful candidate should have documented excellence in both theoretical development and empirical work within relevant areas of STS. A strong international publication record and well-developed international research networks are meritorious. \u00a0Experience of and interest in cross-disciplinary work will also be advantageous, as scholars both within the research program and the TIK Centre more generally reflect a diversity of backgrounds within social science and the humanities.<\/p>\n

Only candidates who have submitted their doctoral thesis prior to the application closing date may apply for the position. (A prerequisite for taking up the position is the successful completion of a doctoral degree.)<\/p>\n

Applicants should describe their intellectual background and qualifications, indicating the main theoretical approaches, empirical tools and publishing goals of their work to date. Applicants can obtain additional scientific information about the position from professor\/TIK director Jane Summerton or professor Kristin Asdal.<\/p>\n

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