Two Job Opportunities within the Epistemology of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) Research Unit

The Department of Science Communication and Higher Education Research, University of Klagenfurt (Klagenfurt, Austria) are offering 2 positions within the “Epistemology of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC)” Research Unit: 1 Postdoctoral Researcher in Science and Technology Studies (40 hours/week) 1 Doctoral Researcher in Science and Technology Studies (30 hours/week) Positions are funded for 3 years ... Two Job Opportunities within the Epistemology of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) Research Unit

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Human Brain Project (HBP) – PhD Scholarship

A PhD opportunity is available with the EU Future and Emerging Technologies Flagship Human Brain Project (HBP), based at De Montfort University’s Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility (CCSR). The successful applicant will undertake research under the supervision of the HBP DMU team, currently consisting of five Research Fellows and a Professor. They will investigate ... Human Brain Project (HBP) – PhD Scholarship

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Research for orientation and cooperation after the COVID-19 crisis, the Rococo initiative

An initiative has been launced at the Institute of Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis (ITAS) within the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), with the aim of pooling efforts in technology assessment and related future-oriented fields of study in order to create resources of orientational knowledge for the world after the COVID-19 crisis. During a phase ... Research for orientation and cooperation after the COVID-19 crisis, the Rococo initiative

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PhD Position in the field of Ethics in the Life Sciences, Wageningen University

Wageningen University (NL) have advertised a post for a PhD candidate in the field of ethics in the life sciences, doing ontological and ethical investigations of cell-factories and their applications. The position is part of the Ethics of Socially Disruptive Technologies Gravitation program, a new ten year long international research program of seven universities in ... PhD Position in the field of Ethics in the Life Sciences, Wageningen University

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The SIENNA Project. Webinar on technology, legal issues and human rights challenges 5 March 2020

The SIENNA project addresses ethical issues in three new and emerging technology areas: human genomics, human enhancement and human-machine interaction. These areas all come with major socio-economic impact and raise issues related to human rights, the project aiming to identify and assess ethical issues and risks and produce three ethical frameworks. The SIENNA project has ... The SIENNA Project. Webinar on technology, legal issues and human rights challenges 5 March 2020

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Project Assistant Position at Fondazione Giannino Bassetti

Fondazione Giannino Bassetti (FGB) Fondazione Giannino Bassetti (FGB) was founded in 1994 and has promoted responsibility in innovation within the technosciences, entrepreneurship and governance for 25 years, acting as a pioneer CSO in fostering the concept and the practice of RRI. In 2004 FGB promoted the first Consensus Conference in Italy, aiming at regulating the ... Project Assistant Position at Fondazione Giannino Bassetti

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Call for papers Special Issue in the Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics

Special Issue in the Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics The Normative Dimension of Transformations towards a Sustainable Bioeconomy – Expanding the Economic Perspective The editors invite papers for a special issue which will focus on the ethical aspects to be considered in a transformation to a sustainable bioeconomy. Motivation Recent discussions have shown that ... Call for papers Special Issue in the Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics

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Postdoctoral positions in Responsible Innovation at The Australian National University

The Australian National University (ANU) is seeking two postdoctoral fellows to help shape the agenda for impact-focused research and practice in responsible innovation in Australia. The 3-year positions (one focusing on precision health and medicine, the other on synthetic biology) are part of our new collaboration with Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO – in particular, ... Postdoctoral positions in Responsible Innovation at The Australian National University

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British Standards Institution Call for Comments: Responsible Innovation.

The British Standards Institute (BSI) has recently published a draft and call for comments for a forthcoming standard for Responsible Innovation. Comments can be made (after free registration) until 29 October 2019 as part of a typical timeline for the development of a published Standard. The draft document is published through the BSI website with ... British Standards Institution Call for Comments: Responsible Innovation.

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The Future Of Positive Packaging. Call for Application.

Call for Applications: Part of the Positive Packaging Program by Perrier, SoScience launches in September the sixth edition of The Future Of: more info here 30-50 experts and professionals of the theme from different organizations will be selected (social entrepreneurs, company, NGO, start-up, research laboratory, industrials, investor…) in order to tackle this question: How to ... The Future Of Positive Packaging. Call for Application.

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