Open Lecture by Dr. Dr. phil. René von Schomberg on Responsible Research and Innovation

Open Lecture by Dr. Dr. phil. René von Schomberg on Responsible Research and Innovation (Organized by the Beyond Cosmethics IdeaLab) Event Date: Wednesday February 3rd, 16.00 – 17.30 (online). Event Description: The organizers of the Beyond Cosmethics IdeaLab cordially invite you to the IdeaLab’s opening lecture on Responsible Research and Innovation held by Dr. Dr. ... Open Lecture by Dr. Dr. phil. René von Schomberg on Responsible Research and Innovation

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Call For Interest at Politecnico di Milano

The School of Management of the Milan Polytechnic invites expressions of interest for one Post-doc position in the area of Sociology of Science & Technology. The position is for one Full-time Postdoc for 1 year, renewable for 2 additional years. Tenure track opportunities are envisaged afterwards. The Postdoc will conduct research full-time at the intersection ... Call For Interest at Politecnico di Milano

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Postdoctoral researcher position within ‘Digital Twins’ at Wageningen University

Wageningen University is offering a position for a post-doc researcher in the field of ethics of technology, philosophy of technology or Science and Technology Studies. This postdoctoral project is part of the WUR investment theme “Digital Twins” which consists of three multidisciplinary Digital Twin flagship projects. An important aim of the investment theme is to ... Postdoctoral researcher position within ‘Digital Twins’ at Wageningen University

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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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PRISMA Industrial Roadmap

Thursday 27 June, 2019 saw the final meeting of the PRISMA project in Brussels, with Jonathan Hankins attending on behalf of the Bassetti Foundation. Prisma is an almost completed European Union Horizon 2020 funded project whose aim was to develop a road mapping methodology for RRI in industry, based upon a series of freshly completed ... PRISMA Industrial Roadmap

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Postdoctoral Associate Position at Cornell University

The Health Communication Research Initiative (HCRI) in the Department of Communication at Cornell University is seeking a colleague to join a vibrant, interdisciplinary research community as a postdoctoral associate. Working closely with Dr. Jeff Niederdeppe, the postdoctoral associate will help to launch the newly formed Health Communication Research Initiative. In this position, the successful candidate ... Postdoctoral Associate Position at Cornell University

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A position as a Senior Research Associate in the field of Journalism and Media Studies

Deadline: 2019 01 31 Universität Hamburg invites applications for a position as a Senior Research Associate in the field of Journalism and Media Studies (or related social sciences) with a strong expertise in the analysis of journalistic and social media content for the project “Social Constructions of Climate Futures” within the framework of the DFG ... A position as a Senior Research Associate in the field of Journalism and Media Studies

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New science and new politics

(Essay published in the 5th and last volume: “Scienza e tecnologia al di là dello specchio” of the series La Nuova Scienza, edited by Umberto Colombo and Giuseppe Lanzavecchia, Libri Scheiwiller, Milan 2004) Wonders abound in this world yet no wonder is greater than man. (Sophocles) In the last lines of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, ... New science and new politics

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