Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Interdisciplinary Humanities and Social Sciences

The Centre for Biomedicine, Self and Society at the Usher Institute within The University of Edinburgh has advertised for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Interdisciplinary Humanities and Social Sciences to join the Centre’s Beyond Engagement theme. The successful applicant will work closely with the Centre’s theme leads for Beyond Engagement and Engagement Manager to design ... Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Interdisciplinary Humanities and Social Sciences

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Postdoc Researcher Position in STS at Hamburg University

The Professorship of Science Studies and Innovation Research (Prof. Dr. Sabine Maasen), based at the University of Hamburg, is offering a position for a postdoc research associate (TV-L E13, 32 months, full-time position suitable for part-time). The position is to start on April 1, 2022. The successful candidate is expected to play a pivotal part ... Postdoc Researcher Position in STS at Hamburg University

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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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Job Search: Head of the Office of Education and Public Outreach. Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.

Job Title: Head of the Office of Education and Public Outreach – Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, IL The Head of the Office of Education and Public Outreach reports to the Chief Strategic Partnerships Officer and is responsible for developing and maintaining strong community relations on behalf of Fermilab. This includes, but is not limited ... Job Search: Head of the Office of Education and Public Outreach. Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.

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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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Trust in expert knowledge in medicine and Technoscience. A meeting with Silvia Camporesi

Thoughts on Bioethics, public communication and participation. Index: report, video, slides, paper, photos. From health to technoscience, and from medicine to politics: trust in expert knowledge is progressively falling. This is a global phenomena, sitting intertwined within a complex relational system whose themes are public communication and participation, individual and collective narratives and power. But ... Trust in expert knowledge in medicine and Technoscience. A meeting with Silvia Camporesi

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Responsible Research and Innovation, Science and Technology Special Eurobarometer

November saw the publication of the European Commission’s Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI), Science and Technology Special Eurobarometer. A summary is free to download here. The summary follows on from that of 2010, in addressing European citizens’ general attitudes towards science and technology, and aims to inform the Commission regarding delivery of the Europe 2020 ... Responsible Research and Innovation, Science and Technology Special Eurobarometer

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Who’s Responsible?

Cristina Grasseni and The Bassetti Foundation at EASA The 2012 European Association of Social Anthropologists conference (EASA) takes place at Université Paris Nanterre in July of this year, and long time collaborator Cristina Grasseni will participate on a panel on behalf of the Bassetti Foundation, as part of an event entitled “Who’s Responsible?”. The panel ... Who’s Responsible?

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Dan Sperber. La lecture

Tra l’1 e il 6 settembre 2011, presso l’Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele di Milano, si è svolto il prestigioso convegno di Filosofia Analitica ECAP7 (Seventh European Congress of Analytic Philosophy). Nel programma era inserita la lecture annuale della Fondazione Giannino Bassetti, quest’anno affidata al pensiero di Dan Sperber. Anche per questo motivo nel giorno inaugurale ... Dan Sperber. La lecture

Piero Bassetti
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