The Holtz Center recently welcomed several new members, including Katie Kirchgasler, from the School of Education. Katie is a new Assistant Professor in the Curriculum and Instruction Department, where she also received her Ph.D. Katie …
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Call for applications: Joint Chair in Contemporary Public Policy, due Jan 15
Call for applications: Joint Chair in Contemporary Public Policy that will allow exceptional US Based Scholar to spend 4 months in Canada starting residency in September 2020. The scientific theme for 2020 is Technology & Ethics related to genetics, biotechnology and …
Call for Submissions: EASST and 4s Joint Meeting, due Feb 29
Call for Submissions: EASST and 4s Joint Meeting Submissions close February 29, 2020 Prague, Czech Republic, August 18-21, 2020 Locating and Timing Matters: Significance and Agency of STS in Emerging Worlds The general call for …
Research Intern Opportunity at Google, due Jan 15
The Ethical AI team at Google is looking for a research intern based in their San Francisco office. The ideal candidate should be interested in the histories of machine learning datasets. They should have experience …
CCST Science & Technology Policy Fellowships, apply by March 1
CCST Science & Technology Policy Fellowships The California Council on Science and Technology (CCST) is now accepting applications for the 2021 Class of CCST Science & Technology Policy Fellows. Completed applications are due by 11:59 p.m. …
CARMA 2020 CFP: Internet and Big Data in Economics and Social Sciences, due Feb 14
CARMA 2020 – Call for Papers Internet and Big Data in Economics and Social Sciences 3rd International Conference on Advanced Research Methods and Analytics July 8 – 9, 2020. Valencia, Spain http://www.carmaconf.org Scope The 3rd …
Call for Applications: STS Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship at Williams College, due Jan 10
Call for Applications: STS Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship at Williams College Deadline: January 10, 2020 Mellon Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Science & Technology Studies, Williams College The Science & Technology Studies Program at Williams College invites applications for …
Duke University, Postdoctoral Research Position, apply by Dec 15
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH POSITION The Center on Genomics, Race, Identity, Difference (GRID) at the Duke University Social Science Research Institute invites applications for a postdoctoral position to conduct research on the NIH grant, Implementation and Implications …
Gaeta publishes STS article on targeted advertising & disabilities
Holtz Center graduate student affiliate, Amy Gaeta, recently published a science and technology studies-related article on targeted advertising online and on social media. Amy’s article, “Do Algorithms Know Your Body Better Than You?“, reviews online …
Chen joins Holtz Center members to design technologies for social good together
Kaiping Chen is a new junior faculty member in Computational Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Shortly after becoming an Assistant Professor in the Department of Life Sciences Communication in Fall of 2019, she also …