Events Listing 1 September 2010

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Halifax Situating Science Events

1 September

Please send additions for the next circulation (15 September) to: farah.huzair@dal.ca

 

1. Local Events

2. National/International Events and Conferences

3. New publications

4. Jobs/Studentships/Opportunities

 

1. Local Events

Call for Situating Science Workshop Proposals: Situating Science is soliciting workshop proposals for the timeframe of: Jan. 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012. Up to two Canadian workshops will be funded (up to $10,000 each). Workshop topics should fall under one of the four themes of the Cluster:

Science and its Publics

Historical Epistemology and Ontology (including philosophy of science)

Material Culture and Scientific/Technological Practices

Geography and Sites of Knowing

Detailed information on the themes can be found at www.situsci.ca. The themes are intended to be broad and flexible. The Proposal should be no more than three pages (see http://www.situsci.ca/event/call-workshop-proposals for instructions). Proposals and queries are to be sent to the local SituSci organisers: Melanie Frappier (melanie.frappier@ukings.ns.ca) and Letitia Meynell (letitia.meynell@dal.ca), or to the SituSci central office at: situsci@dal.ca. Deadline: Friday 1 Oct.

Science and Technology Studies Institute Proposal: Call for External Grant Information. The Atlantic Node is preparing a proposal for the creation of a STS Institute in Halifax. Node members are requested to send information regarding any external grants upon which they are acting as principle investigator or co-applicant to support the Node's proposal. Please send a list of grants including name, granting agency, amount, and duration. If the information is already listed on your personal website, please send a link to the relevant site. For further details see the attached PDF. Questions may be directed to letitia.meynell@dal.ca.

*Coming soon* Sci Fi Movie and Panel Discussion Series: SituSci is sponsoring a sci fi movie and panel discussion series, which will consist of four screenings and panel discussions throughout the month of October. Everyone is welcome and attendance is free. Tuesday, October 5, 7:00-10:00 pm: Surrogates; Tuesday, October 12, 7:00-10:00 pm: District 9; Tuesday, October 19, 7:00-10:00 pm: Moon; Tuesday, October 26, 7:00-10:00 pm: Star Trek. Screenings to be held in room HA19, Architecture and Planning Building, 5410 Spring Garden Road, Halifax. More details to follow. Check http://drupadmin.media.dal.ca/situsci.ca/movie-night for updates.

New SituSci Website:  The new Node website is up and running! Suggestions for content are much appreciated. Check it out at http://www.situsci.ca/node/university-kings-college-0

Mackay Lecture Series, 2010-2011: GLOBAL CHANGE AND THE NEED FOR A NEW SOCIAL IMAGINATION. Please mark your calendars for the series of Mackay lecturers due this year: 1. Thursday, September 16, 7:00 pm, Computer Science, Room 127: George Steinmetz, "From States to Empires: Sociologists as Imperial Policymakers, Critics, and Theorists since the Nineteenth Century." 2. Tuesday, September 21, 7:00 pm, Dunn 117: Alison Brysk, "Human Rights as Global Social Imagination." 3. Thursday, November 4, 7:00 pm, Computer Science, Room 127: Charli Carpenter, "Issue Adoption in Transnational Networks: Findings from Conversations with Human Security Practitioners." The speakers' bios can be found at:  http://arts.dal.ca/Research/Research%20Activities/Mackay_Lectures_2010.php (The fourth Mackay speaker in History will be announced in due course.)

 

2. National/International Events and Conferences

4th Sydney-Tilburg conference on the philosophy of science:  The Authority of Science , University of Sydney, Australia, 8-10 April 2011. Abstracts due: 15th October. http://sydney.edu.au/foundations_of_science/events/authority_of_science....

Going EASST virtually; a project for all those who don't find the time or money to go to conferences. For all those who cannot physically go to this conference, we started this project to make our own conference visit possible (sponsored by a student union). On our weblog we will provide live commentary of what we encounter at the conference. Contact sts@lnxnt.org for further details

 

3. New Publications

Spontaneous Generations: A Journal for the History and Philosophy of Science announces publication of its latest issue at http://spontaneousgenerations.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/SpontaneousG...

 

4. Jobs/Studentships/Opportunities

Lecturer in Politics/International Relations. Ref:  HLSS2339, Grade 7 . Permanent.  The University of Lincoln, School of Social Sciences, Faculty of Health, Life and Social Sciences. See www.lincoln.ac.uk/vacancies for details.

Faculty of Philosophy and History at the University of Stuttgart (www.uni-stuttgart.de), invites applications for a new W3-level endowed chair for the History of the Impact of Technology (Wirkungsgeschichte der Technik) Deadline 1 October. For details: www.unistuttgart.de/zv/dezernat4/pers_entw/dual_career.html

Environmental Fellows Program at Harvard University. The fellowship will provide an annual stipend of $55,000 plus health insurance. Deadline for applications: January 14, 2011 5pm. Announcement of awards: March 2011. For details see: http://www.environment.harvard.edu/grants/fellows.

Research Assistant for the Science, Technology and Society, and Environment Clusters, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. National University of Singapore. The Faculty currently hosts six interdisciplinary Research Clusters on Cities, Environment, Health, Migration, Religion, and Science, Technology and Society (STS). It is also developing a special research focus on issues pertinent to Singapore. Tenable for 1 year with the possibility of renewal. The RA will assist cluster members with the following duties:

• Assist cluster members in funding applications and research project management

• Assist cluster members in the organization of events and assembly of databases on research activities

• Assist in the development and maintenance of the cluster web portal to publicize cluster activities

•Co-ordinate activities between research clusters

•Research assistance in the form of literature reviews and proof-reading

• Prepare reports on the ongoing progress of research cluster activities

Job requirements:

• 2nd class or above Honours degree in a humanities or social sciences discipline

•Research interests in the field of science, technology and society, and/or environmental issues

•An excellent command of spoken and written English

•Organizational skills regarding research events and long- term research projects; experience desirable

• Working knowledge of MS Office and internet management tools

Send CV and cover letter to Ms Sharon Wok at fasswe@nus.edu.sg by 8 September. Applications will be considered until the position is filled.

Post-doctoral Research Associate: the Faraday Institute for Science and Religion British Council – ‘belief in dialogue project’, St. Edmund’s College, Cambridge. To help in developing the science and religion strand of the new British Council ‘Belief in Dialogue’ programme. See: www.faradayinstitute. Deadline: 1 October.

Postdoctoral fellowships at the Division of History of Science and Technology, PHS Dpt, University of Athens, Greece. The proposed project must be related to the history, sociology and anthropology of the ‘Cold Chain’ that includes the various stages of food preservation ranging from production to distribution and consumption of perishable produce. Priority will be given to projects that will be related to the social transformations brought about by the extensive use of artificial cold (industrial and domestic) from the late- 19th century to our days. Candidates from all fields of the human and social sciences are welcome. The application must be written in English and be submitted by September 30, 2010. The duration of the fellowship is between 24 and 36 months. See: http://www.gsrt.gr/default.asp?V_ITEM_ID=6605\ or contact Dr. Faidra Papanelopoulou at fpapanel@phs.uoa.gr Deadline: September .

Fellowship and workshop on "The Politics of Knowledge in Universities and the State." Harvard's Charles Warren Center.  We aim to convene a multidisciplinary group of intellectual and cultural historians, historians of higher education and the natural and human sciences, sociologists of knowledge, scholars from science and technology studies, students of American political development and political theory, and others in relevant fields. The workshop will explore the intersection of knowledge production with political thought and practice, focusing on key institutional sites in higher education and government. How has the authority, and possibly the content, of knowledge been shaped by political contexts? How have intellectuals engaged with the state and what have been the consequences for policy and knowledge production? How have university and state politics intersected? Are "knowledge" and "politics" distinct, or are interpretive frameworks such as "construction," "co-production," or "power/knowledge" more appropriate? Participants will have the opportunity to think systematically about the situated nature of their own work. Comparative and transnational proposals that depart from North American developments are welcomed. Fellows will participate in a seminar led by Andrew Jewett (History) and Julie Reuben (Education).

Applicants may not be degree candidates and should have a Ph.D. or equivalent. Fellows have library privileges and receive a private office which they must use for at least the nine-month academic year. Stipends are individually determined according to fellow needs and Center resources. The Center encourages applications, otherwise consistent with the Workshop theme, relating to the nation's life during and as a consequence of wars, and from qualified applicants who can contribute, through their research and service, to the diversity and excellence of the Harvard community. Application (at warrencenter.fas.harvard.edu) due January 15, 2011.

 

 

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