[voew-listserver] STS- Fellowship Programme 2006-2007 (IAS-STS in Graz)
- From: "Philipp Spaeth " <spaeth@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: voew-listserver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 14:55:36 +0200
Hallo VOEW-Listen-LeserIn,
anbei die Ausschreibung unseres STS-Fellowship-Programms,
interessant für alle, die sich für Technik, Gesellschaft und einen Austausch in
Graz interessieren.
Bewerbungen bis 31.12.
Beste Grüße
Philipp Späth
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IFZ - Interuniversitaeres Forschungszentrum fuer Technik, Arbeit und Kultur
E-Mail: spaeth@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
http://www.ifz.tugraz.at
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Sorry for crossposting!
INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES ON SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND
SOCIETY (IAS-STS), GRAZ - AUSTRIA
Fellowship Programme 2006-2007
The IAS-STS in Graz, Austria, promotes the interdisciplinary investigation of
the links
and interactions between science, technology and society, technology assessment,
as well as research on the development and implementation of socially and
environmentally sound technologies.
For this the IAS-STS invites researchers to apply for a stay between 1 October
2006
and 30 June 2007 as
- Research Fellows (up to nine months) or as
- Visiting Scholars (up to one month)
We also encourage senior scientists - working within the framework of the issues
listed below - to apply as
- Guest Lecturers.
The IAS-STS offers excellent research infrastructure. Close co- operation with
researchers at the IFZ (Inter-University Research Centre for Technology, Work
and
Culture; see: www.ifz.tugraz.at), guest lectures, workshops and conferences
provide
an atmosphere of creativity and scholarly discussion.
Furthermore we can offer five grants (EUR 1,000 per month) for long term Fellows
(nine months) at the IAS-STS:
The fellowship programme 2006-2007 is dedicated to projects investigating the
following issues:
1. Gender ? Technology ? Environment
Women with their various interests, competencies and potentials play an
important
part in the process of shaping socially sound and environmentally friendly
sustainable
technologies ? be it as users and consumers, or as experts. Applications should
focus on research in the field of women in traditionally male fields of
engineering, on
ways of creating cultures of success for women engineers (students, graduates),
and
on masculinity and the culture of engineering.
2. Ethical, Legal and Social Aspects of Human Genetics and Biotechnology
A main focus of the fellowship programme lies on research projects providing a
better
understanding of human genetics or biotechnology in the context of fabrication,
application and regulation. Researchers investigating socio-cultural aspects of
genetic testing or risk issues in biotechnology are especially encouraged to
apply.
3. Technology Studies and Sustainability
Fellowships will be awarded for research projects contributing to the issue of
sustainable development from the perspective of social studies or the history
and
philosophy of science and technology. Projects should aim at socio-economic
aspects of environmental technologies or at strategies of environmental
technology
policy, such as user participation, strategic niche management or ecological
product
policy. We encourage both theoretical analysis as well as empirical case
studies and
implementation research.
4. Information and Communication Technologies
A focus of the fellowship programme will be put on novel developments based on
information and communication technologies (ICT) from an STS point-of-view.
Topics
like embedded systems, ubiquitous computing or ICT applications in traffic
systems
shall be analysed with respect to their wider social and political
implications. Further
issues of interest are the social shaping of new ICT developments and
participative
approaches to the design of ICT systems and applications.
Applications must be submitted to the IAS-STS by 31 December 2005.
For application forms and further information:
Please visit our website: www.sts.tugraz.at
Institute for Advanced Studies on Science, Technology and Society (IAS-STS)
Attn. Günter Getzinger
Kopernikusgasse 9
8010 Graz ? Austria
E-mail: info@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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