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                Dear colleagues,
<br>
<br>Please find below the contents of the Call for Interest for a full-time 
<br>Post-doc position at Politecnico di Milano that I circulated on June 25. 
<br>Apparently, some had troubles in opening the attachment.
<br>
<br>Do not hesitate to email me if you need more details.
<br>
<br>Kind regards,
<br>
<br>Paolo Volonté
<br>
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<br>
<br>  CALL FOR INTEREST
<br>
<br>*Full-time Postdoc position (1+2 years) in Sociology of Science & 
<br>Technology*
<br>
<br>*School of Management, Politecnico di Milano*
<br>
<br>The School of Management of Politecnico di Milano invites expressions of 
<br>interest for *one Post-doc position in the area of* *Sociology of 
<br>Science & Technology*.
<br>
<br>The School of Management 
<br> groups together the 
<br>Department of Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering and MIP - 
<br>the Graduate School of Business of Politecnico di Milano.
<br>
<br>Its mission is to *contribute to the collective good through a critical 
<br>understanding of the opportunities offered by innovation*, accomplished 
<br>by creating and sharing knowledge through high-quality education, 
<br>high-quality research and engagement with the community.
<br>
<br>The School of Management today includes a broad range of research 
<br>initiatives and teaching activities, with over 4,900 students enrolled 
<br>in degree programmes.
<br>
<br>Politecnico di Milano is one of the most prominent technical 
<br>universities in the world, ranked 20th in the World, 7th in Europe, and 
<br>1st in Italy, according to QS World University Ranking by Subject – 
<br>Engineering & Technology 2020.
<br>
<br>The position is for one *Full-time **Postdoc for 1 year, renewable for 2 
<br>additional years. *Tenure track opportunities are envisaged afterwards. 
<br>The Postdoc will conduct research full-time at the intersection of 
<br>Sociology and Science & Technology. We are especially interested in 
<br>candidates who wish to investigate processes of democratization of 
<br>science with an STS approach (Science and Technology Studies), including 
<br>such topics as public engagement, citizen science, socially distributed 
<br>expertise, crowd science, RRI, etc. In particular, a key task will be 
<br>the *relationship between crowd authority and experts authority in 
<br>legitimizing scientific knowledge and technological or political 
<br>choices*. Research questions include, but are not limited to, the following:
<br>
<br>·What is the social legitimacy and representativeness of digital crowds 
<br>V. expert judgments?
<br>
<br>·What makes a crowd judgment appear representative, or fair, or 
<br>acceptable to policy makers?
<br>
<br>·How do the decisions of the crowd compare to those of the experts (in 
<br>terms of legitimacy, representativeness, social acceptability, etc.)?
<br>
<br>·How do they compare when the decisions involve technical/scientific 
<br>understanding? Or judgmental/ethical reasoning? Or both?
<br>
<br>  The position will start in fall 2020. Gross salary is €30.000 and 
<br>coverage by the national healthcare service is given as part of the 
<br>employment position.
<br>
<br>The position does not include teaching duties. Teaching at the 
<br>undergraduate, graduate and master level is possible and encouraged and 
<br>will entitle to additional compensation.
<br>
<br>In an effort to foster internationalization, the SoM is encouraging 
<br>applications of *foreign citizens* and of nationals with international 
<br>experience. Applicants should have a solid methodological background and 
<br>a track-record (or proved pipeline) of publications in primary 
<br>international outlets. Knowledge of the Italian language is not 
<br>required, but the ability to teach in English is mandatory.
<br>
<br>
<br>  Application Instructions
<br>
<br>Interested candidates should send an email _to 
<br>_faculty-managementsom@polimi.it 
<br>. The email should include: 1) a 
<br>cover letter motivating their interest and why they are the ideal 
<br>candidates for this position, 2) a CV (2-pages maximum), 3) a 
<br>description of their prior research (1-page maximum) *by September 1st, 
<br>2020*. All correspondence and expressions of interest will be kept 
<br>strictly confidential. The School guarantees equal gender opportunities 
<br>in recruitment and career.
<br>
<br>The subject line of the email should read: “Expression of interest: 
<br>DIG–META”. The file attached should be named according to this format: 
<br>lastname_Nr (1, 2, etc).pdf (e.g. Smith_1.pdf – where the numbers refer 
<br>to the documents required).
<br>
<br>*Disclaimer*: this is not yet a job vacancy advertisement. Based on the 
<br>expressions of interest for this position, the Politecnico School of 
<br>Management will determine whether or not to open public competitions 
<br>(pursuant art. 18 of the Italian Law 240/2010).
<br>
<br>
<br>  Research environment
<br>
<br>The postdoc will join the School of Management as part of the 
<br>Entrepreneurship Finance and Innovation (EFI) group. The group is 
<br>composed of more than 15 scholars who conduct research in several areas 
<br>of innovation, finance and entrepreneurship with a variety of approaches 
<br>(quantitative, qualitative, theoretical, experimental). The group 
<br>provides a friendly, stimulating environment that encourages personal 
<br>and professional development and is especially supportive of young 
<br>scholars. New hires are offered support from research assistants, access 
<br>to proprietary data of the group, and have plenty of opportunities to 
<br>collaborate with senior and junior researchers. Research by EFI members 
<br>has appeared in journals such as: Strategic Management Journal, 
<br>Management Science, Research Policy, Science, PNAS, Entrepreneurship 
<br>Theory and Practice, and others. For further information consult the web 
<br>(www.efi.polimi.it ) or email Prof. Chiara 
<br>Franzoni (chiara.franzoni@polimi.it ), 
<br>who is the contact person for this opening.
<br>
<br>Besides, the postdoc will join the study unit META – Social Sciences and 
<br>Humanities for Science and Technology (http://www.meta.polimi.it). META 
<br>is an interdisciplinary network of scholars in the humanities and social 
<br>sciences aiming to produce and disseminate knowledge and offering 
<br>expertise in epistemological, ethical and social issues related to the 
<br>processes of science, technology, and innovation.
<br>
<br>*Campus and city*
<br>
<br>The School of Management is in a brand-new building located in the 
<br>Bovisa campus, near the lecture theatres, the start-up incubator and the 
<br>school of design, among others. The campus is in the Milan urban area. 
<br>Central stations of Porta Garibaldi and Milan Cadorna are at 2-stops of 
<br>public transportation (10 minutes). Milan is the second largest city in 
<br>Italy. It is the business and financial capital of the country and one 
<br>of the most important hubs for design and fashion in the world. It is 
<br>home to a vibrant and international population and has a large offer of 
<br>cultural attractions and events.
<br>
<br>
<br>-- 
<br>Prof. Paolo Volonté
<br>Sociologia dei processi culturali
<br>Dipartimento di Design
<br>Politecnico di Milano
<br>http://paolovolonte.wordpress.com
<br>
<br>Coordinator of META - Social Sciences and Humanities for Science and Technology
<br>http://www.meta.polimi.it/
<br>
<br>Co-editor of the International Journal of Fashion Studies
<br>http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/journals/view-Journal,id=230/
<br>
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