Message posted on 27/11/2018

Job Opening: PhD Position at STS Dept. Vienna University, Project: Making Europe through and for its Research Infrastructures

                Dear colleagues,
<br>
<br>The Department of Science and Technology Studies at the University of Vienna
<br>is inviting applications for the position of a
<br>
<br> DOCTORAL RESEARCHER (3 years, 30 hours/week)
<br>
<br>in the research project ‘Making Europe through and for its Research
<br>Infrastructures’, jointly funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) and the
<br>German Science Foundation (DFG)
<br>
<br>This project – a collaboration between the Department of Science and
<br>Technology Studies (STS) at the University of Vienna and the Munich Center for
<br>Technology in Society (MCTS) at the Technical University Munich aims to
<br>analyze the mutual constitution of European transnational scientific
<br>collaboration and European identity in the context of four transnational
<br>research infrastructures, spanning more than sixty years of integration across
<br>different disciplines.
<br>
<br>Collaborative transnational research infrastructures have formed an important
<br>vehicle for European integration since the second half of the twentieth
<br>century, unfolding in parallel to economic and political integration efforts.
<br>Despite being widely considered a success, such scientific inte­gration has
<br>not yet extensively been studied in terms of how it incorporates and
<br>contributes to emerging ‘European’ identities. This project therefore
<br>studies four different research infra­structures that are distinct in terms
<br>of age (being established between the 1950s and 2000s), form (including
<br>centralized as well as networked facilities), and scientific field (ranging
<br>from nuclear research and aerospace engineering to laser research and
<br>biomedicine).
<br>
<br> In the context of this project, the successful applicant will research the
<br>case of the Centre Européen pour la Recherche Nucleaire (CERN) and work
<br>towards a doctoral dissertation in Science and Technology Studies at the
<br>University of Vienna (supervisor: Ulrike Felt). Further, you will be part of
<br>an international project team working on three further cases, and contribute
<br>to the comparative analysis of European scientific integration across cases.
<br>
<br>Job description
<br>
<br>The successful applicant is expected to
<br>
<br>Perform qualitative research on the history of CERN in relation to notions of
<br>European (scientific) integration and identity
<br>Complete a doctoral dissertation in STS on the basis of project research
<br>Contribute to the comparative, cross-cutting research agenda of the project
<br>Participate in project work, including (organization of) team meetings,
<br>project maintenance, organization of project events, etc.
<br>Participate in the academic environment of the Department on a day-to-day
<br>basis.
<br>Requirements
<br>
<br>We are looking for a candidate with a completed MA or equivalent degree in
<br>science and technology studies (STS), political science, history of science,
<br>science policy or associated fields, with a strong interest in and motivation
<br>for the project.
<br>
<br>Experience in qualitative research and familiarity with the substance of the
<br>project are an advantage.
<br>
<br>Candidates are expected to have excellent ability to work and write in English
<br>and will be required to be based in Vienna for the duration of the project.
<br>
<br> Application
<br>
<br>Please submit your application, including:
<br>
<br>A motivation letter, explaining your interest in and qualifications for, doing
<br>research in this project
<br>Your CV
<br>A writing sample (e.g. a chapter from your MA thesis, a paper)
<br>1 letter of reference
<br> Send your application to (sec.sts@univie.ac.at ,
<br>with a copy to ulrike.felt@univie.ac.at ) as
<br>soon as possible; applications will be considered soon after they are
<br>submitted. Please use the subject line ‘Application FWF-PhD position’.
<br>
<br>Specific questions regarding the project or the position may be addressed to
<br>Prof. Ulrike Felt (Ulrike.felt@univie.ac.at
<br>).
<br>
<br>Applicants should start as soon as possible but not later than 1 March 2019.
<br>
<br>Please circulate and forward to those interested.
<br>
<br>Thanks!
<br>Nina Witjes
<br>
<br>Dr. Nina Witjes
<br>
<br>University Assistant (Postdoc)
<br>Department of Science and Technology Studies
<br>Universität Wien
<br>
<br>Universitätsstraße 7/Stiege II, 6. Stock
<br>1010 Wien, Österreich
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