Message posted on 22/10/2020
Postdoc and PhD position: SHAPING AI (discourses, policy, tech development) at HIIG Berlin
Dear all, I am currently hiring both a postdoc and a phd cand. at HIIG Berlin for an upcoming international project. In SHAPING AI, we will investigate the formation of „AI" as a central socio-technical institution in contemporary societies. Over a ten-year period (2012-2021), we will conduct a comparative study of the issue career, framing and problematisation of AI in the four participating countries and in three domains: media, politics and technical research. The HIIG will act as consortium lead, our stellar partners are Sciences Po / Medialab (Cardon/Ricci), Warwick (Marres/Castelle), Montreal (McKelvey/Roberge). The postdoc position is very international and does not necessarily need German language expertise; the person will be co-responsible with me for managing the consortium and doing comparative work. The phd cand position is more focusses on German case studies and thus needs good command of German. See the full job ads here and below: - Postdoctoral researcher (m/f/d) for the project Shaping AI: https://www.hiig.de/en/postdoktorandin-m-w-d-fuer-das-projekt-shaping-ai/ - PhD Candidate (m/f/d) for the project Shaping AI: https://www.hiig.de/en/doktorandin-m-w-d-fuer-das-projekt-shaping-ai/ Don’t hesitate to reach out to me if you are interested. I’d be more than happy to hire someone from the STS community for this position. Application via the web form at the respective URLs. Deadline is NOVEMBER 2. Best, Christian — Postdoctoral researcher (m/f/d) for the project Shaping AI Are you interested and engaged in the social and political debates on AI? Do you question why the trolley problem has been at the centre of these debates for so long and wonder whether AI is more than just deep learning? Are you interested and experienced in interdisciplinary research on digitisation and society? Then we look forward to receiving your application! The Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG) is looking for a committed postdoc for the Shaping AI project The successful candidate will work in the research project “Shaping 21st Century AI. Controversies and Closure in Media, Policy, and Research” (SHAPING AI) for 3 years, in an 80% capacity (TVL 13 or 14, depending on your qualification) in cooperation with the head of research programme “The evolving digital society” and in close coordination with the research directorate. Family & travel support, as well as support for the procurement of research materials are included. Starting date for the position is February 1, 2021. This international joint project – with partners in the UK, France and Canada – empirically investigates the formation of “artificial intelligence” (AI) as a central socio-technical institution in contemporary societies. Over a ten-year period (2012-2021), we will conduct a comparative study of the issue career, framing and problematisation of AI in the four participating countries and in three domains: media, politics and technical research. The HIIG will act as consortium lead. Key Responsibilities • Joint responsibility and scope for development in the design of the research topic and the implementation of the research project • Coordination of the international research network together with project management, cooperation in communication and coordination with project partners • Development of comparative research designs for the comparison of empirical results at the consortium level • Supervision of sub-studies, executed by PhD candidate and graduate students (e.g. on policy debates and regulation of AI, on media debate and on technical research in Germany) • Publication of scientific articles in leading international journals, submission of conference papers and development of formats of knowledge transfer for a broader public, e.g. through events, blog posts, etc. • Support and expansion of existing scientific networks of the institute • Monitoring of funding lines and tenders, raising of third-party funds by participating in public tenders or by supporting the fundraising activities of the HIIG, especially in the field of AI and society Requirements and Preferred Qualifications • Eligible candidates will have an outstanding university degree and a completed doctorate in social sciences, ideally related to the above-mentioned field • Experience in social-science based internet research, documented by relevant publications and lectures, ideally with a focus on one or more of the following fields: AI, regulation/governance/ethics, science communication, controversies about science and technology. • Empirical experience with document analysis, discourse analysis and/or critical data and algorithm research, including digital methods, are desirable • Great interest in interdisciplinary research, ideally already experience in interdisciplinary cooperation • Open-mindedness for international scientific cooperation, ideally substantiated by relevant experience abroad or within existing cooperations • Initial experience in project management and the coordination of distributed work processes as well as very good communication skills are desirable • Independence, creative will, sense of responsibility, motivation and teamwork • Fluent business English is mandatory, good command of German is desirable Resources & Benefits • Independent research and creative opportunities to develop your own scientific profile, gain visibility and publish at a high level • Development and establishment of a new research project with leeway for your own ideas and agenda in cooperation with the research programme manager and in close coordination with the research directorate • International project context with a highly visible and relevant topic • Strong international and interdisciplinary networking and cooperation with renowned project partners • An attractive and family-friendly working environment with flexible working hours, flat hierarchies in an embodied alternative to the traditional science business • A highly motivated team that works very closely together and committed colleagues from various disciplines in a forward-looking institute in the heart of Berlin Application Instructions Do you recognize yourself in the profile described? Then we are looking forward to receiving your application along with a letter of motivation, curriculum vitae, and relevant certificates. Please include a 1-2 page research sketch with first ideas of how you imagine the empirical implementation of the above mentioned topics of the project “Shaping AI”. Please submit the documents using the online form below. The review of applications will start on November 2, 2020 and the call for applications will remain open until a suitable applicant is found. The careful screening and selection of our new team members is very important to us and we ask for your patience that we will conduct several interviews during the process. If you have any questions regarding the content of the job advertisement, please contact project lead Dr. Christian Katzenbach (katzenbach@hiig.de). https://www.hiig.de/en/postdoktorandin-m-w-d-fuer-das-projekt-shaping-ai/ —— PhD Candidate (m/f/d) for the project Shaping AI Are you interested and engaged in the social and political debates on AI? Do you question why the trolley problem has been at the centre of these debates for so long and wonder whether AI is more than just deep learning? Are you interested and experienced in interdisciplinary research on digitisation and society? Then we look forward to receiving your application! The Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG) is looking for a committed PhD candidate for the Shaping AI project The successful candidate will work in the research project “Shaping 21st Century AI. Controversies and Closure in Media, Policy, and Research” (SHAPING AI) for 3 years, in an 65% capacity (TVL 13). Family & travel support, as well as support for the procurement of research materials are included. Starting date for the position is February 1, 2021. This international joint project – with partners in the UK, France and Canada – empirically investigates the formation of “artificial intelligence” (AI) as a central socio-technical institution in contemporary societies. Over a ten-year period (2012-2021), we will conduct a comparative study of the issue career, framing and problematisation of AI in the four participating countries and in three domains: media, politics and technical research. The HIIG will act as consortium lead. Key Responsibilities • Development of a dissertation topic within the scope of the project • Independent implementation of sub studies within the project (e.g. on policy debates and regulation of AI, on media debate and on technical research in Germany) • Contributions to design and implementation of the research project • Collaboration and communication with international project partners • Publication of scientific articles in relevant journals, submission of conference papers and development of formats for knowledge transfer to a wider public, e.g. through events, blog posts, etc. • Support or expansion of existing scientific networks of the institute Requirements and Preferred Qualifications • Eligible candidates will have a very good university degree, ideally based in the social sciences with a topic related to the above-mentioned field • Initial experience in social-science based Internet research, ideally with a focus on one or more of the following fields: AI, regulation/governance/ethics, science communication, controversies about science and technology. • Initial empirical experience with document analysis, discourse analysis and/or critical data and algorithm research, including digital methods, is desirable • Great interest in interdisciplinary research, first experiences in interdisciplinary cooperation are desirable • Open-mindedness for international scientific cooperation, ideally substantiated by experience abroad • Independence, creative will, sense of responsibility, motivation and teamwork • Business fluency in German and very good knowledge of English are mandatory Resources & Benefits • Independent research and creative opportunities to develop your own scientific profile, gain visibility and publish at a high level • Participation in the development and establishment of a new research project with room for own ideas in cooperation with the project management • International project context with a highly visible and relevant topic • Strong international and interdisciplinary networking and cooperation with renowned project partners • The opportunity to gain a doctorate, participation in the doctoral programme and the mentoring programme and other excellent exchange and networking opportunities • An attractive and family-friendly working environment with flexible working hours, flat hierarchies in an embodied alternative to the traditional science business • A highly motivated team that works very closely together and committed colleagues from various disciplines in a forward-looking institute in the heart of Berlin Application Instructions Do you recognise yourself in the profile described? Then we look forward to receiving your application with a letter of motivation, CV and relevant certificates. Please enclose a 1-2 page sketch with first ideas for a doctoral thesis topic within the project “Shaping AI”. Please submit the documents using the online form below. The review of applications will start on November 2, 2020. The call for applications will remain online and thus open until a suitable applicant is found. The careful screening and selection of our new team members is very important to us and we ask for your understanding that we will conduct several selection interviews during the process. If you have any questions regarding the content of the position, please contact Dr. Christian Katzenbach (christian.katzenbach@hiig.de). https://www.hiig.de/en/doktorandin-m-w-d-fuer-das-projekt-shaping-ai/ -- Dr. Christian Katzenbach Senior Researcher, Head of Research Program „Digital Society“ Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society, Berlin http://www.hiig.de/staff/christian-katzenbach/ _______________________________________________ EASST's Eurograd mailing list Eurograd (at) lists.easst.net Unsubscribe or edit subscription options: http://lists.easst.net/listinfo.cgi/eurograd-easst.net Meet us via https://twitter.com/STSeasst Report abuses of this list to Eurograd-owner@lists.easst.netview formatted text
EASST-Eurograd
mailing list
30 recent messages
30 recent messages
- 17/04/2024 2nd CFP: 4th Workshop on Agents and Robots for reliable Engineered Autonomy (AREA 2024)
- 17/04/2024 April 26 - Seminar session with Niels Ten Oever - Sanctions, Standards, and Sovereignty
- 15/04/2024 PhD Studentship: Forming Futures
- 15/04/2024 PhD Studentship: Forming Futures
- 15/04/2024 Reminder: TATuP: CfA 34/1 (2025): "Practices and concepts of 'care' in sustainability transformations"
- 15/04/2024 Two PhD vacancies in Social Studies of Scholarly Communication and Peer Review
- 15/04/2024 3-year fully funded PhD position on digital infrastructure breakdown
- 15/04/2024 [Deadline: 23 Apr] International Summer Digital Workshop: Gender and Innovation in Post-Pandemic Ableism: Social, Environmental, and Digital Justice
- 13/04/2024 April 18, 13:15 - Webinar Anna Nikolaeva, "Politics of non-knowing"
- 13/04/2024 CfA: SI environ|mental urbanities
- 13/04/2024 Vernon Press - "Science, Technology and Society for a Post-Truth Age: Comparative Dialogues on Reflexivity"
- 13/04/2024 Conference "Imaginations of Autonomy" Registration Reminder
- 13/04/2024 Athena VU Amsterdam is hiring: Three career track (to tenured) assistant professorships | Transformative Learning | Management of Innovations | System transformation in health and well-being (last one in Dutch)
- 06/04/2024 AUP Liveable Futures Series: call for proposals
- 06/04/2024 Scientific Officer for Sustainable Food Systems and Risk Communication
- 06/04/2024 Bonn History and Philosophy of Physics research seminar in the summer term of 2024
- 06/04/2024 PhD Position - University of Amsterdam on "Contested Epistemologies of Sustainability"
- 06/04/2024 7th STS Italia Summer School | ArTS in Society - Application deadline April 28, 2024
- 06/04/2024 RESCHEDULED: iHuman Spring 2024 International Guest Seminar Series - The Imperfectly Perfect Robot with Katherine Harrison
- 06/04/2024 PhD Position - University of Amsterdam on "Contested Epistemologies of Sustainability"
- 03/04/2024 EXTENDED DEADLINE – Science Studies Symposium (Helsinki 06-07.06.24)
- 29/03/2024 The Social Life of Creative Methods: An Interdisciplinary Workshop
- 29/03/2024 Call for Participation – PhD Summer School "Technography" (25 & 26 July, Dortmund, GER)
- 29/03/2024 CfP Before data, after platforms. Long trajectories of mobilities’ digitalisation T2M Conference in Leipzig
- 29/03/2024 Post-doctoral position in Gothenburg
- 29/03/2024 Vacancy: Postdoctoral researcher in the politics of EU sustainable agricultural and food policies (3 years)
- 29/03/2024 Open position: 4 year PhD in Technoscience, Materiality, & Digital Cultures at the University of Vienna
- 29/03/2024 Online lecture on 2 April 4-5PM by Hamza Hamouschene, Dismantling Green Colonialism: Energy and Climate Justice in the Arab Region
- 29/03/2024 Using Imposter Methods: An Interdisciplinary Workshop
- 29/03/2024 Open Access and free resources in AI, Digital Technologies and Society