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> From: Holtz Center for Science and Technology Studies <[email protected]> > Subject: Postdoctoral fellowship in Risk Governance, University of Michigan > Date: November 21, 2011 11:46:01 AM CST > To: Sts_announce <[email protected]> > Reply-To: [email protected] > > >> >> Postdoctoral Fellowship in Risk Governance— >> >> Governance of Disruptive Technologies >> >> University of Michigan >> >> >> >> The University of Michigan has launched a new focus initiative in Risk >> Governance, for which it is seeking a postdoctoral fellow. Funded by the >> university’s Risk Science Center and based in the Science, Technology, and >> Public Policy Program, the term of the fellowship is one year (renewable for >> a second and third year pending fellow’s performance and funding >> availability). >> >> >> The postdoctoral fellow will work with Prof. Shobita Parthasarathy (Gerald >> R. Ford School of Public Policy) on a research project analyzing the >> governance challenges posed by disruptive technologies (technologies that >> challenge existing markets, norms, laws, and social and political orders), >> in the context of current and proposed frameworks that have been devised to >> govern these technologies. The project will involve the development and >> analysis of a series of historical and current case studies; therefore, the >> postdoctoral fellow should have experience in designing, organizing and >> carrying out qualitative/ethnographic research. The postdoctoral fellow >> should be able and willing to work as part of an interdisciplinary team at >> University of Michigan, particularly those from the Ford School of Public >> Policy and School of Public Health. Postdoctoral fellows will teach one >> course per year on Risk Governance, to Masters and PhD students from a wide >> variety of fields including public policy, public health, the natural and >> social sciences, and engineering. The fellow will also have time to pursue >> his/her own independent research. >> >> >> Candidates must have received (or submitted the thesis for) the degree of >> PhD (or equivalent) in science and technology studies, >> science/technology/health policy, social sciences (e.g., sociology, >> anthropology, political science), legal studies/law, cultural studies, or >> history, by the date of appointment. They should have a strong research >> record appropriate to the present stage of their careers, with evidence of >> potential for producing distinguished scholarship. They will be expected to >> have excellent organizational and time-management skills and also excellent >> English writing skills. Successful applicants will be formally affiliated >> with the Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program at the Gerald R. >> Ford School of Public Policy and the Risk Science Center, both at University >> of Michigan. Salary and benefits are competitive. Funds will be provided for >> moving, conference, and research expenses. Inquiries and applications should >> be sent via e-mail to [email protected]. Applications should include a >> cover letter that explains the candidate’s research interests and >> background, a CV, writing sample, teaching evaluations, and three letters of >> reference. Deadline for applications is January 23, 2012. >> >> >> The University of Michigan is a Non-Discriminatory/Affirmative Action >> Employer. The Ford School is especially interested in candidates who can >> contribute, through their research and teaching, to the diversity and >> excellence of the academic community. >> >>
