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Warwick Anderson @wombatscholar.bsky.social · 27d

We'll be celebrating (and critically reflecting on) 100 years of Anthropology at the University of Sydney, 9 October 2025. A great program! From Radcliffe-Brown ('Anarchy Brown') to ... who knows? An Indigenous professor of anthropology, maybe.

The Sydney Anthropology Centenary: 100 Years of Anthropology at the University of Sydney

Join us in marking the centenary of Anthropology at the University of Sydney—Australia’s first anthropology department.

events.humanitix.com

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Carlos Noreña @carlosfnorena.bsky.social · Aug 28

NEW: Tenure-track position in History at UC Berkeley in the GLOBAL HISTORY OF TECHNOLOGY.

We are casting a wide net here: *all* periods, places, and fields are under consideration.

I'm on the search committee, so do let me know if you have questions.

Assistant Professor – Global History of Technology - Department of History

University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!

aprecruit.berkeley.edu

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Torsten Voigt @thvoigt.bsky.social · Aug 21

Thrilled to share new work by brilliant Catherine Lee & Brandon Kramer!
They analyzed 2M biomedical abstracts over 30 years and found fascinating shifts in how we talk about diversity in research - diversity terminology is rising while race/ethnicity terms plateau.

doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2401805122

The rise of diversity terminology in biomedical research | PNAS

Recent scholarship has highlighted the rise of “diversity projects” across various educational and business contexts, but few studies have explored...

doi.org

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Torsten Voigt @thvoigt.bsky.social · Aug 19

Looking for sociologists & STS scholars (science & technology studies) to join us for 2 yrs of fully funded research at RWTH, one of Europe’s top technical universities.

Deadline: Oct 5, 2025 | Start latest Mar 2026

www.rwth-aachen.de/go/id/botjje...

Open Call: RWTH ”Port to Europe” Postdoc Fellowship | RWTH Aachen University | EN

RWTH Aachen University invites early-career researchers from outside the European Union to conduct their next research project at an institution where academic freedom, reliable long-term funding, and European culture and values come together.

www.rwth-aachen.de

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Philipp Hölzing @philipphoelzing.bsky.social · Apr 17

Die neue Suhrkamp-Vorschau ist da für den Herbst 2025, die Wissenschaft findet ihr ab S. 74!
media.suhrkamp.de/mediadeliver...

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Torsten Voigt @thvoigt.bsky.social · Jan 7

Are you working on the Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) of recent medical research and emerging medical technologies? This is your chance to join an inspiring community of researchers in a serene and collaborative environment! Deadline 2025-03-06

brocher.ch/calls/

Brocher

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Luc Rocher @rocher.lc · Dec 17

🚨 I'm recruiting 2x postdocs and 1-2 DPhil (PhD) students at Oxford to work on AI, Privacy-Enhancing Technologies, and public interest technology research.

Interested in human-centred and critical approaches to study the impact of data and algorithms on society? Join us next year!

Recruiting 2x three-year postdoctoral researchers and 1-2 PhD students – Synthetic Society

The Synthetic Society research team at the Oxford Internet Institute invites applications from enthusiastic and motivated candidates for two postdoctoral positions and 1-2 PhD positions in 2025, worki...

syntheticsociety.oii.ox.ac.uk

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Boston Review @bostonreview.bsky.social · Dec 2

APPLY NOW! Applications for our spring internship are due December 11.

Interns gain exposure to the world of magazine editing and publishing by assisting with fact checking, proofreading, evaluating submissions, and more. Pay is $15 per hour.

Jobs and Internships - Boston Review

Learn more about jobs, internships, and fellowships at Boston Review.

www.bostonreview.net

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Erin McElroy @erinmcel.bsky.social · Dec 2

So grateful to @labortech.bsky.social for this recognition and also honored to be in such amazing company with everyone else on this powerful list of awards

Labor Tech Research Network @labortechresearchnetwork.org · Dec 2

Book Award honorable mention: Silicon Valley Imperialism: Techno Fantasies and Frictions in Postsocialist Times by Erin McElroy (Duke University Press) @erinmcel.bsky.social

www.dukeupress.edu/silicon-vall...

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Leigh Senderowicz @lsenderowicz.bsky.social · Dec 2

The coolest postdoc I know is now accepting applications:

🧪🔬THE WITTIG POSTDOC IN FEMINIST BIOLOGY🧪🔬

Our interdisciplinary program @ UW Madison seeks to train the next generation of feminist scientists/scholars of science

Please share widely and read more here: crgw.gws.wisc.edu/scholarships...

Purple and white flyer that contains the the following information:

One of the only opportunities of its kind, the Wittig Postdoctoral Fellows Program in Feminist Science offers a fellowship at the intersection of biological/biomedical sciences and feminist science studies. We aim to train the next generation of feminist scientists/feminist science scholars and cultivate an interdisciplinary community of thinkers, practitioners, and advocates. UW Madison has a distinguished history of excellence in these areas and continues to be a dynamic site of research and teaching in feminist science scholarship.

Applicants with a new or recent PhD are invited to apply for this two year, fully funded position. We welcome scholars working at the intersection of feminist scholarship and the sciences, including the life sciences, public health, history of science, science and technology studies, or medicine. Fellows will conduct original research mentored by a UW faculty member.

This research can be feminist topics within existing research programs in the life sciences (e.g., studies of sex and the variability of sex), implementing feminist methodologies in life science research, or historical, philosophical, artistic, and feminist engagements in life science research. Successful applicants will be paired with a mentor among the UW faculty who has agreed to provide guidance during the fellowship period. For a range of examples of stellar candidates, we’ve included some sample profiles below. The postdoc will also take primary responsibility for planning and executing a feminist science one-day conference.

The Wittig postdoc is administered through the Center for Research on Gender & Women (CRGW). For further information, contact the Director of the Center for Research on Gender and Women (CRGW), Christine Garlough, clgarlough@wisc.edu.

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Dr George Iordachescu 🏳️‍🌈 🟥 @georgeiorda.bsky.social · Nov 19

For my criminology folks, University of Vienna is looking for a tenure-track professor in Criminology, check it our www.researchgate.net/job/1017025_...

TENURE-TRACK PROFESSOR IN THE FIELD OF CRIMINOLOGY at University of Vienna in Vienna, AUSTRIA

Nov 7, 2024 | The University of Vienna is internationally renowned for its excellence in teaching and research, and counts more than 7,500 academics from all... | NEW JOB

www.researchgate.net

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · Nov 17

You'll be shocked to hear I wrote a thing, and doubly shocked that it is not nice about Silicon Valley. www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

Turns out the zombie apocalypse isn’t as fun as they said it would be – Rebecca Solnit on our dangerously disconnected world

A population numbed, dazed, present-but-not-present – had it happened overnight it would be a sci-fi horror movie. And if you looked up from your phone for long enough, you might notice it’s started a...

www.theguardian.com

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Kit Yates @kityates.bsky.social · Nov 16

When vaccines blunted their impact, we forgot the fear of the disease, and in our comfort, people began to forget why we needed the vaccines in the first place.

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · Nov 16

What this means is that the bird flu virus (H5N1} has*potentially* found a mutation that brings it closer to infecting humans more easily.

Hensley Lab @scottehensley.bsky.social · Nov 16

The preliminary sequence from the H5N1 human case in British Columbia has been posted and it is not good news. The virus potentially has a quasispecies at HA residue 226 (H3 numbering). This is bad news because we know that mutations at residue 226 can increase binding to human receptors. 1/

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VolkswagenStiftung @volkswagenstiftung.de · Aug 7

Welche Bedingungen müssen erfüllt werden, damit transdisziplinäre Projekte gelingen? Für unseren Themenschwerpunkt "Transdisziplinäre Forschung" hat der Soziologe @andreasbischof.bsky.social seine Sicht auf die Herausforderungen gelingender Transdisziplinarität zusammengefasst. Mehr dazu 👇

Paradoxe Partizipation - Drei Herausforderungen gelingender Transdisziplinarität | VolkswagenStiftungSchließenWeiterWeiter

Für unseren Themenschwerpunkt "Transdisziplinäre Forschung" hat der Soziologe Andreas Bischof seine Sicht auf die Herausforderungen gelingender Transdisziplinarität zusammengefasst.

www.volkswagenstiftung.de

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Torsten Voigt @thvoigt.bsky.social · Aug 7

If you’re interested in mental health and clinical psychology , tjis is sn important read www.nytimes.com/2024/08/07/h...

The Gamer and the Psychiatrist

Did Dr. Alok Kanojia's livestreamed conversations with a troubled video game champion cross an ethical line?

www.nytimes.com

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Sascha Benjamin Fink @sfink.bsky.social · Mar 23

More info on our cross-cultural ERA-NET NEURON project on psychedelic transformations PsyTrans:

www.neuron-eranet.eu/projects/Psy...

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Sabina Leonelli @sabinaleonelli.bsky.social · Feb 22

Pre-job-ad announcement: soon advertising 2 x 3-year research posts to work with me & Ethical Data Initiative at the Technical University of Munich (really fun & supportive environment!). Closing date for applications 1st April, start in September. Pls spread the word! Details v soon #philsky 🧪

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Humboldt-Stiftung @humboldt-foundation.de · Jan 12

Diversity is the DNA of the Humboldt Foundation, it is the engine for innovation in science. We say #YesDiversity and #NoHate. Openness – in our hearts, society and in politics are the basis for #peace and understanding in the world.

No #Remigration
#ScienceDiplomacy

Alexander von Humboldt Foundation written on a wall at the Foundation's headquarters

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Vanessa is the name of the Doctor! @hpsvanessa.bsky.social · Jan 11

Been offline most of today but seen a bunch of new users in the followers tab. here's a godo guide to getting started on bsky from-over-the-horizon.ghost.io/bluesky-soci...

Bluesky Social New User Guide

A comprehensive user guide to Bluesky Social. Updated periodically with new info as the app continues to evolve.

from-over-the-horizon.ghost.io

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Karen Gregory @karengregory.bsky.social · Jan 9

Amazing Digital Sociology jobs at Bristol with fantastic people:

We're recruiting for four roles:
✔ Professor in Digital Futures
✔ Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Digital Futures and AI
✔ Lecturer in Digital Futures (x2)

www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

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Torsten Voigt @thvoigt.bsky.social · Dec 23

Man kann die Polizei so begreifen, empirisch korrekt ist es dadurch aber noch nicht.

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Dr. Damien P. Williams Wants A Better Sociotechnical Paradigm @wolvendamien.bsky.social · Dec 4

Oh wow! @alondra.bsky.social has been elected to the Board of Directors for The @innocence.bsky.social Project. This is huge great news for everyone involved, quite frankly.

innocenceproject.org/team/alondra...

Alondra Nelson - Innocence Project

innocenceproject.org

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Anna Alexandrova @annaalexandrova.bsky.social · Nov 24

I am looking for examples of corpus-based digital humanities approaches in philosophy of science. Please help! #philsci

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