Postdoctoral position on Technology and Citizen Technoscience, 2 years (1+1), ISS, Erasmus University Rotterdam
L. Pellegrini
Duties
- Conducting ethnographic fieldwork in Chile and other locations in the global south (to be determined) and working closely with the PCC and host of the PCC at ISS in The Netherlands
- Writing and publishing peer-reviewed publications emanating from the research of the PCC 2023-5
- Organizing an outreach initiative (to be determined) directed to the general public emanating from the research of the PCC 2023-5
- Performing relevant PCC administrative and committee duties
Requirements
- A PhD in Anthropology, Science and Technology Studies, Sociology, Development Studies or related disciplines
- Ability to do sustained collaborative ethnographic fieldwork in locations in the global south
- A strong publication record in accordance with her/his career stage
- Appropriate communication and language skills in English and other language (ideally Spanish) to carry out fieldwork at community level
- Availability to live and work in The Hague, The Netherlands for dedicated periods
The start date of this position is 01-DEC-2023 (negotiable).
Please submit your application before September 18 2023 through the website https://www.eur.nl/en/vacancies/postdoctoral-researcher-prince-claus-chair and make sure all required documents are combined in one PDF in the order mentioned below.
- A motivation letter (2 pages maximum) illustrating expertise in the fields of science and technology studies, community development and environmental justice; citizen science and maker cultures, technoscience in the global south.
- A CV in English (including the names of two referees)
- A recent publication in English
For more information about this vacancy, please contact Lorenzo Pellegrini via pelle...@iss.nl. For more information about the research project, please contact Sebastian Ureta via sur...@uc.cl
We look forward to receiving your application!
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Lorenzo Pellegrini, PhD.
Professor, Economics of Environment and Development. International Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam, www.iss.nl/pellegrini
2022. The Supply Side
of Climate Policies: Keeping Unburnable Fossil Fuels in the Ground
2022. Global extractive imperative: From local resistance to unburnable fuels
2021. A regional resource curse? A synthetic-control approach to oil extraction in Basilicata, Italy
2020. International investment agreements, human rights and environmental justice: The Texaco/Chevron case from the Ecuadorian Amazon
2019. Maria’s paradox and the misery of missing development alternatives in the Ecuadorian Amazon
2018. Imaginaries of development through extraction: The ‘History of Bolivian Petroleum’ and the present view of the future
