[EASST-Eurograd] Job: PostDoc in Anthropology, Urban Studies, STS (100%, 48 Months)
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The ERC Synergy Grant project The
Cultures of the Cryosphere. Infrastructures, Politics
and Futures of Artificial Cooling (CultCryo) at The University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE) / KWI
–Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities is seeking to fill a position at
the next possible date as a
Postdoctoral Researcher (f/m/d) (salary group 13 TV-L, 100%, 48 months)
in Cultural Anthropology, Critical Urban Studies and/or Science and Technology Studies
Start of employment: as soon as possible
Duration of employment: until 2029-08-31
Working time: 39 hours 50 min. (100 %) (part time is possible)
Application deadline: 2025-05-19
We are seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher (f/m/d) with expertise in cultural anthropology, critical urban studies and/or science and technology studies. The ideal candidate has strong qualifications in qualitative empirical research as well as a proven record of engaging with concepts and theories of technology, urbanism and culture. The research will primarily concentrate on ethnographies of urban politics of artificial cold and local cultures of cooling as well as on the history and theory of artificial atmospheres and thermal governance. Fieldwork will require travel to relevant urban sites around the globe and extended periods for ethnographic work on-site. For more info on the position, main tasks and requirements, see: https://www.kulturwissenschaften.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/job-announcement-cultcryo-postdoc-kwi-april-2025.pdf
Our project
The ERC Synergy project The Cultures of the Cryosphere. Infrastructures, Politics and Futures of Artificial Cooling (CultCryo) investigates the cultural preconditions and consequences of the use of artificial cold. With a globally networked system of cold storage facilities, nitrogen tanks, cold chains, and air-conditioned spaces, the global use of cooling and freezing technologies enables modern life on both biological and social levels –for example, in the areas of food supply, medicine, air conditioning, and data processing. Despite its far-reaching socio-ecological impacts, the enormously energy-intensive planetary "cryosphere" has not yet been systematically researched. The interdisciplinary research project consists of several international research groups working in close cooperation. For more information, please visit: www.cryocultures.org
Postdoctoral Researcher (f/m/d) (salary group 13 TV-L, 100%, 48 months)
in Cultural Anthropology, Critical Urban Studies and/or Science and Technology Studies
Start of employment: as soon as possible
Duration of employment: until 2029-08-31
Working time: 39 hours 50 min. (100 %) (part time is possible)
Application deadline: 2025-05-19
We are seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher (f/m/d) with expertise in cultural anthropology, critical urban studies and/or science and technology studies. The ideal candidate has strong qualifications in qualitative empirical research as well as a proven record of engaging with concepts and theories of technology, urbanism and culture. The research will primarily concentrate on ethnographies of urban politics of artificial cold and local cultures of cooling as well as on the history and theory of artificial atmospheres and thermal governance. Fieldwork will require travel to relevant urban sites around the globe and extended periods for ethnographic work on-site. For more info on the position, main tasks and requirements, see: https://www.kulturwissenschaften.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/job-announcement-cultcryo-postdoc-kwi-april-2025.pdf
Our project
The ERC Synergy project The Cultures of the Cryosphere. Infrastructures, Politics and Futures of Artificial Cooling (CultCryo) investigates the cultural preconditions and consequences of the use of artificial cold. With a globally networked system of cold storage facilities, nitrogen tanks, cold chains, and air-conditioned spaces, the global use of cooling and freezing technologies enables modern life on both biological and social levels –for example, in the areas of food supply, medicine, air conditioning, and data processing. Despite its far-reaching socio-ecological impacts, the enormously energy-intensive planetary "cryosphere" has not yet been systematically researched. The interdisciplinary research project consists of several international research groups working in close cooperation. For more information, please visit: www.cryocultures.org
Dr. Stefan Höhne Kulturwissenschaftliches Institut Essen (KWI) Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities Goethestr. 31, 45128 Essen, Germany Cultures of the Cryosphere | The Narcotic City Archive | sub\urban - zeitschrift für kritische stadtforschung
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