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[Jeremy Hunsinger]

INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES
ON SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY (IAS-STS)
Fellowship Programme 2007-2008
The IAS-STS in Graz, Austria, promotes the interdisciplinary
investigation of the
links and interactions between science, technology and society as well
as technology
assessment and research into the development and implementation of  
socially and
environmentally sound technologies.
The IAS-STS invites PhD researchers to apply for a stay between 1
October 2007 and 30
June 2008 as
- Research Fellow (up to nine months) or as
- Visiting Scholar (shorter period, e.g. a month)
The IAS-STS offers excellent research infrastructure. Close co- 
operation with
researchers at the IFZ (Inter-University Research Centre for
Technology, Work and
Culture; see: www.ifz.tugraz.at), guest lectures, workshops and
conferences provide
an atmosphere of creativity and scholarly discussion.
Furthermore we can offer five grants (up to EUR 1,000 per month) for  
long-term
Research Fellows (up to nine months) at the IAS-STS.
The Fellowship Programme 2007-2008 is dedicated to projects  
investigating the
following issues:
1. Gender - Technology - Environment
Women with their various interests, competencies and potentials play
an important
part in the process of shaping socially sound and environmentally
friendly sustainable
technologies - as users and consumers or experts. Applications should  
focus on
research in the field of women in traditionally male fields of
engineering, on ways of
creating cultures of success for women engineers (students,  
graduates), and on
masculinity and the culture of engineering.
2. New Genetics and Modern Biotechnology
A main focus of the Fellowship Programme lies on research providing a  
critical
analysis either of human genetic research or of modern biotechnology.
Researchers
investigating either ethical, legal and social aspects of genetic
testing or risk policy
and wider governance issues related to agricultural biotechnology are
especially
encouraged to apply.
3. Technology Studies and Sustainability
Fellowships will be awarded for research projects contributing to the  
issue of
sustainable development from the perspective of social studies or the
history and
philosophy of science and technology. Projects should aim at
socio-economic aspects
of environmental technologies or at strategies of environmental
technology policy,
such as user participation, strategic niche management or ecological
product policy.
We encourage both theoretical analysis as well as empirical case  
studies and
implementation research.
4. Information and Communication Technologies
A focus of the fellowship programme will be put on novel developments  
based on
information and communication technologies (ICT) from an STS point-of- 
view.
Topics like embedded systems, ubiquitous computing or ICT applications
in traffic
systems shall be analysed with respect to their wider social and
political implications.
Further issues of interest are the social shaping of new ICT  
developments and
participative approaches to the design of ICT systems and applications.
Applications must be submitted to the IAS-STS by 31 December 2006.
For application forms and further information:
Please visit our website: www.sts.tugraz.at
Institute for Advanced Studies on Science, Technology and Society  
(IAS-STS)
Attn. Günter Getzinger
Kopernikusgasse 9
8010 Graz - Austria
Jeremy Hunsinger
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