Dear colleagues, I would be extremely thankful if you could circulate this call among graduate students and other suitable candidates.

Sorry for cross-postings!

Many thanks, Ignacio Farías The Professorship for Participatory Technology Design, based at the Munich Center for Technology in Society and the Department of Architecture of the Technische Universität München, is seeking an early-stage researcher for one position available immediately with a focus on STS & Cities. 1 researcher position (TV-L E13, 50%, 1 year, fixed term)

About us

The Professorship for Participatory Technology Design is based at the MCTS, a cross-faculty integrative research center focusing on the interface between technology and society, and is affiliated to the Department of Architecture. Our research focuses on how science and technology shape urbanization and city life, paying particular attention to current infrastructural transitions, as well as to new forms of public participation and experimental collaboration. We are currently initiating various research projects exploring different aspects of so-called smart cities, especially involving the shaping of digital infrastructures and interfaces and the challenge of technical democracy. Your tasks Your main responsibility will consist in developing and writing a research project proposal on the spatial dynamics of algorithmic urbanism (smart infrastructures) in collaboration with colleagues from MCTS and the Department of Architecture. You will actively engage in MCTS academic life, organize academic events and support activities of the professorship. Who can apply? Applicants should hold a masters degree in the social sciences, geography, architecture or related areas. Familiarity with science and technology studies, as well as knowledge of theories and methods of the social sciences is a requisite.

All applicants should have very good communication skills in both German and English and the ability to work both individually and in teams.

Experience in proposal writing is desirable.

We offerŠ ...an excellent and inspiring research environment in which early career researchers will refine and consolidate their profile as internationally recognized promising researchers.

This one-year half-time position might be extended into a 3-years PhD-position depending on the results of the grant application.

We are committed to raising the number of women in research and teaching. Female researchers are especially encouraged to apply. Applicants with disabilities are treated with preference given comparable qualification.

Interested? Please send us your complete application as a single pdf document to ignacio.farias@tum.de. Application deadline: November 15, 2015. In addition to usual application documents (letter of motivation, CV, certificates), a complete application will include a writing sample (eg. an article (not necessarily published) or a chapter of your MA or PhD thesis).

If you have specific questions, please contact ignacio.farias@tum.de.