[HASTS-jobs] Fwd: Postdoctoral Fellowship in Civic Science
Karen L Gardner
kgardner at mit.edu
Tue May 11 15:56:29 EDT 2021
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From: Elizabeth A Wood <elizwood at mit.edu<mailto:elizwood at mit.edu>>
Subject: FW: Postdoctoral Fellowship in Civic Science
Date: May 11, 2021 at 3:36:52 PM EDT
To: hasts-students <hasts-students at mit.edu<mailto:hasts-students at mit.edu>>, hasts-fac <hasts-fac at mit.edu<mailto:hasts-fac at mit.edu>>
Cc: Karen L Gardner <kgardner at mit.edu<mailto:kgardner at mit.edu>>
Hi, all -
This postdoc looks tailor-made for someone who is a recent graduate from our HASTS Program.
The person who sent this around wrote the following:
I’m sending this around again because, due to a vexing technical error, the application portal for our Postdoctoral Fellowship appeared closed for a while. But it's not closed! We're still accepting applications. The deadline is May 20th; however, if this technical error dissuaded anyone from applying and they’d like to request an extension, have them reach out to me (samantha.fried at tufts.edu<mailto:samantha.fried at tufts.edu>) or Peter Levine (peter.levine at tufts.edu<mailto:peter.levine at tufts.edu>).
This is a Postdoctoral Fellow in Civic Science, at the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life at Tufts University, for the 2021-2022 academic year. You’ll find the application at:https://apply.interfolio.com/59747.
Samantha Jo Fried, PhD | Program Manager
Science, Technology, and Society (STS) Program
Civic Studies Program | Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life
Tufts University
samanthajofried.com<http://samanthajofried.com/>
If you have questions, I’m sure you could ask Samantha Fried (who goes by Sam). The person applying must have their PhD already but not have tenure.
Please spread the word to our PhD’s who might be interested.
All best-
Elizabeth
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TISCH COLLEGE OF CIVIC LIFE: POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN CIVIC SCIENCE
Tufts University: Tisch College
Location
Medford, MA - Tufts University
Deadline
May 20, 2021 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time
Description
Tufts University’s Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life will award a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Civic Science for the 2021-22 academic year (June 1, 2021-May 31, 2022). This postdoctoral fellowship is offered in partnership with the Charles F. Kettering Foundation in Dayton, OH and involves some work at Kettering’s offices in Dayton as well as full-time employment at Tufts in the Boston area.
The Tisch College Civic Science initiative (https://tischcollege.tufts.edu/civic-studies/civic-science<https://harvard.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a697b0181d962ab6a41278b97&id=425f68f518&e=81414ccc9d>), led by Dr. Peter Levine and Dr. Samantha Fried, aims to reframe the relationships among scientists and scientific institutions, institutions of higher education, the state, the media and the public. It also asks about the relationships and distinctions among those institutions, historically and today. With this context in mind, Civic Science seeks to…
* Reconfigure the national conversation on divisive and complex issues that are both scientific and political in nature, thereby connecting scientific institutions, research, and publications to people’s values, beliefs, and choices.
* Define and advance the public good in science, thereby finding ways for scientific institutions to better serve communities.
* Explore the concept of knowledge as a commons (or common-pool resource), developing a line of work pioneered by Elinor Ostrom and her colleagues
* Develop curricula that simultaneously attend to scientific and civic issues and that teach students to understand and communicate both kinds of narratives together to a variety of audiences.
* Develop approaches to democratic governance that are attuned to the role of the scientific enterprise in society.
* Ask what it would mean to earn the trust of communities that have been historically marginalized by the institution of science, and what science would look like if this was a priority.
* Intervene at institutional and grassroots levels, alongside a robust theoretical analysis.
A PhD is required. Applicants must also demonstrate a strong interest in investigating the intersections of science and civic matters as the focus of their postdoctoral year.
Civic Science is interdisciplinary, and this fellowship is open to specialists in any relevant field.
Qualifications
A scholar with a Ph.D. in any relevant discipline who is not yet tenured.
Desirable qualifications include, but are not limited to, the following:
* A background, degree, or certificate in a STEM –– or STEM-adjacent –– field, OR
* Work on strengthening, designing, or evaluating democratic processes, OR
* A background in the Bloomington School approach to political economy and/or studies of common-pool resources, OR
* A background in political science or political theory, OR
* Previous work on the connections between community health and civic life, OR
* A background in science, technology, and society (STS), OR
* A background in critical theory, media studies, rhetoric, philosophy of science and technology, or science communication.
The ideal candidate may have more than one of these backgrounds.
The Postdoctoral Fellow will conduct research related to Civic Science, both independently and in collaboration with Peter Levine, Samantha Fried, and the Kettering Foundation. The Fellow may teach or co-teach one course to undergraduates in the Civic Studies Major. The Fellow will attend orientation and research meetings at the Kettering Foundation as requested.
Application Instructions
1. A cover letter that includes a description of your research goals during the fellowship year (which must relate to Civic Science) and courses you would like to offer;
2. Your CV;
3. One writing sample;
4. Three letters of recommendation which should be uploaded by your recommenders to Interfolio directly; and
5. Teaching course evaluations, if available.
Questions about the position should be addressed to Dr. Peter Levine, Associate Dean of Tisch College at Peter.Levine at tufts.edu<mailto:Peter.Levine at tufts.edu>.
Non-Discrimination Statement
Our institution does not discriminate against job candidates on the basis of actual or perceived gender, gender identity, race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or religion. Tufts University, founded in 1852, prioritizes quality teaching, highly competitive basic and applied research and a commitment to active citizenship locally, regionally and globally. Tufts University also prides itself on creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive community. Current and prospective employees of the university are expected to have and continuously develop skill in, and disposition for, positively engaging with a diverse population of faculty, staff, and students. Tufts University is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer. We are committed to increasing the diversity of our faculty and staff and fostering their success when hired. Members of underrepresented groups are welcome and strongly encouraged to apply. If you are an applicant with a disability who is unable to use our online tools to search and apply for jobs, please contact us by calling Johny Laine in the Office of Equal Opportunity (OEO) at 617.627.3298 or at Johny.Laine at tufts.edu<mailto:Johny.Laine at tufts.edu>. Applicants can learn more about requesting reasonable accommodations at http://oeo.tufts.edu/<https://harvard.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a697b0181d962ab6a41278b97&id=08b66a5a2d&e=81414ccc9d>.
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Karen Gardner
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