[Sci-tech-public] Fwd: IGERT Post-doc position announcement: please circulate

[Rosalind WILLIAMS]

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>Job Announcement - Post-doctoral Associate in Emerging Technologies
>Massachusetts Institute of Technology
>Cambridge, Massachusetts
>Posted October 25, 2004
>
>We are looking for someone with a strong multi-disciplinary or 
>cross-disciplinary focus to fill a new post-doctoral associate 
>position.  The ideal candidate will have a strong background in a 
>scientific or engineering field, combined with graduate-level education in 
>policy or another social science discipline.  Public policy interest and a 
>willingness to take risks will be considered important.
>
>The post-doc will join a new NSF-funded program in emerging 
>technologies.  The Program on Emerging Technologies (PoET) is a new 
>collaborative effort between the School of Engineering and the School of 
>Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (SHASS) at MIT.  PoET was recently 
>awarded a 5-year grant by the National Science Foundation's Integrative 
>Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) Program.  The program 
>addresses diverse implications of emerging technologies and how responses 
>to anticipated policy or societal implications may shape the way in which 
>those technologies are developed.  Further information about the program 
>can be found at http://poet.mit.edu.
>
>The research component of PoET features faculty-student panels of 
>technologists, social scientists, and humanists to identify potential 
>effects, highlight critical sources of uncertainty, and evaluate limits of 
>their knowledge.  Panelists combine insights into directions of 
>technological change, applications of technologies, and implications for 
>society, economy, security and environment.  Over the five years of the 
>IGERT grant, panelists will focus sequentially on ubiquitous computing, 
>micro- and nanotechnologies, and genetic engineering, with a fourth 
>technology to be selected.
>
>Responsibilities:  The Post-Doctoral Associate will help formulate and 
>carry out the IGERT program's research agenda, including working on 
>developing analytic tools, and will be the Teaching Fellow working with 
>faculty on the IGERT doctoral seminar.  Other duties are writing reports 
>to NSF, planning workshops and meetings, advising students, leading 
>discussion groups, and assisting faculty in curriculum and case study 
>development.
>
>This is a one-year position with the possibility for renewal.  The start 
>date is flexible.
>
>Requirements: Applicants must have a PhD and must be a US citizen or 
>resident.  The ideal candidate will have dual competence in science or 
>engineering and in a social science discipline.  In addition, the ideal 
>candidate will be able to demonstrate:
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 an interest in societal impacts of emerging technologies;
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 a desire to tackle interdisciplinary problems;
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 the ability to think across academic boundaries; and
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 an interest in public policy issues.
>
>Applicants should forward a resume, academic transcript, statement of 
>availability, and three letters of reference by Monday, November 29th to:
>         Sarah Anderson, Program Assistant
>         MIT Center for International Studies
>         292 Main Street, E38-600
>         Cambridge, MA  02139
>
>The proposal under which this position is funded is available at 
>http://poet.mit.edu/proposal.pdf.
>MIT is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer.  Women and 
>minority candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
>
>
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>Renee J. Robins
>Director of Special Projects, MIT Technology and Policy Program
>Associate Program Director for M.Phil. Programs, Cambridge-MIT Institute
>77 Massachusetts Avenue, Room E40-381
>Cambridge, MA  02139
>(617) 253-7662  (tel)
>(617) 452-2599  (fax)
>rrobins at mit.edu (email)
>http://tppserver.mit.edu (TPP web)
>http://www.cambridge-mit.org (CMI web)
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