• Vacancy : PhD student/’junior fellow’ in ‘Research policy’ at RPI, Lund

by Frank van der Most 20 Feb 2012

The Research Policy Institute (RPI) is looking for a junior fellow, which is a paid PhD student position, research policy. RPI is interested in projects focusing on, among other things, “the role of public research funding in promoting innovation…

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• Vacancy for a post-doctoral researcher in ‘Research policy or the Governance of public sector R&D’ at RPI, Lund

by Frank van der Most 14 Feb 2012

Here is one of those truly rare chances to develop your own post-doc project in research policy! The Research Policy Institute (RPI) is looking for a postdoctoral researcher in research policy. RPI is interested in projects focusing on, among other thi…

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• Eu-SPRI Forum opens call for third PhD Circulation Award

by Frank van der Most 13 Feb 2012

The call is open to PhD candidates from member institutes of the European forum for Studies of Policies for Research and Innovation (Eu-SPRI forum) who would like to visit another member institute for at least three months. The Eu-SPRI Forum awards up …

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• Vacancy : PhD position in ‘Bibliometrics and research evaluation’ at the RSLIS, Copenhagen

by Frank van der Most 7 Feb 2012

The Royal School of Library and Information Science (RSLIS) in Copenhagen has a vacancy for a 3-year PhD student, which is a paid job in Denmark. The main aim of the project in which the candidate will be involved is “to investigate to what exten…

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• Vacancy for an Assistant/Associate Professor in Science & Technology Studies at the European University, St. Petersburg

by Frank van der Most 2 Feb 2012

The Department of Political Science and Sociology is looking for candidates who can teach courses at the graduate level on Actor Network theory and the politics of innovation. The candidate should also be able to do consultancy work for ‘technolo…

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• Book tip: Börner (2010) Atlas of Science

by Frank van der Most 26 Jan 2012

Until yesterday, this was my academic list of most inspirational texts: • Bijker, W. E. (1995). Sociohistorical Technology Studies. In S. Jasanoff, G. E. Markle, J. C. Petersen & T. J. Pinch (Eds.), Handbook of Science and Technology Studies (pp….

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• PhD scholarship ‘Organization and Policies of Promotion in the Context of Academic Careers’ at IPP (Spain)

by Frank van der Most 24 Jan 2012

If you go around in expat circles in academia, a guaranteed topic of conversation concerns the differences between promotion systems: How does one acquire a doctoral student position and how are candidates evaluated and selected? After graduation, how …

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• Vacancy for a ‘Head of Quality Assurance Unit’ at the department of Quality Assurance, Univeristy of Vienna

by Frank van der Most 16 Jan 2012

The department operates across the University of Vienna on quality assurance in research, teaching, management and services. It was established in 2004 in response to the 2002 University Act. The position is full-time and the announcement gives no sala…

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• Workshop ‘Career Development in Academia’, St. Petersburg, 5-6 July, 2012

by Frank van der Most 16 Dec 2011

The Sociology of Science and Technology Network (SSTNET), part of the European Sociological Association, in cooperation with the Centre for Sociology of Science and Science Studies (IHST) of the Russian Academy of Sciences organize the workshop. The wo…

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Journal ranking biased against interdisciplinary research

by Paul Wouters 15 Nov 2011

The widespread use of rankings of journals in research institutes and universities creates a disadvantage for interdisciplinary research in assessment exercises such as the British Research Excellence Framework. This is the conclusion of a paper presen…

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