[PhilPhys] 6 PhD positions in history, philosophy or sociology of science (Wuppertal, Germany)

[Marij van Strien]

The Research Training Group (Graduiertenkolleg, GRK) 2696 *“Transformations
of science and technology since 1800: topics, processes, institutions”* at
the University of Wuppertal, Germany, (funded by the German Research
Foundation) is seeking

*6 doctoral candidates*,

who will be starting their employment with a postgraduate scholarship (six
months) which is followed by three years as research assistant (f/m/d) at
65% of standard working hours (paygrade: E 13 TV-L) from April 1st, 2022
for a time of three and a half years maximum.

This graduate program is a joint project of the research groups of history
(history of science and technology, history of mathematics), philosophy
(philosophy of science, philosophy of physics) and sociology (sociology of
science and organizations) in the *Interdisciplinary Centre for Science and
Technology Studies (IZWT)* *at the University of Wuppertal* (Germany). It
focuses on the analysis of topics, processes and institutions of
transformations in science and technology with particular attention to the
historical contextualization and the complex interactions of those three
dimensions.

You can find more information about the program, the participating
professors, and the application process on the website of the GRK
<https://www.izwt.uni-wuppertal.de/en/homepage/research-training-group-2696.html>
.

The program equally addresses graduates of history, philosophy and
sociology, in particular of history of science and technology, philosophy
of science and sociology of science and organizations, natural sciences
(e.g. geosciences or physics), mathematics, engineering, empirical
education research, as well as other (interdisciplinary) graduates in the
fields of the social sciences and arts faculties.

Please find more information about the requirements and tasks in the
complete call for applications
<https://www.izwt.uni-wuppertal.de/fileadmin/izwt/Graduiertenkolleg/Jobs/Job_description_Doctoral_candidates.pdf>
.

*Application deadline: 15 Jan. 2022.*
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