Organisation/Company: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Department: Institute of History of Science
Research Field: History » History of science, History » Other
Researcher Profile: Recognised Researcher (R2)
Positions: Postdoc Positions
Country: Spain
Application Deadline: 15 Jan 2025 - 23:59 (Europe/Madrid)
Type of Contract: Temporary
Job Status: Full-time
Hours Per Week: 37.5
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Horizon Europe - ERC
Reference Number: 101042252
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer DescriptionJob position: Postdoctoral Researcher
Applications are invited for a 2-year postdoctoral position as part of the European Research Council funded project (H2020- ERC-StG-101042252), CLIMASAT: Remote-sensing Satellite Data and the Making of Global Climate in Europe (1980s-2000s), coordinated by Dr. Gemma Cirac-Claveras and hosted at the Autonomous University of Barcelona.
The project CLIMASAT explores the origins of the practices and processes of producing, circulating, and using data generated with Earth-orbiting satellites.
The goal is to understand how the various ways in which satellite data were collectively negotiated, shared, maintained, and used were co-produced with the forms of climate knowledge that we have inherited today.
Research and dissemination on the origins of the practices and processes involved in the production, circulation, and use of satellite data, and the power relations that were encoded, from the perspective of one or more of the following CLIMASAT project's research themes: history of science and technology, environmental history, STS, economic history and finances, history of legislation and regulation, and media studies.
No teaching duties are associated with this position.
Job position requirements (skills/languages/required experience)PhD degree in: History of science and technology; STS; Social studies of data (economy, history, sociology, law, etc); Media studies; Environmental history; Critical geography; or related fields.Relevant additional training will be valued (undergraduate or postgraduate).Excellent command of the English language is required (C1 or B2).Good level of French and/or German is favourably valued (B1 or more).Relevant research experience will be valued, particularly experience in developing clear and convincing historical case studies.Relevant record for high-quality research publications, winning research grants, and international awards, appropriate to the candidate's career stage will be valued.Clear interest in the history of the processes and practices of satellite data production, circulation, and use.Ability and commitment to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a research team.Availability to travel for conferences and fieldwork.Ability to create and contribute to a well-functioning, inclusive, respectful, and productive research environment.
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