[Nettime-nl] new media postdocs u twente

[Geert Lovink <geert@xs4all.nl>]

> Three full-time Postdoc position for a period of three years for the 
> project Evaluating the Cultural Quality of New Media
>
> The University of Twente is an entrepreneurial research university, 
> located in Enschede, the Netherlands. Distributed over five faculties, 
> the UT offers 20 educational programs ranging from applied physics and 
> public administration to communication studies and biomedical 
> technology.
> Research takes place within the context of institutes and focuses, 
> among other things, on nanotechnology, information and communication 
> technology, biomedical technology, policy studies, human behaviour, 
> and mechanics, processes and control.
>
> More than 7,000 students and 2,700 staff members live, work and 
> recreate at the UT, the Netherlands? only campus university.
>
> The Faculty of Behavioural Sciences offers the following Bachelor 
> programmes: Educational Design, Media and Management (EDMM), 
> Communication Studies (TCW) and Psychology (PSY), and the following 
> Master programmes: Educational Science and Technology (EST), 
> Philosophy of Science, Technology and Society (PSTS), Communication 
> Studies (CS), Psychology (PSY) and a Research Master in Social 
> Science. One of its departments is the Department of Philosophy, which 
> specializes in research in philosophy of technology, and includes the 
> Centre for Philosophy of Technology and Engineering Science (CEPTES).
>
> The Department of Philosophy of the Faculty of Behavioural Sciences is 
> looking for
>
> Three Postdocs
>
> Three full-time Postdoc position for a period of three years for the 
> project Evaluating the Cultural Quality of New Media. Towards a 
> Philosophy of Human-Media Relations
>
> About the Overall Project
>
> All three Postdoc positions are part of a prestigious and exciting 
> international research project titled Evaluating the Cultural Quality 
> of New Media. This five-year project, which will include five 
> researchers and involves collaboration with leading international 
> scholars and research centres, is funded by a Vici grant from the 
> Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO). Vici grants 
> are grants for large, innovative research projects led by outstanding 
> senior researchers. Project leader is dr. Philip Brey. The overall 
> projects has as its aim to develop a framework for better normative 
> analyses of new media and new media culture, especially in relation to 
> their contribution to the quality of life (?the good life?) and the 
> quality of society. Dr. Brey will be working on the project almost 
> full-time.
>
> Postdoc Project 1 - The Quality of Virtual Environments and Tools
>
> This subproject aims to perform a philosophical analysis of the 
> implications of ever increasing virtualization for the quality of life 
> and of society. Virtualization is defined as the digital production of 
> interactive structures that mirror things and events in the physical 
> world. What are the implications of this process for moral and social 
> identity, embodiment, and conceptions of reality, and how can these 
> implications be normatively evaluated?
>
> Postdoc Project 2 ? The Quality of Computer-Mediated Practice
>
> This subproject focuses on computer-mediated social practices in 
> friendships, love relationships, and community life. Increasingly, the 
> social world is held together by electronic networks. More and more, 
> communication, social relationships, and community formation take 
> place over such networks. The aim of the project is to perform a 
> philosophical analysis of the implications of this trend for the 
> quality of life and of society.
>
> Postdoc Project 3 ? The Quality of Digital Information
>
> This subproject focuses on the changed value of information after the 
> digital revolution. It will analyze various conceptions of the value 
> of information, including liberal conceptions that emphasize its role 
> in enhancing autonomy, communitarian conceptions that relate it to the 
> well-being of communities and society, and culturalist conceptions 
> that emphasize the aesthetic, moral or spiritual value of information. 
> It will then analyze positive and negative appraisals of the impact of 
> the Internet and other digital media relative to these ideals.
>
> Profile
>
> For all three projects: A PhD degree or equivalent degree in 
> philosophy. Consideration will also be given to candidates with a 
> multidisciplinary PhD degree on a topic relevant to the project and 
> some background in philosophy. Demonstrable interest in philosophical 
> issues relating to information technology and new media. Good 
> analytical skills. Good communication skills in English, in writing as 
> well as orally. Creativity, open-mindedness, and ability to develop 
> new ideas.
>
> For project 1: Preferred areas of specialization: ethics, social and 
> political philosophy, metaphysics, philosophy of mind.
>
> For project 2: Preferred areas of specialization: social and political 
> philosophy, ethics.
>
> For project 3: Preferred areas of specialization: social and political 
> philosophy, ethics, epistemology.
>
> Offer
>
> For all three projects: A three-year full-time Postdoc position 
> starting August 15th, 2006. The gross salary depends on experience and 
> qualifications and will be in between ? 3,024 and ? 4,140.- per month 
> (between ? 39,554.- and 54,151.- per annum including vacation pay). 
> All three positions come with a budget of up to ? 10,000,- for travel 
> and conference attendance.
>
> Information and application
>
> A description of the overall project, the three subprojects and a FAQ 
> can be retrieved from http://www.ceptes.nl/vici. Applicants are 
> advised to read these texts carefully before applying. The project 
> leader, dr. Philip Brey (e-mail: p.a.e.brey@utwente.nl), will be happy 
> to answer questions about the project.
>
> Your application should contain the following documents: a letter of 
> application which explains your interest in the position at some 
> length as well as your qualifications, a curriculum vitae which 
> includes the names and email address/telephone number of at least two 
> academic references, an abstract and table of contents of your 
> dissertation, at least one chapter from your dissertation, and two 
> academic publications (if available).
>
> You application can be sent by e-mail (preferred) or by normal post to 
> dr. ir. J.F.C. Verberne (e-mail: pz-gw@gw.utwente.nl), managing 
> director of the Faculty of Behavioural Sciences, University of Twente, 
> PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, the Netherlands. Vacancy number 06/043, 
> Please mention the project number.
>
> Your application should be in by May 26. Job interviews will be held 
> between June 1 and 14 (travel expenses will be paid).





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