Università Ca' Foscari Venezia, Humanities (Dipartimento di Studi Umanistici)
Assistant Professor in the area of History of Science and Technology
Institution Type: | College / University |
Location: | Italy |
Position: | Assistant Professor |
Ca’ Foscari invites applications for a non-tenured, fixed term position (3 years) for an Assistant Professor/Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the area of History of Science and Technology.
Ca’ Foscari is a research intensive institution committed to competing for international scientific excellence through the recruitment of the best academic talents worldwide. Talented young researchers and experienced senior professors make Ca’ Foscari a stimulating environment for career development and research freedom. Our university is committed to research excellence, funding promising researchers and developing international partnerships. As a leading research university, Ca’ Foscari explores cutting-edge research directions across disciplinary boundaries, setting a new agenda designed around six global challenges.
The candidate will possess expertise of a general nature in the academic discipline of the History of Science and Technology. In particular, the candidate will carry out research in the context of the European Research Council Advanced Grant "Water Cultures - The Water Cultures of Italy, 1500-1900", Principal Investigator Professor David Gentilcore. Given this, an important selection criterion will be experience developed in research projects relative to forms of human-water interaction from the point of view of science, technology and medicine, in Italy, from c. 1500 to c. 1900, in particular as concerns knowledge, expertise, practices, professions, culture (both material and symbolic), and society. The candidate may be asked to teach one course (30 hours) at MA level each year, but will dedicate most of their time pursuing their own research in an area pertinent to the Water Cultures project.
The position will be hosted at the Department of Humanities, a center for the development of innovative and interdisciplinary approaches to history, literature, classics, archeology, art and anthropology. The Department has recently received the “Department of Excellence” Award by the Italian Ministry of Education, Universities and Research. The Excellence Award has allowed the department to receive additional state funding to develop innovative projects on Digital Humanities and Public Humanities, with the aim of setting in motion a cross-contamination process between scientific areas and redefining a new teaching standard. In the Department of Humanities, Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellows and ERC awardees work together with the permanent faculty, creating a vibrant academic environment.
Since its foundation in 1868, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice has been a leader in Economics and Foreign Languages and Cultures. Today, Ca’ Foscari is exploring new frontiers in research, focusing on Climate Change, Digital Humanities, Digital and Social Innovation, and Nanosciences. An intellectual powerhouse of international repute in the heart of the city of Venice, Ca’ Foscari provides a one-of-a-kind blend of scientific research, cultural heritage and history, offering a life-changing experience to its students and researchers, with a transformative impact on the local community.
Ca’ Foscari University of Venice has also obtained the full Human Resources Strategy for Researchers certificate, a set of initiatives to improve work conditions for researchers and to attract talents worldwide. Ca’ Foscari provides applicants with exclusive services and onboarding initiatives. Our Housing office will help you search for a suitable and convenient accommodation, matching your needs and preferences with the available options.
If you are a non-Italian applicant or if you have resided outside of Italy for more than 3 years, you will benefit from a favorable tax treatment for the first 4 years of the contract.
Read the call here: https://www.unive.it/data/38002/?id=2020-UNVE000-0068395
Contact: |
Ms Franca Pullia (Research Division, Department of Humanities) : franca.pullia@unive.it Professor David Gentilcore (PI, ERC Water Cultures project) : david.gentilcore@unive.it |
Website: | https://www.unive.it/data/38002/?id=2020-UNVE000-0068395 |
Primary Category: | History of Science, Medicine, and Technology |
Secondary Categories: | Early Modern History and Period Studies Environmental History / Studies Italian History / Studies Modern European History / Studies |
Posting Date: | 12/01/2020 |
Closing Date | 12/21/2020 |