Thursday 18 September 2014

Assistant Professor in the History of Technology (2 years, minimal 0,8 fte) Technische Universiteit Eindhoven (TU/e) - — AcademicTransfer

The Department of Industrial Engineering & Innovation Sciences (IE&IS) has several BSc and MSc programmes. Education and research in the department focus on the development and use of technology in a business and society-oriented context. Research is design and application oriented, based on fundamental scientific insights and methods. Main areas of interest are operations management, innovation management and policy and human-technology interaction. 

The Technology, Innovation & Society (TIS) group of the School of Innovation Sciences is active in the BSc programme 'Sustainable Innovation', the MSc programmes 'Innovation Sciences' and 'Sustainable Energy Technology', a university-wide course on history of technology, and several university-wide electives in the areas of patents, the future of mobility, sustainable buildings and cities and health and the quality of life. 

In terms of research, the TIS group specializes on knowledge economy, sustainability transitions, and history of technology (for more information on history research see the program 'Modern Societies in Transition' on ecis.ieis.tue.nl/node/20). 

Tasks

The main tasks of the candidate are teaching (approx. 65%), research (approx. 35%), and management (approx. 5%). This includes:

  • Developing, and participating in, the courses offered in the history of technology and the innovation sciences.

  • Supervising BSc and MSc thesis projects, in particular in the sustainability and/or knowledge and health domains.

  • Contributing to the history of technology research program.

  • Participating in management tasks of the department.






  • Assistant Professor in the History of Technology (2 years, minimal 0,8 fte) Technische Universiteit Eindhoven (TU/e) - — AcademicTransfer 

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