The Institute for the History of Science (iHC) at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) is searching for 3 full-time 4-year doctoral researchers in the history of science and technology, or related fields, starting in October-December 2026. The 3 PhD projects explore the historical evolution of energy and sustainability. Here is more info about the particular topics: Concrete landscapes: technology, politics,… Continue reading 3 full-time 4-year doctoral positions in The Institute for the History of Science (iHC) at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)
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CfP: National Conference of the Italian Society for the History of Science (SISS) at the University of L’Aquila
We are pleased to announce the call for papers for the National Conference of the Italian Society for the History of Science (SISS): Transformations and Intersections: Material Practices, Scientific and Technical Knowledge between Past and Present. The conference will be held at the University of L’Aquila (27-29 May 2026: Conference; 30 May 2026: Day trip). Organising Committee:… Continue reading CfP: National Conference of the Italian Society for the History of Science (SISS) at the University of L’Aquila
ESHS Statement on the ongoing assaults on the academic freedoms of our colleagues in the United States
The European Society for the History of Science expresses its grave alarm over the ongoing assaults on the academic freedoms of our colleagues in the United States and beyond. The Society’s core objectives include fostering cooperation and intellectual exchange between scholars in the history of science and the advancement of public education in the historical,… Continue reading ESHS Statement on the ongoing assaults on the academic freedoms of our colleagues in the United States
A 4-year PhD candidate position at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Institut d’història de la ciència) and Sorbonne Université/CNRS
The ERC-StG-CLIMASAT Project (Remote-Sensing Satellite Data and the Making of Global Climate in Europe, 1980s-2000s) at the Institut d’Història de la Ciència (iHC) of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), coordinated by Gemma Cirac-Claveras and the projet RISC (Risques et sociétés à l’ère des changements environnementaux globaux : enjeux, savoirs et politiques) at the Observatoire des Sciences de l’Univers Ecce… Continue reading A 4-year PhD candidate position at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Institut d’història de la ciència) and Sorbonne Université/CNRS
Two-year postdoctoral position at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (MPIWG) in Berlin
The Research Group “Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia” (ASTRA) at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (MPIWG) in Berlin is seeking a Postdoctoral Scholar for a two-year position. We welcome applications from historians of astral sciences, with a particular interest in scholars specializing in South or Central Asia. However, researchers working on other geographical regions… Continue reading Two-year postdoctoral position at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (MPIWG) in Berlin
2-year Postdoctoral Position as a part of the European Research Council
Applications are invited for a 2 year postdoctoral position as a 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). The project is coordinated by Dr. Gemma Cirac-Claveras and hosted at the Institut d’història de la ciència, Autonomous University of Barcelona. Position: Postdoctoral fellowship (24 months,… Continue reading 2-year Postdoctoral Position as a part of the European Research Council
SISS Biennial Conference of Early Career Scholars in History of Science
Landscapes of Science. Places, Objects, Knowledge, Imaginaries University of Padua, 3-5 September 2025 (6 September 2025: Day trip) Organising Committee: Scientific Committee: Programme Book of Abstracts Call for papers Submission deadline: 30 aprile 2025You will hear back from the organising committee by 26 May 2025 Please send your proposal to: storiediscienza@societastoriadellascienza.it For futher information see:… Continue reading SISS Biennial Conference of Early Career Scholars in History of Science
12th European Spring School on History of Science and Popularization on Science, History and Globalization
Maó, Menorca , 8-10 May 2025Call for Papers Since the beginning of the century, scholars have increasingly engaged with the global dimension of history. In 2004, Christopher Bayly highlighted the importance of connections between apparently unrelated phenomena and processes in his The Birth of the Modern World. Between the decade of the 1780s and 1914 a host of agents… Continue reading 12th European Spring School on History of Science and Popularization on Science, History and Globalization
The 8th Notes and Records Essay Award
Notes and Records reports on current research and archival activities across the history of science, technology and medicine. The Essay Award is open to researchers from the above fields who have completed a postgraduate degree within the last 5 years. The previously unpublished essay of up to 8,000 words should be based on original research and it may… Continue reading The 8th Notes and Records Essay Award
Neuenschwander prize – 2024: Karine Chemla
The Council of the ESHS is delighted to announce that Karine Chemla has been awarded the Gustav Neuenschwander Prize for 2024. The ESHS Council recognizes Professor Chemla’s path-breaking, wide-ranging, and stimulating scholarship that has inspired generations of historians of science across the world to this day. Following the GN Prize award ceremony, Professor Chemla will… Continue reading Neuenschwander prize – 2024: Karine Chemla