Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences and eight partner universities from all over Europe are working to-gether on the vision of a new type of university - the European University of Technology. The aim of the "Euro-pean University of Technology" alliance, EUt+ for short, is to be one of the first technology-orientated European universities to make a contribution to the further integration of Europe. The European research institute "Eu-ropean Culture and Technology Laboratory" (ECT Lab+) is embedded in this framework. Based on European values, its research focuses on the philosophical and socio-scientific reflection of technological developments. It accompanies and orients the process towards a European University of Technology from the perspective of the arts, humanities and social sciences.
Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences is looking for a temporary position at the earliest possible date until 31 December 2025 (an extension is being sought) for a Research assistant (with tasks in their own further qualification) in the field of ethics/philosophy of socio-ecological and digital transformation for the European Culture and Technology Lab - ECTLab+ (75 %) Reference number: 110/2024 W - W
Your tasks:
Scientific collaboration in working groups and research projects of the European Research Group "Eu-ropean Culture and Technology Laboratory (ECTLab+)" (https://ectlab.eu/)
Partial coordination of the European Research Group "European Culture and Technology Laboratory (ECTLab+)"
Development and conception of research projects and third-party funding applications in the re-search areas of the ECTLab+ and neighbouring areas as well as in the EUt+
Scientific collaboration in the implementation of the ECTLab+ research strategy and third-party fund-ing strategy, e.g. Ethical, epistemological and aesthetic questions of the "twin transformation" (socio-ecological and digital transformation)
o Normative/ethical questions of climate protection, climate change, climate adaptation
o Scientific-theoretical reflection on concepts of the Twin Transformation such as "Anthropo-cene", "sustainability", "planetary boundaries", "artificial intelligence", etc.
o Philosophical/humanities/social science reflection on technical developments
o The role of artistic, humanities and social science approaches to technology and technology development
o Social implications of technical developments
o Further development of theories in the philosophy of technology in areas such as ethics, aes-thetics, epistemology and social philosophy
Carrying out individual tasks in research projects
Preparation of project reports, final project reports and specialised publications
Your profile:
Completed academic degree in a relevant subject area (e.g. philosophy, technology assessment, art studies, media studies, sustainability studies, etc.)
Very good knowledge and skills in academic work
Good knowledge in at least one of the relevant subject areas such as technology assessment, sustain-ability, technology foresight, scenario methods, ethics, aesthetics, epistemology, media theory, philos-ophy of technology, philosophy of science
Very good knowledge and skills in project management, time management and self-management
Willingness to travel regularly to the European partner universities and to spend a longer period abroad (up to 6 months) with the project partners
Openness towards the diversity of scientific and artistic approaches to the field of research
Very good written and spoken English language skills and at least advanced German language skills (at least level B1)
Of advantage is:
o Experience abroad o First publications o Very good knowledge of German o Experience in project acquisition and project management
Confident handling of MS Office packages and willingness to familiarise yourself with technical sys-tems and platforms
Ability for inter- and transdisciplinary cooperation and interest in learning and developing appropriate methods
Independent, structured and careful way of working Ability to work in a team Gender and diversity competence is a prerequisite
The aim of participating in the research projects is to promote one's own academic qualification by acquiring skills and knowledge, particularly with regard to project management in the field of science and the com-mencement of a doctoral project or the acquisition of a doctorate.
Remuneration is based on pay group 13 of the collective agreement for employees of the State of Hesse (TV-H).
Severely disabled persons with equal qualifications are given preferential treatment.
Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences has a plan for the advancement of women and equal opportunities. As part of the actual implementation of equal rights for men and women and the legal requirement to eliminate the under-representation of women within the scope of the plan for the advancement of women and equal opportunities, Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences is particularly interested in receiving applications from women. The position is generally divisible.
h_da has been awarded the "Family-friendly university in the state of Hesse" seal of approval by the Hessian Ministry of the Interior and Sport and is offering its employees free travel on local public transport in the form of a Hessian state ticket for the years 2024-2025.
Have we piqued your interest? Then we look forward to receiving your detailed application with the usual documents, quoting the above reference number, by 16.06.2024 to
Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences Personnel department, Schöfferstr. 3 64295 Darmstadt
or
by e-mail with attachment in pdf format to [email protected]
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions about the position and the tasks involved: Prof Dr Dominik Gager, [email protected]
Please submit only copies of your application documents (letter of motivation, CV, work and degree certificates), as these will be destroyed after the selection process has been completed in compliance with data protection regulations.
Legal note: This is the English translation of a job advertisement in German. The German-language version is legally binding.
