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With apologies for cross-posting, an exciting opportunity for a postdoc on citizen science! Six days before the deadline We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher to work on the project "Technology and Citizen Technoscience: Connecting Local Environments with the Ecological Crisis" to be developed in the context of the 2023–2025 Prince Claus Chair. The postdoc will be based at the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) at Erasmus University (The Hague, The Netherlands) and work closely with the PCC chairholder for this period, Prof. Sebastián Ureta (Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile). The postdoctoral researcher will be tasked with exploring ethnographically the afterlives of a limited number of citizen technoscience projects (understood as citizen/community science projects aiming at developing low-cost DIY technologies) carried out in the global south in the last decade. The general aim will be to *analyse the barriers these projects faced in further mobilizing the devices they developed f**or the participative assessment and/or remediation of environmental degradation*. You can find more information on the project here: https://www.eur.nl/en/vacancies/postdoctoral-researcher-prince-claus-chair *Duties* - Conducting ethnographic fieldwork in Chile and other locations in the global south (to be determined) and working closely with the PCC and host of the PCC at ISS in The Netherlands - Writing and publishing peer-reviewed publications emanating from the research of the PCC 2023-5 - Organizing an outreach initiative (to be determined) directed to the general public emanating from the research of the PCC 2023-5 - Performing relevant PCC administrative and committee duties *Requirements* - A PhD in Anthropology, Science and Technology Studies, Sociology, Development Studies or related disciplines - Ability to do sustained collaborative ethnographic fieldwork in locations in the global south - A strong publication record in accordance with her/his career stage - Appropriate communication and language skills in English and other language (ideally Spanish) to carry out fieldwork at community level - Availability to live and work in The Hague, The Netherlands for dedicated periods The start date of this position is 01-DEC-2023 (negotiable). Please submit your application before September 18 2023 through the website https://www.eur.nl/en/vacancies/postdoctoral-researcher-prince-claus-chair and make sure all required documents are combined in *one PDF* in the order mentioned below. - A motivation letter (2 pages maximum) illustrating expertise in the fields of science and technology studies, community development and environmental justice; citizen science and maker cultures, technoscience in the global south. - A CV in English (including the names of two referees) - A recent publication in English For more information about this vacancy, please contact Lorenzo Pellegrini via [log in to unmask] For more information about the research project, please contact Sebastian Ureta via [log in to unmask] We look forward to receiving your application! Lorenzo -- Lorenzo Pellegrini, PhD. Professor, Economics of Environment and Development. International Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam, www.iss.nl/pellegrini 2022 <https://doi.org/10.1162/glep_a_00691>. The Supply Side of Climate Policies: Keeping Unburnable Fossil Fuels in the Ground 2022 <https://doi.org/10/gpbxrc>. Global extractive imperative: From local resistance to unburnable fuels 2021 <https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921800921000999>. A regional resource curse? A synthetic-control approach to oil extraction in Basilicata, Italy 2020 <https://doi.org/10.1093/jiel/jgaa016>. International investment agreements, human rights and environmental justice: The Texaco/Chevron case from the Ecuadorian Amazon 2019 <https://www.academia.edu/38461183/Arsel_M._Pellegrini_L._and_Mena_C._2019_._Maria_s_paradox_and_the_misery_of_missing_development_alternatives_in_the_Ecuadorian_Amazon>. Maria’s paradox and the misery of missing development alternatives in the Ecuadorian Amazon 2018 <https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016718518300228>. Imaginaries of development through extraction: The ‘History of Bolivian Petroleum’ and the present view of the future ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the CRIT-GEOG-FORUM list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/WA-JISC.exe?SUBED1=CRIT-GEOG-FORUM&A=1 This message was issued to members of www.jiscmail.ac.uk/CRIT-GEOG-FORUM, a mailing list hosted by www.jiscmail.ac.uk, terms & conditions are available at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/policyandsecurity/