Position ID: | Duke-Sanford School of Public Policy-TECHPOL [#19609] |
Position Title: | Assistant/Associate Professor of Technology Policy |
Position Type: | Tenured/Tenure-track faculty |
Position Location: | Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States [map] |
Subject Areas: | Political Science / Public Policy, Computer Science Public Policy / Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy, information and communications technology policy |
Appl Deadline: | 2021/10/17 11:59PM finished (2021/09/16, finished 2022/08/18, listed until 2021/12/01) |
Position Description: |
The Sanford School of Public Policy
and the Duke Initiative for Science & Society seek a tenure-line faculty
member with research and teaching interests in the area of technology policy.
The preferred candidate will be at the advanced assistant or associate
professor level. This faculty member will be jointly appointed between the
Sanford School of Public Policy and the Duke Initiative for Science &
Society. The ideal candidate will have an
empirically-oriented research agenda, with a grounding in the intersection of
ethics and technology, whose work also addresses one or more of the following
(or related) areas from a policy-relevant perspective: artificial intelligence
and algorithmic systems; misinformation or content policy; data governance; the
impact of technology on traditionally marginalized groups; global technology
infrastructure and impact; technology and health; the global politics of
technology. The position is open to candidates
with a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds, including public policy,
computer science, science and technology studies, political science, sociology,
information science, or related fields. The position is similarly open in terms
of methodological approach. We seek a candidate with a clear trajectory for
impactful, policy-relevant research, and with the potential (or demonstrated
capacity) for obtaining external support. We seek a candidate who will be
able to contribute to the Sanford School’s and Science and Society’s growing
research initiatives and academic programs in technology policy. These include
the Center on Science and Technology Policy; the Technology Policy Lab; the
Master of Arts in BioEthics, Tech Ethics, and Science Policy; and the Masters
in Public Policy concentration in Technology Policy. Additional opportunities
for collaboration and engagement may be available through related initiatives
such as the Center on Law & Technology and the DeWitt Wallace Center for
Media & Democracy. The ideal candidate will be able to
teach core courses in both the Science & Society and Sanford curricula in
addition to courses in their area of specialization. Potential core subject
areas include foundations of ethical tech, politics of policymaking, and policy
analysis. Applicants must have a Ph.D. or
J.D., a record of scholarly publication, and potential (or demonstrated
capacity) for external engagement on technology policy and ethics issues. The Sanford School includes a
full-time faculty of almost 70 and offers an undergraduate major, four Masters
programs, and a Ph.D. program. Current faculty members have degrees in a
variety of disciplines including demography, economics, history, law, medicine,
philosophy, political science, psychology/social psychology, public policy,
public health/health policy, and sociology. The Sanford School houses several
interdisciplinary research centers, and offers degree-related programs and
opportunities in Washington, China, Scotland, London and Geneva. More
information on the Sanford School can be found at https://www.sanford.duke.edu. The Duke Initiative for Science
& Society fosters research, education, communication, democratic
deliberation, and policy engagement on the ethical progress of science and
technology in society. Science & Society takes an interdisciplinary
approach, with a focus on applied ethics and policy, to advance the responsible
use of science and technology for humanity. The Initiative has seven core
faculty and collaborates with over 150 associate faculty across the
university. Science & Society offers
an undergraduate certificate and the Masters of Arts in Bioethics, Tech Ethics,
& Science Policy. More information
can be found at https://scienceandsociety.duke.edu. Candidates should submit a letter
of application that describes their research and teaching interests and
experiences, along with a CV, and the names and contact information of three
references (no letters at this stage), These materials should be submitted via
the following website: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/19609 Applications submitted by October
17, 2021, will be guaranteed full consideration. For further information
contact Philip M. Napoli, Search Committee Chair, at philip.napoli@duke.edu. |