Are you interested in exploring systemic solutions to the challenges posed by the attention economy? Do you have a scholarly interest in Buddhist ethics? Are you enthusiastic about engaging in collaborative research within a large network of philosophers of technology as part of the ESDiT project? Then this vacancy at Eindhoven University of Technology may be of interest to you. The application deadline is 22 June 2025.
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Postdoc Position in Ethics, Technology, and Epistemic Agency Vacancy – Closed –
Join the Ethics Institute of Utrecht University for three years as a postdoctoral researcher! You will carry out research within the project “The Impact of Socially Disruptive Technologies on Epistemic Agency”, as part of the inter-university Gravitation consortium Ethics of Socially Disruptive Technology (ESDiT). The application deadline is 3 June 2025.
PhD Position Conceptual Engineering as Political Struggle – Vacancy – Closed –
In this project at the philosophy section of Delft University of Technology you will investigate the politics of conceptual engineering from a pluralist perspective, taking socially disruptive technologies (SDTs) as a case in point. The application deadline is 29 June 2025.
PhD Position in Ethics and/or Political Philosophy Vacancy – Closed –
Join the Ethics Institute of Utrecht University for four years as a PhD candidate! You will carry out research within the project “Assessing the Legitimacy of Global Governance in a Polycentric World of Socially Disruptive Technologies”, as part of the inter-university Gravitation consortium Ethics of Socially Disruptive Technology (ESDiT). The application deadline is 3 June 2025.
Aligning traffic with public values is complex—could navigation apps ‘nudge’ drivers to do better?
We all want livable cities and clean air. But how can we ensure driver autonomy while promoting public values in mobility? The Driving for Values project [a collaboration between AMS Institute, the City of Amsterdam and ESDIT researchers] offers solutions for integrating smart navigation into cities—while covering critical ethical bases.
“Governing Prometheus”: Benjamin Hofbauer’s PhD Defense
Benjamin Hofbauer defended his PhD dissertation “Governing Prometheus: Ethical Reflections on Risk & Uncertainty In Solar Climate Engineering Research” on 19 June at TU Delft.
– CLOSED – PhD candidate, Compliance by Design: Technical Challenges of EU AI Act Requirements and Their Ethical Implications
The University of Leiden is looking for a PhD candidate to work on the project: “Compliance by Design: Technical Challenges of EU AI Act Requirements and Their Ethical Implications.” Deadline for applications: 15 July 2024
– CLOSED – Vacancy: PhD on how AI technologies could be used to improve ethics methodology
The Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) is looking a PhD student for a four-year project on whether (and if so, how) philosophers can use AI technologies to improve ethics methodology. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, and the final deadline for application is 31 August.
Caroline Bollen first ESDiT PhD graduate with her work on Empathy 2.0
On 28 May, at TU Delft, Caroline Bollen became the first ESDiT PhD graduating, as she successfully defended her PhD thesis: Empathy 2.0: What it means to be empathetic in a diverse and digital world.
Reimagining Digital Well-Being – Report for designers & policy makers
Matthew Dennis (TU/Eindhoven), Anna Puzio (University of Twente) and Gunter Bombaerts (TU/Eindhoven) contributed to the report “Reimagining Digital Well-Being – for designers & policy makers”.