Three Professorships for the Critical Reflection and/or Governance of Computational Technologies

Goethe University Frankfurt is one of Germany's prominent universities and a founding member of the association of the country’s leading research universities. 

We pride ourselves on being a family-friendly institution. To support our staff and students, we offer flexible working arrangements, childcare facilities, and family support services. Additionally, we recognize the importance of supporting dual-career couples and assist partners of newly appointed faculty in finding suitable employment opportunities. 

Goethe University is steadfast in its commitment to fostering equal opportunities, embracing diversity, and ensuring inclusion. We particularly encourage applications from qualified women and individuals with a background of migration, and place significant emphasis on cultivating a family-friendly work environment. Furthermore, candidates with severe disabilities, or with equivalent status, will receive preferential consideration when qualifications are equal. This inclusive approach also extends to supporting women in fields where they are currently underrepresented. 

The Center for Critical Computational Studies (C³S) is Goethe University’s latest innovation hub of inter- and transdisciplinary exploration, encompassing computer sciences, natural and life science, and social sciences, as well as health, economics, law, and the humanities. We aim to deepen our understanding of complex systems through a critical-computational lens; scrutinize the impact of computational technologies in shaping societal realities; and craft strategies for the responsible design and utilization of these technologies. 

C³S is looking for candidates for

• 3 Prospective Professorships for the Critical Reflection and/or Governance of Computational Technologies (all genders welcome) 

Calls will be open discipline and open rank (W1 to W2 TT; W2 to W3 TT; W3). 

Workshop and Recruitment Process

From October 8^th-10^th, 2024, an Exploratory Workshop will allow candidates to showcase their expertise and interdisciplinary interests. We encourage submissions of applications until July 4^th, 2024. 

The workshop will precede the formal hiring process, conducted by extraordinary recruitment committees (“Findungskommissionen”) pursuant to the Rules of Recruitment (“Berufungssatzung”) of Goethe University. 

The professors will be recruited into C³S and given all opportunities to affiliate into their pertinent department(s) at Goethe University. 

Critical Reflection and/or Governance of Computational Technologies

At C³S, we aim to analyze, reflect and/or govern/regulate computational (algorithmic, data-driven, etc.) technologies, and how they intersect with society, politics, the economy, etc. The aim is to assess and design sustainable, trustworthy, and justifiable computational methods. 

Candidates are expected to collaborate across disciplinary boundaries. Key disciplinary backgrounds include: Digital Anthropology, Digital Geography, Digital Sociology, IT Law, Science and Technology Studies (STS), Political Theory, Ethics in Computation, Philosophy of Media, Science, and Technology. They should showcase approaches to understanding and navigating the interplay between technology, data, media, and society, and demonstrate robust knowledge of the underlying technologies, such as machine learning, data mining or network science. 

Ideal candidates possess the foresight and expertise to critically address the challenges presented by emerging computational technologies, and deeply understand how these might reshape ethical considerations, social dynamics, and human identity. 

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