{"id":166,"count":0,"description":"<strong>Postdoctoral Fellowship in Technology Ethics<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Technology Ethics Lab, Department of Humanities and Arts, Technion and Samuel Neaman Institute for National Policy Research<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Institution:<\/strong> Department of Humanities and Arts, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology &amp; Samuel Neaman Institute for National Policy Research\r\n\r\n<strong>Duration:<\/strong> One year (immediate or beginning October 2025) with potential one-year extension\r\n\r\n<strong>Application Deadline:<\/strong> August 16, 2025 for consideration for the Lady Davis Fellowship, 15 Sept 2025 for a part-time or full-time fellowship. We begin reviewing applications on a rolling basis.\r\n\r\n<strong>AOS <\/strong>Applied Ethics\/Political Philosophy\/Technology Ethics\/Philosophy of Technology\/Moral Philosophy\r\n\r\n<strong>AOS categories\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Philosophy of Action, Philosophy of Mind, Applied Ethics\r\n\r\n<strong>AOC\u00a0 <\/strong>Epistemology, Philosophy of Science\/Philosophy of Action\/Philosophy of Mind\/ Philosophy of Computing\r\n\r\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Position Overview<\/strong>\r\n\r\nWe invite applications for a unique postdoctoral fellowship position combining research at the Department of Humanities and Arts at Technion, through the Lady Davis Fellowship program, and the Samuel Neaman Institute for National Policy Research.\r\n\r\nThis position offers an exceptional opportunity to conduct cutting-edge research in technology ethics while engaging with both academic and policy research communities.\r\n\r\n<strong>Research Focus<\/strong>\r\n\r\nThis position is part of the Technology Ethics Lab research focus on ethics of emerging technologies, investigating the interaction between technology environments (AI in particular) and human flourishing. It is also a part of Samuel Neaman Institute's research group on \"Theoretical Foundations of Ethics and Technology\" which aims to develop a solid theoretical infrastructure for ethical questions concerning technology and to address the growing ethical and moral challenges posed by technological advancement to individuals, institutions, and entire societies.\r\n\r\nThe successful candidate will contribute to research with two complementary components:\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li><strong>Theoretical Foundations of Technology Ethics<\/strong>: Contributing to the development of a shared conceptual vocabulary around ethics and technology; identifying and analyzing central ethical challenges posed by contemporary technologies, including concrete questions relating to the nexus of moral responsibility and technological innovation.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Political Philosophy of Technology with Virtue Ethics<\/strong>: Theoretical research combining political philosophy of technology with contemporary virtue ethics approaches, examining our collective duties to human flourishing. The project will address issues of distributive justice as well as the meaning of concepts like human agency, joint action and human skill in the age of disruptive technology.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<strong>Requirements <\/strong>\r\n\r\nPhD in one of the following fields: Applied Ethics, Philosophy of Technology, Political Philosophy, Moral Philosophy, Social philosophy. Demonstrated interest or involvement in technology ethics, contemporary virtue ethics or related philosophical areas. A track record in publications in the relevant disciplines will be considered a strong plus.\r\n\r\n<strong>Application Instructions<\/strong>\r\n\r\nTo apply please send an email indicating your interest to project leader Dr. Avigail Ferdman,\u00a0avigailf@technion.ac.il, with the following materials:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>CV (including list of publications)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Writing sample<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Names and contact details of 2 referees.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<strong>***Important*** Applications submitted before 16 August 2025 can be considered\u00a0 for the Lady Davis Fellowship.\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\nApplications should be submitted to avigailf@technion.ac.il with the subject line \"Postdoctoral Fellowship in Technology Ethics - [Your Name]\"\r\n\r\nFor questions about the position, please contact:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Dr. Avigail Ferdman, Department of Humanities and Arts, Technion<\/li>\r\n \t<li>avigailf@technion.ac.il<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<strong>About the Institutions<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Department of Humanities and Arts, Technion<\/strong> is a research community dedicated to humanities perspectives on technology and science, including the Embedded Ethics program.\r\n\r\n<strong>Samuel Neaman Institute for National Policy Research<\/strong> is a leading policy research institute located at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, focusing on science, technology, and innovation policy. The institute serves as a bridge between academic research and strategic policy-making.\r\n\r\n<strong>Lady Davis Fellowship<\/strong> is a highly competitive international fellowship program supporting outstanding postdoctoral researchers across various disciplines.","link":"https:\/\/humanities.technion.ac.il\/en\/courses\/update-call-for-postdoctoral-fellowship-in-technology-ethics\/","name":"Call for - Postdoctoral Fellowship in Technology Ethics","slug":"update-call-for-postdoctoral-fellowship-in-technology-ethics","taxonomy":"course_cat","parent":0,"meta":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\u05d0\u05e8\u05db\u05d9\u05d5\u05df Call for - Postdoctoral Fellowship in Technology Ethics - \u05d4\u05de\u05d7\u05dc\u05e7\u05d4 \u05dc\u05dc\u05d9\u05de\u05d5\u05d3\u05d9\u05dd \u05d4\u05d5\u05de\u05e0\u05d9\u05e1\u05d8\u05d9\u05d9\u05dd \u05d5\u05d0\u05de\u05e0\u05d5\u05d9\u05d5\u05ea<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/humanities.technion.ac.il\/en\/courses\/update-call-for-postdoctoral-fellowship-in-technology-ethics\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"\u05d0\u05e8\u05db\u05d9\u05d5\u05df Call for - Postdoctoral Fellowship in Technology Ethics - \u05d4\u05de\u05d7\u05dc\u05e7\u05d4 \u05dc\u05dc\u05d9\u05de\u05d5\u05d3\u05d9\u05dd \u05d4\u05d5\u05de\u05e0\u05d9\u05e1\u05d8\u05d9\u05d9\u05dd \u05d5\u05d0\u05de\u05e0\u05d5\u05d9\u05d5\u05ea\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Postdoctoral Fellowship in Technology Ethics Technology Ethics Lab, Department of Humanities and Arts, Technion and Samuel Neaman Institute for National Policy Research Institution: Department of Humanities and Arts, Technion &#8211; Israel Institute of Technology &amp; Samuel Neaman Institute for National Policy Research Duration: One year (immediate or beginning October 2025) with potential one-year extension Application Deadline: August 16, 2025 for consideration for the Lady Davis Fellowship, 15 Sept 2025 for a part-time or full-time fellowship. We begin reviewing applications on a rolling basis. AOS Applied Ethics\/Political Philosophy\/Technology Ethics\/Philosophy of Technology\/Moral Philosophy AOS categories\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Philosophy of Action, Philosophy of Mind, Applied Ethics AOC\u00a0 Epistemology, Philosophy of Science\/Philosophy of Action\/Philosophy of Mind\/ Philosophy of Computing \u00a0 Position Overview We invite applications for a unique postdoctoral fellowship position combining research at the Department of Humanities and Arts at Technion, through the Lady Davis Fellowship program, and the Samuel Neaman Institute for National Policy Research. This position offers an exceptional opportunity to conduct cutting-edge research in technology ethics while engaging with both academic and policy research communities. Research Focus This position is part of the Technology Ethics Lab research focus on ethics of emerging technologies, investigating the interaction between technology environments (AI in particular) and human flourishing. It is also a part of Samuel Neaman Institute&#8217;s research group on &#8220;Theoretical Foundations of Ethics and Technology&#8221; which aims to develop a solid theoretical infrastructure for ethical questions concerning technology and to address the growing ethical and moral challenges posed by technological advancement to individuals, institutions, and entire societies. The successful candidate will contribute to research with two complementary components: Theoretical Foundations of Technology Ethics: Contributing to the development of a shared conceptual vocabulary around ethics and technology; identifying and analyzing central ethical challenges posed by contemporary technologies, including concrete questions relating to the nexus of moral responsibility and technological innovation. Political Philosophy of Technology with Virtue Ethics: Theoretical research combining political philosophy of technology with contemporary virtue ethics approaches, examining our collective duties to human flourishing. The project will address issues of distributive justice as well as the meaning of concepts like human agency, joint action and human skill in the age of disruptive technology. Requirements PhD in one of the following fields: Applied Ethics, Philosophy of Technology, Political Philosophy, Moral Philosophy, Social philosophy. Demonstrated interest or involvement in technology ethics, contemporary virtue ethics or related philosophical areas. A track record in publications in the relevant disciplines will be considered a strong plus. Application Instructions To apply please send an email indicating your interest to project leader Dr. Avigail Ferdman,\u00a0avigailf@technion.ac.il, with the following materials: CV (including list of publications) Writing sample Names and contact details of 2 referees. ***Important*** Applications submitted before 16 August 2025 can be considered\u00a0 for the Lady Davis Fellowship.\u00a0 Applications should be submitted to avigailf@technion.ac.il with the subject line &#8220;Postdoctoral Fellowship in Technology Ethics &#8211; [Your Name]&#8221; For questions about the position, please contact: Dr. Avigail Ferdman, Department of Humanities and Arts, Technion avigailf@technion.ac.il About the Institutions Department of Humanities and Arts, Technion is a research community dedicated to humanities perspectives on technology and science, including the Embedded Ethics program. Samuel Neaman Institute for National Policy Research is a leading policy research institute located at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, focusing on science, technology, and innovation policy. The institute serves as a bridge between academic research and strategic policy-making. 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