Vacancy for a Lecturer Ethics of Technology

The Ethics and Philosophy of Technology section is looking for a temporary lecturer in Ethics and Technology for a period of 3 years (initially 1 year with a prospect of 3 years total). This is a fulltime teaching position. The selected candidate will assist us with delivering and developing our service teaching in ethics and technology for all engineering programs at TU Delft. The candidate will play a major role in coordinating and planning the teaching activities of the Ethics and Philosophy of Technology section. This involves close collaboration with the various engineering programs as well as with the head of the section. The candidate is prepared to work in a multidisciplinary environment encompassing engineering sciences, economics, social and behavioural science, and public policy. The candidate has proven skills in teaching and coaching Bachelor and Master students.

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Technology, Policy and Management

The Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management contributes to sustainable solutions for technological challenges in society by combining insights from engineering with the humanities and social sciences. The Faculty is equipped with excellent research and teaching facilities.

The Department of Values, Technology and Innovation (VTI) is one of three departments in the TPM Faculty. It uniquely comprises philosophers, economists and risk scholars. It studies how to develop and diffuse responsible technological innovations that reflect deeply held social and moral values. The department is one of the largest groups in the world studying value aspects, economics and risks for a wide range of sociotechnical systems. The department plays a leading role nationally and internationally in research in responsible innovation and value-sensitive design. The Ethics and Philosophy of Technology section is one of three sections within the VTI Department. The Ethics and Philosophy of Technology section provides for service teaching at all engineering programs of TU Delft, primarily in ethics. We develop and provide our teaching in close collaboration with (assistant/associate) professors in engineering, to provide for tailor-made education that connects well with the focus of the different engineering programs. From the coming academic year onwards (2017/18), we will redesign our teaching activities to provide more thematic ethics courses that are open to students from a variety of engineering programs.

Inspiring, excellent education is a central aim of TU Delft and of our section. The Ethics and Philosophy of Technology section plays a central role worldwide in research and teaching on ethics and philosophy of technology. For more information please consult our website: http://www.fil.tbm.tudelft.nl/.

Job description

The Ethics and Philosophy of Technology section is looking for a temporary lecturer in Ethics and Technology for a period of 3 years (initially 1 year with a prospect of 3 years total). This is a fulltime teaching position. The selected candidate will assist us with delivering and developing our service teaching in ethics and technology for all engineering programs at TU Delft. The candidate will play a major role in coordinating and planning the teaching activities of the Ethics and Philosophy of Technology section. This involves close collaboration with the various engineering programs as well as with the head of the section. The candidate is prepared to work in a multidisciplinary environment encompassing engineering sciences, economics, social and behavioural science, and public policy. The candidate has proven skills in teaching and coaching Bachelor and Master students.

Requirements

We are looking for applicants with the following qualifications:

• PhD degree in the field of ethics and a specialisation in ethics of technology or related fields in applied ethics;
• Strong commitment to contributing to education in ethics of technology;
• Affinity with technology and engineering;
• Excellent organizing skills;
• Experience with teaching students from other disciplines;
• Experience with coordinating educational activities;
• “Basiskwalificatie onderwijs” (university teaching qualification) certificate or a similar certificate;
• Excellent English skills;
• Fluent in Dutch or readiness to become fluent in Dutch in a short time frame
• Flexibility and readiness to work in teams. Conditions of employment

The vacancy concerns a temporary full time position for three years, with an intended starting date of September 1st 2017 or soon after. TU Delft offers a customisable compensation package, a discount for health insurance and sport memberships, and a monthly work costs contribution. Flexible work schedules can be arranged. Salary and benefits are in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities.

Information and application

For more information about this position, please contact Prof.dr. Sabine Roeser via email: s.roeser@tudelft.nl or Dr.mr.ir. Neelke Doorn n.doorn@tudelft.nl. To apply, please e-mail a detailed CV, including information about teaching and research experience, and contact details of three references, along with a letter of application by May 15th 2017 to Vacature-TBM@tudelft.nl. When applying for this position, please refer to vacancy number ATTBM 17.013.

Interviews with a limited number of applicants will presumably be held on May 30th and 31st, and possible second interviews on June 1st.