<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Dear colleagues,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Would you please circulate this CFP for the Editor-in-Chief of SHOT’s flagship journal <i class="">Technology and Culture</i>. </div><blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;" class=""><div class=""><a href="https://www.historyoftechnology.org/call-for-proposals-editor-in-chief-for-technology-and-culture/" class="">https://www.historyoftechnology.org/call-for-proposals-editor-in-chief-for-technology-and-culture/</a> </div></blockquote><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><u class="">Nominations</u> for possible candidates are <u class="">sought by the search commitee</u> (pls contact any of the “voting members” listed on the web page above, including (it happens) yours truly.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Best regards, Tom</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">============================</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><h2 class="">Call for Proposals: Editor-in-Chief for Technology and Culture</h2><p class="">The Society for the History of Technology (SHOT) is seeking candidates to be the next editor-in-chief of its flagship journal <em class="">Technology and Culture</em>.
The editor’s primary responsibility is to sustain and enhance the
journal’s preeminence in the history of technology. The editor is
responsible for creating and supervising an effective editorial team,
ensuring responsive relations with the officers and membership of SHOT
and the journal’s publisher, managing the journal’s relationship with
the host institution, coordinating the electronic publication of <em class="">Technology’s Stories</em>, and conducting appropriate outreach.</p><p class="">SHOT is conducting an open search for the new editor-in-chief.
Candidates should possess wide knowledge of the history of technology, a
distinguished record of scholarly contributions, and willingness to
actively cultivate diverse perspectives in this interdisciplinary
field. Successfully running a scholarly journal is a complex task
involving intellectual, editorial, institutional, and managerial
responsibilities. Candidates should discuss their experience for this
position. As an international society, SHOT welcomes proposals from
outside North America.</p><p class="">Candidates must submit detailed plans for hosting the journal’s
editorial offices at a new home institution. The editorial office has
typically consisted of the editor-in-chief, managing editor, a part-time
editorial assistant, and book review editor. These functions might be
structured in various ways. SHOT has the financial capacity to provide
partial but not full support of the editorial offices, so the
editor-in-chief will need to mobilize additional resources. The
relationship between the editor’s home institution and SHOT will be
formalized through a signed contract.</p><p class="">The successful candidate will gradually assume responsibilities beginning <strong class=""><u class="">early in 2020</u></strong> so as to take full responsibility for production of the journal beginning with the <strong class=""><u class="">January 2021</u></strong>
issue. During the transition year 2020, the incoming editor will work
closely on journal production and manuscript peer review with the
present editor-in-chief, Suzanne Moon. The publication queue of
completed peer-reviewed manuscripts is roughly one full year of
quarterly issues. The initial term of service is five years.</p><p class=""><strong class=""> </strong><strong class="">Complete proposals are due <u class="">15 December 2018</u></strong>.
The committee welcomes and encourages early conversations with
potential candidates as well as nominations of potential candidates. A
detailed document describing the editorial duties will be posted on the
SHOT website. Proposals—electronic copies of all documents (pdf
required)—should be sent via email to the search committee chair. Each
proposal must include:</p>
<ul class="">
<li class="">Statement of editorial vision and intellectual agenda (roughly 750 words)</li>
<li class="">Summary CVs (maximum 3 single-spaced pages for editor-in-chief; 1 page for other members of editorial team)</li>
<li class="">Detailed plan for new editorial team, including specific discussions
of office space, computing facilities, financial resources, and
book-review editorship (minimum 1000 words)</li>
<li class="">Evidence of committed support from host institution (signed letters
of support from department chair, supervisor, dean, and/or other
institutional officers) with willingness, if chosen, to proceed to
formal contract with SHOT</li>
</ul><p class="">Successful proposals will address these significant issues in scholarly publishing:</p>
<ul class="">
<li class="">Challenges to traditional scholarly publishing of “open access” models;</li>
<li class="">Evolving relationships with the journal’s publisher;</li>
<li class="">Expanding audiences for the journal;</li>
<li class="">Connections to SHOT’s website and social-media initiatives;</li>
<li class="">Relation of journal and SHOT to interdisciplinary and humanities scholarship.</li>
</ul><p class="">Finalist candidates may be asked for additional materials and should respond promptly.</p><div class=""><b class=""><font color="#831100" class=""><br class=""></font></b></div></div><div class=""><b class=""><font color="#831100" class="">[See website for further particulars including search committee members]</font></b></div></body></html>