Dear colleagues, I'm pleased to announce that I have an open PhD position in the history of public and/or political cybernetics. The PhD project will investigate how cybernetics influenced new ideas and practices regarding public and/or political institutions in the post-1945 period. Beyond this, the successful candidate will be free to shape the scope and focus of the project (geographical, chronological, etc.). You can read more about the position here: https://www.academictransfer.com/en/325445/phd-candidate-in-the-history-of-p.... The application deadline is April 5th, and the preferred starting date for the position is September 1st. I will be the lead supervisor and the promoter/co-supervisor will be Prof. Cyrus Mody. Please forward this to any interested candidates, who can contact me (j.ward@maastrichtuniversity.nl<mailto:j.ward@maastrichtuniversity.nl>) if they have further questions about the position. Apologies for cross-posting, and thank you for reading. Best wishes, Jacob Jacob Ward Assistant Professor (tenured) in History and STS Department of History/MUSTS Research Cluster Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences j.ward@maastrichtuniversity.nl <mailto:j.ward@maastrichtuniversity.nl> https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/j.ward<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.maastrichtuniversity.nl%2Fp70066608&data=05%7C01%7Caurelien.goutsmedt%40uclouvain.be%7C2df6ee4ad7a84084d34b08db1a23d679%7C7ab090d4fa2e4ecfbc7c4127b4d582ec%7C0%7C0%7C638132514363194586%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Hof5S03WT8jZ409BL%2BjemkW1Ws2%2FtXzjCI8nTfo8GWQ%3D&reserved=0> Visiting address: 2.031, Grote Gracht 80-82, 6211 SZ Maastricht Mailing address: FASoS/History Maastricht University P.O. Box 616 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands