Dear Colleagues,


STS Prof. & Dept. Head Abby Kinchy asked if I would post this on the SIGCIS listserv for her.  Her email is above (cc'd) and listed below for questions.  Best, Jeff


Position announcement: https://careers.rpi.edu/en-us/job/493951/lecturer-history-of-computing

Job summary: The School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (HASS), Department of Science and Technology Studies, at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY invites applications for a one year appointment as Lecturer in the History of Computing. The successful candidate must hold a Ph.D. in a related field and have research and teaching interests in science, technology, and society; information technology and society; and history. The successful candidate will teach undergraduate courses such as IT and Society; History of Technology; and American History. The teaching load is three four-credit courses per semester. The successful candidate must hold a Ph.D. or foreign degree equivalent in science and technology studies, history, or a related field that prepares them to teach the aforementioned courses.

I would be grateful for any assistance you can provide in connecting people with this position. Thank you very much!


For questions please contact Prof. & Dept. Head Abby Kinchy at  kincha@rpi.edu   Abby Kinchy, Professor and Department Head

Science and Technology Studies

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute





Jeffrey Yost, Ph.D.         
Director, Charles Babbage Institute; Research Professor, History Sci/Tech/Med

222 21st Avenue South, University of Minnesota; Minneapolis, MN 55455


Studies in Computing and Culture book series, Johns Hopkins U. Press Co-Editor 
PI, NSF-funded CBI project "Mining a Useable Past: Perspectives, Paradoxes, and Possibilities with Security and Privacy."

Interfaces: Essays and Reviews in Computing and Culture Co-Editor (w/ Amanda Wick)

Committee Member, National Academy of Engineering Extraordinary Engineering Impacts on Society