Dear Community,
We’re hiring a Postdoc in Empirical Ethics (100%, E13, 3 years) at Goethe University Frankfurt — C³S (Center for Critical Computational Studies).https://www.c3s-frankfurt.de/what_we_do/ece
If your work intersects with STS / Anthropology of Technology / Critical Data Studies / Feminist Technoscience / Postcolonial Computing, this role could be for you: a chance to help shape a newly forming research group with strong institutional support, real interdisciplinary collaboration, and time for independent research and publishing. This is not a project-based position so it gives you the freedom to bring and realise your own projects and ideas. PhD candidates that are close to finishing are also welcome to apply.
What you’ll do:
– Develop independent research and publications (e.g., lab ethnography, technography, epistemic justice/injustice by omission, biases & consequences, diversity, foundation models, data workers’ rights, Critical AI Studies)
– Teach (topics around Digital STS, Anthropology of Technology, FAccT)
– Co-supervise theses in STS, co-build a lively research environment (colloquia, visitors)
– Contribute to grant writing (and get support for your own proposals: Marie Curie, Emmy Noether, etc.)
What we offer:
Flexible working hours • strong research infrastructure • family-friendly employer • vibrant interdisciplinary surroundings • a vision and hope-driven team spirit
Deadline: 24 March 2026
Application:
Please submit your application (in English or German) by 24.03.2026, including cover letter, detailed CV (including a list of publications), a 1-
page teaching plan, a 2-page research plan for the next three years by e-mail to: application@c3s.uni-frankfurt.de. We ask that you submit
your application as a single compiled PDF file, not exceeding 10MB. Online interviews will take place in April 2026.
Interviews: April 2026 | Start: ideally 01 May 2026 but negotiable
Find the official, long-form job post under this link: https://www.uni-frankfurt.de/48794987/Zentrale_Einrichtungen. In case you have questions, please PM me.
And if you know someone excellent in this space, I’d be grateful if you shared this post.
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Prof. Dr. Paula Helm
Empirical Ethics
C3S Center for Critical Computational Studies
Goethe University Frankfurt