Dear ISH Colleagues, Please see the recent announcements from our community. Please send me any you would like to include in the next posting. Call for Papers Call for papers: SSoCIA 2024 1) The Society for Social and Conceptual Issues in Astrobiology (SSoCIA) will hold its fifth biennial meeting June 3-5, 2024 in Rovaniemi, Finland. SSoCIA is an international and highly interdisciplinary group of scholars and other experts dedicated to investigation of the many social, cultural, and conceptual issues surrounding humanity’s future in space. For our 2024 meeting, we welcome submissions addressing any of the many “broader questions” in astrobiology and space exploration. Previous presentations have included: * Should there be private property in space? * Is human colonization of other worlds morally permissible? * Should we attempt to contact extraterrestrial intelligence (METI)? * What does “pollution” mean in the context of a lifeless world? * What is “life”? * What moral obligations might we have towards extraterrestrials? * How can we overcome problems inherent in interspecies communication? * What would be the religious significance of a “second genesis”? * How should off world colonies be governed? * Is the prime directive an appropriate ethical principle to use for first contact? * How do our attitudes towards space reflect unexamined cultural tropes? * How can we use astrobiology to further science education? This year, we are very fortunate to have an excellent keynote speaker in Dr. Tony Milligan: If you wish to be considered, submit a 250-word abstract for a presentation or poster (please specify) by January 31, 2024 to the program chair, Kelly Smith ([log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> ). Additional information about the conference will be posted to our website (ssocia.space) when it becomes available. Graduate students are especially encouraged to apply and we anticipate having support to facilitate their participation. 2) Call for Papers: HOPOS 2024 at The University of Vienna, July 9-12, 2024. The International Society for the History of Philosophy of Science (HOPOS) will hold its biennial international congress at the University of Vienna, Austria, 9–12 July 2024. The Society hereby requests proposals for papers and symposia to be presented at the meeting. Submission deadline: extended to Oct. 1 2023. HOPOS is devoted to promoting serious, scholarly research on the history of the philosophy of science. We construe this subject broadly, to include topics in the history of related disciplines and in all historical periods, studied through diverse methodologies. We aim to promote historical work in a variety of ways, but especially through encouraging exchange among scholars through meetings, publications, and electronic media. The program committee particularly encourages submissions on philosophical themes that cross time periods. The conference language is English. The conference will take place directly after <https://vcs.univie.ac.at/Feyerabend_Vienna_July24.pdf> "Paul Feyerabend and Austrian Philosophy: His Formative Years in Postwar Vienna”, an international conference also to be held at the University of Vienna, from July 5-6, 2024. Guidelines for Submissions: HOPOS 2024 accepts two types of submissions: contributed papers and symposia, which are topical collections of 3-4 papers intended to be presented in a single session. To submit a proposal, contributors will need to create and account on the HOPOS 2024 website. Proposals for contributed papers and symposia should be prepared for anonymous review. Proposals for contributed papers should include: 1. Title of the paper. 2. Abstract of the paper (maximum 500 words). 3. Contact information for all co-authors. Proposals for symposia should include: 1. Title of the symposium. 2. Symposium summary statement (maximum 500 words). 3. Titles and abstracts of the papers (maximum 500 words for each paper). 4. Contact information for all symposiasts. Further details about the conference are available at: <https://hopos2024.univie.ac.at/> https://hopos2024.univie.ac.at. The direct link to the submission portal is <https://hopos2024.dryfta.com/> https://hopos2024.dryfta.com. HOPOS will continue its tradition of holding a mentoring program for junior scholars during the conference. Details will also become available on the conference website, <https://hopos2024.univie.ac.at/> https://hopos2024.univie.ac.at/. Local Organizing Committee: Martin Kusch, Georg Schiemer, Friedrich Stadler and Elisabeth Nemeth Program Committees: Kant and Before: David M. Miller, Chair (Auburn University) Sylvia Berryman (University of British Columbia) Vincenzo De Risi (Laboratoire SPHère, Max Planck Institute for the History of Science) Lisa Downing (The Ohio State University) Helen Hattab (University of Houston) After Kant: Fracesca Biagioli, Chair (University of Turin) Scott Edgar (Saint Mary’s University) Lucie Fabry (University of Burgundy) Erich Reck (University of California, Riverside) Michael Stoeltzner (University of South Carolina) For further questions and inquiries, please contact <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] Office Hour Program 1) Attention ISHPSSB graduate students and postdocs, The Philosophy of Science Association (PSA) is hosting a new online office hour program as a pilot project (https://www.philsci.org/psa_office_hour.php). Each month, for some months of the year, a philosophical theme will be chosen and influential philosophers working within that theme will be made available, individually, to graduate students and postdocs via Zoom through an online sign-up sheet posted on the PSA member website. (More details are at the site.) This fall there will be a number of philosophers relevant to work being done by graduate students in the ISHPSSB community. Here's the lineup: Upcoming Office Hours - all times 12:00p - 1:30p (EST) Wednesday, September 13: Mechanisms and Mechanistic Explanation * Lindley Darden (The University of Maryland, College Park) * Arnon Levy (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem) Thursday, September 31: Mechanisms and Mechanistic Explanation * Jim Woodward (Pitt HPS) Thursday, October 5: The Philosophy of Evolutionary Biology * Elisabeth Lloyd (Indiana University, Bloomington) Thursday, October 19: The Philosophy of Evolutionary Biology * Roberta Millstein (University of California, Davis) * Michael Dietrich (Pitt HPS) I hope many of you will be able to take advantage of these opportunities. Best, Alan -- Alan C. Love Winton Chair in the Liberal Arts <https://cla.umn.edu/news-events/news/alan-love-places-evo-devo-front-and-ce nter> Distinguished McKnight University Professor <https://scholarswalk.umn.edu/faculty-awards/mcknight-awards/distinguished> Department of Philosophy & Minnesota Center for Philosophy of Science University of Minnesota http://umn.edu/~aclove Current Project: Agency, Directionality, and Function: Foundations for a Science of Purpose <https://www.biologicalpurpose.org> New Paper! Teleonomy: revisiting a proposed conceptual replacement for teleology <https://doi.org/10.1007/s13752-022-00424-y> (open access) New Positions 1) Cornell University - Historical Analyses of Data and Society The Department of Science & Technology Studies at Cornell University seeks an outstanding scholar for a tenure-track, Assistant Professor position in Science & Technology Studies, with specialization in Historical Analyses of Data and Society. We are particularly interested in scholars engaged in counter-histories and studies of communities involving underrepresented minorities and communities beyond North America and Western Europe. Foci may include (but are not limited to): • The epistemic foundations of data science, artificial intelligence, and/or information technology • The legacies of bias, inequality, and/or racial discrimination in information systems. • The political economy of information science and technology • The social making and deployment of disciplines such as operations research, managerial and/or business science • The production, perception, and politics of narratives about algorithms, automation, and/or artificial intelligence. • Applications of information systems in national security, healthcare, environment and/or the welfare state. • Alternative histories of information and data science in the Global South and/or underrepresented communities in the Global North. • The evolution of expertise and authority in data-driven science, technology, and/or medicine. • (De )colonizing domains of information science and/or technology. • Subversive technological adaptations, interventions, and/or resistance by marginalized groups. • The role(s) of information science and technology in the emergence of new threats, vulnerabilities, and risks. A PhD in science and technology studies (STS) or a closely related field is required. The successful candidate will have an active research program in STS, be expected to play an important role in both graduate and undergraduate programs in the department, and be expected to offer courses of interest to Cornell undergraduate and graduate students. We ask applicants for all faculty positions to share their experiences and/or approaches (past, current, or future) to fostering learning, research service, and/or outreach in a diverse community. Applicants may choose to submit a stand-alone statement or embed the information in other parts of their application materials. https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/25534 Best, Lloyd Lloyd Ackert, Ph.D. Teaching Professor Department of History Research Associate Patrick Center for Environmental Research Academy of Natural Sciences Drexel University Office: 5011 MacAlister Hall 3250-60 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 Cell: 518.965.3562