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News from the ESDIT programme + media appearances by our researchers
“The Ethics of Socially Disruptive Technologies; An Introduction” – New Open Access Book
About this book Technologies shape who we are, how we organize our societies and how we relate to nature. For example, social media challenges democracy; artificial intelligence raises the question of what is unique to humans; and the possibility to create artificial...
— VACANCY CLOSED — PhD position on Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Ethics of Digital Well-Being
ESDiT-consortium partner Eindhoven University of Technology is looking for a PhD candidate exploring how philosophical insights on digital well-being can contribute to the design of emerging online technologies. This position has the option to be affiliated with the ESDiT program.
Zen and the Art of Dealing with the Attention Economy – seminar recording now available
The Commodification of Attention – seminar recording now available
— VACANCY CLOSED — Postdoc position “The potential of living labs for the ethics of technology: developing new empirical and philosophical methods”
Postdoc position “The potential of living labs for the ethics of technology: developing new empirical and philosophical methods” available at TU Delft, Faculty of Technology, Policy & Management. Application deadline: 15 May 2023.
— VACANCY CLOSED — PhD position in philosophy and ethics of technology
PhD position Philosophy and Ethics of Technology available at Technical University of Eindhoven (TU/e), Department Industrial Engineering and Innovation Sciences. Application deadline: 17 May 2023.
Behnam Taebi appointed as member of Dutch Scientific Climate Council
On the recommendation of Minister Jetten for Climate and Energy, the Dutch government has approved the appointment of nine new members of the Scientific Climate Council (WKR). Among them are TU Delft researchers Kornelis Blok and Behnam Taebi. The council advises the government on climate policy, based on independent scientific expertise.
— VACANCY CLOSED — PhD position “Improving ethical analysis”
PhD position available at the department of philosophy – University of Twente on “Improving ethical analysis through better theories of the moral role of technological products and systems”. Application deadline: 3 May 2023.
ESDiT Research line leader Wijnand IJsselsteijn has been awarded the Distinguished NIAS-Lorentz Fellowship 2024/25
Wijnand IJsselsteijn has been awarded the Distinguished NIAS-Lorentz Fellowship 2024/25 for his research on progressively lifelike virtual embodiments in the metaverse. During his fellowship, from September 2024 onwards, he will unpack and analyze the psychological effects and ethical values at stake in relation to the introduction of virtual and augmented reality – together referred to as eXtended Reality, or XR – at a large scale and with unprecedented quality.