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Tenured/Tenure-Track Position in the History of Computing, Data Science, or Artificial Intelligence in The Department of the History and Sociology of Science

University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 3 days ago
EngineeringFull-time

Requisition #192132 – Contact: Ms. Kristen Ramsey (kramsey1@sas.upenn.edu / 215-898-8400)

About the role

The Department of the History and Sociology of Science at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) invites applications for a tenured/tenure-track position in the history of technology and science with a focus on the history of computing, data and information science, or artificial intelligence. The department is a collaborative and interdisciplinary unit committed to critical studies of science and knowledge production, from premodernity to the recent past, and with a wide geographical range.

The faculty is expected to carry a 2-2 teaching load, maintain a robust research profile, and take an active role in departmental, institutional, and professional service. The department teaches and graduates approximately 200 undergraduates per year in two majors: Health and Societies (HSOC) and Science, Technology, and Society (STSC). It also has a thriving Ph.D. program with an established track record of excellent placement in careers in teaching, research, curatorship, and institutional governance.

While housed within the School of Arts & Sciences, the department engages in interdisciplinary research and collaboration with the Schools of Engineering, Medicine, and Nursing. The university supports these efforts through initiatives such as Penn Data Driven Discovery, Penn AI, and SAS Horizons.

Responsibilities

  • Teach a 2-2 course load across undergraduate and graduate curricula.
  • Advise Ph.D. students and undergraduate majors.
  • Contribute to the vibrant intellectual life of the department and faculty administrative operations.
  • Maintain a consistent record of publishing peer-reviewed research.
  • Actively contribute to data and/or AI initiatives across campus, offering critical perspectives on data, AI, and/or computing.

Requirements

  • Ph.D. in the history of science or a related discipline (tenure-track applicants must have completed all requirements by June 2027; appointment begins July 1, 2027).
  • Research grounded in historical and/or ethnographic methods.
  • Publications appropriate to rank.
  • Demonstrated commitment to teaching and advising undergraduate and Ph.D. students, with evidence of mentoring students from diverse backgrounds.
  • Active research agenda with an international reputation appropriate to rank.
  • Leadership experience commensurate with rank.

Qualifications

We are especially interested in applicants whose research and teaching interests focus on:

  • Artificial intelligence from a global perspective.
  • Data and power.
  • Computing and infrastructure.
  • Digital sovereignty.
  • Technological labor.

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