Call for Applications: HCST Affiliate Faculty

Applications accepted on an ongoing basis. 

Who Can Apply?

Applicants must:

  • have current full-time faculty status at UMBC, and
  • have a terminal degree in one’s discipline and expertise in science and technology studies scholarship and/or teaching
  • have a commitment to the Human Context of Science and Technology Program

How to Apply

Upload the following materials in one document to the HCST Box folder.

  • Up to a one-page statement of interest (single-spaced), including:
    • Relevant research experience and potential contributions to HCST
    • Confirmation that the department chair has been notified of HCST affiliate application
  • Current CV

Review: Applications reviewed by the HCST governing committee

Term: 2 years (renewable based on consistent engagement)

Affiliate Benefits:

  • Recognition: Featured on the HCST website, communications, and annual report
  • Community: Engage with an interdisciplinary network of science and technology studies scholars
  • Impact: Help expand HCST’s initiatives & UMBC’s science and technology studies research community

Responsibilities:

  • Teaching and/or serving on HCST Committees: Affiliate faculty will normally be expected to teach at least one HCST or elective course and/or to serve on the HCST Governing Committee during a two-year period.
  • Advising: Affiliate faculty will be expected to be knowledgeable about and to disseminate information concerning the program and to advise students with respect to course selection within the program.
  • Participation: Affiliate faculty will be expected to attend program-sponsored functions if possible.
  • Vita and Course Syllabi: Affiliate faculty will be expected to submit a current curriculum vitae to the HCST Program. They will also be expected to submit all HCST course syllabi to the Program office.

Applications are reviewed by the HCST Governing Committee, which will vote to recommend each affiliate appointment to the Dean of the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. The Dean will then issue an official letter of appointment to each faculty member. Once appointed, faculty may include their affiliation with the Human Context of Science and Technology Program in their professional work (i.e., CV, business cards). Interested faculty should also read our affiliate faculty policy.

 

Have questions? Contact HCST Director, Blake Francis: bfrancis@umbc.edu