[Students-l] Fwd: Air-L Digest, Vol 134, Issue 30 UW Doctoral Research Fellowship?: STS meets Design?

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Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2015 23:36:11 -0700
From: Daniela Rosner <daniela.rosner at gmail.com>
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Subject: [Air-L] UW Doctoral Research Fellowship?: STS meets Design?
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Dear AoIRists,

Please
?circulate
  the following announcement
? ?
for a
?UW ?
PhD fellowship
? ?
to potentially interested
? ?
candidates.

Many thanks!

?Best,
Daniela?


*Doctoral Research ??Opportunity?: STS meets Design?*
Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering, University of Washington
Tactile and Tactical Design Lab, Professor Daniela Rosner

The Tactile and Tactical Design Lab (TAT Lab) at the Department of Human
Centered Design & Engineering (HCDE) at the University of Washington,
Seattle, is seeking a PhD student to begin fall 2016.
?Under an NSF-funded research fellowship, t
he PhD student will explore questions of
craft
  and materiality emerging around the integration of computing technology in
traditional
?handwork ?
practices
, from ship building to weaving?
.
?Possible p
rojects include:

    - Investigating
    ?the communicative dimensions of emerging tools for digital fabrication

    - ?Tracing the historical development of craft and DIY practices in
    modern maker cultures

    - ?
    ?Understanding the shifting dynamics between creativity, care, and
    repair in the adoption of computational technologies

    - Examining questions of gender and technical labor across sites and
    infrastructures of craftwork.

Ideal applicants have a strong background in media studies and/or science
and technology studies (STS). Experience with ethnographic methods
??
is required. Strong candidates will have demonstrated success working
collaboratively, will have a promising publication record, and will have
? an ?
interest
? (or experience)?
  in
?art/design practice and ?
interventionist
?
?approaches
.

Doctoral applications <http://www.hcde.washington.edu/phd/FAQs> are
due *December
15, 2015. *

To learn more about HCDE, please look here:
http://www.hcde.washington.edu/phd. For specific questions about the
projects described above
??
,
??
email CV and materials to daniela.rosner at gmail.com.

For general information about the HCDE PhD program and application process,
please contact Pat Reilly, Academic Services Manager at preilly at uw.edu

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Daniela K. Rosner
danielarosner.com