KWI Essen❄️ #Colloquium: CryoFellow Floramante SJ Ponce will examine how Laotian scammers are assisted by air conditioners to embrace their work’s sociotechnical milieu.
#CryoCultures #ERCSyG #Laos #Scam #Anthropology #SouthEastAsia
#KWIonTour in Paris-Aubervilliers | EHESS: Today at 2 PM @cryocultures - Fellow Floramante SJ Ponce will give a talk on “Grey Matter: Amulet Devotion and Moral Negotiation of Young Laotian Scammers in Northern Laos”.
ℹ️ https://www.kulturwissenschaften.de/veranstaltung/grey-matter/
Kulturwissenschaftliches Institut Essen (KWI)
Das Kulturwissenschaftliche Institut Essen (KWI) ist ein interdisziplinäres Forschungskolleg für Geistes- und Kulturwissenschaften in der Tradition internationaler Institutes for Advanced Study. Als interuniversitäres Kolleg der Ruhr-Universität Bochum, der Technischen Universität Dortmund und der Universität Duisburg-Essen arbeitet das Institut mit den Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftlern seiner Trägerhochschulen und mit weiteren Partnern in NRW und im In- und Ausland zusammen.
🆕Now on YouTube: Alina Wandelt’s lecture on the role and history of information storage, providing an overview from libraries as cultural monuments to functional institutions and data centres today.
👀 https://youtu.be/bQ_xrikyFIc
#CryoCultures @cryocultures
@ERC_Research
#ai #data #dataCentres #aiinfrastructure #datacenter #cryotech #openbibliosocial #libraries
🧊 #SHK gesucht: Langes WE nutzen & bewerben! Du studierst #SoWi oder #GeiWi? Dann werde Teil des ERC-Projekts „Cultures of the Cryosphere: Infrastructures, Politics and Futures of Artificial Cooling“ (@cryocultures) und arbeite 10 Std./Wo. am KWI.
⏰ 5. Mai
ℹ️ https://tinyurl.com/mrr22sn7
#CryoCultures #ERCSyG
@stefanhoehne
⏰ 5. Mai
ℹ️ https://tinyurl.com/mrr22sn7
#CryoCultures #ERCSyG
@stefanhoehne
🔥More new #publications from KWI:
#ComicLiteracies: Roxanne Phillips | @ancaleth.bsky.social with a ‘funny‘ chapter on „Komische Modellierungen des Populären“.
👉 https://doi.org/10.31244/9783818851064
➕ #CryoCultures Fellow Floramante SJ Ponce from the project @cryocultures on post-resettlement (im)mobility trajectories in northern Laos.
#OpenPosition - #GeiWi & #SoWi Studierende aufgepasst: Das ERC Projekt @cryocultures sucht eine engagierte #SHK! Arbeitsort: KWI Essen ❄️
⏰ Bewerbungsschluss: 5. Mai
ℹ️ https://www.kulturwissenschaften.de/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/shk_ausschreibung_cultcryo_kwi_2026_04_16.pdf
#CryoCultures #ERCSyG
🔔#Reminder
Don’t miss out on our summer term kick-off with Alina Wandelt from the #CryoCultures (@cryocultures) project. She will give a talk entitled “From Libraries to Data Centers – An (Architectural) History of Information Storage”.
Mod: @stefanhoehne
🕒 14.4.|18:30
ℹ️ https://tinyurl.com/4ran9u55
#SummerTermKickoff: Which role does the library play as a central site of information storage in the age of data centers? Drawing on her dissertation, Alina Wandelt from the @cryocultures project traces key developments in the history of information storage, particularly in the digital age 🗂️
📅 14.4. | 18:30
🎤 moderated by @stefanhoehne
Cultures of the CryosphereThe ANU Canberra team of our ERC project is hiring a research fellow to "study the technical, logistical and administrative requirements of cryobiological cold chains and their energy demand. The position will also involve the mapping of ‘cryobanks’ worldwide and cold chain networks for cryobanking services." If you are interested in working us, apply here, until January 4, 2026: https://jobs.anu.edu.au/jobs/research-fellow-social-and-ethical-dimensions-of-applied-cryobiology-canberra-act-act-australia #cryocultures
Research Fellow, Social and Ethical Dimensions of Applied Cryobiology - Canberra / ACT, ACT, Australia
Classification: ANU Academic Level BSalary package: $118,632 - $134,507 per annum plus 17% superannuationTerms: Full-time, Continuing (contingent funded) This position is continuing (contingent funded). The funding that supports this project has an expected duration of 3.5 years. Working at ANU This is an opportunity to work with a world class University that undertakes cutting edge research and has a strong tradition in research-led teaching excellence. We offer: Flexible working arrangements including hybrid arrangements working both on our beautiful, green campus and working remotely, Generous paid personal and annual leave entitlements; and Career support, training, mentoring & upskilling opportunities. For more information...
📢 PhD position in Philosophy available at TU Darmstadt
We are currently hiring for a #PhD position at the Institute of #Philosophy at TU Darmstadt as part of our ERC Synergy Project on #cryocultures. If you are interested in the cultural implications of artificial cold from a philosophical perspective and are considering a dissertation project, we invite you to apply. Please submit your application by October 18, 2025 to: https://www.career.tu-darmstadt.de/HPv3.Jobs/TU-Darmstadt/stellenangebot/50339?lang=en-US.
Research Assistant/ PhD student (all genders) - Philosophy - in the ERC Synergy Project “The Cultures of the Cryosphere”
TU Darmstadt stands for excellent and relevant science. We are playing a decisive role in shaping far-reaching processes of global change—from energy transition to artificial intelligence—through outstanding scientific knowledge and innovative academic programmes. We group our cutting-edge research into three fields: Energy and Environment, Information and Intelligence, Matter and Materials. We are a university with strong ties to the Frankfurt Rhine-Main metropolitan region and a very strong international focus. We are committed to European values and European integration.