3-year contract (100%)
Deadline for applications: September 6, 2021
The postdoctoral researcher will contribute to the ERC-funded project “Synthetic Lives: The Futures of Mining.”
“Synthetic Lives: The Futures of Mining” (SYNTHLIVES) investigates the emergent role of synthetic laboratories, automated operations, and digital technologies in natural resource economies. Empirically, the project examines i) new assemblages of man-made synthetic substances; ii) natural resource extraction divested of human labor; and iii) predictive, monitoring, and tracking projects governed by algorithms and other digital processes. The project contributes to these strands of research through three case studies: synthetic laboratories, automated mines, and digital and data-driven mining activities.