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Dear colleagues,
A gentle reminder that the deadline for this year’s ETH Academy on
Sustainability and Technology is fast approaching - 13 March 2016. The
theme of the Academy is "Innovation for Sustainability: The Role of
Technologies, Organizations and Institutions" and it will take place from
June 17 to 22, 2016 in the midst of the beautiful mountain scenery of the
Swiss Alps.
This year the academy is open to PhD students, postdoctoral researchers
and junior faculty with a background in management, innovation studies,
economics or political science to present their research to an audience of
like-minded scholars and four international faculty members. Participants
will obtain detailed feedback on their research design, theoretical
approaches and methodology. In addition, there will be plenty of room for
informal discussions and networking with other junior scholars and
professors. This year’s faculty consists of:
* Dr. Andrew Van de Ven, Professor of Organizational Innovation and
Change, University of Minnesota, USA
* Dr. Desirée Pacheco, Assistant Professor in Management and
Sustainability, Portland State University, USA
* Dr. Jessika Trancik, Assistant Professor of Energy Studies,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
* Dr. Volker Hoffmann, Professor for Sustainability and Technology, ETH
Zurich, Switzerland
Research of the participants should focus on but is not limited to the
following topics:
Technology and innovation strategies of organizations in the context of
sustainability;
Technology and innovation policy for energy, climate or water;
Role of institutions for technological and organizational change in the
context of sustainability;
Innovation systems and technological change in the context of
sustainability;
Socio-technical or techno-economic assessment of technologies related to
sustainability
To guarantee an intensive learning process, attendance is limited to 15
junior scholars. Third-party funding allows us to offer a participation
fee of only CHF 400 (ca. 460 USD) which covers accommodation, meals and
excursions.
Applications should be sent to Aoife Brophy Haney (
abrophy@ethz.ch) and
include (i) a cover letter explaining the applicant¹s motivation, (ii) a
proposal abstract of max. 2 pages, and (iii) a CV. The deadline for
application is March 13, 2016.
Notification of acceptance will be given by April 1, 2016. Deadline for
full paper submission (10-15 pages) is May 1, 2016. For additional
information including previous academies' programs and to download the
call for papers, please see our website
(http://www.sustec.ethz.ch/teaching/phd-academy/academy-2016.html).
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Dr. Aoife Brophy Haney
ETH Zürich | Group for Sustainability and Technology
Department of Management, Technology and Economics
Weinbergstrasse 56/58 | WEV J 421 | 8092 Zürich
t: +41 44 632 9878 | m: +41 78 873 5366
e:
abhaney@ethz.ch | w: www.sustec.ethz.ch