ERN Professional Announcements and Job Openings, 06/02/2005
June 03, 2005.
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CON/TEXTS OF INVENTION * Conference and
Call For Papers
WATSON WYATT LLP * Economist
UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN * Positions in
Finance & Economics
CARLETON UNIVERSITY * Visiting Professorship
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CON/TEXTS OF INVENTION
A working conference of the Society for Critical Exchange
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio
April 20-22, 2006
With support from the Center for Law, Technology,
and the Arts at Case Western Reserve University
School of Law; the History of Science Department
at Harvard University; the Washington College of
Law at American University; and the Morris Fishbein
Center for the History of Science and Medicine
at the University of Chicago
This conference interrogates the social and cultural
construction of invention - the diverse ways in which
invention has been conceptualized in the arts and sciences
in the broadest sense, including literature, the fine arts,
entertainment, the physical and life sciences, law,
economics, medicine, engineering, agriculture, education,
communications, computation, finance, and business.
Emphasis will be on the institutional cultures, rhetorics,
and histories of invention across these fields. In this way
the Society seeks to extend and deepen the inquiry of its
long-standing project on "Intellectual Property and the
Construction of Authorship". See:
www.cwru.edu/affil/sce/IPCA_main.html
Papers reflecting upon the impact of the "critique of
authorship" will thus be especially welcome. The conference
will include lectures and panel discussions; to facilitate
discussion, papers selected for panels will circulate in
advance of the conference.
TOPICS:
Topics may include (but are not limited to):
- the author as inventor
- the inventor as author
- imitation and originality
- psychologies of creativity
- pathologies such as writer's (or inventor's) block
- genius
- hack(ing)
- tradition and the individual talent, including the
anxiety of influence
- forgery
- crimes such as plagiarism and piracy
- the inventor as hero
- invention vs. discovery
- simultaneous discovery
- joint/collective invention
- useful and useless knowledge
- the idea/expression distinction
- invention vs. innovation
- material and social inputs to invention
- invention policy
- narratives of invention
- depictions of invention, including patent drawings
- invisible invention
- inventing organisms
- invention in rhetorical theory
- genre and invention
- invention and memory
- invention in popular and children's literature
- pedagogies of invention
- invention and self-help, including creativity
workshops and invention promotion services
- cross-cultural perspectives on invention
- invention and power
- imperialism and invention
- universities and invention
- rhetorics of entrepreneurship
- representations of collaboration
- corporate authorship/invention
- economies of invention
- legal incentives and disincentives
- private and public domains
- discourses of intellectual commons, including free
software and open source
- collage and sampling
- geographies of invention
- ethnography of invention
- gender and invention
PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE:
Please send paper abstracts (no full papers please), a CV
of no more than three pages, and any suggestions for panel
topics by October 5 to:
Email: MAILTO:dar29@case.edu
CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS:
Olufunmilayo Arewa, Law, Case Western Reserve University
Mario Biagioli, History of Science, Harvard University
Peter Jaszi, Law, American University
Adrian Johns, History of Science, University of Chicago
Martha Woodmansee, English and Law, Case Western Reserve
University
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WATSON WYATT LLP
Economist, Pensions & Benefits, Benefits Practice
Excellent package
Watson Wyatt is a global consulting firm focused on human
capital and financial management. We specialize in four
areas: employee benefits, human capital strategies,
investment, and insurance and financial services. We
combine human capital and financial expertise to deliver
business solutions that drive shareholder value.
Watson Wyatt's industry-leading research is the basis for
our innovative consulting tools, which allow us to identify
the best solutions for our clients. We seek to recruit an
economist to contribute to our research on pensions and
benefits. The economist will work closely with research
groups in the Benefits practice as well as our R&D and
Research Services teams both in the UK and globally. There
will be potential for career progression to Senior
Economist as the position develops.
KEY RESULT AREAS:
Research thoughtpieces and papers
- Writes and edits research thoughtpieces for clients.
Research coordination
- Coordinates aspects of Benefits Practice research,
including project management of high profile projects.
Benefits information and knowledge management
- Helps manage and develop our benefits information
and communicates new developments internally within the
firm.
JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
With an MSc, or ideally PhD, in economics or finance you
are likely to have some grounding in labour economics,
coupled with a good knowledge of pension issues and pension
economics. You have excellent econometric skills (including
panel data and time series) and a good current knowledge of
business information sources. You will also have experience
of Stata.
We seek an excellent presenter with the ability to
communicate information concisely and professionally. You
are a good team player, a lateral thinker, with a flexible
approach and possess good organisational skills. You are
familiar with working under pressure and to tight
deadlines.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
To apply please write to:
CONTACT: Simon Earnshaw
Email: MAILTO:simon.earnshaw@eu.watsonwyatt.com
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UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN
Positions in Finance and Economics
Positions are available in Finance and Economics at the
University of Copenhagen. The Institute of Economics
invites applications by economists with distinguished
research records for the following positions:
- Professorship in Finance
- Assistant/Associate professor in Finance
- Professorship in Development Economics
- Fixed term professorship in Economics
Closing date: September 16, 2005
ABOUT THE INSTITUTE:
Situated in the heart of Copenhagen, the Institute of
Economics at the University of Copenhagen is a highly
research-oriented department within Denmark's premier
university. The Institute aims at being one of the leading
economics departments in continental Europe and offers
courses at Bachelor, Master's and PhD levels. The Institute
is well resourced and offers excellent faculty support
including conference funding, outstanding library
facilities and research assistance.
APPLICATIONS/FURTHER INFORMATION:
For further details and application information, please
see:
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CARLETON UNIVERSITY
Department of Economics
Visiting Professorship
Applications are invited for a one-year Visiting
Professorship, subject to budgetary approval, to commence
in the 2005-2006 academic year. The rank and salary of this
position will be dependent upon the qualifications of the
successful candidate.
JOB DESCRIPTION/QUALIFICATIONS:
The position involves teaching 2.5 credits over the year (5
half courses) with some flexibility of subjects. We are
looking for candidates who already have tenure at their
home university and who have demonstrated excellence in
teaching. The position is ideally suited for an individual
who would like to spend a year in the National Capital
region with its rich cultural and recreational
possibilities. The location also provides unusual research
opportunities and the possibility for extended personal
interaction with researchers and policy makers at the Bank
of Canada, Department of Finance, Statistics Canada, CIDA,
HRDC, Foreign Affairs, and other institutions.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
Applications should include the candidate's Curriculum
Vitae and teaching evaluations or other evidence of
teaching excellence. Applicants should also request that
one letter of reference be sent directly to the Chair of
the Appointments Committee. Applications should be
submitted by regular mail and not by electronic mail. The
competition will remain open until June 30, 2005 or until
the position has been filled.
Please send applications and reference letters to:
CONTACT: Chair, Appointments Committee
Department of Economics
Re: Visiting Professorship
Carleton University
1125 Colonel By Drive
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada, K1S 5B6
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply. The
applications of Canadian citizens and permanent residents
will be given priority. Carleton University is committed to
equality of employment for women, aboriginal peoples,
visible minorities, and persons with disabilities. Persons
from these groups are encouraged to apply.
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