Postdoctoral Fellow in Environmental History and Technology University of Stavanger in Norway

The Greenhouse Center for Environmental Humanities at the University of Stavanger, Norway, is recruiting a 3-year Postdoctoral Fellow in Environmental History. This position invites candidates to propose research projects that place electronic or digital technologies at the center of historical inquiries into human-nonhuman relations. The call is broad, welcoming projects that may examine computing, remote sensing, databases, digital platforms, AI, electronic instrumentation in oceanography, cybernetic management of fisheries, or automation in agricultural environments, among other topics. Both the period and geography of study are open, and creativity is encouraged.

Applicants should design projects that treat technology as a historical actor or infrastructure, grounded in concrete source material, and demonstrate how specific technologies have shaped ecological relations and environmental knowledge in historically significant ways. The successful candidate will join a vibrant intellectual community at the Greenhouse Center, benefiting from weekly programming and robust support for career development.

This opportunity is ideal for historians of technology, environment, and science interested in exploring the intersections of technology and ecological change. The position is based in Stavanger, Norway, with a vacancy start date of 1 August 2026. For more information and to apply, visit the official job posting.