Robert Groß
@robertgro5.bsky.social
Human ecologist by training, environmental and energy historian by doing @univie.ac.at
URL: https://robertgross.org/
URL: https://robertgross.org/
Current state of mind
February 6, 2026 at 8:08 AM
Current state of mind
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Join us online for Chris Jones discussing his book The Invention of Infinite Growth: How Economists Came to Believe a Dangerous Delusion (Univ of Chicago Press, 2025) in the Greenhouse #envhum #book talk series tomorrow (Monday, 2 February 2026), 16:00 CET / 10:00 EST.
Online book talk: Jones, Invention of Infinite Growth – The Greenhouse Book Talks
newnatures.org
February 1, 2026 at 9:15 PM
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*Neu*: Stipendien für Scholars in Residence am Archiv für Zeitgeschichte der ETH Zürich
ethz.ch
January 31, 2026 at 8:39 AM
*Neu*: Stipendien für Scholars in Residence am Archiv für Zeitgeschichte der ETH Zürich
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Want to organize the 2026 ESEH Summer School in Environmental History? Check out our new call: eseh.org/call-for-pro...
#EnvHist #EnvHum
#EnvHist #EnvHum
January 30, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Want to organize the 2026 ESEH Summer School in Environmental History? Check out our new call: eseh.org/call-for-pro...
#EnvHist #EnvHum
#EnvHist #EnvHum
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Our book is out today! 🎉
"Cultural Landscapes of Energy" adds a historical perspective to current debates on energy transition by bringing together conflicting histories around work, habitation and leisure in landscapes impacted by energy production across Europe.
"Cultural Landscapes of Energy" adds a historical perspective to current debates on energy transition by bringing together conflicting histories around work, habitation and leisure in landscapes impacted by energy production across Europe.
Cultural Landscapes of Energy: Constructing Histories of Power, Prosperity, and Decline in Europe
This volume explores the contested heritage of landscapes impacted by energy production. It offers a comparative perspective across Europe on different energy resources and reveals the hidden historie...
www.routledge.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:41 AM
Our book is out today! 🎉
"Cultural Landscapes of Energy" adds a historical perspective to current debates on energy transition by bringing together conflicting histories around work, habitation and leisure in landscapes impacted by energy production across Europe.
"Cultural Landscapes of Energy" adds a historical perspective to current debates on energy transition by bringing together conflicting histories around work, habitation and leisure in landscapes impacted by energy production across Europe.
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'Cold War Ecology. Socialist Environmental Reflexivities from the “Club of Moscow” to Harich's “Degrowth Communism” in the GDR'
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'Cold War Ecology. Socialist Environmental Reflexivities from the “Club of Moscow” to Harich's “Degrowth Communism” in the GDR'
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January 28, 2026 at 9:35 AM
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'Cold War Ecology. Socialist Environmental Reflexivities from the “Club of Moscow” to Harich's “Degrowth Communism” in the GDR'
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'Cold War Ecology. Socialist Environmental Reflexivities from the “Club of Moscow” to Harich's “Degrowth Communism” in the GDR'
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Excellent new book arguing that we need to take the early modern household more seriously in order to understand the emergence of fossil-fuel based societies. An important addition to energy history scholarship #skystorians lup.be/book/fossil-...
January 23, 2026 at 9:11 AM
Excellent new book arguing that we need to take the early modern household more seriously in order to understand the emergence of fossil-fuel based societies. An important addition to energy history scholarship #skystorians lup.be/book/fossil-...
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Job: 1 Wiss. Mitarb. „Berlin Anthropocene Lab“ (TU Berlin)
https://www.hsozkult.de/job/id/job-159983
Berlin, 01.04.2026-31.03.2028, Technische Universität Berlin, Institut für Philosophie, Literatur-, Wissenschafts- und Technikgeschichte / FG Technikgeschichte, Bewerbungsschluss: 27.02.2026 …
https://www.hsozkult.de/job/id/job-159983
Berlin, 01.04.2026-31.03.2028, Technische Universität Berlin, Institut für Philosophie, Literatur-, Wissenschafts- und Technikgeschichte / FG Technikgeschichte, Bewerbungsschluss: 27.02.2026 …
www.hsozkult.de
January 22, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Job: 1 Wiss. Mitarb. „Berlin Anthropocene Lab“ (TU Berlin)
https://www.hsozkult.de/job/id/job-159983
Berlin, 01.04.2026-31.03.2028, Technische Universität Berlin, Institut für Philosophie, Literatur-, Wissenschafts- und Technikgeschichte / FG Technikgeschichte, Bewerbungsschluss: 27.02.2026 …
https://www.hsozkult.de/job/id/job-159983
Berlin, 01.04.2026-31.03.2028, Technische Universität Berlin, Institut für Philosophie, Literatur-, Wissenschafts- und Technikgeschichte / FG Technikgeschichte, Bewerbungsschluss: 27.02.2026 …
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Job: 1 Sammlungsleitung (m/w/d) "Energie und Montanwesen" (Technisches Museum Wien)
https://www.hsozkult.de/job/id/job-160028
Wien, , Technisches Museum Wien; Östereichischer Mediathek, Bewerbungsschluss: 15.02.2026 Wiss. Mitarb. für den Sammlungsbereich Energie und Montanwesen (m/w/d)
https://www.hsozkult.de/job/id/job-160028
Wien, , Technisches Museum Wien; Östereichischer Mediathek, Bewerbungsschluss: 15.02.2026 Wiss. Mitarb. für den Sammlungsbereich Energie und Montanwesen (m/w/d)
www.hsozkult.de
January 22, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Job: 1 Sammlungsleitung (m/w/d) "Energie und Montanwesen" (Technisches Museum Wien)
https://www.hsozkult.de/job/id/job-160028
Wien, , Technisches Museum Wien; Östereichischer Mediathek, Bewerbungsschluss: 15.02.2026 Wiss. Mitarb. für den Sammlungsbereich Energie und Montanwesen (m/w/d)
https://www.hsozkult.de/job/id/job-160028
Wien, , Technisches Museum Wien; Östereichischer Mediathek, Bewerbungsschluss: 15.02.2026 Wiss. Mitarb. für den Sammlungsbereich Energie und Montanwesen (m/w/d)
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This is where the fracked US LNG is coming from & who's buying it ieefa.org/resources/eu...
@grueneeuropa.bsky.social @eppgroup.bsky.social @socialistsanddemocrats.eu @reneweurope.bsky.social @left.eu Time to end the dependency! @tadziomueller.bsky.social @parentsforfuture.de
@grueneeuropa.bsky.social @eppgroup.bsky.social @socialistsanddemocrats.eu @reneweurope.bsky.social @left.eu Time to end the dependency! @tadziomueller.bsky.social @parentsforfuture.de
January 22, 2026 at 2:58 PM
This is where the fracked US LNG is coming from & who's buying it ieefa.org/resources/eu...
@grueneeuropa.bsky.social @eppgroup.bsky.social @socialistsanddemocrats.eu @reneweurope.bsky.social @left.eu Time to end the dependency! @tadziomueller.bsky.social @parentsforfuture.de
@grueneeuropa.bsky.social @eppgroup.bsky.social @socialistsanddemocrats.eu @reneweurope.bsky.social @left.eu Time to end the dependency! @tadziomueller.bsky.social @parentsforfuture.de
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Noch einen Monat, um einen Abstract für unseren Workshop einzureichen! Ich freue mich schon!
***CfP*** Die mit der @eseh.bsky.social assoziierte D-A-CH-AG Umweltgeschichte lädt zum zweiten Nachwuchsworkshop diesmal an die @unibe.ch in der schönen Schweiz!
Deadline für die Abstracts ist der 15.2.2025
#envhist #histtech
Mehr unter: www.hist.unibe.ch/unibe/portal...
Deadline für die Abstracts ist der 15.2.2025
#envhist #histtech
Mehr unter: www.hist.unibe.ch/unibe/portal...
January 19, 2026 at 7:22 AM
Noch einen Monat, um einen Abstract für unseren Workshop einzureichen! Ich freue mich schon!
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CFP: The History of Agrochemicals and International Development: Knowledge, Politics, and Business, 1940s to the Present
https://www.hsozkult.de/event/id/event-159926
Florence, 06.11.2026-06.11.2026, Elife Biçer-Deveci, Geneva Graduate Institute; Amalia Ribi Forclaz, Geneva Graduate Institute; …
https://www.hsozkult.de/event/id/event-159926
Florence, 06.11.2026-06.11.2026, Elife Biçer-Deveci, Geneva Graduate Institute; Amalia Ribi Forclaz, Geneva Graduate Institute; …
www.hsozkult.de
January 18, 2026 at 4:53 PM
CFP: The History of Agrochemicals and International Development: Knowledge, Politics, and Business, 1940s to the Present
https://www.hsozkult.de/event/id/event-159926
Florence, 06.11.2026-06.11.2026, Elife Biçer-Deveci, Geneva Graduate Institute; Amalia Ribi Forclaz, Geneva Graduate Institute; …
https://www.hsozkult.de/event/id/event-159926
Florence, 06.11.2026-06.11.2026, Elife Biçer-Deveci, Geneva Graduate Institute; Amalia Ribi Forclaz, Geneva Graduate Institute; …
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Job: 1 Akad. Rät:in / Wiss. Mitarb. (w/m/d) "Umweltgeschichte" (Univ. Freiburg)
https://www.hsozkult.de/job/id/job-159930
Freiburg, 01.04.2026-01.04.2029, Historisches Seminar Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Bewerbungsschluss: 02.02.2026 Vollzeitstelle Akad. Mitarb. oder Akad. Rat/Rätin …
https://www.hsozkult.de/job/id/job-159930
Freiburg, 01.04.2026-01.04.2029, Historisches Seminar Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Bewerbungsschluss: 02.02.2026 Vollzeitstelle Akad. Mitarb. oder Akad. Rat/Rätin …
www.hsozkult.de
January 18, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Job: 1 Akad. Rät:in / Wiss. Mitarb. (w/m/d) "Umweltgeschichte" (Univ. Freiburg)
https://www.hsozkult.de/job/id/job-159930
Freiburg, 01.04.2026-01.04.2029, Historisches Seminar Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Bewerbungsschluss: 02.02.2026 Vollzeitstelle Akad. Mitarb. oder Akad. Rat/Rätin …
https://www.hsozkult.de/job/id/job-159930
Freiburg, 01.04.2026-01.04.2029, Historisches Seminar Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Bewerbungsschluss: 02.02.2026 Vollzeitstelle Akad. Mitarb. oder Akad. Rat/Rätin …
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We are now accepting proposals from scholars interested in applying for the EU's Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships program in 2026. This is a great program for early career (<8 yrs from PhD) scholars to be with @greenhouseuis.net for 2 years on own project.
www.uis.no/en/research/...
www.uis.no/en/research/...
January 16, 2026 at 10:56 AM
We are now accepting proposals from scholars interested in applying for the EU's Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships program in 2026. This is a great program for early career (<8 yrs from PhD) scholars to be with @greenhouseuis.net for 2 years on own project.
www.uis.no/en/research/...
www.uis.no/en/research/...
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2 year Postdoctoral Research Fellow opportunity at the University of St Andrews on my project "Aesthetic Values and the Social Dimensions of Science"
www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
#philosophy #philsci
www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
#philosophy #philsci
Research Fellow - AR3233
Research Fellow - AR3233,
Unit: Philosophical, Anthropological and Film Studies
Salary: Grade 6 / £38,784-£42,254 pa
Full time
Fixed term: 24 months,
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span>Application...
www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk
January 7, 2026 at 7:31 PM
2 year Postdoctoral Research Fellow opportunity at the University of St Andrews on my project "Aesthetic Values and the Social Dimensions of Science"
www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
#philosophy #philsci
www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
#philosophy #philsci
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Join the European Society for Environmental History! We are our members, and with a modest yearly fee (25 or 10 €) you will contribute to the community and our next conference. And there are benefits! You can also help by spreading the word! Read more here:
eseh.org/membership/h...
#EnvHist #EnvHum
eseh.org/membership/h...
#EnvHist #EnvHum
January 12, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Join the European Society for Environmental History! We are our members, and with a modest yearly fee (25 or 10 €) you will contribute to the community and our next conference. And there are benefits! You can also help by spreading the word! Read more here:
eseh.org/membership/h...
#EnvHist #EnvHum
eseh.org/membership/h...
#EnvHist #EnvHum
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Our early-career network is growing! Join us if you are interested in #EnvHist in or about Europe. You will then be added to our listserv and receive updates on events and opportunities, and you will also be able to contribute to the network. Send us a DM with your email to be added.
Join our new Early-Career #EnvHist Network! We have created a listserv for opportunities related to environmental history (broadly conceived), and we welcome students, PhD candidates and post-docs interested in what happens in Europe. To join, send us a Private Message.
Members can also contribute!
Members can also contribute!
January 12, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Our early-career network is growing! Join us if you are interested in #EnvHist in or about Europe. You will then be added to our listserv and receive updates on events and opportunities, and you will also be able to contribute to the network. Send us a DM with your email to be added.
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#job #HistMed #HistSTM #Vienna
3 fixed-term positions in the ERC project "Beyond Thalidomide" are open at University of Vienna. Deadline February 9, 2026.
1x PhD (3 ys)
jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...
2 x Postdoc (each 2 ys)
jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...
jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...
3 fixed-term positions in the ERC project "Beyond Thalidomide" are open at University of Vienna. Deadline February 9, 2026.
1x PhD (3 ys)
jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...
2 x Postdoc (each 2 ys)
jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...
jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...
jobs.univie.ac.at
January 12, 2026 at 5:21 PM
#job #HistMed #HistSTM #Vienna
3 fixed-term positions in the ERC project "Beyond Thalidomide" are open at University of Vienna. Deadline February 9, 2026.
1x PhD (3 ys)
jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...
2 x Postdoc (each 2 ys)
jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...
jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...
3 fixed-term positions in the ERC project "Beyond Thalidomide" are open at University of Vienna. Deadline February 9, 2026.
1x PhD (3 ys)
jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...
2 x Postdoc (each 2 ys)
jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...
jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...
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DFG erlaubt Einsatz von KI in der Begutachtung.
Wenn wir jetzt noch die AI dazu kriegen, die komplette Forschung zu machen, haben wir den Menschen komplett von der Last des Forschungsprozzeses befreit und er kann sich komplett auf wichtige Dinge wie Reisekostenerstattungsanträge konzentrieren.
Wenn wir jetzt noch die AI dazu kriegen, die komplette Forschung zu machen, haben wir den Menschen komplett von der Last des Forschungsprozzeses befreit und er kann sich komplett auf wichtige Dinge wie Reisekostenerstattungsanträge konzentrieren.
Künstliche Intelligenz in der Begutachtung
www.dfg.de
January 8, 2026 at 10:16 AM
DFG erlaubt Einsatz von KI in der Begutachtung.
Wenn wir jetzt noch die AI dazu kriegen, die komplette Forschung zu machen, haben wir den Menschen komplett von der Last des Forschungsprozzeses befreit und er kann sich komplett auf wichtige Dinge wie Reisekostenerstattungsanträge konzentrieren.
Wenn wir jetzt noch die AI dazu kriegen, die komplette Forschung zu machen, haben wir den Menschen komplett von der Last des Forschungsprozzeses befreit und er kann sich komplett auf wichtige Dinge wie Reisekostenerstattungsanträge konzentrieren.
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Delighted to see that my friend and colleague's book is out. Well done Cheryl! Well done also to Paul. Order a copy for your library!
January 8, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Delighted to see that my friend and colleague's book is out. Well done Cheryl! Well done also to Paul. Order a copy for your library!
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There are still 3 days left to propose a paper for the next VAD conference „African Perspectives on Global Transformations“ happening in Basel in August.
africanperspectives.ch/call-for-pap...
africanperspectives.ch/call-for-pap...
Call for Papers – SGAS-VAD-2026 conference | Basel, 26-28 August 2026
africanperspectives.ch
January 8, 2026 at 4:48 PM
There are still 3 days left to propose a paper for the next VAD conference „African Perspectives on Global Transformations“ happening in Basel in August.
africanperspectives.ch/call-for-pap...
africanperspectives.ch/call-for-pap...
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we're hiring in STS @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social!
deadline coming up soon (February 8). focus is the social science-y corners of STS preferably w/ some interest in sustainability & environment - but interpreted broadly.
vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/job/Maastric...
deadline coming up soon (February 8). focus is the social science-y corners of STS preferably w/ some interest in sustainability & environment - but interpreted broadly.
vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/job/Maastric...
Assistant Professor Science, Technology and Society Studies
Assistant Professor Science, Technology and Society Studies
vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl
January 6, 2026 at 3:55 PM
we're hiring in STS @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social!
deadline coming up soon (February 8). focus is the social science-y corners of STS preferably w/ some interest in sustainability & environment - but interpreted broadly.
vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/job/Maastric...
deadline coming up soon (February 8). focus is the social science-y corners of STS preferably w/ some interest in sustainability & environment - but interpreted broadly.
vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/job/Maastric...
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New semester, new books! Check out this wonderful, ever changing, list of books available to review for H-Environment! #envhist #envhum #aghist #energy #climate #animalstudies #ecocrit #plantstudies #waterhist #envphil #envtech #histsci #conservation #sustainability
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Books Available to review for H-Environment
Books Available for Review for H-Environment Below are the books currently available for review for H-Environment. Interested in reviewing one? Please email me at dmccahey@uci.edu. If we haven’t met,...
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January 5, 2026 at 6:35 PM
New semester, new books! Check out this wonderful, ever changing, list of books available to review for H-Environment! #envhist #envhum #aghist #energy #climate #animalstudies #ecocrit #plantstudies #waterhist #envphil #envtech #histsci #conservation #sustainability
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Entrepreneurial expectations guide decisions in moments when information is incomplete and the future feels open.
We @nkleinoeder.bsky.social + Jonathan Krautter use 2 examples: German colonial 🚂 and the post-independence ✈️ Air Afrique to examine how these expectations.
tandfresearch.bsky.social
We @nkleinoeder.bsky.social + Jonathan Krautter use 2 examples: German colonial 🚂 and the post-independence ✈️ Air Afrique to examine how these expectations.
tandfresearch.bsky.social
January 6, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Entrepreneurial expectations guide decisions in moments when information is incomplete and the future feels open.
We @nkleinoeder.bsky.social + Jonathan Krautter use 2 examples: German colonial 🚂 and the post-independence ✈️ Air Afrique to examine how these expectations.
tandfresearch.bsky.social
We @nkleinoeder.bsky.social + Jonathan Krautter use 2 examples: German colonial 🚂 and the post-independence ✈️ Air Afrique to examine how these expectations.
tandfresearch.bsky.social