Student Worker Undergraduate Research Assistant to Hayek's "scientism"
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Job Summary
Job Title: Undergraduate Research Assistant to Hayeks scientism
Job Classification: Lab and Research Support Student
Department: Honors College
Hiring Manager: Autumn Henneke
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Work Schedule: 5-8 hrs per week
Desired Length of Employment: Fall 2026
Pay Rate: 10.00
Key Components:
- In a student employee capacity may perform or assist with research or laboratory functions associated with various disciplines.
Job Description:
This project situates the evolution and deployment of the concept of scientism in the early work of Austrian economist Friedrich Hayek. The neologism became a central plank of Hayeks argument against centralized economic planning. The project provides valuable historical context for the use and popularization of scientism while at the same time illuminating its political salience in Hayeks thought. The researcher will translate some correspondence of Hayeks from his native German into English.
Employer: Baylor University
Work Location: Draper
Work Address: 1420 S Seventh St Waco TX 76706 United States
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