Fellowships & Postdocs
Last updated 01/31/2012 by Jay Burlingham.
Postdoc in STS/History and Philosophy of Science, University of King’s College/Dalhousie University
Deadline: February 15 2012
http://www.situsci.ca/node/university-kings-college-0
Updated: January 31 2012
King’s and Dalhousie announce a postdoctoral fellowship award in science and technology studies(STS)/history and philosophy of science, technology and medicine (HPS), associated with theSSHRC Cluster Grant, “Situating Science,” a national research cluster promoting communication between humanists and social scientists studying science and technology. The award provides a base salary (stipend) equivalent to $35,000, with the possibility of augmenting the salary through teaching or other awards, depending on the host department.
The successful applicant is expected to have completed a Ph.D. in an STS/HPS-related field, within the last five years and before taking up the fellowship. The candidate will be associated with the University of King’s College and housed in one of the departments associated with STS/HPS. In addition to carrying out independent or collaborative research under the supervision of one or more faculty members on campus, the successful candidate will be expected to take a leadership role in the Cluster, to actively participate in the development of Situating Science activities held on campus, supporting the networking and outreach activities of the local Node.
While the research topic is entirely open, we are particularly interested in projects concerning the history and philosophy of scientific instruments. A candidate with this interest could participate in the collection of an important number of instruments found around Halifax with the long-term goal of establishing a small museum in the new Life Sciences building on campus.
Full applications will contain a cover letter that includes a description of current research projects, an academic CV, a writing sample, and the names and contact information of three referees. Applicants must articulate how their research projects fit within one or more of the four themes of the cluster (these themes can be found at http://www.situsci.ca/en/aboutus.html), and should indicate which faculty members and departments they intend to work with at Dal/Kings. Applications (hardcopies only please) should be sent to:
Dr. Kregg Hetherington
Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology
Dalhousie University
Halifax, NS B3H 4R2
Deadline: Applications must be received by February 15th, 2012. The successful applicant will begin their 12-month appointment between April 1st and July 1st, 2012.
A detailed description of the Cluster grant behind “Situating Science” can be found here: http://www.situsci.ca/project-summary.
Faculty members and activities in the “Atlantic Node” of Situating Science can be found at: http://www.situsci.ca/node/university-kings-college-0.
Further questions about the Cluster or the application procedure should be directed to Kregg Hetherington: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Postdoc in Philosophy and History of Science and Medicine, University of Saskatchewan
Deadline: April 01 2012
http://www.situsci.ca/node/university-saskatchewan-0
Updated: January 31 2012
The Departments of Philosophy and History at the University of Saskatchewan invite candidates for a one-year (renewable for a second year) post-doctoral fellowship. This award is associated with the SSHRC Strategic Knowledge Cluster grant, “Situating Science” (http://www.situsci.ca), a national cluster promoting communication and networking between humanists and social scientists studying science and technology.
Qualifications:
The successful candidate should have completed a PhD in History, Philosophy or Science, Technology and Studies by September 2011. Applicants exploring sub-themes of epistemology and/or history of experimentation are preferred.
The Project:
The successful candidate will work closely with faculty and graduate students at the University of Saskatchewan associated with the Situating Science Cluster. In particular, the post-doctoral fellow will help coordinate an international conference and a smaller workshop associated with the Cluster’s activities. Salary and benefits to $35,000 with the possibility of teaching opportunities that may be negotiated. Office space will be provided.
The University of Saskatchewan has a strong group of faculty and thriving graduate programs in the Department of History, Philosophy and English whose expertise range from early modern science and medicine to contemporary philosophy of science and technology, and history of medicine and psychiatry.
More information on the objectives and themes of the Situating Science Cluster can be found on the website: http://www.situsci.ca/project-summary
More information on the University of Saskatchewan Node can be found here: http://www.situsci.ca/node/university-saskatchewan-0
How to Apply:
Applications must include: a research proposal (maximum 3 pages), curriculum vitae, and 2 letters of reference sent directly to the address below by April 1, 2012.
Please send inquiries and complete applications to:
Larry Stewart, Department of History
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada S7N 5A5
E-mail: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Postdocs in History of Social Science and Science Communication, University of Cambridge
Deadline: March 01 2012
Updated: January 31 2012
Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge
Research Associates in History of Social Science and Communication of Science
Salary: £27,428–£35,788 pa
We wish to appoint two full-time post-doctoral research associates, for 4-years from September 2012, to be part of a European Research Council funded project 'Economics in the Public Sphere: USA, UK, France, Poland and Brazil since 1945' (ERC Grant:283754). The project is directed by Dr Tiago Mata and will comprise of a research team of five members, including one research assistant/administrator and two doctoral students.
Candidates must have an outstanding record in a field related to the project (history of social science, communications studies, and sociology of knowledge) and an excellent knowledge of the economic and political history of the country case selected. Preferred applicants will have experience in one or more of the research methods: archival research, oral history, ethnographic observation, content and textual analysis of media. Candidates must have completed their doctorate prior to taking up the appointment.
In addition to pursuing their own original research, post holders are expected to help maintain a project website, organize and participate in project seminars and workshops, and provide editorial assistance. They will be expected to produce at least one research paper a year on a topic relevant to the project and assist in compiling and editing a collected volume of papers. All staff will be based in Cambridge.
Project description: The project studies 'economic journalism' as a site for the production of public economic knowledge. The practices of journalists will be examined to reveal how they parse competing claims of expertise by academic economists, other social scientists and by laymen. The project takes a cross-national approach examining the economic press the in USA, UK, France, Poland, and Brazil. Cultural standards of trust, the history and economics of the media, and the history of economics and social movements will be used to explain the emergence of distinct national genres of 'economic journalism'. The project offers an original perspective on how public knowledge of the economy is an iterative process engaging journalists, academics and laymen and explores the implications of this knowledge formation for the possibilities of public support for economic action and policies.
Relevant excerpts from the original ERC proposal can be found at: http://www.hps.cam.ac.uk/jobs/econpublic.pdf
The application, in hard copy only, should consist of:
- cover letter.
- up-to-date CV, including publications.
- 2 samples of original, written work in a related area (10,000 words).
- 2 references: applicants should ask their referees to post or email references to the Administrator
- A description of your research plans and how your research will contribute to the project (max 1,000 words).
- Parts 1 and 3 of the University's CHRIS/6 application form.
Applications should be sent to Reception, Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge, Free School Lane, Cambridge CB2 3RH. Informal enquiries may be made to Tiago Mata
- Limit of tenure: 4 years, or until 31 August 2016
- Quote reference: JN12891
- Closing date: 1 March 2012
- Interview date: 22 March 2012
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in History and Philosophy of Time, University of Sydney
Deadline: March 01 2012
Updated: January 23 2012
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Faculty of Science Unit for History and Philosophy of Science, Reference No. 2055/1111
Explore the history and philosophy of time throughout the sciences
New grant funded research project
Full-time, 2 year fixed term, attractive remuneration package: $92.6K p.a. (which includes salary, leave loading and up to 17% super)
The University of Sydney has received a prestigious grant from the John Templeton Foundation to explore the nature of time and streamline worldwide academic research on the subject.
The project, entitled New Agendas for the Study of Time: Connecting the Disciplines, will focus on asking which aspects of time belong to which disciplines in order to reinvigorate, and perhaps resolve, age-old puzzles. In achieving this, a new clarity will be brought to the study of time in a global sense, setting the agenda for the subject's future.
As part of the project the University will be making four appointments, each in different disciplinary areas.
This particular Postdoctoral Research Fellow (PRF) will work on the history and philosophy of time, focussing on the way time is understood across a wide variety of disciplines, including economics, psychology, anthropology, cognitive science, and biology. The position will be situated in the Unit for History and Philosophy of Science (HPS) and in this role you will:
- produce a catalogue of concepts of time across various scientific disciplines, with a view to finding commonalities and differences
- publish in journals of high standing, and possibly contribute to chapters in books related to the project
- take an interdisciplinary perspective on your research, which in part will involve continued communication
between this role and the other three PRF appointments (which will deal with the philosophy of the physics of time; the psychology and neurobiology of time and the metaphysics of time respectively) as well as participation in two of the three international meetings.
- contribute to a public discussion on the nature of time
- contribute to administration of the project, possibly including its conferences, outreach, and books.
To be successful in this role you will have:
- completed your PhD in HPS (or a relevant discipline) by the project start date of 1 January, 2013
- a strong research record in HPS with a promising research trajectory
- expertise in history and/or philosophy of science, especially relating to the study of time
- an interdisciplinary perspective.
Desirable for appointment is your:
- administrative experience, especially in organizing workshops/seminars
This position represents an outstanding opportunity to capitalize on your previous training and advance your research career.
Please note that the start date for this position will be early January 2013. Remuneration package: $92,604 p.a. (which includes a base salary of $78,252 p.a., leave loading and up to 17%employer’s contribution to superannuation).
All applications must be submitted via the University of Sydney careers website. Visit sydney.edu.au/positions and search by the reference number for more information and to apply.
Closing Date: 1 March 2012 (11:30pm Sydney time)
The University is an Equal Opportunity employer committed to equity, diversity and social inclusion. Applications from equity target groups and women are encouraged. © The University of Sydney
European Research Council (ERC) PhD studentships 2012–16, University of Cambridge
Deadline: February 15 2012
http://www.hps.cam.ac.uk/jobs/econpublic.pdf
Updated: January 16 2012
“Economics in the Public Sphere: USA, UK, France, Poland and Brazil since 1945.”
The Department of History and Philosophy of Science (HPS), University of Cambridge, invites preliminary applications for two ERC Postgraduate Research Studentships to start in October 2012. The studentships will support three years of doctoral research with funding continuing into a fourth year of thesis writing. The project is funded by the European Research Council.
The doctoral research will be part of a new ERC-funded project entitled “Economics in the Public Sphere: USA, UK, France, Poland and Brazil since 1945” (ERC Grant agreement no 283754). The project is directed by Dr Tiago Mata. It also employs an administrator/research assistant, and two postdoctoral researchers, all based in Cambridge.
Project description: Media reporting on the economy is never far from controversy. Academic economists and the public regularly find journalists at fault in their interpretation of events and prescription of solutions. The project studies “economic journalism” as a site for the production of public economic knowledge. The practices of journalists will be examined to reveal how they parse competing claims of expertise by academic economists, other social scientists and by laymen.
The second half of the twentieth century was witness to increased homogeneity in academic economics and interdependence of national economies, yet the content and style of “economic journalism” has remained distinctive across nations. The project sets out to understand how and why media representation of economic knowledge and so of the economy has remained distinctively different even while the content and style of economics converged internationally. The project identifies three international economic controversies as focal points for study: the reconstruction debate post 1945, the monetary and oil crisis of the 1970s, and the current economic crisis. The project takes a cross-national approach examining the economic press the in USA, UK, France, Poland, and Brazil.
Cultural standards of trust, the history and economics of the media, and the history of economics and social movements will be used to explain the emergence of distinct national genres of “economic journalism.” The project offers a original perspective on how public knowledge of the economy is a iterative process engaging journalists, academics and laymen and explores the implications of this knowledge formation for the possibilities of public support for economic action and policies.
Research studentships: The doctoral studentships will focus on the study of one of the following national cases: UK, France, Poland and Brazil. Applicants must show proficiency in the language of the national case they elect. Applicants with familiarity with one or several of the research methods: archival research, oral history, ethnographic observation, content and textual analysis of media, will be preferred. Applicants must submit with their application feasible doctoral projects demonstrating their qualification to undertake them.
Further details of the project, including a description of its envisaged methodology, can be found in this document, which contains relevant excerpts from the original ERC proposal: ECONPUBLIC research outline at http://www.hps.cam.ac.uk/jobs/econpublic.pdf
The successful candidates will be supervised by Tiago Mata, in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge. In addition to pursuing their own doctoral research, the holders of the award will form part of the five-person research team and join in a range of activities to promote research on the theme of the project as a whole.
Candidates must normally have obtained at least a first class honours degree (or equivalent) from a recognised institution of higher education before 31 July 2011. Applicants should also normally have, or be studying for, a master's degree or similar postgraduate qualification in an area related to the history and philosophy of science. If the candidate does not have such experience of formal graduate study, they must demonstrate evidence of sustained experience beyond undergraduate degree level specifically relevant to the research topic that could be considered equivalent to master's study. The studentship pays £21,146 in the first year with increments in the following years. Academic and residency eligibility for a full studentship award are strictly subject to the conditions imposed by the University of Cambridge.
Application procedure Interested candidates should begin by contacting Tiago Mata (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)) to discuss the suitability of their intended project. They should then send a preliminary application to David Thompson (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)), to arrive by 15 February 2012. This should include the following:
• A full CV, including details of academic training and results • A statement of proposed research, of not more than 1000 words • Two samples of recent work in a relevant field • Two letters of reference, to be sent directly to Mr Thompson
Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed by Dr Mata. The successful candidate will then be required to submit a separate formal application for admission to the University of Cambridge.
7 Doctoral Studentships in Innovation and Sustainability at the University of Sussex
Deadline: February 16 2012
Updated: January 16 2012
The University of Sussex’s Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Doctoral Training Centre, in collaboration with the STEPS Centre and the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), is looking to recruit seven doctoral students to join our vibrant research community.
Applications are invited from highly-motivated students, working in fields around development studies, science and technology studies, innovation and policy studies, and across agricultural, health, water or energy issues. Candidates whose projects demonstrate the potential to work in collaboration with or are supported by industrial; charitable or public sector organisations will be prioritised.
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Two studentships at the Institute of Development Studies:
Two of the seven projects will be based at IDS; they will draw on the University of Sussex’s ESRC recognised Masters courses, before progression to PhD study linked to the STEPS Centre.
They are linked to the following STEPS projects:
Climate change and uncertainty from ‘below’: perspectives from urban India
From bats to humans: understanding the social-ecological dynamics of disease transmission
For more details about these two studentships, visit the STEPS Centre website: http://steps-centre.us2.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=9254a411e4220fde61f078a32&id=aec9e621e5&e=0a33c7ab6b
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Five studentships at SPRU
These studentships are offered in open competition but preference will be given to applications that connect productively with STEPS/SPRU research themes.
For details about the SPRU projects, visit the SPRU website: http://steps-centre.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9254a411e4220fde61f078a32&id=2617826ef5&e=0a33c7ab6b
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How to apply for the studentships
For information about how to apply, visit the Sussex University website: http://steps-centre.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=9254a411e4220fde61f078a32&id=2c208225e4&e=0a33c7ab6b
The deadline for applications is 5pm on Thursday 16 February 2012. All studentships will be part of the Sussex ESRC DTC and jointly reviewed by the University of Sussex and the Institute of Development Studies.
Ph.D. student position, Theory of Science, Marine Environmental Research, University of Gothenburg
Deadline: March 05 2012
http://130.241.151.51/ledig_anstallning/detail.php?lt_id=7107&lang=eng
Updated: January 16 2012
4A. Ph.D. student position in Theory of Science
Ref. Nr. U 2011/699
This position will be placed at the Department of Philosophy, Linguistics and Theory of Science, which is a stimulating meeting point for students, researchers and teachers at the Humanistic Faculty of the University of Gothenburg.
Third cycle education
This education leads to a PhD in Theory of Science. It comprises four years of full time study at postgraduate level and the student will be employed at the Department including full benefits. The time period can be extended to up to five years in total through teaching and/or other departmental duties. Only a person accepted for doctoral education at the Department can receive this doctoral position. For further information on the doctoral studies within theory of science you can check the departmental websites (http://www.flov.gu.se; http://www.flov.gu.se/english/education/doctoral-studies-third-cycle).
Qualifications: The applicant must have a degree of at least 270 high school points or equivalents from other areas.
Criteria: Priority will be given to the student with best capacity to assimilate to the doctoral education within stipulated time frame. Earlier merits, particularly the master thesis (or equivalent) will be of relevance. The applicant should have strong theoretical background, and an expressed interest to work multidisciplinary with research questions related to the management of the marine environment and fisheries management in particular. Candidates with documented background in science-policy interfaces or similar subjects will be prioritized. Ability and interest to acquire new knowledge with regards to theory and methodology is also seen as important. The successful candidate will also have a documented ability to work independently and collaborate in larger research groups. Good communication skills (written and spoken) in both Swedish and English are therefore strong merits.
Application documents
• An attested list of qualifications (CV)
• Copy of examination certificates
• Transcript of courses with grades
• Copy of master thesis (or equivalent), and if relevant other scientific publications
• A reference letter and/or contact information for references that are familiar with the applicant’s work and qualifications
• Documentation of English proficiency
• A short cover letter (1-2 A4 page, written in English) concerning the applicant’s motivation for the research, his ambitions and approach towards PhD studies. Here the applicant should motivate why he/she should be selected for the announced position.
For more information regarding the project please contact the main supervisor, Sebastian Linke:
Phone: +46 (0)31-786 47 54 or +46 (0)735 736 703
E-mail: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or look at website: http://www.flov.gu.se
For general questions regarding the department or Ph.D. positions, please contact the vice dean for research Åsa Abelin:
Phone: 031-786 52 33, E-mail: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
You can also contact the representatives of the trade unions:
SACO Andreas Nordin, ph. 031-786 6485/ Svetlana Polsky, ph. 031-768 4393,
OFR/S Stefan Schedin, ph. 031-786 1167,
SEKO Lennart Olsson, ph. 031-786 1173
Decision about this position will be taken by the head of department after consultation of the science board at the department and the involved researchers.
Applications: Each position should be applied for with a separate set of application documents. All applications should be sent electronically to Registrator at University of Gothenburg, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). The application should be a single pdf with appendices as separate additional pdfs. (If an applicant wants to be considered for more than one position in marine ecology, separate applications should be sent for each position.)
It is important to indicate the reference number of the announcement and which of the ten positions is applied for in the title of the mail.
Deadline for the application is Monday, March 5th 2012.
2012-2013 California Science and Technology Policy Fellowships
Deadline: February 29 2012
Updated: January 16 2012
The California Council on Science and Technology (CCST) is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for the 2012-2013 California Science and Technology Policy Fellowships based in Sacramento.
The S&T Policy Fellowship, a unique one-year professional development opportunity, provides the selected fellows with hands-on experience working with the California Legislature to incorporate science and technology into public policy. Eligible applicants will be Ph.D.-level (or equivalent) scientists and engineers who have a sincere interest in California current events, the state legislative process, and a strong desire to learn how policy decisions are made.
Deadline for submission of applications is February 29, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. PST. More information is available at http://fellows.ccst.us
Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics: Post-Baccalaureate Fellow
Updated: January 16 2012
The Center for Biomedical Ethics (SCBE) is dedicated to the interdisciplinary research and education in biomedical ethics. SCBE also serves as a scholarly resource on emerging ethical issues raised by medicine and biomedical research.
Within SCBE is an NIH-funded Center of Excellence in Ethical, Legal and Social Implications of Genetic Research. CIRGE is currently in the seventh year of its multi-million dollar grant to study the ethical, legal and social consequences of uncovering the genomic contributions to behavioral and neurological conditions. We invite applications for a Research Assistant (RA) training position expected to begin June 2012. The purpose of this position is to prepare an individual to gain knowledge in the emerging interdisciplinary scholarship field of ethical, social, policy and/or legal issues raised by genetic research. It is preferred that the successful candidate make a two year employment commitment; no prior experience in bioethics is necessary. An interest in this field of research is required. The salary is based on University guidelines and will be commensurate with experience.
Responsibilities: The Research Assistant will conduct independent ELSI research in issues around behavioral genetics. She/he will have a range of additional opportunities, including participating in CIRGE intellectual life (an interdisciplinary community of scholars including geneticists/scientists, ethicists, lawyers, and physicians); taking additional training in genetics, ethics, or ELSI research methods; being involved in a research ethics consultation service for bioscientists; and helping to plan and participate in CIRGE symposia, policy workshops, and other events and programs aimed at forging interdisciplinary dialogue with genetics researchers.
Qualifications: It is preferred that applicants have a four-year college degree (or equivalent) in biology, philosophy, social science, psychology, biomedical ethics or a related science field as well as research experience in one of the fields listed above. Additionally, applicants are expected to have the interpersonal skills to develop and maintain positive working relationships with students, faculty and staff. Applicants must also demonstrate the ability to carry out responsibilities independently and to exercise good judgment and discretion in resolving problems and handling sensitive and/or confidential material. Moreover, applicants must have an excellent command of the English language, both written and oral, as well as the demonstrated ability to complete tasks as assigned with a high attention to detail. The ability to quickly learn new systems and software programs is highly desired. Candidates are required to be proficient in the MS Office computer programs (Word, Excel and PowerPoint). Familiarity with other programs utilized in carrying out postbaccalaureate duties is preferred, and such programs may include EndNote, MaxQDA, NVivo, Access, Stata and PubMed.
To learn more and apply: visit http://jobs.stanford.edu/find_a_job.html In th.e “Keyword Search” box, type 45572. Click Search.
*Note that the Stanford Jobs system refers to the "Post-Baccalaureate Fellow" as a "Research Assistant."
PEAES Fellowships, The Library Congress of Philadelphia
Deadline: March 01 2012
http://www.librarycompany.org/economics
Updated: January 16 2012
These research fellowships are designed to promote scholarship in early American economy and society, broadly defined, from its colonial beginnings to the 1850s. Possible research topics include Atlantic and global connections of the American economy, its commerce, business, technology, manufacturing, agriculture, internal development, or political economy. Fellows will share opportunities to participate in the intellectual life of PEAES and the Library Company’s other scholarly activities, as well as the vibrant scholarly community of Philadelphia. Fellowships will be awarded as follows:
One dissertation research fellowship, carrying a stipend of $20,000. This award is tenable for nine consecutive months of residency from September 1, 2012 to May 31, 2013. The awards may be divided between two scholars, for the periods September 1, 2012 to January 15, 2013, or January 15, 2013 to May 31, 2013. Applicants may submit proposals to research the printed collections of the Library Company, as well as the extensive printed and manuscript collections of neighboring institutions in the Philadelphia area. Please begin by filling out an electronic cover sheet at http://www.librarycompany.org/fellowships In ad.dition, please create one PDF file that includes a cover letter stating clearly which award is being sought and for which tenable period; a résumé; a research proposal of four to five pages outlining the larger project and the work to be pursued during the fellowship; and a writing sample of about 25 pages. This PDF file should be submitted to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). Two separate letters of recommendation also should be submitted as PDF files to this email address.
Four one-month fellowships will also be awarded, carrying stipends of $2,000 each and tenable for one month of continuous residence and research at the Library Company between June 1, 2012 and May 31, 2013. Please fill out an electronic cover sheet at http://www.librarycompany.org/fellowships In ad.dition, please create a PDF file that includes a cover letter stating clearly which award is being sought; a résumé; and a brief research proposal outlining the project and the relevance of the Library Company’s collections. This PDF file should be submitted to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). At least one PDF letter of recommendation also should be sent to this email address.
Deadline for receipt of all application materials is March 1, 2012. For more information about PEAES and its fellowships, please visit http://www.librarycompany.org/economics or contact Cathy Matson, Program Director, at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Erasmus Mundus scholarships, Joint International Doctoral Degree in Law, Science and Technology
Deadline: February 11 2012
Updated: January 16 2012
The Joint International Doctoral Degree in Law, Science and Technology is an interdisciplinary integrated program designed to address the new legal, socio-ethical, and technical challenges posed by the information society and the newly emerging technologies.
The program covers three different research fields with its curricula:
* Bioethics and Biolaw, which looks at the legal and ethical issues arising in connection with advances in biology and medicine;
* ICT Law, addressing the legal risks and opportunities in ICT; and
* Legal Informatics, an area of informatics that takes law as its subject matter, developing techniques with which to manage the legal domain.
This program promotes European excellence, innovation, and competitiveness in such critical legal and ethical fields as the regulation of privacy, genomics and biobanks, e-government, e-health and e-commerce, the right of free speech on the Internet and intellectual property rights (IPR) with respect to the new technologies. Moreover, the program furthers the design of new software to support the legal profession, including systems based on the explicit representation of laws and regulations in a computable form, as well as systems for checking compliance with international, European, and national legal frameworks and systems in AI & Law.
Details online at http://www.last-jd.eu/?page_id=46
Bakken Travel Grants 2012
Deadline: February 17 2012
Updated: December 16 2011
Scholars and artists are invited to apply for travel fellowships and grants, which the Bakken Museum in Minneapolis offers to encourage research in its collection of books, journals, manuscripts, prints, and instruments. The awards are to be used to help defray the expenses of travel, subsistence, and other direct costs of conducting research at the Bakken for researchers who must travel to the Twin Cities and pay for temporary housing in order to conduct research at the Bakken.
Visiting Research Fellowships are awarded up to a maximum of $1,500; the minimum period of residence is two weeks, and preference is given to researchers who are interested in collaborating informally for a day or two with Bakken staff during their research visit.
Research Travel Grants are awarded up to a maximum of $500 (domestic) and $750 (foreign); the minimum period of residence is one week.
The next application deadline for either type of research assistance is February 17, 2012.
For more details and application guidelines, please contact:
Elizabeth Ihrig, Librarian
The Bakken Library and Museum
3537 Zenith Avenue So.
Minneapolis, MN., 55416
tel 612-926-3878 ext. 227
fax (612) 927-7265
e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
http://www.thebakken.org
CHF Pre- & Postdoc Long and Short Term Fellowships in Hist of Sci, Tech, Med, & Industry
Deadline: February 15 2012
Updated: December 16 2011
The Chemical Heritage Foundation, an independent research center, library, and museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, would like to encourage applications for long-term and short-term fellowships in residence at CHF for the academic year 2012-13. These fellowships are for scholars working in some area of the history of science, technology, medicine, or related industries in all periods and geographical areas. All fellowships should be in topics appropriate to the collections in the CHF library and museum. To get a better sense of the kinds of research we support, please visit our website (http://www.chemheritage.org/research/fellowships-and-travel-grants/index.aspx) and review the work being done by our current and past fellows.
Philadelphia is a particularly dynamic and fruitful area in which to be working in the History of Science. The Philadelphia Area Center for the History of Science brings together 12 institutions and a host of faculty members scattered throughout the immediate vicinity. CHF alone brings in approximately 18 fellows per year, making it one of the largest fellowship history of science fellowship programs in the country, and has 8 PhDs in History of Science and related disciplines on staff.
The deadline for applications, which are to be completed online, is February 15, 2012. Fellows will be selected by a peer review selection committee.
The research collections at CHF, where the chosen fellows will be in residence throughout their fellowship period, range from the fifteenth century to the present and include approximately 6,000 rare book titles, 50,000 post-1850 print primary source titles, significant archival holdings, tens of thousands of images, and a large artifact and fine arts collection, supported by an extensive secondary and reference collection in the history of science. Within the collections there are many areas of special strength, including: alchemy, mining & metallurgy, dyeing and bleaching, balneology, gunpowder and pyrotechnics, gas-lighting, books of secrets, inorganic and organic chemistry, biochemistry, food chemistry, and pharmaceuticals. Short term fellows must also demonstrate a need to use the primary resources in the library in order to be eligible for consideration. Recipients of all fellowships are expected to participate in and make a contribution to CHF’s intellectual life.
There are 3 basic types of fellowships being offered: Postdoctoral, Dissertation, and Short-Term.
Postdoctoral Fellowships
Open to PhD scholars (degree must be in hand by July 2011)
Tenure of fellowship: 9 months
Amount of award: $45,000
Dissertation Fellowships
Open to graduate students at the dissertation stage
Tenure of fellowship: 9 months
Amount of award: $26,000
Short-Term Fellowships
Open to graduate students and postgraduate scholars
Tenure of fellowship: 1–4 months
Amount of award: $3,000 per month
We are also currently offering two additional special fellowships:
Société de Chimie Industrielle Fellowship (3 months in residence) and Ullyot Scholarship (2 months in residence). These fellowships are designed to stimulate public understanding of the importance of chemistry and the chemical industries. Applications are encouraged from writers, journalists, educators, and historians of science, technology, or business. Multimedia, popular book projects and Web-based projects are encouraged. Applicants must specify how the outcomes of their projects will reach a broad audience. Amount of award: $10,000 (Société) or $6,000 (Ullyot).
Only online applications will be accepted. All applications must include:
(1) A cover letter.
(2) A research proposal of no more than 1,500 words.
(3) A C.V. of no more than four pages in length.
(4) Contact information for two references.
See http://www.chemheritage.org/research/fellowships-and-travel-grants/beckman-center-fellowships/ for more details.
For further information visit http://www.chemheritage.org e-mai,l: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), or write to Fellowships Coordinator, Chemical Heritage Foundation, 315 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 19106.
Research Fellowships in the History of Medicine at the New York Academy of Medicine
Deadline: March 06 2012
http://www.nyam.org/grants/research-fellowships/
Updated: December 16 2011
The New York Academy of Medicine offers two fellowships to support visiting scholars working in the history of medicine and public health:
The Paul Klemperer Fellowship in the History of Medicine for scholarly study of the history of medicine, using the collections of the New York Academy of Medicine Library
The Audrey and William H. Helfand Fellowship in the History of Medicine and Public Health for scholarly study of the history of medicine and public health, with a preference for the use of visual materials
Each Helfand or Klemperer Fellow receives a stipend of $5,000 to support travel, lodging and incidental expenses for a flexible period between June 1, 2012 and May 31, 2013. Our selection committee, comprised of prominent historians and other scholars, will choose both fellows. We invite applications from anyone, regardless of citizenship, academic discipline, or academic status.
For more information and application forms, visit us online at http://www.nyam.org/grants/research-fellowships/ email, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), telephone (212) 822-7313, or write to Historical Collections, The New York Academy of Medicine, 1216 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10029.
The New York Academy of Medicine is a not-for-profit educational institution established in 1847 to enhance the health of the public. The Academy maintains one of the largest medical libraries in the United States, with a collection of more than 550,000 volumes, 275,000 portraits and illustrations and 183,000 pamphlets. The Malloch Rare Book Room contains approximately 32,000 volumes in the history of medicine, science and other health-related disciplines.
Applications must be received by Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Fellowships will be announced by Monday, May 7, 2012
Smithsonian Institution Libraries Resident Scholar Programs 2013
Deadline: March 15 2012
http://www.sil.si.edu/Galaxy.cfm?id=3.3
Updated: December 16 2011
Situated at the center of the world’s largest museum complex, the Smithsonian Libraries is a vital part of the research, exhibition, and educational enterprise of the Institution. Each Smithsonian scholar engages in an individual voyage of discovery using the artifacts and specimens of the Smithsonian Institution in conjunction with the Libraries’ written and illustrated record of the past. The Libraries is uniquely positioned to help scholars understand the continuing vitality of this relationship, via exceptional research resources ranging from 13th-century manuscripts to electronic journals.
The Dibner Library Resident Scholar Program
Stipends of $3,500 per month for up to six months are available to support scholarly research using the history of science and technology rare books and manuscripts at the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. Historians, librarians, doctoral students, and postdoctoral fellows are welcome to apply.
The collection of the Dibner Library contains over 20,000 rare books and 1,800 manuscript groups covering a wide variety of subject areas and time periods. The strengths of the collection are in the fields of the physical sciences, particularly mathematics, astronomy, classical and Renaissance natural philosophy, theoretical and experimental physics (especially electricity and magnetism),engineering technology, as well as scientific apparatus and instruments. The periods covered range from early printed works of ancient Greek and medieval scholars through the Renaissance and Early Modern eras up through the 19th century. The collection includes significant holdings of works by Aristotle, Euclid, Ptolemy, Sacrobosco, Regiomontanus, Apian, Galileo, Kepler, Descartes, Newton, Laplace, Euler, Gauss, Oersted, and many others. The core of the holdings of the Dibner Library is the approximately 10,000 rare books and manuscripts that were generously donated by the Burndy Library (Bern Dibner, founder) to the Smithsonian Institution on the occasion of the nation’s bicentennial. The Dibner Library is located in the National Museum of American History on the Mall in Washington, DC.
The Dibner Library Resident Scholar Program is supported by the family of Frances K. Dibner.
The Baird Society Resident Scholar Program
Stipends of $3,500 per month for up to six months are available to support scholarly research in the Special Collections of the Smithsonian Institution Libraries in Washington, DC and New York, NY, in an extensive range of subject areas. Historians, librarians, doctoral students, and postdoctoral fellows are welcome to apply.
These collections include rare books in the Joseph F. Cullman 3rd Library of Natural History (pre-1840 works on topics such as botany, zoology, travel & exploration, museums & collecting, geology, anthropology, and James Smithson’s library); World’s Fairs printed materials from the 19th and early 20th centuries (located at the Dibner Library, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum/National Portrait Gallery, Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, and National Museum of American History libraries); manufacturers’ commercial trade catalogs at the National Museum of American History Library; rare materials in the history of ballooning, rocketry, and aviation from the late 18th to the early 20th centuries at the National Air and Space Museum Library’s Ramsey Room; European and American decorative arts, architecture, and design collections from the 18th to the 20th centuries at the Cooper-
Hewitt Museum Library’s Bradley Room; and rare materials on the history of art and artists, exhibition catalogs, catalogues raisonnés, and artists’ ephemera at the Smithsonian American Art Museum/National Portrait Gallery Library. This award is supported by the many annual donors to the Smithsonian
Institution Libraries.
For further information about the Resident Scholar Program, including application forms and procedures, please visit the SI Libraries’ website: http://www.sil.si.edu/Galaxy.cfm?id=3.3
Additional inquiries may be addressed to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or Smithsonian Institution Libraries / Resident Scholar Programs / P.O. Box 37012 / NMAH 1041 MRC 672 / Washington, DC 20013-7012. Resident Scholars are required to be in residence during the award period, which must be taken during the 2013 calendar year.
All application materials must be submitted by March 15, 2012.
University of Pittsburgh Postdoctoral Fellowships
Deadline: March 01 2012
http://www.as.pitt.edu/postdoctoral-fellowship-program
Updated: December 16 2011
The University of Pittsburgh Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences is once again offering up to eight postdoctoral fellowships in the humanities and social sciences for the academic year 2012-2013. Fellows will teach one course each semester, complete scholarly work, and participate in the academic and intellectual communities of the departments with which they are affiliated and across the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences.
To foster interaction within the group of fellows and with ongoing concerns of the Humanities Center and other programs on campus, we seek applicants with projects that engage the concept or practice of comparison—across time, space, language, genre, discipline or other category. How do we, at this moment, compare? Why do we compare? What can be compared? What do we gain by comparing? What do we lose? While we welcome any proposal relating to these issues form all humanities and social science disciplines, we are also seeking to establish a research sub-cluster addressing the general topic in relation to the theme of “Enlightenments/Counter-Enlightenments.”
We invite applications from qualified candidates in the humanities and social sciences who have received the PhD between December 1, 2009 and January 1, 2012. The annual stipend will be $45,000. Fellows may apply for an additional year renewal.
Applications must be received by 5 p.m. EST, March 1, 2012. We expect to announce the awards by April 15, 2012. For more information, visit http://www.as.pitt.edu/postdoctoral-fellowship-program or email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
The University of Pittsburgh is an affirmation action, equal opportunity institution.
Mellon Postdocs in History & Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh
Deadline: February 15 2012
Updated: October 16 2011
The Department of History and Philosophy of Science is pleased to offer a one or two term Mellon Post Doctoral Fellowship in the period August 30, 2012---April 30, 2013. The Fellowship is to support a scholar with a clearly defined monograph project in some area of the history of science or history and philosophy of science. The successful candidate would, in addition to pursuing his or her research goals, be expected to teach one course each term centered on that research, and would grant the University of Pittsburgh Press the first option to publish the monograph. Senior scholars should apply for a single semester; junior scholars may apply for two semesters. The fellowship is in the amount of $40,000, and comes with a full package of benefits.
This Fellowship is funded as part of a grant from the Mellon Foundation to support the development of publishing in the History and Philosophy of Science through University of Pittsburgh Press and interactions between the World History Center and the Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Special consideration will be given to applications that are consonant with the goals of those projects.
Information about the Department of History and Philosophy of Science can be found at http://www.pitt.edu/~hpsdept/
Additional information about the University of Pittsburgh may be found at http://www.pitt.edu and information about the Press at http://www.upress.pitt.edu/upressIndex.aspx
The University of Pittsburgh is located in the heart of one of the most livable cities in the United States. There are numerous sites devoted to the city of Pittsburgh, including:
http://www.pittsburghlive.com
http://www.pittsburgh.net
http://www.greater-pittsburgh.com
Application Deadline: February 15, 2012.
Notification by: March 15, 2012.
Acceptance required by: April 15, 2012.
Applications should include the following:
(1) A cover letter indicating that a Postdoctoral Fellowship is sought.
(2) A description of the project to be undertaken during residence (500-1000 words).
(3) A curriculum vitae.
(4) A sample of your written work.
(5) Names of three referees who can supply letters upon request.
Electronic versions of the application are strongly preferred and should be sent via email to Joann McIntyre, Department of History and Philosophy of Science: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Studentship, Wellcome Trust in the History of Medicine, University of Cambridge
Deadline: February 15 2012
http://www.reproduction.group.cam.ac.uk/studentships.html
Updated: October 16 2011
The University of Cambridge invites applications for a doctoral studentship funded by a Wellcome Trust strategic award in history of medicine. We seek outstanding candidates whose research would fall within the theme 'Generation to Reproduction'.
Possible areas for doctoral projects include, but are not limited to:
*patient–practitioner relations around fertility and other encounters that framed the generative body;
* the influence of diseases, including venereal diseases, on reproductive behaviour and demographic patterns
*representation and communication of generation and reproduction
*ancient, medieval and early-modern investigations into generation
*generation and childbirth in medical cases and casebooks
*the reorganization of knowledge of generation/reproduction, especially in the age of revolutions
*such sciences as embryology, obstetrics, gynaecology, evolutionary biology, reproductive physiology, genetics and developmental biology
*reform movements around birth control, population control and sexual science
*twentieth-century transformations in techniques, experiences and regulation
*networks linking academic biology to reproductive medicine and public health, agriculture, especially animal breeding, and/or pharmaceutical industry
*techniques for monitoring and manipulating pregnancy, hormones, genes, gametes and embryos, e.g., genetic screening, in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer
*sexology, psychology and psychoanalysis, including social and psychological practices for making babies and families.
The three-year studentship pays a generous stipend plus University and College fees at the home rate only. Candidates will usually be expected to hold a Master's in the history of medicine or with strong emphasis on the history of medicine.
Informal inquiries may be made to the award holder with the most relevant interests. A list of award holders can be found at: http://www.reproduction.group.cam.ac.uk/team.html
Formal applications should be submitted through the relevant Department or Faculty in the usual way, indicating an interest in the studentship. The deadline for applications to be admitted in October 2012 is February 15, 2012 (February 1st if online), but since other funding deadlines are earlier, candidates are advised to make contact as soon as possible.
2-yr Postdocs, Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin
Deadline: February 15 2012
Updated: October 11 2011
The Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin, Department II (Lorraine Daston), announces two Postdoctoral Fellowships for up to two years, starting date September 1, 2012. Outstanding junior scholars are invited to apply.
The fellowship will be awarded in conjunction with the following three Working Group research projects:
The Archives of Deep-Time Sciences
http://www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/en/research/projects/DeptII_DastonLorraineSciencesOfDeepTime/index_html
Machines of Memory
http://www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/en/research/projects/DeptII_ChamayouGregoireMachinesOfMemory/index_html
Histories of Knowlegde and Gender
http://www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/en/research/projects/DeptII_Oertzen_Using/index_html
Candidates should hold a doctorate in the history of science or a related field at the time the fellowship begins; the Ph.D. degree should have been awarded in 2009 or later.
The Max Planck Institute for the History of Science is an international and interdisciplinary research institute (http://www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/en/index.html). It is expected that candidates will be able to present their own work and discuss that of others fluently in English. Applications may however be submitted in
German, English, or French.
Fellowships are endowed with a monthly stipend between 1.900 and 2.300 (fellows from abroad) or between 1.468 and 1.621 (fellows from Germany). Candidates of all nationalities are welcome to apply; applications from women are especially welcomed. The Max Planck Society is committed to employing more handicapped individuals and encourages them to apply. Postdoctoral fellows are expected to participate in the research activities at the Institute.
Candidates are requested to send a curriculum vitae, publication list, copies of certificates (PhD), research prospectus (maximum 750 words), a sample text, and two reference letters (which may be submitted separately) no later than February 15, 2012 to:
Max Planck Institute for the History of Science
Administration, Postdoc Dept. II
Boltzmannstrae 22
14195 Berlin
Germany
(Electronic submission is also possible: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address))
For questions concerning the research project and Department II, please contact Dr. Fernando Vidal (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)); for administrative questions concerning the position and the Institute, please contact Claudia Paa (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)), Head of Administration, or Jochen Schneider (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)), Research Coordinator. Candidates may expect a decision by March 15, 2012.
Contact: Max Planck Institute for the History of Science
Administration, Postdoc Dept. II
Boltzmannstrae 22
14195 Berlin
Germany
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Postdoc in STS, Holtz Center for Science & Technology Studies, UW–Madison
Deadline: February 01 2012
Updated: October 07 2011
The Robert F. and Jean E. Holtz Center for Science & Technology Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is pleased to solicit applications for a two-year postdoctoral fellow beginning in the 2012-13 academic year. Funded by a generous bequest from the Holtz Family Fund, the Center supports a variety of activities designed to promote innovative interdisciplinary research, education, and public outreach in humanistic and social studies of science, technology, biomedicine, engineering and the environment. As such, we seek applicants whose research relates broadly to science and technology studies, but who might come from one of a number of scholarly backgrounds, including (but not limited to) Anthropology, Bioethics, Education, Engineering, Environmental Studies, Gender Studies, Geography, Journalism & Mass Communications, History, Human Ecology, Law, Library and Information Studies, Medicine, Philosophy, Public Health, or Sociology.
In addition to conducting research, the fellow will teach one undergraduate course in the first academic year and help organize a workshop in the second academic year.
Applicants must be scholars who are not yet tenured and must have earned a Ph.D. no earlier than August 2005 and no later than August 30, 2012. The successful applicant must have completed all requirements for the Ph.D., including the filing of the thesis, before the first day of the appointment. The fellow is expected to participate in the life of the Science & Technology Studies community by attending Holtz Center events. Full-time residency in Madison is normally required for the duration of the appointment, although some flexibility in the residency requirement is possible if arranged in advance. The salary for the position is $40,000 for the first nine-month academic year plus some modest start-up funds, and $42,000 for the second nine-month academic year. The appointment includes health and other benefits.
Applicants should submit a current cv, a research proposal of no more than 3 single-spaced pages summarizing the research to be conducted during the period of the appointment and its relationship to science and technology studies (finalists will be asked to submit a longer proposal), a course proposal for an undergraduate science and technology studies class that the applicant would be interested in teaching, a sample of written work such as a paper or dissertation chapter, and three letters of recommendation via email to Lyn Macgregor, Assistant Director of the Holtz Center for Science & Technology Studies at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). Applications must be received by February 1, 2012 to be guaranteed full consideration. A criminal background check will be conducted prior to hiring.
Applicants are encouraged to learn more about the Holtz Center and our current faculty affiliates at http://www.sts.wisc.edu/index.html.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.
IEEE History Center Internship, Summer 2012
Deadline: March 01 2012
http://www.ieee.org/about/history_center/internship.html
Updated: September 20 2011
Scholars at the beginning of their career studying the history of electrical technology and computing are invited to contact the Center to be considered for a paid Internship at the Center's offices on the Rutgers University campus in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
The intern program seeks to provide research experience for graduate students in the history of electrical and computer technologies, while enlisting the help of promising young scholars for the Center's projects. The Intern generally works full-time for two months at the History Center on a Center project that is connected to his or her own area of interest. This time is usually during the summer, but other arrangements will be considered. Interns are also encouraged to consult with the Center's staff and its associates, and guided to research resources in the area. The internship is designed for those near the beginning or middle of their graduate careers, but advanced undergraduates, advanced graduates, and, on rare occasions, recent Ph.D.s will also be considered. Special consideration is often given to scholars from outside the United States who might not otherwise have an opportunity to visit historical resources in this country.
The stipend paid to the intern is US$3,500, but additional funds may be available to defray travel costs, depending on the intern’s circumstances. This internship is supported by the IEEE Life Members Committee.
There is no formal application form. To apply, please mail a curriculum vitae showing your studies in electrical history along with a cover letter describing the sort of project you would be interested in doing (see contact information below). The deadline for contacting the IEEE History Center is 1 March 2012. Information at http://www.ieee.org/about/history_center/internship.html
NSF Sustainability Research Networks Competition (SRN)
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2011/nsf11574/nsf11574.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click
Updated: August 30 2011
Sustainability Research Networks will engage and explore fundamental theoretical issues and empirical questions in sustainability science, engineering, and education that will increase our understanding of the ultimate sustainability challenge - maintaining and improving the quality of life for the nation within a healthy Earth system. The goal of the Sustainability Research Networks (SRN) competition is to support the development and coalescence of entities to advance collaborative research that addresses questions and challenges in sustainability science, engineering, and education. SRNs will link scientists, engineers, and educators, at existing institutions, centers, networks, and also develop new research efforts and collaborations.
Each SRN network will be built upon an ambitious and nationally important sustainability theme. Proposers will be tasked with choosing a specific theme for their network, identifying the research already being done in this area, proposing methods for linking existing research efforts, and then proposing research needed to advance their specific research theme. Examples of possible SRN themes are provided in the "Program Description" section of this solicitation (Section II.B.). SRNs will foster new knowledge and tools at a frontier of research that significantly crosses and melds the boundaries of diverse disciplines, and creates the integrated science and engineering disciplines of the future. SRNs will pursue new opportunities in science, engineering and educational research that truly require the scale, scope, and facilities enabled by such a network.
The Sustainability Research Networks competition outlined here is one part of the growing NSF investment in its Science, Engineering and Education for Sustainability (SEES) portfolio (http://www.nsf.gov/sees/). Challenges associated with broadly based SEES goals will be met by supporting fundamental science and engineering research and education needed to understand and overcome the barriers to sustainable human well being and to forge reasoned pathways to a sustainable future. NSF, in partnership with other agencies, international efforts, and the private sector, aims to support members of the academic research community for projects which produce discoveries and knowledge that will inform decisions leading to environmental, energy, social and cultural sustainability. NSF support will advance the frontiers of conceptual, empirical and computational research in science, engineering and education so that the nation has the knowledge base to inform policies on sustainability.
Proposed SRNs are expected to be multi-dimensional with regard to "disciplines" and address fundamental issues that are likely to yield significant new understanding and knowledge.
Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship
http://www.national-academies.org/policyfellows
Updated: August 30 2011
This Graduate Fellowship Program of the National Academies—consisting of the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, and National Research Council—is designed to engage its Fellows in the analytical process that informs U.S. science and technology policy. Fellows develop basic skills essential to working or participating in science policy at the federal, state, or local levels.
Eligibility: Graduate and professional school students and those who have completed graduate studies (degree awarded) within the last five years are eligible to apply. Areas of study may include any social/behavioral science, medical/health discipline, physical or biological science, any field of engineering, law/business/public administration, or any relevant interdisciplinary field.
The program takes place in Washington, D.C. and is open to all U.S. and non-U.S. citizens who meet the criteria. Non-U.S. citizens who are not U.S. legal permanent residents must be currently enrolled in a U.S. university and have proof of holding valid J-1 or F-1 status or work authorization.
2012 Session Dates
Winter/Spring: January 23 through April 13, 2012
Fall: August 27 through November 16, 2012
Application Information: Please visit http://www.national-academies.org/policyfellows for eligibility criteria, application instructions, and access to the online application and reference forms. Please note the requirement for submission of online recommendation/reference forms from professors, mentors, or advisers.
Submission Deadline for Application Materials
Winter/spring session: October 1, 2011
Fall session: May 1, 2012 (Application available in early 2012)
Stipend: A stipend grant award of $8,240 will be provided for the 12-week session to offset expenses. Questions should be directed to: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Generation to Reproduction’ PhD Studentship, Cambridge University
Deadline: February 15 2012
http:///www.reproduction.group.cam.ac.uk/studentships.html
Updated: August 17 2011
The University of Cambridge invites applications for a doctoral studentship funded by a Wellcome Trust strategic award in history of medicine. We seek outstanding candidates whose research would fall within the theme 'Generation to Reproduction'.
Possible areas for doctoral projects include, but are not limited to:
- patient-practitioner relations around fertility and other encounters that framed the generative body;
- the influence of diseases, including venereal diseases, on reproductive behaviour and demographic patterns;
- representation and communication of generation and reproduction;
- ancient, medieval and early-modern investigations into generation;
- generation and childbirth in medical cases and casebooks;
- the reorganization of knowledge of generation/reproduction, especially in the age of revolutions;
- such sciences as embryology, obstetrics, gynaecology, evolutionary biology, reproductive physiology, genetics and developmental biology;
- reform movements around birth control, population control and sexual science;
- twentieth-century transformations in techniques, experiences and regulation;
- networks linking academic biology to reproductive medicine and public health, agriculture, especially animal breeding, and/or pharmaceutical industry;
- techniques for monitoring and manipulating pregnancy, hormones, genes, gametes and embryos, e.g., genetic screening, in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer;
- sexology, psychology and psychoanalysis, including social and psychological practices for making babies and families.
The three-year studentship pays a generous stipend plus University and College fees at the home rate only. Candidates will usually be expected to hold a Master's in the history of medicine or with strong emphasis on the
history of medicine.
Informal inquiries may be made to the award holder with the most relevant interests. A list of award holders can be found at:
www.reproduction.group.cam.ac.uk/team.html
Formal applications should be submitted through the relevant Department or Faculty in the usual way, indicating an interest in the studentship.
The deadline for applications to be admitted in October 2012 is 15 February 2012 (1 February if online), but since other funding deadlines are earlier, candidates are advised to make contact as soon as possible.
Truman G. Blocker, Jr. History of Medicine Fellowship, U of Texas
Updated: February 22 2011
The Moody Medical Library of the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston is pleased to offer the Truman G. Blocker, Jr. Fellowship to support research related to the history of medicine conducted at the Moody Medical Library.
The Truman G. Blocker, Jr. Fellowship will provide between $2,000 and $4,000 per year to support travel, lodging and incidental expenses for the period between January 1, 2011 and December 31, 2011. Upon completion the recipient will deliver a paper at the University of Texas Medical Branch outlining the research, provide an expense report and a copy of the final research product. The University of Texas Medical Branch also reserves the right to post excerpts from the work, a photograph and biographical material of the Fellow on our website: http://www.utmb.edu/
The fellowship proposal must demonstrate that the Truman G. Blocker, Jr. History of Medicine Collections contain resources central to the proposed topic. These collections consist of over 18,000 titles and 10,000 pamphlets and reprints documenting the development of Western medicine and allied sciences. The Moody Medical Library's holdings of books printed prior to 1501 place it among the top medical sciences libraries in the United States. Collection strengths include fundamental and secondary works in anatomy and surgery, anesthesiology, immunology, and occupational medicine. The Titus Harris Collection of the History of Psychiatry maintains over 4,500 volumes and is considered one of the most comprehensive accumulations of works on the subject.
The archival collections housed at the Moody Medical Library are among the largest and most significant in the history of the biomedical sciences in the southern United States. These collections provide records of state and national organizations, and professional societies in medicine and related fields in addition to the private and professional papers of University of Texas Medical Branch faculty, staff, students and alumni. An inclusive list of these archives may be found at the Texas Archival Resources Online website:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/index.html
While preference will be given to applicants who live beyond commuting distance of Galveston, all are encouraged to apply, including graduate students. Applicants should submit a fellowship proposal outlining the subject and objectives of the research project and historical materials to be used, (not to exceed 2 pages), a project budget including travel, lodging and research expenses, curriculum vitae and two letters of recommendation by April 1st, 2011. Award decisions will be made by May 1st, 2011.
Applications should be mailed to:
Robert O. Marlin IV, Archivist
Truman G. Blocker, Jr. History of Medicine Collections
Moody Medical Library, University of Texas Medical Branch
301 University Blvd.
Galveston,TX 77555-1035
Humboldt Research Fellowships
http://www.humboldt-foundation.de/web/771.html
Updated: September 15 2010
The Humboldt Research Fellowship enables highly-qualified scientists and scholars of all nationalities and all disciplines to carry out research projects for extended periods of time in cooperation with academic hosts at research institutions in Germany. Fellowships are awarded on the basis of academic achievement, the quality and fea sibility of the proposed research and the applicant's publications.
Humboldt Research Fellowship for Postdoctoral Researchers: Postdoctoral scientists and scholars who have completed a doctoral degree within four years prior to the application submission date are eligible. This fellowship: Allows for a stay of 6-24 months in Germany and provides a monthly stipend of 2,250 EUR. Application materials and detailed information are available on the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation webpage.
Humboldt Research Fellowship for Experienced Researchers: Scientists and scholars who have completed a doctoral degree within twelve years prior to the application submission date are eligible. This fellowship: Allows for a stay of 6-18 months in Germany; may be divided into a maximum of three visits of at least three months each; and provides a monthly stipend of 2,450 EUR. Application materials and detailed information are available on the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation webpage. Additional allowances are available for accompanying family members, travel expenses, and German language instruction.
Applications may be submitted at any time to the Humboldt Foundation in Bonn. The review process takes several months, and the selection committee meets three times a year to review applications.
The D. Kim Foundation for the History of Science and Technology in East Asia
Updated: January 14 2010
The D. Kim Foundation for the History of Science and Technology in East Asia is pleased to offer several annual fellowship awards and grants for 2010-2011. Established in 2008 the D. Kim Foundation is dedicated to furthering the study of the history of science and technology in East Asia since the start of the 20th century. Comparative studies of East Asia and the West as well as studies in related fields (mathematics, medicine and public health are also welcome). The Foundation provides fellowships and grants to encourage and support graduate students and young scholars in the field.
Dissertation Fellowship
Eligibility: PhD candidate who is writing his/her dissertation.
Amount of award: $25,000
Exchange Student Fellowship
Eligibility: Student who wishes to expand his/her scholarly experience by studying abroad.
Amount of award: $20,000 full-year, $10,000 half-year
Traveling/Research Grant
Eligibility: Must present a paper at an international conference, workshop or annual meeting, or do a short-term research project (less than a month).
Amount of award: Up to $2,500
Group Grant
Eligibility: Grants will be available to groups that organize workshops or international meetings. These meetings must be held in the United States and conducted in English.
Amount of award: Up to $5,000
For further information visit our website: www.dkimfoundation.org.