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litsci-l-digest      Wednesday, November 26 2003      Volume 01 : Number
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     FW: 2 yr Postdocs @ Northwestern
     Fwd: Postdoc & PhD at Max Planck Institute, Berlin 

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Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 10:48:29 -0800
From: Carol Wald 
Subject: FW: 2 yr Postdocs @ Northwestern

Begin forwarded message:
>
> Northwestern University
> Science in Human Culture Program (SHC)
> Postdoctoral Fellowships
> Phone: (847)491-7260
> E-mail: k-alder@northwestern.edu 
> Website: http://www2.mmlc.nwu.edu/shc/ 
> Deadline(s): 01/15/2004
> Northwestern University's Science in Human Culture Program (SHC)
> invites applications for two-year postdoctoral fellowships in the
> contextual study of science, technology, and medicine, to start 
> September
> 2004. SHC
>
> seeks applicants in the history of science, the philosophy of science,
> and the sociology/anthropology of science, who will thrive in an
> interdisciplinary program. Two fellows will be appointed. They will be
> affiliated with both the SHC and an appropriate disciplinary
department
> (history, philosophy, sociology, etc.). They will pursue a program of
> independent scholarship and, by arrangement with the program director
> and chair of the fellow's department, teach two one-quarter courses a
> year, a seminar and a lecture course. They will help organize the SHC
> weekly faculty seminar series, and give one seminar a year. The annual
> stipend is $33,500.
>
> ------ End of Forwarded Message
>
>
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Carol Ann Wald, C. Phil.
UCLA Department of English
2225 Rolfe Hall
Box 951530
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1530
wald@humnet.ucla.edu 

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Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2003 12:44:03 -0800
From: Carol Wald 
Subject: Fwd: Postdoc & PhD at Max Planck Institute, Berlin 



Begin forwarded message:

> From: Daniel Crosby 
> Date: November 26, 2003 7:48:13 AM PST
> To: History of Science List 
> Subject: FW: Postdoc & PhD at Max Planck Institute, Berlin
>
> The
> Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin
>
> announces a position for a
>
> research fellow
>
> (German scale of charges BAT IIa-Ost, starting on April 1, 2004) for=

> two
> years with the possibility of prolongation,
>
> within the transdisciplinary project "The Experimentalization of Life:
> Configurations of Science, Art, and Technology (1830-1930)" funded by
> the
> VolkswagenStiftung.
>
> The project investigates the emergence and dissemination of
> experimental
> practices in the life sciences (physiology, psychology, etc.), and the
> simultaneous process of experimentalization in literature, art, and
> technology.
>
> It is carried out in cooperation with the Hermann von Helmholtz Center
> for
> Culture and Technology at the Humboldt University Berlin, the Media
> Faculty
> of Bauhaus-University at Weimar and the Program for the History and
> Philosophy of Science at Stanford University (see
> http://vlp.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/exp/index_e.html).
>
> We are looking for candidates with a background in history of science,
> whose work focuses on the dissemination of experimental techniques in
> the
> life sciences, art, and/or technology. The successful candidate will =
be
> expected to participate in the organization of project activities, and
> in
> the project's goal to make relevant sources and research results
> computer-accessible.
>
> Outstanding scholars (Ph.D. awarded no earlier than 1998) are invited=

> to
> apply. Women are encouraged to apply. The Max Planck Society is
> committed
> to employing more handicapped individuals and especially encourages
> them
> to
> apply.
>
> Candidates are requested to send a curriculum vitae, publication list,
> research prospectus (max. 1500 words), a writing sample (a chapter of
> the
> dissertation or a published article) and two letters of recommendation
> no
> later than
>
> November 24, 2003
>
> to
>
> Max Planck Institute for the History of Science
> Verwaltung (Abt. III / Exp.)
> Wilhelmstra=DFe 44
> D-10117 Berlin
> Germany
>
>
> --------------
>
>
> The University of Haifa, Israel, and the Max Planck Institute for the
> History of Science, Berlin, Germany,
>
> are seeking a suitably qualified
>
> Post-doctoral fellow
>
> interested in undertaking research on themes related to the project
> "Generating Experimental Knowledge: experimental systems, concept
> formation
> and the pivotal role of error." The project is designed to support a=

> set
> of
> complementary studies concerning particular experimental systems,
> historical developments and systematic conceptual analyses of
> meta-concepts
> such as experimental error. For further information see
> http://www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/Experimental_Knowledge/.
>
> Besides the post-doc, the working group will include two doctoral
> students
> and an advanced researcher as well as three principal investigators
> from
> the host institutions: Prof. Dr. Hans-Joerg Rheinberger and PD Dr.
> Friedrich Steinle of the MPI, Berlin and Dr. G. Hon of the University=

> of
> Haifa. The post-doc will be working at the University of Haifa. The
> research group will be sharing workshops in Berlin and in Haifa. The
> fellowship amounts to c. 70.000 NIS p.a. and will be fully financed =
for
> three years by the German-Israeli Foundation for Scientific Research=

> and
> Development (GIF) (http://www.gifres.org.il/), commencing in spring
> 2004.
>
> The working language of the group will be English. Fluency in German =
or
> Hebrew is not a prerequisite of the application. Women are encouraged=

> to
> apply. The Max Planck Society is committed to employing more
> handicapped
> individuals and especially encourages them to apply. Applicants must
> have
> been awarded their doctorates before commencing the fellowship and be=

> no
> further than five years beyond their Ph.D.s at the time of =
application.
>
> Applications consisting of a curriculum vitae, a brief (c. 1000 words)
> research proposal (in English), a writing sample (e.g. a dissertation
> chapter or published paper), and two letters of recommendation, should
> be
> sent no later than
>
> 1 December 2003
>
> to both
>
> Prof. Dr. Hans-Joerg Rheinberger
> Max Planck Institute for the History of Science
> Wilhelmstra=DFe 44
> D-10117 Berlin
> Germany
>
> Dr. Giora Hon
> Department of Philosophy
> University of Haifa
> Haifa 31905, Israel
> Germany
>
> Enquiries may be addressed to:
>
> Giora Hon: hon@research.haifa.ac.il 
> Friedrich Steinle: steinle@mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de 
>
> ----------------
>
>
> The University of Haifa, Israel, and the Max Planck Institute for the
> History of Science, Berlin, Germany,
>
> are seeking two suitably qualified
>
> graduates
>
> interested in undertaking research on themes related to the project
> "Generating Experimental Knowledge: experimental systems, concept
> formation
> and the pivotal role of error." The project is designed to support a=

> set
> of
> complementary studies concerning particular experimental systems,
> historical developments and systematic conceptual analyses of
> meta-concepts
> such as experimental error. For further information see
> http://www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/Experimental_Knowledge/.
>
> Besides the two doctoral students, the working group will include a
> post-doctoral fellow, an advanced researcher as well as three =
principal
> investigators from the host institutions: Prof. Dr. Hans-Joerg
> Rheinberger
> and PD Dr. Friedrich Steinle of the MPI, Berlin and Dr. G. Hon of the
> University of Haifa. One of the PhD students will be working at the
> University of Haifa, the other at the Institute in Berlin. The =
research
> group will be sharing workshops in Berlin and in Haifa. The =
fellowships
> will be according to the regulations of the Max Planck Society and the
> University of Haifa, respectively, and will be fully financed for =
three
> years by the German-Israeli Foundation for Scientific Research and
> Development (GIF) (http://www.gifres.org.il/), commencing in spring
> 2004.
>
> PhD students may be enrolled and take their degree either at the TU
> Berlin
> or University of Haifa or elsewhere. As to residence, students are
> expected
> to work in Berlin or in Haifa, respectively, for the period they are
> funded
> by the project.
>
> The working language of the group will be English. Fluency in German =
or
> Hebrew is not a prerequisite of the application. Women are encouraged=

> to
> apply. The Max Planck Society is committed to employing more
> handicapped
> individuals and especially encourages them to apply.
>
> Applications consisting of a curriculum vitae, a brief (c. 1000 words)
> research proposal (in English), and two letters of recommendation,
> should
> be sent no later than
>
> 1 December 2003
>
> to both
>
> Prof. Dr. Hans-Joerg Rheinberger
> Max Planck Institute for the History of Science
> Wilhelmstra=DFe 44
> D-10117 Berlin
> Germany
>
> Dr. Giora Hon
> Department of Philosophy
> University of Haifa
> Haifa 31905, Israel
> Germany
>
> Enquiries may be addressed to:
>
> Giora Hon: hon@research.haifa.ac.il 
> Friedrich Steinle: steinle@mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de 
>
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Carol Ann Wald, C. Phil.
UCLA Department of English
2225 Rolfe Hall
Box 951530
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1530
wald@humnet.ucla.edu 


Carol Ann Wald, C. Phil.

UCLA Department of English

2225 Rolfe Hall

Box 951530

Los Angeles, CA 90095-1530

wald@humnet.ucla.edu 


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