Begin forwarded message: > > > Postdoctoral Fellowships, Science in Human Culture Program > Northwestern University > > The Science in Human Culture Program (SHC) at Northwestern University invites > applications for two-year postdoctoral fellowships in the contextual study of > science, technology, or medicine, to run September 2012 - August 2014. Two > Fellows will be selected. Applications are welcome from scholars who study > science, technology, or medicine from a variety of historical, philosophical, > sociological, anthropological, or literary perspectives. Each Fellow will be > affiliated with both the SHC program and an appropriate disciplinary > department (History, Sociology, Philosophy, Anthropology, etc.). Fellows will > pursue a program of independent scholarship and teach two one-quarter > undergraduate courses each year: a seminar and a lecture course. They will > also help organize and run the SHC visiting lecturer series. Applicants must > complete all the requirements for the Ph.D. before September 1, 2012 or have > received their degree within the last five years. The annual stipend is > $46,000, plus $3,100 per year to fund research and conference travel. In > order to ensure full consideration, all application materials must be > received by January 15, 2012. > > Applicants should send the following materials in electronic form only, in > PDF format by email attachment to [email protected], with the > subject heading of "Postdoc Application": > > 1) a cover letter that briefly situates your work in relation to the field > and identifies the proposed departmental affiliation (please provide complete > contact information); > 2) a full curriculum vitae; > 3) a two-page summary of your dissertation; > 4) a two-page research plan for the fellowship period (this may include, but > should extend beyond, revisions to the dissertation); > 5) titles and short descriptions of at least two undergraduate courses that > you could teach; > 6) a writing sample consisting of either a dissertation chapter or article > (in English, maximum 50 pages); and > 7) a graduate school transcript from your doctoral-degree-granting > institution. > > In addition, please arrange for three letters of recommendation, on > institutional letterhead, to be sent either as email attachments (subject > heading: "Postdoc application letter of reference"), or by mail to Science in > Human Culture Program, 20 University Hall, Northwestern University, Evanston, > IL 60208-2245. One letter should be from the dissertation Chair, and at least > one should comment on teaching qualifications. If the Ph.D. has not yet been > obtained, the letter from the Chair should indicate what remains to be > completed and should discuss the completion schedule. > > Applicants will be informed by email when their applications are complete. > Administrative questions should be addressed to Natasha Dennison at > [email protected]. Substantive questions may be addressed to > Steven Epstein, program director, at [email protected]. > > AA/EOE: Applications from women and minorities are especially encouraged. > > Visit our website: http://www.shc.northwestern.edu > > ************************* > > The Department of Science & Technology Studies at Cornell University is > seeking applications for doctoral/postdoctoral diversity fellowships from > scholars who show promise of distinguished research careers. Eligible > applicants might be from underrepresented groups, have faced economic > hardship, be first-generation college graduates, or work on topics related to > these areas. Please pass this announcement on to potential applicants, and > please circulate it widely, especially to lists or organizations that post > announcements likely to reach members of underrepresented groups. Deadline > for receipt of applications: November 1, 2011. > > See: > http://as.cornell.edu/academics/opportunities/diversity-fellowships/div-fel-apply.cfm > > ************************* > > > > > Daniel Lee Kleinman > Professor and Chair > Department of Community and Environmental > Sociology > Director > Holtz Center for Science and Technology Studies > University of Wisconsin--Madison > [email protected] > > > >
