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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>[Instead of forwarding the attachment, I pasted the information below the email from the chair of the search committee. ~Karen]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Begin forwarded message:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>From: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Charles Tshimanga-Kashama <<a href="mailto:ckashama@unr.edu">ckashama@unr.edu</a>></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Date: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>May 20, 2012 11:49:23 PM EDT</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>To: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>"<a href="mailto:amccants@mit.edu">amccants@mit.edu</a>" <<a href="mailto:amccants@mit.edu">amccants@mit.edu</a>></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Subject: Postdoctoral fellowship position </span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Professor McCants:<br><br>Please find enclosed a copy of an announcement of a full-time one-year postdoctoral fellowship position in the Department of History at the University of Nevada, Reno. The position is in the Early Modern European History of Medicine. I would appreciate it if you would post the enclosed announcement and make this information available to graduate students or other scholars who might be interested in applying.<br><br>The Department of History at UNR currently has fifteen full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty members and offers undergraduate and graduate degrees (M.A., M.A. in Teaching History, and Ph.D.) in a variety of fields, including European, Asian, Latin American, and African history as well as U.S. history. We are particularly strong in social, intellectual, and cultural history and seek a colleague whose research and teaching interests will enhance our offerings in these areas.<br><br>The University of Nevada, Reno is a top caliber, land-grant research university with 17,000 students and 1,000 faculty. It offers a comprehensive selection of degree programs in fields ranging from the liberal arts to health sciences. Our beautiful campus is nestled beneath the Sierra Nevada mountain range on the border between Nevada and California. The city of Reno and surrounding areas offer a mix of quirky urban culture and access to spectacular outdoor destinations that are within easy driving distance, which makes for an outstanding quality of life for our faculty and students.<br><br>I appreciate your assistance in disseminating this information and would be happy to return the favor if the opportunity arises.<br><br>Sincerely,<br><br>Charles Tshimanga-Kashama, PhD<br>Chair, Search Committee, Early Modern European History<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>--------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><b>Postdoctoral position </b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=Default><b>Early Modern European History </b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=Default><b>Link: https://www.unrsearch.com/postings/10763 </b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=Default><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=Default>The History Department at the University of Nevada, Reno, invites applications for a full-time one-year postdoctoral fellowship in the Early Modern European History, beginning in the fall of 2012. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=Default><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=Default><b>Qualifications</b>: candidates must have a PhD in the History of early modern Europe with specialization in the history of science<b>. </b>A focus on natural history and/or the history of medicine is preferred. <b>Candidates should have completed the PhD by June 15, 2012</b>. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=Default><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=Default><b>Principal responsibilities </b>include teaching two courses per semester, advising senior theses, and working with graduate students as needed. Courses include upper-division period sequence, survey courses, other courses in areas of interest, and participation in university-wide Core Humanities course. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=Default><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=Default><b>Deadline for application is May 31st, 2012</b>. For fullest consideration, <b>applicants should submit online </b>a letter of application, current curriculum vitae, along with a brief statement of research and plans at: https://www.unrsearch.com/postings/10763. Three confidential letters of reference should be emailed to jenni@unr.edu. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=Default>The review of applications will begin on June 1st, 2012 and will continue until the position is filled. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=Default><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=Default><b>Inquiries should be emailed Dr. Charles Tshimanga Kashama (Email: ckashama@unr.edu), Search Committee Chair, Department of History, Mailstop 0308, University of Nevada-Reno, Reno, Nevada 89557—0308. </b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><o:p> </o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>The University of Nevada, Reno, is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity, Title IX employer</i><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>