[HASTS-jobs] FW: Northwestern University postdoctoral fellowships: Science in Human Culture

[Karen Gardner]

From: Natasha O Dennison [mailto:n-dennison at northwestern.edu] 
Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 12:30 PM
Cc: Steven G Epstein
Subject: Northwestern University postdoctoral fellowships: Science in Human
Culture

 

 

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 shc-program at northwestern.edu, 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
shc-program at northwestern.edu. Substantive questions may be addressed to
Steven Epstein, program director, at s-epstein at northwestern.edu.

 

AA/EOE: Applications from women and minorities are especially encouraged.

 

Visit our website: http://www.shc.northwestern.edu

 

 

Natasha Dennison

Program Assistant 2

Northwestern University

American Studies -  <http://www.amstp.northwestern.edu/>
http://www.amstp.northwestern.edu

& Science in Human Culture -  <http://www.shc.northwestern.edu/>
http://www.shc.northwestern.edu

(tel) 847-491-3525    (fax) 847-467-2733

 

NU Staff Advisory Council (NUSAC) -  <http://www.northwestern.edu/nusac>
http://www.northwestern.edu/nusac

 

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--Redemption Song, Bob Marley

 

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