[HASTS-jobs] Fwd: Northwestern's history of science job... and its postdoc

Wed Sep 28 12:06:52 EDT 2011

From: hasts-fac-bounces at MIT.EDU [mailto:hasts-fac-bounces at MIT.EDU] On Behalf
Of David Kaiser
Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2011 10:05 AM
To: HASTS Students; hasts-fac at mit.edu
Subject: [HASTS-fac] Fwd: Northwestern's history of science job... and its
postdoc

FYI: TWO jobs at Northwestern: a tenure-track position and a postdoctoral
fellowship.

best,

Dave

Begin forwarded message:

From: Ken Alder <k-alder at northwestern.edu>

Date: September 28, 2011 9:41:14 AM EDT

To: dikaiser at mit.edu

Subject: Northwestern's history of science job... and its postdoc

Dear Dave,

Please find attached two ads which you should feel free to pass along to
your eligible current or former students or to colleagues in your
department/field.  You should also free free to post/resend the ads for
general information.

The first is an ad for a faculty position in Northwestern University's
History Department for a historian of science, medicine, or technology.  The
position is open as to time period, geographic focus, or subfield, and will
be filled by either a tenure-track assistant professor or a tenured
associate professor, depending on the qualifications of the applicant.  The
due date is November 1, 2011 for a position that will begin September 1,
2012.  Details on how to apply are in the ad, which I also provide in text
form below.

The second is an ad for our annual search for a two-year postdoctoral fellow
in our Program in Science in Human Culture (SHC).  This year we will be
making two hires, and applications from historians of science, medicine, or
technology are encouraged.  Indeed, applicants to the history of science job
should feel free to apply for the postdoc as well without feeling that they
hurt their chances for one or the other in any way.  The deadline for
applications is January 15, 2012 for a position that will run from September
1, 2012 until August 31, 2014.  Details on how to apply are in the ad, which
I also provide in text form below.

If you have questions about either position you may contact me at
k-alder at northwestern.edu, or the director of SHC, Steve Epstein, at
s-epstein at northwestern.edu.

Best,

Ken Alder

FACULTY POSITION in the HISTORY OF SCIENCE, MEDICINE, OR TECHNOLOGY

History of science, technology, or medicine. The Department of History at
Northwestern University invites applications from historians of science,
technology, and medicine, without limitation by time period, geographical
focus or subfield, for a tenure-track assistant professorship or tenured
associate professorship, depending on the qualifications of the applicant.
The person hired also will join Northwestern's Science in Human Culture
Program,http://www.shc.northwestern.edu/. Applications should include a cv,
brief personal statement, writing sample, and three confidential letters of
reference (sent separately). All materials must be submitted electronically
via the link on our departmental website at
http://www.history.northwestern.edu/. Applications are due by November 1,
2011. Women and members of minority groups are encouraged to apply. AA/EOE.
Procedural questions may be addressed to Eric West at
e-west at northwestern.edu; substantive questions may be addressed to Ken Alder
at k-alder at northwestern.edu.

POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP in SCIENCE STUDIES, open to HISTORIANS OF SCIENCE,
MEDICINE, OR TECHNOLOGY

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

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.

-- 

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Ken Alder
Professor of History and Milton H. Wilson Professor in the Humanities
Department of History
Harris Hall, Room 309
Northwestern University
1881 Sheridan Rd.
Evanston, IL 60208

Work (847) 491-7260
Fax (847) 467-1393

http://www.kenalder.com/
k-alder at northwestern.edu
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