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More information: http://www.ea-journal.com/en/home/175-becas-y-ofertas-laborales Natural History Research Experiences at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution A summer research internship for undergraduates The National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, hosts a world-class research staff and unparalleled scientific research collections. Natural History Research Experience (NHRE) summer internships pair undergraduates with members of the Natural History research and collections staff, providing a hands-on introduction to scientific research. Here is an opportunity for students to engage in an original research project with a scientific mentor from one or more of the scholarly disciplines at the National Museum of Natural History: Anthropology, Botany, Entomology, Invertebrate Zoology, Mineral Science, Paleobiology, Vertebrate Zoology, and Museum Education. Additional activities include behind-the-scenes events and tours at the museum. For the 2010 internship, NHRE will not maintain a listing of specific projects. Students will identify a field of interest and/or specific individuals they are interested in working with on the application. Information about research areas can be found through the department websites listed above (except for Education, which links instead to a sample project). Students selected for placement in the NHRE program will be given full details about the specific research mentor, department, and project(s) available to them, at which point they can accept or reject the internship offer. The National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) is located on the National Mall in the heart of Washington DC. The program runs from June 1 to August 6, 2010. Students selected will receive a stipend of $5,000 and housing at a local university. A relocation allowance may also be requested. Previous research experience is not required, and we encourage applications from ethnic minorities and members of other underrepresented groups. Complete applications, including two letters of reference and college transcripts, must be received via email before February 8, 2010 to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Scanned or electronic copies of college transcripts are acceptable. Applicants will receive notification of status by April 1 Download the Application for Office 2007 for Windows users. Download the Application for Mac Users and earlier versions of Office for Windows. Download the Letter of Reference Form (all versions of Office). Information about research and collections at NMNH can be found at http://www.mnh.si.edu/rc/. If you have questions about the program, please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Note: The Museum's Research Training Program (RTP) remains suspended and is not being held in 2010. Students interested in this type of program are encouraged to apply for Natural History Research Experience summer internships. New MSc Programme in Science, Technology and International Development: University of Edinburgh The Science, Technology and Innovation Studies subject group of the University of Edinburgh announce a new Masters Programmes in Science, Technology and International Development. This MSc programme draws on the University of Edinburgh's long-standing reputation for excellence in medicine, science and engineering. Based in Scotland's vibrant capital and a UNESCO World Heritage city, the University is a home for science and technology studies, innovation studies and is a global hub of expertise in international development. As a student on our programme you will have the opportunity to draw together options from one of the UK’s largest groupings of high quality social science, taking advantage of all the resources one of the world's top universities has to offer. Here you will be able to build a degree that suits your regional, disciplinary and professional interests. This masters programme is open to students and professionals looking to develop a deeper understanding of the complex dynamics of international development and how they play out in a global context. Please visit the website for application details and funding possibilities. Dr. Lawrence Dritsas Science, Technology and Innovation Studies School of Social & Political Science University of Edinburgh Chrystal Macmillan Building 15a George Square Edinburgh EH8 9LD Scotland United Kingdom Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Visit the website at http://www.sps.ed.ac.uk/stid Wellcome PhD Studentship: Medicine, Emotion and Disease in History The Centre for the History of the Emotions at Queen Mary, University of London is pleased to announce a PhD studentship to cover fees and maintenance between 2010 – 2013. This three-year studentship (the second of two) comprises part of a five-year Wellcome Trust Enhancement Award in the History of Medicine, granted to the Queen Mary Centre for the History of the Emotions. The award funds a broad research project – ‘Medicine, Emotion and Disease in History’ – which investigates how theories, experiences, and expressions of passions and emotions have developed in medical contexts over the past five hundred years. The studentship is fully funded, providing a maintenance grant at the rate paid by the Wellcome Trust (starting at £20,897 in the first year). Fees are also covered by the Wellcome Trust, at the rate for home students. There will also be access to further funds for travel and research expenses. The studentship will be awarded to an exceptional candidate proposing to undertake a programme of doctoral research connected to the aims of the project. Applicants should have attained (or expect to attain by the end of 2009-10) a Masters qualification that will equip them to pursue doctoral research in this area. Applicants should apply simultaneously for admission to an appropriate Queen Mary PhD programme. An application form may be downloaded as a PDF or Word document; and on-line application is also possible. For further details of how to apply to Queen Mary, see: www.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/apply/index.html Applicants must include with their application (in addition to their application form, degree transcript and two references), the following three additional documents: (i) Statement of purpose (up to one side of A4) explaining their reasons for undertaking this PhD and their future career plans. (ii) Research proposal (up to 2,000 words) outlining their research questions and proposed sources, and explaining how their research will contribute to the aims of the project (see over). (iii) Research summary (750-1,000 words) giving the title, subject, and brief rationale of their proposed research, also explaining why Queen Mary is the right place for this research, addressing any ethical issues, and summarising what relevant research training has already been received and what further training and professional development will be necessary during the PhD. See: http://www.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/hss/funding/QM%20PHD.html It is intended that applicants wishing also to apply for general Queen Mary and/or AHRC PhD studentships will be able to use the same materials. All application materials should be sent to: QMUL Admissions and Recruitment, Room CB02, Queens’ Building, London E1 4NS Closing Date: 12 February 2010 Applications received after this date will still be considered for admission but will be too late to be considered for the studentship competition. Short-listed candidates may be invited for interview. Enquiries should be addressed to Thomas Dixon ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) or to Alex Ferguson ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) Further Details Applicants are asked to explain how their proposed doctoral research will contribute to the aims of the Wellcome-funded project ‘Medicine, Emotion and Disease in History’. The information on this page is intended to help applicants compose that statement. See also Section 4, ‘General advice on completing your research proposal’, of the following guidance: http://www.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/apply/hss_research/ The project is hosted by the Queen Mary Centre for the History of the Emotions, and the successful applicant for the PhD studentship will join this lively interdisciplinary research group. Supervision will be provided by one or more members of the Centre’s Steering Committee. Details of the Centre’s membership and activities can be found online: www.qmul.ac.uk/emotions The project explores historical connections between medicine, emotion and disease since the sixteenth century. One of its key aims is to understand how medical beliefs about passions and emotions fitted into broader scientific, legal and cultural contexts. It will pursue this aim by exploring the following three themes, across different periods and cultures: Health and disease How far have patients, practitioners and policy makers interpreted emotions as causes and symptoms of, or alternatively as cures for mental and bodily diseases? To what extent have passions themselves been considered diseases? Experience and expression How have ideas about emotional ‘expressions’ (broadly defined) developed and been used in medical and scientific contexts? How have bodily and psychological experiences been understood to be related to each other, by physicians and their patients? How have new investigative technologies shaped the vocabularies of emotion and expression? Psychology and politics How have the emotional states of social groups and populations been analysed? How have violent passions been investigated and controlled by the state, and how have positive emotions featured in public health strategies and policies? Applicants should, in their research proposal, indicate how their proposed PhD project will contribute to one or more of these three themes. Informal enquiries about this PhD studentship are welcome and should be directed to Dr Thomas Dixon ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) or to any other member of the QMUL Centre for the History of the Emotions Steering Committee. Six PhD Studentship in HPS/Philosophy at the University of Leeds 2010-11 The Department of Philosophy intends to offer up to six studentships in History and Philosophy of Science and Philosophy to suitably qualified candidate for its full-time or part-time PhD programmes. Two studentships are associated with the AHRC Block Grant Partnership and will pay full Home/EU fees (currently £3,390 p.a. ft) and the standard maintenance component for AHRC doctoral awards (currently £13,290 p.a. ft). Up to four additional departmental studentships will be offered paying full Home/EU fees and substantial maintenance awards. Applications for studentships are welcome from all areas of research in which the Department can provide PhD supervision. For information about research at the Department see http://www.philosophy.leeds.ac.uk/Research/index.htm. In addition, the Department will be offering two AHRC Research Preparation Masters awards in support of study on its MA programmes. For further information contact the Director of Postgraduate Studies, Prof. John Divers ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) Those interested in postgraduate study in **HPS/**Philosophy* *at the University of Leeds are warmly invited to attend an Open Day on the afternoon of Wednesday, 10 February 2009. See http://www.philosophy.leeds.ac.uk/News/openday_0910.htm or contact Ms Jenneke Stevens for more information about the Open Day: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Application Details for Studentships All applications for studentships should consist in a writing sample and three copies of a CV which includes a 500 word PhD-proposal: applicants should also arrange for two academic referees to submit references directly to the Department. Applications and references should be addressed to Ms Jenneke Stevens, Postgraduate Secretary, Department of Philosophy, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK, email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , tel 0113 343 3263 fax 0113 343 3265. The closing date for studentships applications is Wednesday 31 March 2010. All studentship are tenable for 3yr (f-t) or 5yr (p-t) from October 2010. The awards are conditional on acceptance of an offer of admission to study for PhD in the Department. While applicants need not secure admission prior to application for this studentship, to ensure eligibility for studentships it is strongly recommended that applicants apply for admission at the earliest opportunity. Renewal of the studentship each year is subject to satisfactory progress towards PhD completion. The Department operates a professional training and development scheme for postgraduates: as part of this scheme, successful applicants are often given the opportunity to undertake teaching, which is paid at an hourly rate. The Department also offers its PhD students financial support for conference attendance. The University of Leeds promotes excellence in teaching, learning and research. We welcome applications from all sections of the community. Textphone for deaf applicants only 0113 343 4353. All information is available in alternative formats; please contact 0113 343 5771. Max Planck Institute for the History of Science - „Writing-Up“ Predoctoral Fellowship The Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin (MPIWG) offers four six-month predoctoral fellowships for outstanding students in the final stage of completing their dissertations. Dissertation topics should be related to an ongoing research project (see website below) in Department II (Director: Prof. Lorraine Daston). The fellowships are open to doctoral candidates of all nationalities and disciplines, except those who have already received three years of Max Planck Society predoctoral fellowship funding. Department II holds a bimonthly colloquium in English, and candidates are expected to be able to present and discuss their work in that language. Applications, however, may be submitted in German, French or English. Two fellowships run from 1 August 2010 to 31 January 2011, and two others from 1 February to 31 July 2011. Applicants should submit the following materials: 1. Curriculum Vitae and list of publications 2. Brief (maximum 750 words) description of dissertation, in which its relevance to an ongoing MPIWG-Department II research project is made clear. 3. A letter of recommendation from the dissertation advisor endorsing the candidate and confirming that the dissertation will with high probability be completed within the term of the six-month fellowship. This letter may be sent separately. Applications should be sent by 8 March 2010 Electronic submission is also possible: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Project descriptions are to be found under http://www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/en/research/projects/department2 Questions concerning stipends and the MPIWG should be addressed to the MPIWG Research Coordinator, Jochen Schneider ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ). Contact in Department II: Fernando Vidal, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Applications from women are especially welcomed. The Max Planck Society is committed to employing more handicapped individuals and encourages them to apply. Candidates may expect a decision by 2 April 2010. Contact Info: Max-Planck-Institut für Wissenschaftsgeschichte Verwaltung – Predoc II Boltzmanstr. 22 14195 Berlin Germany Website: http://www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de |
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