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Job at UCL: Lecturer in Philosophy of Science
Assistant Professor at University of Warwick - Sociology
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology - Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Applied Psychology/Decision Science
Office of NIH History - Work on the recently discovered papers of Joseph J. Kinyoun, early scientist at NIH

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Job at UCL: Lecturer in Philosophy of Science

The Department of Science and Technology Studies at UCL seeks to appoint a full-time Lecturer in Philosophy of Science, with teaching and research interests in the philosophy of science, and - preferably - the history and philosophy of the physical sciences broadly construed. The successful applicant must hold a PhD in the appropriate subject area, and is expected to have a range of interests within history and philosophy of science, to be active in research and publication, and to be capable of teaching the subject to undergraduate and postgraduate students from a wide range of backgrounds.

Closing date: 16 Apr 2010; interviews in early May

Job advert:
www.ucl.ac.uk/hr/jobs/
Search "UCL Current Vacancies" using reference: 1130132

About the department:
www.ucl.ac.uk/sts

For informal enquiries, please contact Prof. Steve Miller (Head of Department) by phone on 020 7679 3490, or by email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Assistant Professor at University of Warwick - Sociology

The Department welcomes applications from suitably qualified candidates within the field, broadly defined, of science, politics and society - e.g. those working within science and technology studies (STS), health/medicine, media, theory, the environment, and cognate fields pertaining to relations between science, politics and society. Further details available at: http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AAR760/assistant-professor/

£36,715 - £43,840 pa

The closing date/time for applications is midnight (British time) at the end of Friday 12 March 2010.

More information: https://secure.admin.warwick.ac.uk/webjobs/jobs/academic/job20446.html

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology - Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Applied Psychology/Decision Science

The Department of Humanities and Social Sciences in the College of Cultural Science at KAIST invites applications for a tenure-track appointment in the field of Applied Psychology/Decision Science at the assistant or associate professor level. The successful candidate should have training in behavioural finance or behavioural economics, with a doctorate in psychology, economics, or a comparable discipline. The candidate is expected to teach an undergraduate and a graduate course each semester within the department or other interdisciplinary programs in the university. Preference will be given to candidates who can collaborate with current faculty members at KAIST or promote research programs with industry. Candidates with an outstanding research record who can develop an externally-funded research program are particularly encouraged to apply. The appointment will start Sept 1, 2010 or thereafter.

KAIST is an internationally-recognized, government-funded research university based in South Korea, which aims to become a global leader in the key areas of research for the 21st century. As a rapidly expanding global institution, KAIST mandates English as the language of instruction. KAIST is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Foreign nationals and women are particularly welcome. Salaries and benefits are comparable to those of major American universities, and negotiable depending on qualifications. In addition, on- or off-campus housing will be provided as well as financial subsidy for settlement expenses and start-up funding for research.

Further information about the department and KAIST can be found at the websites http://hss.kaist.ac.kr and http://www.kaist.ac.kr.

Applicants should send a cover letter describing research and teaching plans, curriculum vitae, sample publications, three reference letters, and other supporting materials by April 15, 2010, to:

Professor Jeounghoon Kim
Department of Humanities & Social Sciences
College of Cultural Science
KAIST
335 Gwahangno, Yuseong-gu
Daejeon, Republic of Korea, 305-701
Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Website: http://www.kaist.ac.kr

Office of NIH History - Work on the recently discovered papers of Joseph J. Kinyoun, early scientist at NIH

Joseph J. Kinyoun, MD (1860-1919): Historical/Archival Research Project

The Office of History and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are looking for an early career historian to work on the recently discovered papers of Joseph J. Kinyoun.

Kinyoun was a key figure in the history of late 19th and early 20th century American life sciences. From his base in the Marine Hospital Service (MHS), in 1887 Kinyoun, then a young MHS physician trained in the new bacteriological methods, set up a one-room laboratory in the Marine Hospital at Stapleton, Staten Island, New York, commonly regarded as the forerunner of the NIH and NIAID. Kinyoun called this facility a "laboratory of hygiene" in imitation of German facilities, and to indicate that the laboratory's purpose was to serve the public's health. Within a few months, Kinyoun had identified the cholera bacillus in suspicious cases and used his Zeiss microscope to demonstrate it to his colleagues as confirmation of their clinical diagnoses. "As the symptoms . . . were by no means well defined," he wrote, "the examinations were confirmatory evidence of the value of bacteria cultivation as a means of positive diagnosis." Kinyoun went on to play major roles in other epidemics, notably of bubonic plague in San Francisco. He helped to establish scientific infectious disease control and microbiology in the U.S.

The goal of the project is two-fold: 1) to assemble in a systematic manner the major repository for primary sources related to Kinyoun and his work; 2) to develop Web-based exhibits on Kinyoun, his career, and his life and times. The historian would be supervised by Robert Martensen, MD, PhD and David Cantor, PhD, respectively Director and Deputy Director of the Office of NIH History & Museum. The incumbent would also work closely with History Office Archivist Barbara Harkins and Hank Grasso, who is responsible for Museum interpretive materials. At NIAID, the incumbent would work with David M. Morens, MD (OD/NIAID).

The incumbent will be expected to present his/her findings in public presentations (including the 125th anniversary of NIAID and NIH in 2012) and to publish his/her findings in appropriate venues, such as the American Journal of Public Health. She/he would participate in the active seminar program of the History Office: http://history.nih.gov/about/seminars.html.

The appointment would be for two years, subject to review after the first 12 months. Support would be based on the IRTA scale for post-doctoral appointments and be provided by NIAID. The successful applicant should have their PhD or equivalent by the time he/she takes up the appointment.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: APRIL 26, 2010

Instructions

Send the following materials via email to David Cantor, PhD – This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

1.   Your full name and contact information
2.   A statement setting out your qualifications for undertaking this project, and how you see an historical/archival project on Kinyoun advancing historical scholarship. The statement should be no more than 2 pages in length (single spaced).
3.   Your curriculum vitae
4.   Names, addresses, and affiliations of two people who will provide reference letters

Send the following materials via regular mail to David Cantor, PhD:

5.   Graduate transcripts.
6.   Letters of reference NOTE: Please inform the two references who will write in support of your application that they may submit their letters initially via email to David Cantor, but that these letters must be received before the deadline, and that hard copies on institutional letterhead stationery must follow for your application to be considered.

Please send documents to the address listed below:

David Cantor, PhD.,
Kinyoun Project
Office of History,
Building 45, Room 3AN38 | MSC 6330
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD 20892-6330

Contact Info:
E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Website: http://history.nih.gov