3 month funded post-doc: University of Kent
The
University of Kent has won money from the AHRC’s cultural engagement fund for
its art/science project Chain Reaction!, based on an unsung hero of
laboratory life, the Polymerase Chain Reaction machine (aka PCR, thermocycler,
etc.)
We are
looking for a short-term post-doc to work on the project from Feb-April
2013. The work will involve some project management and the development
of public-facing written materials for the final exhibition. The latter
might be a short piece of journalistic research on the PCR machine from any
angle such as anthropology, sociology, history etc. (There is an absolute
gift of a story about its inventor, as it happens …)
What we’re
looking for
·
Someone
recently post-PhD
·
With
a background in hist sci/tech or STS or science communication,
broadly conceived
·
No
need to have heard of PCR but a willingness to learn!
What they
will get
·
Developing
transferable, impact-ish skills for their CV
·
Participation
in a fun project – working with artists, scientists and historians
Please
respond directly and/or pass on to recent post-docs that you know.
There’s no formal deadline – it’s there for the taking by the first
plausible enquirer.
To find out
more, see the Chain Reaction! category on our blog Science Comma. Informal
inquiries very welcome.
Charlotte
Sleigh
Dr Charlotte Sleigh
School of History
University of Kent