Postdoc position in the history of neuroscience and psychiatry at the University of Calgary (Canada)
Postdoctoral Scholar Position
Area:
History of Medicine (history of neuroscience & psychiatry)
Duration: 2
Years (potential for 3rd year)
Start Date:
September 1, 2014
Salary:
Commensurate with Experience
The Department of Community Health Sciences in the
Faculty of Medicine at the University of Calgary is accepting applications for
a Postdoctoral Fellow in the History of Neuroscience & Psychiatry for a
research project funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).
Job Description:
The UofC has an active research and educational community
in the wider field of the science studies (programs in the History of Medicine
and Health Care, History and Philosophy of Science, as well as Science and
Technology Studies). The successful
applicant will work with a team of historians and science scholars based in the
Faculty of Medicine with strong links to the Faculties of Arts/Science/Nursing,
the Calgary Institute for the Humanities, the Hotchkiss Brain Institute, and
the Institute for Public Health. The
applicant will help to advance the groups’ historiographical research program
and engage with (inter)national collaborators to examine the impact of émigrés
physicians and researchers in North American neuroscience. The research program is aligned with current
work to investigate the impact of the forced migration of German-speaking
émigré psychiatrists, neurologists and basic brain researchers in Canada and
the USA (see: www.homhcp.ucalgary.ca).
The successful candidate will teach 1 course per term in
an area related to the History of Medicine/History/History and Philosophy of
Science and contribute 40% of her/his time to research, data-banking, and
publication activities of the research program.
Participation in the ongoing seminars and lecture series of the program
is also required. All other time, she/he
can devote to her/his grant-writing activities, publications, and
collaborations.
Qualifications:
Applications are invited from recent PhD graduates (<3
years from degree) in history/sociology/STS/ philosophy/anthropology/classics
with a demonstrated background in history of medicine/science/neuroscience and
interest in the subject of the local research program. International applications are likewise
strongly encouraged. Data-banking experience and additional knowledge of
German, Hebrew, Polish, or French is appreciated; and demonstrated experiences
with oral history methodology would be an advantage.
Application details:
Review of applications will begin April-30, 2014
continuing until successful recruitment (anticipated start date: Sept-1,
2014). Applicants should submit a CV, a
cover letter with statement of research experience, 2 writing samples (articles
or books chapters), a brief outline of personal research interests along with 2
reference letters to:
Dr. Frank W. Stahnisch, Associate Professor AMF/Hannah
Professorship in the History of Medicine and Health Care Department of
Community Health Sciences & Department of History TRW Building, Room 3E41,
3280 Hospital Drive NW Calgary, AB, Canada
T2N 4Z6
Email applications (with all supporting materials) are
preferred. Applicants wishing more
information are encouraged to contact Dr. Frank W. Stahnisch (fwstahni@ucalgary.ca) or Mrs. Beth
Cusitar (bcusitar@ucalgary.ca).
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Dr. Frank W. Stahnisch,
AMF/Hannah Professorship in the History of Medicine &
Health Care Associate Professor, Departments of Community Health Sciences &
History Chair, History of Medicine and Health Care Program Coordinator
(History), History and Philosophy of Science Program Member of the Hotchkiss
Brain Institute & Institute for Public Health TRW Building, Room 3E41
3280 Hospital Drive NW
Calgary, AB, Canada T2N 4Z6
Telephone: 403.210.6290
Fax: 403.270.7307
E-Mail: fwstahni@ucalgary.ca
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