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SPSP 2015 call for papers

CALL FOR PAPERS Society for Philosophy of Science in Practice (SPSP) Fifth Biennial Conference University of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark June 24-26, 2015 Abstract Submission Deadline: 5 January 2015 Please submit paper or session proposals via spsp2015.au.dk/submission Notification of acceptance: 1 March 2015 Main Contact: Sabina Leonelli, S.Leonelli@exeter.ac.uk Keynote speakers will include: Marcel Boumans (Eramus University of Rotterdam), Nancy J. Nerssessian (Georgia Institute of Technology), Hans-J ö rg Rheinberger (Max Planck Institute for the History of Science), and Léna Soler (University of Paris-I) The Society for Philosophy of Science in Practice (SPSP) is an interdisciplinary community of scholars who approach the philosophy of science with a focus on scientific practice and the practical uses of scientific knowledge. For further details on our objectives, see our mission statement on our website at http://www.philosophy-science-practice.org/en/mission-s

British Council Workshop on Environmental History for publicity

Dear all We are seeking applications from Early-Career Scholars to participate in a workshop, funded by the British Council Researcher Links scheme, on Environmental History - which may be fairly broadly defined - at the Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan on 3-6 January 2015. The deadline for applications is 31 October 2014. The call is open to scholars who were awarded their Ph.D.s in the last 10 years and who are based at institutions of higher education or research in the UK or Kazakhstan. Organizers: Beatrice Penati, Nazarbayev University and David Moon, York University. Further details and application procedure are attached below.  with best wishes David Moon david.moon@york.ac.uk ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY WORKSHOP Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan 3-6 January 2015 Organisers: Dr Beatrice Penati (Nazarbayev University) and Prof. David Moon (York University, UK).  We

Faculty position in the Social and Cultural Dimensions of Health (UCLA)

UCLA’s Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences and the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior (an interdisciplinary research and education institute devoted to the understanding of complex human behavior), in collaboration with the UCLA Division of Social Sciences, are seeking applications for a full-time tenure-equivalent faculty position at the Assistant, Associate or Full Professor rank; level to be commensurate with background and experience. Applicants must have a demonstrated record of excellence in scholarship that focuses on the social and cultural dimensions of psychological or physical health and human functioning at the individual or population level. Specific area of expertise is open, but we are particularly interested in scholars who consider the role of psychosocial, biological, or cultural factors, or take a developmental or lifespan perspective in their work. Candidates must possess an established record of publication and demonstr

Faculty position in History and Social Studies of Medicine (UCLA)

UCLA’s Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences and the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior (an interdisciplinary research and education institute devoted to the understanding of complex human behavior), are seeking applications for a full-time tenure-equivalent faculty position at the Assistant, Associate or Full Professor rank; level to be commensurate with background and experience. Applicants must have a demonstrated record of excellence in scholarship that focuses on the intersection of the social sciences and medicine. Candidates must possess an established record of publication. A demonstrated ability to secure extramural funding is preferred. The position includes doctoral and postdoctoral teaching and training responsibilities; excellent teaching skills and the ability to mentor students is required. Though preference will be given to individuals with expertise in the history of medicine and who hold both an M.D. and a Ph.D., we welc