Temporary Job opportunity in the Dept of History, Lancaster University, UK
I draw to the notice of subscribers to MERSENNE the
recent job advertisement in History at Lancaster for a one-year temporary post
in early modern history commencing Autumn 2015. Please see:
The Department of History at Lancaster has a successful
record of introducing its humanities/history students to the history of early
modern science, broadly construed and sympathetically presented.
I (Dr Stephen Pumfrey) will be on sabbatical leave from
December 2015. Whilst I will be convening and delivering (with the successful
applicant) part of the new module Hist102: Reform, Rebellion and Reason, and
delivering my module Hist294: Nature and Culture: Themes from the Renaissance,
I will be delivering neither my final year special subject Hist333: Science and
Society in England, 1640-1688, nor my postgraduate contributions.
My entirely personal opinion is that there are
opportunities for applicants with expertise in early modern HSTM who can
demonstrate that they have the capacity to teach early modern history more
broadly, probably with an emphasis upon Britain, given that the post is to
replace Prof. Naomi Tadmor.
Dr Stephen Pumfrey,
Department of History,
Lancaster University, LA1 4YT.