2-YEAR RESEARCH AND TEACHING ASSOCIATE IN HISTORY OF MEDICINE 1500-1850

2-YEAR RESEARCH AND TEACHING ASSOCIATE IN HISTORY OF MEDICINE 1500-1850
Department of History and Philosophy of Science
University of Cambridge

Salary: £27,319-£35,646 pa

As part of a Wellcome Trust Strategic Award on the theme 'Generation to
Reproduction', with additional support from the Isaac Newton Trust, the
Department seeks to appoint a two-year Research and Teaching Associate
in the History of Medicine, 1500-1850. Candidates must propose research
in the history of generation and/or reproduction, broadly understood,
and be able to teach history of early modern medicine. The first year
will be primarily devoted to research within the theme 'Generation to
Reproduction' and to securing funding beyond the end of the second year.
In the second year the successful candidate will take on greater
teaching, examining and administrative duties, to cover the research
leave of Dr Lauren Kassell. The post is available from 1 September 2010
and candidates should have been awarded a PhD (or equivalent) before
taking it up. The post is supported by a six-month probationary period.

The application should be submitted in hard copy only and should consist of:

i. Parts I and III of the University's coversheet for applications for
employment, form PD18
(www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/personnel/forms/pd18/pd18.doc
<http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/personnel/forms/pd18/pd18.doc>).
ii. A full cv, including details of teaching experience.
iii. A list of publications.
iv. Statements about current and proposed research.
v. Two samples of recent work.
vi. The names of three referees, who should be asked to send references
to the Administrator directly. It is the candidate's responsibility to
ensure that these arrive by the closing date. Referees should be asked
to comment specifically on the candidate's ability to undertake this
role in the department. We will accept references by email to:
generate@hermes.cam.ac.uk <mailto:generate@hermes.cam.ac.uk>

Applications should be sent to the Administrator, Department of History
and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge, Free School Lane,
Cambridge CB2 3RH

* Limit of tenure: 2-years
* For further details, see: http://www.hps.cam.ac.uk/jobs/medicine.html

Quote Reference: JN06288
Closing Date: 15 March 2010
Interview Date: 28/04/2010


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Dr Francis Neary
Department of History & Philosophy of Science
University of Cambridge Free School Lane
Cambridge CB2 3RH
www.hps.cam.ac.uk