Postdoctoral fellowships at the Division of History of Science and Technology, PHS Dpt, University of Athens, Greece

Postdoctoral fellowships at the Division of History of Science and Technology, PHS Dpt, University of Athens, Greece.


The Division of History of Science and Technology of the Department of Philosophy and History of Science at the University of Athens, is willing to support applications for a Post-doctoral fellowship funded by the Greek Ministry of Education. The applications will be submitted in collaboration with a faculty member to the General Secretariat for Research and Technology of the Ministry of Education.


Candidates should have completed their PhDs within the past 10 years and before the deadline for submission of the proposal. The call and forms for the fellowship (in Greek) can be found at: http://www.gsrt.gr/default.asp?V_ITEM_ID=6605\
The proposed project must be related to the history, sociology and anthropology of the Cold Chain that includes the various stages of food preservation ranging from production to distribution and consumption of perishable produce. Priority will be given to projects that will be related to the social transformations brought about by the extensive use of artificial cold (industrial and domestic) from the late- 19th century to our days. Candidates from all fields of the human and social sciences are welcome.

The application must be written in English and be submitted by September 30, 2010. The duration of the fellowship is between 24 and 36 months.

For more information please contact Dr. Faidra Papanelopoulou at fpapanel@phs.uoa.gr before September 18, 2010.