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Excellence Cluster 264 Topoi - The Formation and Transformation of Space and Knowledge in Ancient Civilizations Postdoctoral Fellowship Announcement (Ancient History) The Junior Research Group D-5-5 “Between knowledge and innovation – balances” of Excellence Cluster 264 Topoi invites applications for a two-year postdoctoral research position. Pursuant to DFG guidelines, the fellowship will be awarded for two years and include a stipend of between 1365 and 1467 euros per month. A child allowance will be made available in accordance with DFG guidelines. Applicants should be fluent in English and hold a doctorate in Ancient (Greek and Roman) History, preferably with a specialization in the History of Ancient Economy or Technology. The ability to work in German would be an asset. The successful candidate will be expected to conduct academic research in a field related to the research interests of the group and to produce a study of wider scope. Based on the example of the balanc...

SECOND CALL the 9th International Conference in the History of Chemistry (9ICHC) to be held at Uppsala University 21-23 August, 2013. Apologizes for cross-posting! Registration has now opened for CHEMISTRY IN MATERIAL CULTURE Keynote speakers: Mary Jo Nye, Oregon State University, USA Marta Lourenço, University of Lisbon, Portugal Lawrence Principe, Johns Hopkins University, USA Please check in on the website http://www.9ichc.se to register online and to obtain information about preliminary scientific program, special exhibitions, social program and venue. This interdisciplinary conference welcomes participants from a range of academic disciplines, including history of science and technology, economic history, cultural heritage research and the STS-field, as well as participants from chemistry, material science and related disciplines who have an interest in contributing to the writing of the history of their fields.Chemistry is the premier science dealing wi...

ISF/NRI POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY The Trustees of the Needham Research Institute, Cambridge ( www.nri.org.uk ) invite applications for a research fellowship, open to those intending to carry out research in original source materials relating to any topic within the broad field of the history of science, technology and medicine in China without limitation of historical period. Applicants will be expected to hold the degree of PhD in a relevant area, and to be no more than three years from the time of the award of the degree at the time of taking up the fellowship.   The fellowship is tenable at the Needham Research Institute, whose library offers unique facilities for research in the history of science, technology and medicine in East Asia, located within a short distance of the rich resources of Cambridge University Library.   Scholars will be expected to spend most of their time in residence in Cambridge during their ten...

A postdoctoral position will be available at IHPST (Institut d'Histoire et de Philosophie des Sciences et des Techniques, Paris) within the French ANR funded project  â€œMetaphysics of Science† , for one year (September/October 2013 - August/September 2014), renewable for a second year (September/October 2014 - August/September 2015).The successful candidate must pursue research, and already have some expertise, in at least one of the three domains in the focus of the project: 1) Levels of reality,   2) Individual objects in physics and biology, and 3) Dispositions in psychology and physics. The post-doc will be expected to present his/her research at conferences and seminars, and to publish in peer-reviewed journals.   He or she will work at IHPST in Paris and will provide organizational support for the activities of the teams. Residence in Paris is strictly mandatory. Major tasks will be to: 1) run the M...

FACULTY OF ART, DESIGN AND HUMANITIES, De Montfort University School of Media and Communication Senior Research Fellow/Senior Lecturer Photographic History Permanent Grade G: Salary Range £34,895-£44,166 The Photographic History Research Centre (PHRC) at De Montfort University is seeking a dynamic and committed photographic historian specialising in twentieth century photographic history to join their growing team of academic researchers and post graduate students. Candidates' research field will ideally relate to PHRC's core research strands in global social and cultural practices of photography, photography and science, and the industrial and business history of photography.   We welcome applications from candidates with backgrounds in cultural history, visual culture, art history, anthropology, history of science, museum studies or any other relevant field. The PHRC is a highly interdisciplinary research centre, with excellent links t...