History of Science, Technology and Medicine 2014-15

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University of Regensburg (Ger.) - Tenured Professorship
[posted without a link to the original job advert. Please always include a link to the advert when you add postings AFII (talk) 06:56, July 11, 2014 (UTC)]
 * Tenured Professorship in the History of Science (W2), to begin Autumn 2015
 * PhD required, plus other achievements e.g. Habilitation and/or second book
 * "The successful candidate is expected to cover a wide range of topics in both teaching and research. In teaching he/she will be responsible for undergraduate and graduate courses, and is expected to cooperate with philosophers, historians and scientists. In research the focus should be on the history of the empirical natural sciences. Interdisciplinary cooperation is expected. Teaching is expected to be in German."
 * Applications should be submitted by regular mail, including c.v., list of publications, list of courses taught, copies of academic exams and degrees – but no offprints, to: Dekan, Fakultät für Philosophie, Kunst-, Geschichts- und Gesellschaftswissenschaften, D-93040 Regensburg, Germany
 * Deadline: 20 Jun. 2014

Wesleyan University (CT) - Assistant Professor, Science in Society Program

 * The Science in Society Program of Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT USA, seeks to hire a tenure-track assistant professor beginning July 2015, with research and teaching interests in the social or cultural aspects of health, disease, and health care, focused on the United States. Teaching responsibility includes survey course on social/cultural aspects of medicine and health.
 * The Science in Society Program offers an interdisciplinary undergraduate major in the history, philosophy and social studies of science, technology, and medicine, taught by faculty from multiple disciplines. Affiliation with another program or department is negotiable. Ph.D. in a relevant academic discipline, in hand or near completion, is required at time of appointment.
 * LINK TO APPLY: https://careers.wesleyan.edu/postings/4439
 * Applications received after October 10, 2014 may not receive full consideration.
 * Also posted at Cultural Anthropology 2014-2015

Harvard University (MA) - History of Technology

 * Tenure-track Assistant Professor in the history of technology, to begin 1 July 2015
 * Ph.D. required by start date
 * “The Department is especially interested in candidates who show exceptional promise as scholars, teachers and mentors, and whose work complements that of the current faculty.”
 * "Applications should include a curriculum vitae, a brief outline of present scholarly projects and future plans, a teaching statement, and names and contact information for 3 references. We also ask candidates to submit a sample of recent scholarly work. All materials should be submitted directly to the Harvard academic positions site at http://academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/4179."
 * Application deadline is August 19, 2014.

Johns Hopkins University (MD) - Modern Technology

 * tenure track Assistant Professorship in the history of modern technology, to begin 1 July 2015
 * Ph.D. required, but we will accept applications from doctoral students. In the case of graduate student applicants, all requirements for the Ph.D. degree must be fulfilled by September 1, 2015
 * "The position is open to all areas of scholarship within the history of modern technology in the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. We are particularly interested in science-related technologies"
 * "Applications should include a description of scholarly activity and teaching experience along with a curriculum vitae. Applicants should arrange to have three letters of reference sent by October 15, 2014. Apply online via Interfolio at apply.interfolio.com/25077."
 * Review begins: 15 Oct. 2014 and continues until position filled