Job: Lecturer (Tenure-Track), Unit for HPS, University of Sydney
The Unit for History and Philosophy of Science (HPS), University
of Sydney, Australia, is located in the Faculty of Science, an
arrangement unique in Australia and offering a number of
advantages to the discipline. The Unit teaches majors in the
degrees of Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Arts, and Bachelor of
Liberal Studies, and has strong links with the Departments of
Philosophy, History, and Gender Studies in the Faculty of Arts.
The Unit currently has three full-time staff, a number of part-time
academics, active honours and postgraduate programs, and a
strong research profile.
Applications are invited for the position of Lecturer (continuing).
The successful candidate will have a completed PhD and have a
strong research record with potential to recruit postgraduate students
and attract external funding; disciplinary knowledge in history of early
modern science/scientific revolution and sociology of science;
demonstrated teaching ability in history of early modern science; and
teaching and research in at least one additional field in HPS within the
disciplinary context of HPS. Teaching experience in other areas of HPS
not specified above also is desirable. Preference will be given to
applicants with a background in more than one of the
constituent disciplines of this interdisciplinary field.
The position is full-time continuing available from 1 July 2003,
subject to the completion of a satisfactory probation period for
new appointees. Membership in a University-approved superannuation
scheme is a condition of employment for new appointees. For further
information, contact Dr Rachel A. Ankeny (Director of HPS) on (02)
9351-4801, fax (02) 9351 4124, email: [log in to unmask]
or visit our website at http://www.usyd.edu.au/su/hps. Details on
applying
for the position are available from personnel on
http://bull.ucc.usyd.edu.au/
personnel/.
Applications (five copies) should quote the reference number
(A36/002984),
address the selection criteria, and include a CV, a list of
publications,
the names, addresses, e-mail, fax and phone number of confidential
referees (limit of three--do not include letters), and should be sent to
The Personnel Officer, College of Sciences and Technology,
Carslaw Building, (F07), The University of Sydney, NSW, 2006 Australia.
Renumeration package: $65,771 - $78,056 p.a. (which includes a
base salary Lecturer Level B $55,578 - $65,999 p.a., leave loading and
up to 17% employer's contribution to superannuation)
Closing (for receipt of applications): 25 November 2002
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