The Institute of the History of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of
Giessen (near Frankfurt, Germany,
http://www.med.uni-giessen.de/histor/index.html) is about to launch a new
research programme in the history of late 19th and 20th century medicine and
invites applications for a position as lecturer (wissenschaftlicher
Angestellter), a five year-appointment starting in April or May 2003. The
Giessen institute offers opportunities for close collaborations with an active
research programme in the history department on Cultures of Memory
(http://www.uni-giessen.de/erinnerungskulturen/), as well as with the Behring
Library (http://www.med.uni-marburg.de/d-einrichtungen/geschichtemedizin/) in
the neighbouring university town of Marburg.
Prospective candidates are expected to conduct an active programme of research
in the history of late 19th and/or 20th century medicine or biomedical science,
and must be qualified to teach courses in these areas. The candidate should
speak German and English fluently. A first degree in medicine or one of the
biomedical sciences is favourable, but not obligatory. Salary will be according
to BAT, level II a, the approximate equivalent of an American assistant
professor, or a British lecturer.
Applicants should send a cover letter, c.v., a sample of scholarly work of no
more than twenty pages, no later than March 10, 2003, to the address below.
Please direct informal enquiries and expressions of interest to the same
address, preferably by email.
Prof. Volker Roelcke
Institut fuer Medizin- und Wissenschaftsgeschichte
Universitaet zu Luebeck
Koenigstrasse 42,
D-23552 Luebeck
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
Web: http://www.imwg.mu-luebeck.de/txt/members/roelcke/roelcke.htm
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