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Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 16:27:10 +0000
From: John Forrester <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: Doctoral studentship in Public Understanding of Science

                               University of York
                            Department of Sociology


DOCTORAL RESEARCH STUDENTSHIP IN PUBLIC UNDERSTANDINGS OF SCIENCE

Start date: October 2005

Applications are invited for a three-year studentship to enable a
well-qualified graduate with experience of the sociology and history of
science to undertake research on the public presentation and
communication of the biological and behavioural sciences. The successful
applicant will be supervised by Dr Amanda Rees.  Candidates should have a
demonstrable interest and (preferably) previous training/expertise in
either the sociology or the history of science, either at undergraduate or
at Masters’ levels, and an interest in applying these approaches to the
study of popular science and the public understanding of science. Research
studentships comprise a tuition fee waiver (at the home/EU rate) and an
annual maintenance grant that is expected to be at the standard research
council rate (£10, 500 p.a. in 2004/5).  The successful
applicant will be required to undertake 66 hours of teaching each year in
the Sociology Department.  No previous experience in teaching is
necessary: appropriate training will be provided.  Applications should be
received by 31st May 2005.  Application forms can be obtained from the
University (telephone 01904 434034 or fax 01904 432092 or e-mail
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                  FURTHER PARTICULARS: DETAILS OF THE POSITION


The Research Studentship is open to applicants who are about to complete,
or who have completed, an undergraduate degree or Master’s degree, in
Sociology, History, or in related disciplines.  The student will be
registered as a postgraduate student of the Department of Sociology.  The
studentship will involve a waiver of the normal tuition fees (at the
home/EU rate) together with an annual maintenance grant which is expected
to be at the standard research council rate (currently £10, 500) towards
living expenses and will be payable over three years.  The University of
York is one of Britain’s most successful universities, is in the premier
league for teaching and is located in one of the UK’s prime tourist
destinations.


                                  Eligibility

Applicants should have taken courses involving the sociology and history
of science, and ideally would also have received training in research
methodology.  If the successful candidate does not have previous training
in certain relevant areas, that training will, however, be offered here.  
It is NOT necessary to have a clearly defined project at this stage in
order to apply for this studentship.  The supervisor would be happy to
assist a successful candidate in formulating a suitable
project.  Informal inquiries about the suitability of potential
applicants’ ideas at this stage may also be discussed with Dr Amanda Rees.

When applying for a studentship, using the university’s standard form
which is available on
http://www.york.ac.uk/admin/gso/gsp/finance/forms/res_awrd.htm or by mail
from Graduate Schools Office, University of York, Heslington, York YO10
5DD, Tel. (01904 434034).  An outline of the proposed project/topic of
research may be given in the appropriate space.  If the applicant does not
have a specific project or topic in mind, they may outline in that space
their interests, background and relevant expertise in the history and
sociology of science.

ALL applications should be supported by an example of the candidate’s
written work (in English, or translated into English; hard copy only):
preferably, a project or essay (whether u/g or Master’s) which
demonstrates how the candidate’s own substantive or methodological
interests overlap with the research area supported by the studentship.


                            Terms of the Studentship

The studentship will involve a waiver of normal tuition fees at the
home/EU rate.  Students from outside the UK/EU are welcome to apply:
however, a successful applicant from outside the EU would have to cover
the different between the home and overseas registration fees.  In return
for this, the student will be expected to undertake 66 hours of teaching
(in the Department of Sociology) each year.  Training in undergraduate
teaching will be provided prior to the commencement of the start of the
academic year 2005/6.  Research studentships are awarded for up to three
years of full-time study and are subject to satisfactory academic
progress and satisfactory performance of teaching duties.

The sociology of science and the environment is one of the department’s
four key research foci in our RAE strategy. It is an area in which we have
an acknowledged international reputation. The work of Professor Steve
Yearley, Professor Andrew Webster, Dr. Anne Kerr and Dr. Amanda Rees on
the growth of environmental consciousness, the sociology of expertise and
risk, the new genetics and the public understanding of science is
supplemented by the work of researchers in the Science and Technology
Studies Unit, located within the Department itself. Dr. Amanda Rees is a
Lecturer in Sociology, and her research interests include the study of
popular science and the public understanding of science, the history and
sociology of the human/animal relationship and the
development and management of scientific institutions across cultures.



                                   Facilities

Research graduates in sociology are accommodated in the Sociology
Department in Wentworth College, where each student has a shared office. A
computer, together with connections to the main university computer, will
be provided, as will photocopying and printer facilities and
necessary office materials.

We provide outstanding facilities for research in aural and visual media,
including a laboratory with up-to-date technical facilities, including
audio and video recording and playback equipment, and serviced by a
full-time technician. The main university libraries (the J.B.Morrell
Library, complemented by the opening of the Raymond Burton Humanities
Research Library in 2004) contains a fully up-to-date collection of books
and journals in the Department’s main research areas, including the
sociology and history of science.  Most of the usual facilities which you
will need are there, including interlibrary loan systems for books or
papers not held in the J.B.Morrell Library.


                               Informal Enquiries

Informal enquiries about the studentship, or about the suitability of an
idea or proposal for research, are encouraged.  Please contact Dr Amanda
Rees by mail (at the Department of Sociology, University of York,
Heslington, York, Y010 5DD) or by e-mail ([log in to unmask]) giving a
telephone number at which you can be contacted.



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Prof. John Forrester
Professor of History and Philosophy of the Sciences
University of Cambridge
Department of History and Philosophy of Science
Free School Lane
Cambridge CB2 3RH
U.K.
Tel: + 44 1223 334548
Fax: + 44 1223 334554
Email: [log in to unmask]
http://www.hps.cam.ac.uk/

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