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UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE LONDON
Department of Science and Technology
Studies
Research Fellow
Applications are invited for the post
of Research Fellow in the Department of Science and Technology Studies,
University College London, to contribute to the research project "Analysis and
Synthesis in 19th-Century Chemistry: Toward a New Philosophical History of
Scientific Practice". This project is funded by the Leverhulme
Trust. The research fellow will be expected to work in close collaboration
with Dr Hasok Chang, the principal investigator for the project, and also with a
PhD student funded on the project.
The appointment is for two years, and
the expected start date is 1 October 2006. Salary will be £24,886 per year
(plus a London allowance of £2,400), with a possible small upward adjustment to
be confirmed later.
The successful applicant must have submitted her or
his PhD dissertation by the start of appointment. The appropriate subject
of the PhD is either history of science or philosophy of science, and candidates
must possess PhD-level research experience in the history of chemistry.
The research fellow's work will be expected to follow closely the programme of
research laid out in the grant application.
For further information and
the UCL application form, please see
www.ucl.ac.uk/sts/chang/. Any questions
should be directed to Hasok Chang by e-mail
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+44-(0)20-7679-1324.
In addition to the information requested on the
application form, applicants must submit a full list of publications.
Short-listed candidates will be invited to submit samples of work and have
referees contacted, and be interviewed at UCL if possible. All application
materials should be submitted by post to Dr Hasok Chang, Department of Science
and Technology Studies, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E
6BT, United Kingdom. Applications submitted by e-mail will not be
accepted.
The deadline for the receipt of applications is 25 July
2006.
