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May 22nd, 2023

The Consortium for History of Science, Technology and Medicine invites proposals for its next institutional host

Hosting the Consortium would place the host(s) at the center of a vibrant network that includes some of the world’s top scholars and institutions, and would provide opportunities for collaborations advancing our shared goals. The Consortium welcomes creative suggestions for such collaborations. A proposal for hosting the Consortium may come from a single institution or…

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May 10th, 2023

Tenure track faculty position: Assistant or Associate Professor in History of Medicine at JHU

Description: The Department of the History of Medicine of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine invites applications for tenure-track faculty at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor. The Department seeks to hire a historian of health and modern medicine in geographical or thematic areas not covered by existing Department faculty. We especially welcome candidates whose work includes a transnational or…

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April 30th, 2023

SHOT Awards, Prizes and Grants

SHOT Awards, Prizes and Grants With the deadline being 30 April 2023 we want to inform all that: Applications for Joan Cahalin Robinson Prize are still possible, up to 2 months before the actual meeting. Dibner Award for Excellence in Museum Exhibits has an extended deadline, 15 May 2023 Eugene S. Ferguson Prize has an…

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February 10th, 2023

The Department of History at Stanford University invites applications for a 3-year Lecturer position in any sub-field and historical period.

The Department of History at Stanford University invites applications for a 3-year Lecturer position in any sub-field and historical period. The teaching load is 6 undergraduate courses each academic year. Two of these courses will be offered through Stanford’s COLLEGE program, and four will be offered in the History Department. The position will also assist with developing…

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February 8th, 2023

University of Portsmouth, working with the National Railway Museum offers a PhD opportunity

‘Give him sympathy and a helping hand’: Understanding the impact of occupational accidents and disability on English and Welsh railway staff and their families in England and Wales, 1897-1939′ The project will be supervised by Mike Esbester (University of Portsmouth, UK), Karen Baker (Library Manager, National Railway Museum, UK) and Cathryn Pearce (University of Portsmouth,…

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February 6th, 2023

European Research Council funded project CLIMASAT is recruiting 2 postdocs and 1 PhD student

European Research Council funded project CLIMASAT is recruiting 2 postdocs and 1 PhD student The project CLIMASAT explores the origins of the practices and processes of producing, circulating and using data generated with Earth-orbiting satellites. The goal is to understand, historically informed, how the various ways in which satellite data were collectively negotiated, shared, maintained and used were co-produced with…

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January 26th, 2023

Royal Society Publishing: Calling all historians of science – enter Notes and Records Essay Award

Calling all historians of science – enter the 7th Notes and Records Essay Award Notes and Records reports on current research and archival activities across the history of science, technology and medicine. Our Essay Award is open to researchers from the above fields who have completed a postgraduate degree within the last 5 years.  Further information is at https://royalsocietypublishing.org/rsnr/essay-award and the…

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October 26th, 2022

FELLOWSHIP AND VISITING SCHOLAR SUPPORT FROM THE IEEE HISTORY CENTER, 2023-2024

The IEEE History Center offers two programs of support annually for scholars pursuing the history of electrical engineering and computing and related fields:  A dissertation fellowship for an advanced graduate student or recent Ph.D; and a visiting scholarship an advanced undergraduate, graduate student, or recent Ph.D.  The scholarship requires residence at the IEEE History Center,…

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September 7th, 2022

School of International Service (SIS) at American University (AU) has a tenure-line position (Assistant Professor) beginning August 1, 2023.

The School of International Service (SIS) at American University (AU) invites applications for a full-time, tenure-line position in Cybersecurity at the rank of Assistant Professor beginning August 1, 2023.   We welcome applicants whose research focuses on cybersecurity, international relations, and national security policy. Debates over cyberspace involve a range of issues, including intelligence, military…

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