STEP - Science and Technology in the European Periphery

Postdoctoral Fellowship at the CUNY Graduate Center
The Committee for the Interdisciplinary Science Studies

The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, the Ph.D-granting
institution of CUNY, announces a postdoctoral fellowship for the academic
year 2012-2013 in the field of Interdisciplinary Science Studies. This
field includes any research intended to foster dialog between humanists and
scientists, such as humanists who use science to reinvigorate their work,
scientist who apply their findings to traditional questions in the
humanities, and social theorists who critically examine scientific
practices. Candidates will be considered from any discipline (e.g.,
anthropology, art, history, literature, neuroscience, psychology, sociology
and women's studies), provided they show a commitment to crossing
disciplinary boundaries.

The successful candidate will be housed in the Graduate Center's new
Committee on Interdisciplinary Science Studies
(sciencestudies.gc.cuny.edu). In addition to pursuing her/his own research,
she/he will participate in a weekly research seminar with other Committee
faculty and fellows; and either teach one graduate course, or organize,
convene, and lead a research seminar or small conference. A fellow is also
expected to participate more generally in the administration and
programming of the Committee. S/he will have shared office space.

Position will begin on September 1, 2012.

Candidates must have a Ph.D. in one of the disciplines in the humanities or
humanistic social sciences. Candidates who have received the Ph.D. in 2009
at the earliest, or who have completed all the requirements for the Ph.D.
by the application deadline of February 1, 2012, are eligible. The
September 1, 2012 appointment requires that the Ph.D. has been awarded.
Also required are an interest in productive scholarship in one of the above
fields, interdisciplinary interests, and the ability to work
collaboratively.

For more information, see
https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=43930