The Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method seeks applications for a one-year LSE Fellowship in Philosophy of the Social Sciences. The post holder’s primary responsibility will be to teach courses in philosophy of the social sciences for undergraduates and MSc students. These courses investigate philosophical issues concerning the nature of social scientific theory and its applications. This is a fixed term appointment for 12 months, starting from 1 September 2017.

For further information about the post, please see the how to apply document, job description and person specification. 

An LSE Fellowship is intended to be an entry route to an academic career and is deemed by the School to be a career development position.  As such, applicants who have already been employed as a LSE Fellow for three years in total are not eligible to apply. If you have any queries about this please contact the HR Division.

Informal enquiries about this post should be directed to [email protected].

The closing date for receipt of applications is Monday 17 April (23.59 UK time). For more information and to apply, please visit the job opportunity’s website.

The Department of History at the University of California, Berkeley invites applications for a pool of qualified temporary instructors to teach courses primarily in the History of Science (broadly defined) and Quantitative/Computational History should an opening arise. Screening of applicants is ongoing and will continue as needed. The number of positions varies from semester to semester, depending on the needs of the department. Positions may range from 16% to 100% time, which would translate to 1 to 6 courses over a two semester academic year.

Basic qualifications (at time of application): The minimum qualifications required to be an applicant are the completion of all PhD or equivalent degree requirements except the dissertation.

Next review date: March 24th, 2017. Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: March 9th, 2018. Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

Please visit the job opportunity’s website for more details and to apply.

The Huntington Library seeks a knowledgeable, energetic, and collaborative professional to develop and interpret its collections in the history of medicine, as well as its science holdings through the early modern period. The Molina Curator will be responsible for the intellectual management of print, manuscript, and realia holdings in these areas, creating and maintaining a vibrant collections profile that resonates with the needs of advanced researchers and contributes to the cultural enrichment of the general public.

The Library’s existing strengths in medicine include over 500 medical incunabula and the Lawrence D. Longo and Betty Jeanne Longo Collection in Reproductive Biology, as well as the papers of significant nineteenth- and twentieth-century health professionals. The Huntington is also home to the Los Angeles County Medical Association Collection of 7,000 rare books and journals. Early science materials range from a thirteenth-century Ptolemy Almagest manuscript to landmark works in the world-renowned Burndy Library, acquired by The Huntington in 2006.

The Molina Curator is a newly endowed position in the Library Division’s recently unified Curatorial Department, in which curators take a primarily subject-based approach to The Huntington’s collections, reflecting how researchers use them. This position reports directly to the Chief Curator & Associate Director of Library Collections and will work closely with the Dibner Senior Curator for the History of Science & Technology, as well as other curators with intersecting collection areas. Appointment will be at the curator or senior curator level, depending upon the successful applicant’s experience.

Qualifications include specific academic subject knowledge of the history of medicine and the history of science and an ALA-accredited master’s degree in library or information science and /or an advanced degree in a relevant discipline, and a minimum of five years of professional work experience in a special collections research or academic library.

Salary commensurate with experience; minimum $71,925. Comprehensive benefits package. Start date: July 1, 2017.

For more information and to apply, please visit the job opportunity’s website.