As part of a National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Training Grant on “Environmental Influences on Health Outcomes” (PI: Dr. Pam Factor-Litvak), the Department of Epidemiology of the Mailman School of Public Health and the Columbia Aging Center are seeking applicants for a NIEHS Postdoctoral Fellowship. The fellowship will begin at the earliest possible date. For more details, please see full Call for Applications.
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The Mervyn W. Susser Post-doctoral Research Fellowship Program aims to support young investigators to develop research careers studying prevention and treatment of adverse outcomes that arise in the early phases of life, including neurodevelopmental conditions of childhood and pediatric HIV infection. Exposures that occur in the pre- and perinatal period that may affect later outcomes are of special interest.
Requirements:
- PhD or equivalent (e.g., DrPH, DSc) in the health sciences, or MD with at least master’s level training in research methodology.
- Intention to pursue academic research career in population-level research
- Interested in research topic related to childhood neurodevelopment conditions or perinatal HIV
Application Deadline: February 1, 2016. Please see the full Call for Applications for more details, instructions and contact information.
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The Department of the History of Science at Harvard University seeks to appoint a tenure-track assistant professor in the history of modern or contemporary physics. A Ph.D. is required by the expected start date. The Department is especially interested in candidates who show exceptional promise as scholars, teachers, and mentors, and can offer broad courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels that will complement those of the current faculty. The appointment is expected to begin on July 1, 2016. Applications should include a curriculum vitae, an outline of present scholarly projects and future plans, a statement of teaching experience and approach, a writing sample, and the names and contact details of three persons who will write letters of recommendation. All materials should be submitted directly to the Harvard academic positions site at: https://academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/6438.
Harvard is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Application deadline is November 23, 2015.
Please contact Jillian Nyitray at [email protected] with any questions.
The Consortium for History of Science, Technology and Medicine invites applications for fellowships in the history of science, technology and medicine, broadly construed. Opportunities include:
- short-term Research Fellowships;
- nine-month Dissertation Writing Fellowships; and
- a nine-month NEH Postdoctoral Fellowship.
The Consortium comprises 24 educational and cultural institutions using their exceptional resources to promote academic and public understanding of the history of science, technology and medicine.
The Consortium offers rich opportunities for research. Taken together, its collections of rare books, manuscripts and artifacts are unparalleled in historical depth as well as breadth. The Consortium also provides a vibrant, challenging and collegial community. Fellows participate in public and scholarly events, as well as informal reading and writing groups, held at the Consortium’s offices in downtown Philadelphia.
Look on our website at www.chstm.org for further information, including an online application form and a list of current and past fellows. The website also features: information about the fellowship programs of member institutions; descriptions of the exceptional collections in the museums, archives, and libraries of the Consortium; and a Consortium-wide search hub for rare books and manuscripts.
Applications for 2016-2017 must be submitted online by January 5, 2016. Applicants must submit: a Curriculum Vitae limited to three pages; an abstract limited to 150 words; a project proposal, limited to 2,000 words, describing the research project and how it will advance scholarship in the history of science, technology or medicine; and an indication of which collections in Consortium member institutions will be used in the research. In addition, each applicant must ask two recognized scholars to prepare letters of recommendation. Upon receipt of an application, we will send instructions to these scholars for submitting their letters by January 12, 2016.
Scholars at the beginning of their career studying the history of electrical technology and computing (broadly construed) are invited to contact the Center to be considered for a paid Internship at the Center’s offices on the campus of Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, NJ, USA.
The intern program seeks to provide research experience for graduate students in the history of electrical and computer technologies, while enlisting the help of promising young scholars for the Center’s projects. The Intern generally works full-time for two months at the History Center on a Center project that is connected to his or her own area of interest. This time is usually during the summer, but other arrangements will be considered. Interns are also encouraged to consult with the Center’s staff and its associates, and guided to research resources in the area. The internship is designed for those near the beginning or middle of their graduate careers, but advanced undergraduates, advanced graduates, and, on rare occasions, recent Ph.D.s will also be considered. Special consideration is often given to scholars from outside the United States who might not otherwise have an opportunity to visit historical resources in this country.
The stipend paid to the intern is US$3,500, but additional funds may be available to defray travel costs, depending on the intern’s circumstances. This internship is supported by the IEEE Life Members Committee.
The deadline for applications March 1, 2016. For more information and instructions, please visit http://www.ieee.org/about/history_center/internship.html.
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The IEEE Fellowship in Electrical History supports either one year of full-time graduate work in the history of electrical engineering and computing (broadly construed) at a college or university of recognized standing, or up to one year of post-doctoral research for a scholar in this field who has received his or her Ph.D. within the past three years. This award is supported by the IEEE Life Members Committee. The stipend is $17,000, with a research budget of up to $3,000. Recipients are normally expected to take up the Fellowship in the July of the year that it is awarded. Candidates with undergraduate degrees in engineering, the sciences, or the humanities are eligible for the fellowship.
For pre-doctoral applicants, however, the award is conditional upon acceptance of the candidate into an appropriate graduate program in history at a school of recognized standing.
The Fellow is selected on the basis of the candidate’s potential for pursuing research in, and contributing to, electrical history. Application forms and more information are available on-line at http://www.ieee.org/web/aboutus/history_center/about/fellowship.html.
The deadline for completed applications is 1 February 2016. Applicants will be notified of the results by 1 June 2016.
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NIH participating Institutes and Centers invite applications for behavioral and social science research on the causes and solutions to health and disabilities disparities in the U. S. population. Health disparities between, on the one hand, racial/ethnic populations, lower socioeconomic classes, and rural residents and, on the other hand, the overall U.S. population are major public health concerns. Emphasis is placed on research in and among three broad areas of action: 1) public policy, 2) health care, and 3) disease/disability prevention. Particular attention is given to reducing “health gaps” among groups. Applications that utilize an interdisciplinary approach, investigate multiple levels of analysis, incorporate a life-course perspective, and/or employ innovative methods such as systems science or community-based participatory research are particularly encouraged. This program will use the NIH Research Project (R01) award mechanism.
NIH issues this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to encourage research project grant applications (R01) employing behavioral and social science theories, concepts, and methods (1) to improve understanding of the causes of disparities in health and disability among the various populations of the United States and (2) to develop and test interventions for reducing and eventually eliminating health disparities. The goal is to move beyond documenting the existence of health and disability disparities to addressing causes and solutions.
This announcement calls for research to address and to improve understanding of the causes of health disparities. In so doing, the announcement stresses the explicit employment of concepts and models from the behavioral and social sciences to guide applications in basic social and behavioral, and applied social and behavioral research by focusing on three action areas: public policy, health care, and disease/disability prevention. It emphasizes (1) basic social and behavioral research — acting with or through biological — pathways that give rise to disparities in health and (2) applied or translational research on the development, testing, adaptation, and delivery of interventions to reduce disparities. It encourages a multi-level analytic framework (i.e., ranging from individuals to societies) in investigating public health issues and their interactions (e.g., multiple morbidities rather than single illnesses) as well as attention to risk factors or causal processes common to various health conditions (e.g., smoking, diet, exercise, environmental risk, and access to health care).
Moreover, this announcement encourages research on the causes of and solutions to the “health differences” between a focus-population group and a reference-population group. By definition, health disparities refer to the health of a group in comparison to that of other groups. Although improving the absolute level of a group’s health is a laudable goal, it may not result in changing the group’s relative level of health. The reference population’s health might also improve, thereby maintaining or widening the gap. The study of a single population group, in order to elucidate the circumstances that may contribute to health disparities or to test an intervention targeting a particular group, may be included under this announcement; however, the relevance to disparities must be addressed explicitly.
For additional information, please view the NIH Announcement here.
The Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge is the largest of its kind in the UK, and has an unrivalled reputation for teaching and research. Staff have expertise in the history, philosophy and sociology of a wide range of sciences and medicine. They run major research projects in association with the AHRC, the Wellcome Trust, the European Research Council and national museums.
If you are interested in studying for an MPhil or PhD in History and Philosophy of Science at Cambridge, you will find everything you need to know about the Department, the courses, the academic staff (http://www.hps.cam.ac.uk/people/staff.html), and the application process from our website at http://www.hps.cam.ac.uk/studying/graduate/
For those considering doing a PhD in Cambridge, the Department will be running a workshop from 1-2pm on Thursday 5th November 2015. This workshop, run by the Director of Graduate Studies, will explain the Department’s PhD admissions requirements and processes. More generally, advice will be provided on finding a workable topic and appropriate potential supervisors, securing references, writing a convincing proposal, and applying for funding. If you intend to come from outside of Cambridge to attend this workshop, please let us know ([email protected]). We would encourage you to make a day of it, stay for the Departmental Seminar at 4pm (Jeff Hughes, University of Manchester, will present a paper on ‘Winston’s Gestapo’: Churchill, the Royal Society and scientific secrecy before the Bomb’), and after the seminar, from 7.30pm there is the annual Cambridge fireworks display on Midsummer Common.
For students applying to start in 2016-17, HPS at Cambridge has access to the following studentship opportunities:
Cambridge Trusts Scholarships and Bursaries
— for MPhil and PhD students from the non-UK EU and overseas
** 2 December 2015 deadline **
Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Studentships
— for PhD students from the UK and EU
** 6 January 2016 deadline **
Cambridge Home Scholarships Scheme (CHSS)
— for MPhil and PhD students from the UK and EU
** 6 January 2016 deadline **
HPS Trust Fund Studentships
— for MPhil and PhD students
** Awarded in March 2016 **
Wellcome Trust Awards
— for humanities MPhil and PhD students with a predominant focus on human and/or animal health.
— 1 May deadline for Master’s awards. Contact us by 6 January if you would like to be nominated for a PhD studentship.
For information on these and other awards available through the Department, please visit
http://www.hps.cam.ac.uk/studying/graduate/funding.html
For more general information on funding opportunities available to graduate students at the University of Cambridge:
http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/students/studentregistry/fees/funding/index.html
For further information about graduate study at HPS in Cambridge:
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The National Science Foundation (NSF) is accepting applications for the position of Division Director for the Social and Economic Sciences (SES) Division within the Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE). The Division Director “provides leadership and direction for the support of research and education activities that develop and advance scientific knowledge focusing on political, economic, and social systems and how individuals and organizations function within them.” More information on the position can be found in the Dear Colleague Letter from SBE. Applications may be submitted through USAJOBS.
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Application Deadline: February 20, 2016
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Subject Fields: History of Science, Medicine, and Technology, Medieval and Byzantine History / Studies, Public Health, Social History / Studies, Health and Health Care
The Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine is pleased to offer annual fellowships to support research in the history of medicine. Established in 1960 as a result of an alliance between the Boston Medical Library and the Harvard Medical Library, the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine is the largest academic medical library in the United States. The Countway Library maintains a collection of approximately 700,000 volumes. Its Center for the History of Medicine holds 250,000 books and journals published before 1920, including 802 incunabula. The department’s printed holdings include one of the most complete medical periodical collections, an extensive collection of European medical texts issued between the 15th and 20th centuries, and excellent holdings of pre-1800 English and pre-1900 American imprints. The book collection is strong in virtually every medical discipline and is particularly rich in popular medicine, medical education, public health, Judaica, and travel accounts written by physicians. The Countway’s collection of archives and manuscripts, approximately 20 million items, is the largest of its kind in the United States. The manuscript collection includes the personal and professional papers of many prominent American physicians, especially those who practiced and conducted research in the New England region, or who were associated with Harvard Medical School. The Countway Library also serves as the institutional archives for the Harvard Medical School, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, and the Harvard School of Public Health. The printed, manuscript, and archives holdings are complemented by an extensive print and photograph collection and the collections of the Warren Anatomical Museum. Established in 1847, the museum houses an exceptional collection of medical artifacts, pathological specimens, anatomical models, and instruments.
The Francis A. Countway Library Fellowships in the History of Medicine provide stipends of up to $5,000 to support travel, lodging, and incidental expenses for a flexible period between July 1, 2016 and June 30, 2017. Besides conducting research, the fellow will submit a report on the results of his/her residency and may be asked to present a seminar or lecture at the Countway Library.
The fellowship proposal should demonstrate that the Countway Library has resources central to the research topic. Preference will be given to applicants who live beyond commuting distance of the Countway. The application, outlining the proposed project (proposal should not exceed five pages), length of residence, materials to be consulted, and a budget with specific information on travel, lodging, and research expenses, should be submitted, along with a curriculum vitae and two letters of recommendation, by February 20, 2016.
Applications should be sent to: Countway Fellowships, Center for the History of Medicine, Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, 10 Shattuck Street, Boston, MA 02115. Electronic submissions of applications and supporting materials may be sent to: [email protected].
Awards will be announced in April 2016.
The Boston Medical Library’s Abel Lawrence Peirson Fund provides support for the fellowship program. The Boston Medical Library is a physicians’ non-profit organization, incorporated in 1877. Its mission is “to be a Library for the dissemination of medical knowledge, the promotion of medical education and scholarship, and the preservation and celebration of medical history, and thereby to advance the quality of health and healthcare of the people.” Today there are over 300 fellows of the Boston Medical Library. In 1960, the Boston Medical Library entered into an agreement with the Harvard Medical School Library to combine staff, services, and collections into one modern biomedical facility. The Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine opened in 1965 and ranks as one of the largest biomedical libraries in the world.
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Jack Eckert
Public Services Librarian
Countway Fellowships
Center for the History of Medicine
Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine
10 Shattuck Street
Boston, MA 02115
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