University of Minnesota Twin Cities Post-Doc in History of Science/Technology/Medicine

University of Minnesota Twin Cities Post-Doc in History of Science/Technology/Medicine
Duties/Responsibilities: The Program in History of Science and Technology and Medicine has received a National Science Foundation Grant in order to explore and begin to build resources in the history of the study of biological rhythms, known generally as chronobiology. The duties include co-teaching a graduate seminar on the subject, helping to organize and run a small conference, and otherwise contributing to the research project and building an infrastructure for future research and teaching. The postdoctoral fellow will be expected to pursue a project of his or her own that relates in some way to the history of chronobiology. 

Required/Preferred Qualifications: The University of Minnesota Program in History of Science, Technology and Medicine, Twin Cities campus, invites applications for a ten month post-doctoral associate beginning July or August, 2011* *All requirements for the Ph.D. must be completed by June 2011. A Ph.D. in History of Science, History of Medicine, or History with an appropriate research specialization is preferred. Candidates must be prepared to work in the contemporary history of the life sciences since 1940, and this background could include work in the history of medicine, biology, or chemistry.