Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowship

History of Technology / Environmental History

University of Virginia

Division of Technology, Culture, & Communication at the
School of Engineering and Applied Science
History of Technology/Environmental History.
Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow, University of Virginia.

The Committee for the History of Technology and the Environment brings together faculty from the College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Engineering and Applied Science in order to facilitate research and teaching in technological and environmental history. To further the aims of the Committee, the University will appoint a Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow for 2001-2004. This Fellow will teach undergraduate courses in the Engineering School which integrate historical perspectives with professional communications and engineering ethics. In addition, the Fellow will assist in developing a University-wide faculty seminar on technological and environmental history and will interact with graduate students in the History Department. The Fellow will be appointed as a Lecturer for one year and may be renewed, subject to satisfactory performance, for up to three years total. The successful candidate will have graduate training and research experience in the history of technology, environmental history, or another appropriate specialty. Prior teaching experience is desirable. The candidate must have completed the Ph.D by August 2001 and the appointment will begin in September 2001. The appointment includes competitive salary with benefits. Send letter of application, c. v., sample publication or paper, and three letters of recommendation to:

Professor W. Bernard Carlson,
Division of Technology, Culture, and Communication,
Thornton Hall,
University of Virginia,
P.O. Box 400744,
Charlottesville, VA, 22904-4744.

Website: http://www.tcc.virginia.edu

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.