University of Sydney

Lecturer

The Unit for History and Philosophy of Science (HPS), University of Sydney, is located in the Faculty of Science, an arrangement unique in Australia and offering a number of advantages to the discipline. The Unit teaches majors in the degrees of Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Arts, and Bachelor of Liberal Studies, and has strong links with the Departments of Philosophy, History, and Gender Studies in the Faculty of Arts. The Unit currently has three full-time staff, active honours and postgraduate programs, and a strong research profile.

Applications are invited for the position of Lecturer, Level B. The successful candidate will have a completed PhD and a strong research record with potential to recruit postgraduate students and attract external funding; disciplinary knowledge in history of post-18th century medicine as well as sociology of biomedical sciences/practice or sociology of scientific knowledge; demonstrated teaching ability in the history of medicine; and teaching and research experience in at least two of the fields mentioned above in the disciplinary context of HPS. Expertise in philosophy of science/medicine or history of the physical sciences is also desirable, as is the ability to teach an introduction to the history of science (e.g., the scientific revolution) and teaching experience in other areas of HPS not specified above. Preference will be given to applicants with a background in more than one of the constituent disciplines of this interdisciplinary field.

The position is available from 1 July 2002 (with a possibility that it may be available from 15 February 2002), and will be a continuing position subject to a period of probation. Membership in a University-approved superannuation fund is a condition of employment for new appointees. For further information contact Dr Rachel A. Ankeny, (02) 9351 4801, fax (02) 9351 4124, email r.ankeny@scifac.usyd.edu.au or visit our website at http://www.usyd.edu.au/hps.

Remuneration package: $63,214 - $75,045 p.a. (which includes a base salary Lecturer Level B $53,440 - $63,461 p.a., leave loading and up to 17% employer's contribution to superannuation) Closing: Deadline for submission of applications is 31 October 2001, with possible extension to 30 November 2001. Four copies of applications quoting reference number A36/001949, including curriculum vitae, list of publications and names, addresses and fax numbers of three confidential referees should be sent to: The Personnel Officer, College of Sciences and Technology, Carslaw Building (F07), University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.