jobs/grants

I’m preparing a grant application for the Danish Humanities Research Council, which if successful will include a PhD position in science communication/media studies. The project investigates ontologies of mind/brain in neuroscientific studies of hunger and obesity, via philosophical analysis, media studies, and exhibit making. The specific direction of the science communication/media studies PhD will be developed by the candidate within this framework. The project is […]

Following my last blog post about a 1yr research job in Leiden looking into relations between bio-art and science communication, more exciting scholarship news… Our neighbours the Department of Media, Cognition, and Communication at the University of Copenhagen are currently advertising a PhD scholarship in science communication with a focus on synthetic biology: The student will […]

The Waag Society, Amsterdam, Museum Boerhaave, Leiden, and University of Amsterdam, have released a call for applications for a 10 month project exploring the use of Bio-Art as a science communication strategy, potentially leading to a PhD project. The relation between art-science and strategies for public engagement raises some fascinating and underexplored questions about how […]

Here at Medical Museion we’re interested in hosting future recipients of the recently announced Mads Øvlisen postdoc fellowship in art and biosciences. Beginning in 2013, the Novo Nordisk Foundation awards a 2-year postdoc fellowship in art and biosciences, aimed at giving “outstanding younger researchers the possibility, as part of their research career, to conduct larger […]

Then you could apply for the job as their Collections Assistant, working with personal material associated with Florence Nightingale, items relating to the Crimean War and nursing artefacts, a letter archive, and a rare book collection; in addition to curatorial duties the job involves working with a wide range of people, including academic researchers and family historians. Contact the Director, Natasha […]

Where in the world can a historian of science get a job, which is designed to provide scholars of the first rank with the freedom and resources to pursue an innovative and ambitious research program, which includes the possibility of hiring researchers and offering pre- and postdoctoral fellowships as well as inviting visiting scholars. The […]

A three-year Ph.D. scholarship has been announced at Medical Museion, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen. The scholarship is part of the research project ‘Vision and touch: a material history of the world of blindness’, which deals with the history of blindness and its intricate relation to vision, representation, touch and physical objects. The […]

Science Museum in London announces two short-term Visiting Research Fellowships, 2011-2012. The Science Museum very large collection relating to the history of science, technology and medicine.  They welcome proposals for any topic which makes good use of the museum’s collections. The fellowships are available to both established scholars and newly qualified PhDs. The stipend will be £1,600 per month for […]

Medical Museion is looking for a new academic member of staff who would like to develop our web-based biomedical science communication. You must have a science background (medicine, human biology, biochemistry etc.) + experience with, and interest in, web-based communication, especially through social web media. You must be able to communicate in both English and Danish. See the announcement here: http://www.museionblog.dk/vi-s%c3%b8ger-en-specialist-i-webbaseret-forskningskommunikation.

The NIH Office of History has just announced a new batch of Stetten Fellowship for postdoctoral historical research on the biomedical sciences and technology since 1945. The stipends are ~$45,000 per year, include health insurance and office accommodation, computer and phone, and can be renewable to a maximum of 24 months. Application deadline is 31 December 2010. Full […]