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• [Call for Abstracts] 2nd ESHS Early Career Scholars Conference, “Science and its Enemies: Exploring Conflicts and Alliances in the History of Science” (Athens, 20-22 September 2021; Deadline: 14 March 2021)

  

  The Early Career Scholars Network of the European Society for the History of Science (ESHS) was founded to better integrate graduate students and early career researchers in the activities of the Society and in the field of History of Science. The first Early Career Scholars Conference was held in 2019 in Paris, and it continues to be organized biennially in different cities around the world. The second conference in the series is planned to be held on 20-22 September 2021 in Athens, Greece. Depending on the development of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, however, this plan might be subject to change. Read more…

• PhD position in Soviet History (m/f/d; E13 TV-L, 65%), on Environment and Health in the Soviet Union and its Successor States, 1945–2000 (Universität Tübingen; Deadline 17 January 2021)

  The Institute for Eastern European History is looking for a highly skilled and motivated Phd student to join our French-German Project “The Ecological Body in a Toxic World. Environment and Health in the Soviet Union and Its Successor States, 1945–2000”: 

  Phd position in Soviet History (m/f/d; E13 TV-L, 65% – 36 months)

  is to be filled ideally in March 2021 (with flexibility due to the current epidemiological situation). The position is funded for 3 years. Funding for travel, research assistants, computers and other expenses is also available. Read more…

• Launch event: Journal of Trial and Error (Online, 30 November 2020)

  

  The Journal of Trial and Error, a project based in Utrecht and sponsored by the Descartes Centre for the History and Philosophy of the Sciences and the Humanities (Utrecht University), is proudly announcing the publication of its first issue and the online launch event where contributors, editors, and a distinguished keynote speaker will present the first works published, the outlook of the journal, and today’s issues in academic publishing. Read more…

• [Call for Papers] 9th Gewina Woudschoten Conference: Contested Expertise: Trust in Science and Technology (Zeist, 9–10 July 2021; Deadline: 1 February 2021)

  

  On 9-10 July 2021 Gewina, the Belgian-Dutch Society for the History of Science and Universities, will hold its 9th biannual meeting in the Woudschoten Hotel & Conference Centre (Zeist). This two-day conference brings together historians of science, humanities, medicine, universities and technology; and all those from other fields with an interest in the history of knowledge. The theme of this year’s conference is: Contested Expertise: Trust in Science and Technology.

  Read further on the website of Gewina, the Belgian-Dutch Society for the History of Science

• Jobs: Postgraduate funding opportunities in History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine at the University of Cambridge, 2021-22 (Deadline: 3 December 2020)

  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 and philosophy of a wide range of sciences and of medicine. Read more…

• ‘Geheugen van de VU’ vernieuwd

  

  De website ‘Geheugen van de VU’, het virtuele herinneringsplatform van de Vrije Universiteit  Amsterdam, is volledig vernieuwd. De vernieuwing valt samen met het lustrumjaar van de VU (2020-21, tevens Abraham Kuyperjaar) aangezien het 100 jaar geleden is dat de belangrijkste stichter van de VU, Abraham Kuyper, overleed. Read more…

• Research Fellowships López Piñero Institute, Valencia. 2020-2021 (Deadline: 20 October 2020)

  

  The fellowships are aimed at scholars working in history of science, medicine and technology and related fields, who want to conduct research on the library and museum collections of the López Piñero Interuniversity Institute. Visiting scholars are also expected to collaborate within the seminar cycles and other activities and participate in academic meetings with members of the institute IILP. Read more…

• Dijksterhuislezing 2020: Abraham Kuyper & Multatuli (Online, 13 November 2020)

  

  Op vrijdag 13 november organiseert de Stichting Academisch Erfgoed haar Symposium en Dijksterhuislezing in samenwerking met de Vrije Universiteit. De Dijksterhuislezing wordt uitgesproken door Prof. Dr. Jaqueline Bel, Hoogleraar moderne Nederlandse letterkunde. (Multatuli Leerstoel). De lezing vindt online plaats van 15.00 tot 17.00 uur op vrijdag 13 november 2020.

  De randprogrammering richt zich op het belang van hoogleraar archieven en de persoonlijke objecten in universitaire collecties. Welke voorwerpen brengen ons dichter bij de hoogleraar als mens en als wetenschapper? De SAE biedt hierbij een interactief online programma met veel mogelijkheden voor debat & discussie.

  Meer informatie en aanmelding op de website van de SAE