Amherst College: postdoctoral fellowships

Black Issues in Higher Education, March 10, 2005

Global Sound

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded a grant to Amherst College to support exceptionally promising young scholars for two years of half-time teaching (one course each semester) and halftime research. As part of this program, Amherst will appoint a postdoctoral fellow as a visiting assistant professor for the academic years 2005-2007 in support of the Global Sound Project. The project will support members of the music department, collaborating closely with colleagues at Amherst and sister institutions, in developing an interdisciplinary approach to the teaching of music in the context of global and cultural studies, The successful candidate will work with the members of the Global Sound Project to develop innovative courses and creative projects in the spirit of this initiative. Candidates are encouraged to consult the project's Web site at http://www.amherst.edu/grmusic/gsp/for further information. The fellowship is a full-time salaried appointment that is open only to recent Ph.D. recipients who have not held a regular faculty appointment. Review of applications will begin on March 4, 2005, and will continue until an appointment is made. Please submit a letter of application, writing sample, resume, and three letters of reference to Professor Jenny Kallick. Department of Music. Amherst College, P.O. Box 5000. Amherst MA 01002-5000.

Law and Science

Amherst College seeks a postdoctoral fellow for a two-year appointment as a visiting assistant professor in the field of law and science. The fellow will teach one course per semester, and the rest of the time will be divided between curricular development and his/her own research. We welcome inquiries from candidates who have done graduate work in the social, historical, or philosophical studies of science and technology, as well as from scientists or legal scholars with special expertise in the role of science in law or the role of law in science. We are interested, among other things, in how knowledge practices in law are shaped by science and in the ways knowledge practices in the sciences are shaped by law. In addition, we are interested in how scientific institutions incorporate, respond to, and resist the external constraints imposed by law. Examples of courses that might be taught include: DNA: Scientific Revolution and Its Legal Impact: The Science of Forensics; Evidentiary Processes in Law and Science; Intellectual Property, Biotechnology, and Society; and Privacy and Property in the Internet Age.

Candidates should submit a letter of application explaining the relation of their research and teaching interests to this position, a curriculum vitae, sample syllabi for undergraduate courses, and a sample of written work (an article or chapter, e.g.). Candidates should also arrange for three letters of recommendation to be sent directly to the Search Committee. All application materials should be sent to Professor John W. Servos, Search Committee in Law and Science, Department of History, Amherst College, Amherst MA 01002. Closing date for applications is March 25, 2005.

Amherst College is a private undergraduate liberal arts college lot men and women, with 1,600 students and 190 faculty members. Located in the Connecticut River Valley of western Massachusetts, Amherst participates with Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and Smith Colleges and the University of Massachusetts in the Five-College Consortium.

Amherst College is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer and encourages women, persons persons with disabilities to apply. The administration, faculty, and student body are committed to attracting qualified candidates from groups presently underrepresented on our campus.