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ISHPSSB 2017: Submission is now open for the biennial meeting of the
International Society for History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of
Biology, 16-21 July 2017, São Paulo, Brazil. Deadline: 15 January
2017.
goo.gl/zovDNz
David Hull Prize: ISH seeks nominations for this prize, which honors
an extraordinary contribution to scholarship and service that promotes
interdisciplinary connections between history, philosophy, social
studies, and biology. Deadline: 15 January 2017.
goo.gl/2aqFiL
Marjorie Grene Prize: ISH seeks submissions for this prize, which is
intended to advance the careers of younger scholars, and will be
awarded to the best manuscript based on a presentation at one of the
two previous ISHPSSB meetings by someone who was, at the time of
presentation, a graduate student. Deadline: 15 February 2017.
goo.gl/p630MV
Werner Callebaut Prize: ISH seeks seeks submissions for this prize,
which is intended to advance the careers of younger scholars working
at the intersection of the fields represented by ISH, and will be
awarded to the best manuscript utilizing an interdisciplinary approach
based on a presentation at one of the two previous ISHPSSB meetings by
someone who was, at the time of presentation, a graduate student.
Deadline: 15 February 2017.
goo.gl/oll7VD
Call for Papers: "Causation and Complexity," the Munich-Sydney-Tilburg
Conference in the Philosophy of Science, 1-3 March 2017. Papers are
invited on any aspect of scientific study of complexity, including
philosophical, sociological and psychological studies of complex
systems science, and on the policy implications of complex systems
science. Deadline: 1 December 2016
goo.gl/SL5eqA
Short Course: "Formal Methods for the Philosophy of Science," 27
February - 1 March 2017, University of Sydney. This intensive course
provides an opportunity for advanced students and early career
researchers to learn how to enhance their research through the use of
new formal tools. The course directly precedes the "Causation and
Complexity" conference at Sydney.
goo.gl/MIy8ew
Call for Applications: "A Century of Engineering Life: Cells and
Organisms," the annual MBL-ASU History of Biology Seminar, 17-24 May
2017, Woods Hole, MA, USA . The seminar will look at the history of
engineering life by bringing together a mix of historians,
philosophers, social scientists, and biologists for a lively and
intense week of presentations, discussions, and explorations.
Deadline: 1 February 2017.
goo.gl/xdOJGA
Call for Applications: "Cycles of Life," the annual Ischia Summer
School on the History of the Life Sciences, 24 June - 1 July 2017,
Ischia, Italy. Applications are invited for this week-long summer
school, which provides advanced training in history of the life
sciences through lectures, seminars, and discussions.
goo.gl/vBNcmX
Graduate Program: The Center for Biology and Society at Arizona State
University is pleased to announce that it will be accepting
applications for MS and PhD students. Students interested in history
and/or philosophy of science may earn either a PhD in Biology with a
concentration in Biology and Society and a focus on history and
philosophy of science, *or* earn a PhD in History and Philosophy of
Science. Deadline: 1 December 2016.
https://cbs.asu.edu/education
PhD Fellowship: Applications are invited for a full-time PhD position
in the philosophy of biology at KU Leuven, Belgium. The PhD student
will join the Ramsey Lab philosophy of biology research group.
Deadline: 31 December 2016.
goo.gl/N6wyVM
Job: Lyman Briggs College at Michigan State University invites
applications for a faculty position in the Academic Specialist
Appointment System to join the college’s History, Philosophy, and
Sociology of Science group. Deadline: 4 January 2017.
goo.gl/UusGJZ
Job: The UCLA Institute for Society and Genetics invites applications
for a biological *or* social scientist to fill a tenure-track or
tenured faculty position. (The initial deadline was 15 October 2016,
but applications will be accepted until 15 December 2016 and
considered if the position has not yet been filled.)
goo.gl/HChQa7
Book: *Chance in Evolution*, ed. Grant Ramsey and Charles Pence.
goo.gl/HHTlQn
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