Listserv for the International Society for the History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Biology (see the end of this message for directions on how to subscribe and unsubscribe from this listserv) ********************************************** This listserv sends out brief descriptions only. For further details, follow the link provided. Please send me items to post to the list that would be of interest to Society members: position announcements, postdoctoral announcements, grant and funding opportunities, conference announcements, calls for papers, and brief queries on research topics. The sooner you send me something, the more likely that I will be able to have it posted before its deadline. Thanks! Trevor Pearce Listserv Moderator, International Society for History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Biology ********************************************** 1. ISHPSSB Logo: Help us choose a new ISHPSSB logo. Suggested designs by Andrew Yang are viewable online here: http://bit.ly/YJGjdS. If you wish to give feedback, please contact the chair of the publications committee, Manfred Laublicher. [log in to unmask] 2. Call for Papers: Biennial Meeting of the International Society for History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Biology (ISHPSSB 2013), Montpellier, France, 7-12 July 2013. Deadline: 28 February 2013. http://www.ishpssb2013.org/call-for-paper/ 3. Call for Students: 1st International Summer School on Evolution, Ciência Viva Knowledge Pavilion, Lisbon, Portugal, 15-19 July 2013 [shortly after the ISHPSSB meeting in France]. Courses are open to international Master's, PhD, and post-doctoral students in the exact, life, human, and sociocultural evolutionary sciences. Registration is open from 7 January to 30 April 2013, but there is a fee increase after 31 March 2013. There is a maximum of 30 students per course, so students are advised to apply as soon as possible. http://evolutionschool.fc.ul.pt/ 4. Call for Applications: "Creating Life: From Alchemy to Synthetic Biology," the 13th Ischia Summer School on the History of the Life Sciences, ‘Villa Dohrn’, Ischia, Italy, 29 June - 6 July 2013 [shortly before the ISHPSSB meeting in France]. Applications are invited for this week-long summer school, which provides advanced training in history of the life sciences through lectures and seminars. Deadline: 15 February 2013. http://bit.ly/WMK80m 5. Call for Applications: Workshop on "Scaffolding Scientific and Social Change," Woods Hole, MA, USA, 19 May 2013. Applications are sought from teachers and researchers (including graduate students) who are interested in facilitating discussion, reflection, avid learning, and clarifying one's identity and affinities in relation to scientific and social change. Deadline: 15 February 2013. http://sicw.wikispaces.com/NewSSC13 6. Call for Papers: Special issue of *Journal of Bioeconomics* on "Social Biomimicry: Potential and Limitations for Study of Human Organizational Design." Theoretical, empirical, methodological, and comparative works on this topic are equally welcome. Deadline: 1 June 2013. http://ishpssb.org/listserv/20130208-1.pdf 7. Call for Papers: Annual meeting of the History of Science Society, Boston, MA, USA, 21-24 November 2013. Deadline: 1 April 2013. http://bit.ly/11UgmNx 8. Conference: "Evolutionary Patterns: Horizontal and Vertical Transmission and Micro- and Macroevolutionary Patterns of Biological and Sociocultural Evolution," Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal, 27-29 May 2013. http://evolutionarypatterns.fc.ul.pt/ 9. Post-Doctoral Fellowship: Cohn Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Ideas, Tel Aviv University, 2013-14 academic year. Fellowship award will be based on consideration of scholarly distinction and academic promise within the area of history and philosophy of science broadly construed. Deadline: 28 February 2013. http://ishpssb.org/listserv/20130208-2.pdf **************************** End of announcements ************************** ------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIRECTIONS FOR SUBSCRIBING Send an email message to: [log in to unmask] with the following in the body of the message: SUBSCRIBE ISHPSB-L Yourfirstname Yourlastname For example, if your name were Gregor Mendel: SUBSCRIBE ISHPSB-L Gregor Mendel DIRECTIONS FOR UNSUBSCRIBING Send an email message to: [log in to unmask] with the following in the body of the message: SIGNOFF ISHPSB-L ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trevor Pearce Listserv Moderator, International Society for History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Biology http://www.ishpssb.org/ Listserv archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/ishpsb-l.html Email: [log in to unmask]