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 at [log in to unmask] 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. **Please include a link to details, as we only send out a digest of brief descriptions.** Thanks! Trevor Pearce Listserv Moderator, International Society for History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Biology [log in to unmask] ********************************************** Postdoc: The Institute for Society and Genetics at the University of California at Los Angeles invites applications for a postdoctoral fellow position beginning 1 January 2018. The successful candidate will work with Drs. Patrick Allard, Amander Clark, and Hannah Landecker on the social and historical analysis of transgenerational epigenetics. Deadline: 16 October 2017. https://goo.gl/BjfRT6 Postdoc: The Department of Philosophy at the University of Utah seeks to fill their department’s Sterling M. McMurrin Postdoctoral Fellowship. The successful applicant will be expected to contribute to a campus-wide initiative on "Research Reproducibility." Deadline: 1 November 2017. https://goo.gl/mLK9ah Job: Assistant Professor, Institute for Society and Genetics (ISG), University of California at Los Angeles. The ISG invites applications for a social scientist or humanist with an innovative research program in the general areas of biological, biomedical and health sciences and society. Deadline: 15 October 2017. https://goo.gl/pyDC7H Job: Assistant Professor in Applied Ethics, Department of Philosophy, University of Utah. "Applied ethics" is broadly construed to include work in philosophy of science, philosophy of medicine, bioethics, research ethics, socially engaged philosophy of science, philosophy of race, research reproducibility/replicability, or other related areas. Deadline: 1 November 2017. https://goo.gl/gu59Rq Job: Assistant Professor in Environmental History, Lyman Briggs College (75%) and Department of History (25%), Michigan State University. Deadline: 15 November 2017. http://goo.gl/VeCRa9 Call for Papers: "Human Enhancement and Evolution: Scientific, Technology, Policy, & ELS Considerations," 13-14 December 2017, Centre for Philosophy of Science, University of Lisbon, Portugal. Deadline: 20 October 2017. https://goo.gl/QkX395 Call for Papers: Seventh Biennial Conference of the Society for Philosophy of Science in Practice, 29 June - 2 July 2018, University of Ghent, Belgium. Deadline: 15 January 2018. https://goo.gl/EaKLt7 Bibliography: Grant Ramsey & Hugh Desmond, "Philosophy of Biology," a new entry at Oxford Bibliographies. https://goo.gl/zM39te **************************** 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]