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] ********************************************** Graduate Program: The Center for Biology and Society at Arizona State University is pleased to announce that it is accepting applications for MS and PhD students. Students interested in history and/or philosophy of science may earn an MS or PhD in Biology with a concentration in Biology and Society, or a PhD in History and Philosophy of Science. Deadline: 1 December 2017. goo.gl/BKqSQA Postdoc: The University of Wisconsin-Madison invites applications for a two-year postdoctoral fellowship on the Plantationocene. Applicants should have some background in STS, Environmental Humanities, and/or Political Ecology but might come from any relevant discipline. Deadline: 15 December 2017. goo.gl/GTnzo9 Postdoc: Donald Hill Family Postdoctoral Fellowships, Dalhousie University. These fellowships are designed to accelerate the careers of recent doctoral graduates engaged in leading-edge research who have also demonstrated an interest in the impact of technology on broader society. They are restricted to Canadian citizens and permanent residents, and renewable for up to 3 years. goo.gl/wV6RpS Graduate Conference: "Philosophy of Biology," 7th Annual University of Calgary Graduate Student Conference. The aim of the conference is to explore the newest work at the intersection between philosophy and the life and medical sciences. Submissions from both philosophers and biologists are welcome, and there are no restrictions concerning preferred topics or approaches to philosophy of biology. Deadline: 1 February 2018. goo.gl/DcQ1PU Workshop: "A Century of Engineering Life: Populations and Ecosystems," the annual MBL-ASU History of Biology Seminar, 17-22 May 2018, Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, MA. Deadline: 2 February 2018. goo.gl/614486 Workshop: "PSP2, A Summer Program for Underrepresented Groups in Philosophy of Science," 16-20 July 2018, Center for Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh. The program is restricted to North American undergraduate students. Housing, meals, and transportation costs (US travel only) will be covered, and all course materials provided. goo.gl/c6BY6S Workshop: "Interdisciplinarity in the Life Sciences and Their Philosophy," fifth biennial summer school of the European Advanced School in the Philosophy of the Life Sciences (EASPLS), 10-14 September 2018, Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolution and Cognition Research (KLI), Klosterneuburg [near Vienna], Austria. Young scholars (PhD students and early post-doctoral researchers) in the history, philosophy and social studies of the life sciences (including medicine) are invited to apply. Deadline: 28 February 2018. goo.gl/5JeCMh **************************** 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]