Lecturer in History of Medicine (full time, 9 months fixed term), Durham University, Department of Philosophy

Salary (£): 29,972
Applications closed (6 May 2011)

Job Description

The successful applicant will have a PhD or equivalent doctoral degree and provide high quality teaching in History of Medicine, including ethical issues in medicine up to the present, for an interdisciplinary range of students at undergraduate and taught postgraduate level. 

This fixed-term, full-time lectureship arises from a Wellcome Trust Strategic Award and is tenable for 9 months from 1 October 2011. In addition to the criteria specified above, the successful applicant will also contribute to the lively research culture of the department, which has particular strengths in History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine, and the Centre for the History of Medicine and Disease (www.dur.ac.uk/chmd). Teaching experience in history of medicine is required.

For further details regarding this vacancy and the application procedure please visit Durham University's vacancy webpage.

For informal enquiries, please contact Prof. Holger Maehle (a.h.maehle@durham.ac.uk) or Jill Lockey (jill.lockey@durham.ac.uk)

Masters Studentship Awards, Newcastle University

Applications are now closed for Masters Studentship Awards for Newcastle University's MA programme in the History of Medicine (2011-12).  Funding opportunities for the academic year 2012-13 will be announced here in 2012.

For more information on the MA programme in History of Medicine at Newcastle see http://www.ncl.ac.uk/historical/postgrad/taught/ma_medicine.htm

For more information on the subject of History of Medicine at Newcastle see
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/historical/medicine/index.htm

For information about postgraduate study in the School of Historical Studies contact the School's Postgraduate Secretary, Mrs Sandra Fletcher, at Sandra.Fletcher@newcastle.ac.uk, tel. +44 (0) 191 222 7966.