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Postdoctoral fellowship on rigour, Bloomington IN (U.S.A.)

One-year, Mellon-funded postdoctoral fellowship: "Rigor: control, analysis 
and synthesis in historical and systematic perspectives".

The Department of History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine at 
Indiana University invites applications for one postdoctoral fellowships, 
available in the academic year 2020-2021, for research to be undertaken in 
the context of the Sawyer Seminar "Rigor: control, analysis and synthesis 
in historical and systematic perspectives".

The postdoc will pursue a research project related to the Sawyer Seminar 
theme, the concept of rigor across the scientific disciplines. The Seminar 
will bring together scholars from the humanities and the sciences who will 
trace the emergence of the terms "rigor", "control", "analysis" and 
"synthesis" in experimental contexts. Focusing on two key historical 
periods, the dawn of modern experimental sciences in the 17th century and 
the period of professionalization and disciplinary specification of 
experimentation in the 19th century, the seminar participants will study 
what constitutes rigor in different fields; how the concept of rigor 
emerged; and when it became the requirement for experimentation that it is 
today.

Qualification: PhD in History of Science, Philosophy of Science, or a 
related field.

For more detailed information about the position and to apply, see 
http://indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/9148

Contact for Questions:  Jutta Schickore jschicko@indiana.edu, William 
Newman, wnewman@indiana.edu
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