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W3 Professorship in Sociology of Science, Bielefeld (Germany), Deadline: 25 June 2008

The Department of Sociology at Bielefeld University seeks to appoint for 
October 1, 2009 a

Professorship (W3) in Sociology of Science

The successful applicant will be a member of the Department of Sociology 
and the Institute for Science and Technology Studies (IWT). His or her 
research will be conducted at the IWT, which is an interdisciplinary 
research centre of Bielefeld University where scholars from the fields of
 
sociology, philosophy, and history collaborate. The Institute is also 
responsible for organising the PhD programme "Entering the Knowledge 
Society: Science in Applied and Advisory Contexts" and is part of the 
"Bielefeld International Graduate School in History and Sociology", funded
 
by the German excellence initiative. Current research topics also offer 
links to the natural and technical sciences.

The successful candidate will be expected to teach in all of the 
department's study programmes, including the interdisciplinary master 
programme on History, Philosophy and Sociology of Science (HPSS). 
Candidates must have a proven record of outstanding and internationally 
recognised research publications in the field of science studies, and must
 
provide documented experience in interdisciplinary cooperation in one of 
the fields relevant for the Institute. The Department of Sociology will 
also expect the candidate to participate in the projected collaborative 
research centre "Diversity and Inequality".

For further information on the IWT see http://www.uni-bielefeld.de/iwt and
 
the Faculty of Sociology see http://www.uni-bielefeld.de/soz/index.html

Required qualifications: university and PhD degree, additional scientific
 
achievements, proficiency in teaching ( 36 HG).

We welcome applications from severely handicapped people.

We particularly welcome applications from women. Given equal suitability,
 
qualifications and professional achievement women will be given 
preference, unless particular circumstances pertaining to a male applicant
 
predominate.

Applications including the standard documents (curriculum vitae, list of 
publications, list of courses taught, proof of qualifications) should be 
sent to:

Bielefeld University
Dean of the Department of Sociology
POB 10 01 31
33501 Bielefeld
Germany

Bewerbungsschluss: 25.06.2008