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PostDoc position "Generating experimental knowledge"; Haifa (Israel)

The University of Haifa, Israel, and the Max Planck Institute for the
History of Science, Berlin, Germany, are seeking a suitably qualified
Post-doctoral fellow interested in undertaking research on themes related
to the project "Generating Experimental Knowledge: experimental systems,
concept formation and the pivotal role of error." The project is designed
to support a set of complementary studies concerning particular
experimental systems, historical developments and systematic conceptual
analyses of meta-concepts such as experimental error. For further
information see http://www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/Experimental_Knowledge/.

Besides the post-doc, the working group will include two doctoral students
and an advanced researcher as well as three principal investigators from
the host institutions: Prof. Dr. Hans-Joerg Rheinberger and PD Dr.
Friedrich Steinle of the MPI, Berlin and Dr. G. Hon of the University of
Haifa. The post-doc will be working at the University of Haifa. The
research group will be sharing workshops in Berlin and in Haifa. The
fellowship amounts to c. 70.000 ILS p.a. and will be fully financed for
three years by the German-Israeli Foundation for Scientific Research and
Development (GIF) (http://www.gifres.org.il/), commencing at the beginning
of 2004.

The working language of the group will be English. Fluency in German or
Hebrew is not a prerequisite of the application. Women are encouraged to
apply. The Max Planck Society is committed to employing more handicapped
individuals and especially encourages them to apply. Applicants must have
been awarded their doctorates before commencing the fellowship and be no
further than five years beyond their Ph.D.s at the time of application.

Applications consisting of a curriculum vitae, a brief (c. 1000 words)
research proposal (in English), a writing sample (e.g. a dissertation
chapter or published paper), and two letters of recommendation, should be
sent no later than 1 November 2003 to both

Prof. Dr. Hans-Joerg Rheinberger
Max Planck Institute for the History of Science
Wilhelmstra?e 44
D-10117 Berlin
Germany

and

Dr. Giora Hon
Department of Philosophy
University of Haifa
Haifa 31905, Israel

Enquiries may be addressed to:

Giora Hon: hon@research.haifa.ac.il
Friedrich Steinle: steinle@mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de

Successful candidates will be notified by late November, 2003.