Visiting Fellows in History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Sydney

[Huw Price]

NEW VISITING FELLOWSHIPS IN HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE AT THE 
UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY

This is a preliminary announcement for a new visiting fellowship 
program at The University of Sydney. This program is associated with 
The Sydney Centre for the Foundations of Science (SCFS), a new centre 
sponsoring research into the history and philosophy of science 
(further details below). Expressions of interest are encouraged from 
leading historians and philosophers of science (including the special 
sciences and medicine) at any career stage.  It is anticipated that 
the first round of fellowships will be in 2007. A formal announcement 
and call for full applications will be made in a couple of months, 
when the details are finalised, but at this stage we are asking for 
expressions of interest.

It is expected that there will up to four fellowships per year, and 
each fellowship will come with a stipend of up to AUD 6,000. These 
fellowships will provide opportunities for academics on sabbatical 
from their home institution to spend a semester in an active and 
collegial research group (in a beautiful city!), to work with members 
of the SCFS and with other visiting fellows in the centre. The 
stipend is to help offset some of the relocation costs. The 
successful applicants will be expected to work on a specific research 
project that is of interest to members of the SCFS. One of the aims 
of the SCFS is to strengthen international links in history and 
philosophy of science, so expressions of interest from researchers 
outside Australia are particularly encouraged.

Expressions of interest, including a CV and a brief outline of the 
proposed research project should be sent to:

Mark Colyvan
Director of the Sydney Centre for the Foundations of Science
School of Philosophical and Historical Inquiry
A14, Main Quadrangle
University of Sydney
Sydney, NSW, 2006
Australia
Email: <mailto:mcolyvan at usyd.edu.au>mcolyvan at usyd.edu.au


ABOUT THE SYDNEY CENTRE FOR THE FOUNDATIONS OF SCIENCE

The SCFS is a new research centre, currently being established, at 
the University of Sydney. We will draw together researchers from 
philosophy, history, history and philosophy of science, science and 
medicine and we anticipate having research concentrations in and 
around philosophy of physics, philosophy of biology, philosophy of 
mathematics, history of early modern science, and history of 
medicine. Senior members of the SCFS include, Warwick Anderson, Guido 
Bacciagaluppi, Stephen Bartlett, Mark Colyvan, Stephen 
Garton, Stephen Gaukroger, Paul Griffiths, Jenann Ismael, and Huw 
Price. We also have a number of mid career and junior faculty, as 
well as several postdoctoral fellows and graduate students associated 
with the SCFS. It is envisaged that the SCFS will sponsor visiting 
speakers and various conferences as well as the above visiting 
fellows scheme. Details will appear on a dedicated website shortly.

I should add that this is a preliminary announcement being sent out 
in anticipation of the funding for this scheme being secured. 
Although we are confident that we will be able to secure the desired 
funding we reserve the right to decline to award fellowships in 2007 
(or any subsequent year), for financial or other reasons

Feel free to pass this notice on to anyone who may be interested in 
visiting the SCFS in 2007.

Thank you.

Cheers,
Mark.

Mark Colyvan
Professor of Philosophy
Director of the Sydney Centre for the Foundations of Science
School of Philosophical and Historical Inquiry
A14, Main Quadrangle
University of Sydney
Sydney, NSW, 2006
Australia
Email: <mailto:mcolyvan at usyd.edu.au>mcolyvan at usyd.edu.au
Phone: +61 2 9036 6175
Fax: +61 2 9351 3918
Homepage: <http://homepage.mac.com/mcolyvan>http://homepage.mac.com/mcolyvan


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