History of Science/Medicine Faculty (Rank TBD) – History – 994606 Full Time with Full Benefits Ability to teach undergraduate and graduate courses in History and related disciplines in the Department of Humanities and Politics. Record of teaching and research in the history of science and/or medicine, with a background in public history strongly preferred. Ability to teach courses in other disciplinary areas in the department a plus. To apply visit https://careers.pageuppeople.com/1020/cw/en-us/job/505532?&lApplicationSubSourceID=11250 ..read more

The Historical Library of the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University is pleased to announce its second annual Stanley B. Burns M.D. Fellowship for the Study of Medical Photographic History, which supports the study of the history of medical photography at Yale, maximizing the research potential of the Stanley B. Burns, MD, Historic Medical Photography Collection. There is a single award of up to $2,000 for one week of research during the academic fiscal year July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025.  Funds may be used for transportation, housing, food, and photographic rep ..read more

The Historical Library of the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University is pleased to announce its fifteenth annual Ferenc Gyorgyey/Stanley Simbonis YSM’57 Research Travel Grant for use of the library’s collections. The Medical Historical Library, located in New Haven, Connecticut, holds one of the country’s largest collections of rare medical books, journals, prints, photographs, and pamphlets. Special strengths are the works of Hippocrates, Galen, Vesalius, Boyle, Harvey, Culpeper, Priestley, and S. Weir Mitchell, and works on anatomy, anesthesia, and smallpox inocul ..read more

The Medical Center Archives of New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine is excited to launch the new David J. Wolf, MD Visiting Research Scholar Program, which supports research using the onsite collections in the Medical Center Archives of NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine. The David J. Wolf, MD Visiting Research Scholar will receive up to a $5,000 stipend to support travel, lodging, food, and incidentals for a flexible period between January 1- December 31, 2024. Visit our website here to learn more about the program and how to apply by the October 31 deadline ..read more

The ERC project “FEVER – Global Histories of (a) Disease”, based at the Department of History, University of Heidelberg, is now recruiting a doctoral researcher. This five-year project studies the prevalence of fever in the Atlantic World from 1750 and 1840, explores the rich sensory experiences, practical dynamics, and theoretical controversies pertinent to the disease. Led by Professor Stefanie Gänger, it commenced in October 2023, and is dedicated to creating a dynamic, family-friendly, and international research environment. For more information about this project, please read: https ..read more

The Department of Social Studies of Medicine (SSoM) invites applications for a postdoctoral fellowship on the contemporary medical museum. This timely theme marks a new administrative link between of McGill University’s Maude Abbott Medical Museum to the Department of Social Studies of Medicine. We invite applications on the history and anthropology of pathological and anatomical collections; the parallel roles of dissection and display in medical education; the rise of consent for the donation of remains to museums; the ethics of displaying, curating, and holding human remains; the current mo ..read more

The Waring Historical Library is excited to announce the 2024 W. Curtis Worthington, Jr. Essay Contest—an opportunity for students to contribute to the scholarship of the history of health sciences. This contest, supported by the Waring Library Society, is dedicated to recognizing exceptional work that expands our understanding of the history of health sciences. The Waring Library Society will grant one award for an undergraduate essay and one award for a graduate essay. The winners will receive a cash prize as well an invitation to provide a virtual presentation of their research at the Warin ..read more

The Department of American Studies and the Program in Science, Technology, and Society (STS) at Brown University invite applications for a two-year Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in Disability Studies. This position is to be held jointly at the Cogut Institute for the Humanities and the Department of American Studies, effective July 1, 2024, with an affiliation with STS. We seek a scholar whose work addresses the meanings, histories, experiences, or representations of disability, broadly defined. We welcome applicants who use methodologies from across the humanities and qualitative social scie ..read more

The Laureate Centre for History & Population is a 5-year Australian Research Council-funded research centre directed by Scientia Professor Alison Bashford, based at UNSW Sydney. We are seeking three (3) Laureate Postdoctoral Fellows to undertake independent and collaborative research on aspects of the modern (post 1800) history of population policy. This may include the intellectual history of population and political economy; and/or the international history of population debate, including environmental history dimensions. Working with the Centre Director, Professor Alison Bashford, Laure ..read more

Specialization in areas such as The History of Medicine and Science, Medical Humanities, Global Health, and/or Community and Public Health The John V. Roach Honors College at Texas Christian University invites applications for the Andrews Chair of Interdisciplinary Studies at the rank of either full or advanced associate professor beginning Fall 2024. The disciplinary background is open, and competitive candidates must bring interdisciplinary interests in the general medical field that extend to both teaching and research. We seek applications from teacher-scholars who demonstrate a distinguis ..read more