Post-doctoral Fellow, 20th Century American History, Philosophy, and Sociology
of Life Sciences

We seek a postdoctoral fellow with a background in the history, philosophy, or
sociology of the life sciences in twentieth century America for a project under
development on the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at the University of California,
Berkeley.  If funded, the position will run from July 2008 through June 2010. 
We invite applications from interested scholars, including Ph.D. candidates who
will have degree in hand by June 2008. Relevant research experience can include
evolutionary biology, ecology, museums, or vertebrate zoology.  We will give
preference to candidates able to commit to take the position in July 2008 and
remain with us for two years.

The MVZ, founded in 1908, is one of the premier academic natural history museums
in the American West.  It is a research-oriented museum without public displays.
The MVZ has a long history of contributions to evolutionary biology,
biogeography, and vertebrate natural history, as well as close interactions with
the National Park Service and California wildlife conservation.

Our project is a collaboration among a historian (Cathryn Carson), a sociologist
(Elihu M. Gerson), a philosopher (James R. Griesemer), and the MVZ's director, a
biologist (Craig Moritz).  A brief introduction is available at
http://ohst.berkeley.edu/MVZ/MVZpostdoc.html.  For a fuller project description,
please e-mail Cathryn Carson at clcarson@berkeley.edu.

To apply, send a cover letter describing your interest, availability, and
expertise;  a c.v.;  and a relevant writing sample, published or unpublished. 
Please send electronically by Tuesday, May 15, 2007, to clcarson@berkeley.edu.

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