PhD position History of Science
Leiden University
Leiden, 2300 RA (Zuid-Holland) , 38 hours per week
Job description
Function title: PhD position History of Science
The Faculty of Science, Leiden University, offers a PhD position in History of Science. The position is available from 1 January 2009. The project is accommodated by the Leiden Observatory
PhD project: Jan Hendrik Oort and the rise of radio astronomy in the Netherlands
The Leiden astronomer Oort made his name in the 1920s and 1930s through his studies of the Galaxy. From the 1940s onward, he became a pioneer in the new field of radio astronomy, together with his pupil H.C. van de Hulst. Their efforts culminated in 1970 in the foundation of the Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope, at the time the world´s largest radio telescope. The aim of this project is to portray the rise of this new field of research from personal, institutional and political angles and to explain how the Netherlands became a centre of observational astronomy. Important source material is located at Leiden University. This includes the papers of Oort and Van de Hulst
This project will be supervised by Prof. F.H. van Lunteren. The PhD-researcher will participate in the activities of the small group of historians of science of the Leiden Observatory.
Requirements
Required education/skills: University Graduate
For this position we are looking for an ambitious candidate with a recent MA or MSc in either history, history of science, physics or astronomy. Working knowledge of Dutch is required, familiarity with the history of science and/or archival research is an advantage.
Job type: Research / Advising
Workfield(s) :
- Teaching & Research(Scientific discipline: Natural Sciences)
Organization
Leiden University
Conditions of employment
Employment basis: Temporary for specified period
Duration of the contract: 4 years
Maximum hours per week: 38
Additional conditions of employment:
The PhD-researcher will be employed on a 4 year contract (with a probation period of one year) with Leiden University with a gross salary increasing from EUR 28000 to EUR 36000 per year (including allowances).
Additional Information
Additional information can be obtained through one of the following links:
* About the organization (http://www.leidenun iv.nl/)
* About the function (http://www.vacature s.staging. leidenuniv. nl/phd-position- sterrewacht- 8-215.jsp)
Application
You can apply for this job before 15-12-2008 (dd-mm-yyyy) by sending your application to:
Leiden Observatory, Postbus 9513
2300 RA Leiden
E-mail: e.castermans@ science.leidenun iv.nl
When applying for this job always mention the vacancynumber 8-215.
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