The University of Oxford seeks to appoint an outstanding candidate to the
Professorship of the History of Science in the Faculty of History from 1
October 2015 or as soon as possible thereafter. The Professor will share
the Faculty's vision of the scope of the history of science, which is less
focussed on the history of scientific truth and more interested in
reconstructing the practices of science, and the claims to science-based
authority within given societies at given times.

The successful candidate will be a historian of international reputation
with an outstanding research and publications record in any area or period
of the history of science, excluding the ancient world and the history of
medicine, as well as the ability to teach an inspire students at all levels
and to undertake senior administrative duties. She or he will have the
ability to capitalise on the history of scientific research at Oxford,
encouraging interaction and collaboration with other disciplines and
particularly with the University's Museum of the History of Science. The
post has a significant public role, and the new Professor will be expected
to promote the study of the history of science in Oxford, and to stimulate
interest in the subject within the broader academic community, and the
general public at large. The Professorship is held in the Faculty of
History and the appointee will be a Professorial Fellow of Linacre College.

Start date: 1 October 2015 or as soon as possible thereafter.

Deadline for applications: Monday 13 April 2015.

For more details about the post and full application instructions, see
http://www.ox.ac.uk/about_the_university/jobs/fp/.

Applications are particularly welcome from women and black and minority
ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in Oxford.

Committed to equality and valuing diversity