ENS Cachan postdoc

One two-year postdoctoral position is available with the History of Social Science Group (H2S) at École normale supérieure de Cachan, France, starting October/December 2011.

We are currently looking to hire one postdoctoral fellow for a newly funded grant from the Agence nationale de la recherche (ANR) to study cross-disciplinary research ventures in postwar American social science.

* Requirements
Candidates should have completed their doctoral degree (within the past two years) in a relevant discipline or field, such as history of economics, history of science, history of social science, American Studies, U.S. history, American Civilization, higher education, sociology of science, and should have interest or expertise in cross-disciplinary research ventures in social science after WWII.

* Start date
Flexible

* Stipend (net)
2120 euros (monthly) plus research money for archival work and conference participation.

* Application Instructions
Please send an email describing briefly background, previous training and interests along with a CV and contact information for two references. Journal publications or other samples of scholarly writing may also be included. Please send application materials to Philippe
Fontaine at «philippe.fontaine@ens-cachan.fr».

* Deadline to Apply
Flexible