[Galileo] Charles Simonyi Professorship in the Public Understanding of Science

[Jason Grossman]

Charles Simonyi Professorship in the Public Understanding of Science


UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD

Applications are invited for the above post, tenable from 1 October  
2008,
or as soon as possible thereafter.

The successful candidate will be expected to make important  
contributions
to the public's understanding of science. The starting point is  
likely to
be a specific field of science, which may, as well as the natural,  
medical
and mathematical sciences, include the history of science and the
philosophy of science.

The professor should be committed to using the opportunities the chair
provides through writing, broadcasting and other forms to encourage the
public to share in the excitement of science, and foster an awareness of
the contribution it can make to human endeavour. He or she will take a
leading role in developing the science outreach activities of the
University of Oxford.

The successful candidate will be expected to continue his or her own
research and scholarly work, which may include investigations of the
public's understanding of science.

The professorship will be held jointly between the Department for
Continuing Education and the appropriate discipline-based department  
in the
University, depending on the postholder's own background.

A non-stipendiary Professorial Fellowship at New College is attached  
to the
professorship.

Further particulars, including details of how to apply, are available  
from
http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/fp/ or from the Registrar, University Offices,
Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD, UK (tel: +44(0) 1865 270200). The
closing date for applications is Monday 31 March 2008.