Fwd: [Histmed] - 5 PhD positions - "Evolution and Classification in the History of Science, Linguistics and Biology" (at the Univ. Duesseldorf, Germany)

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>From:    Heiner Fangerau 
><heiner.fangerau at uni-duesseldorf.de> 
>Date:    04.09.2008 Subject: Job: 5 PhD 
>positions interdisciplinary research project 
>“Evolution and Classification in the History of 
>Science, Linguistics and Biology” 
>(Univ.Düsseldorf) 
>------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
>Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, 
>Duesseldorf Bewerbungsschluss: 05.10.2008 We are 
>seeking to fill five positions in an 
>interdisciplinary research project “Evolution 
>and Classification in the History of Science, 
>Linguistics and Biology” at the 
>Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf (funded by 
>the German Federal Ministry of Education and 
>Research (BMBF) as part of the focus 
>“Interaction between natural sciences and the 
>humanities”). -1.5 PhD positions in History and 
>Theory of Science / Medicine (1 TV-L 13; 0,5 
>TV-L 13) -    2 PhD positions in Comparative 
>Linguistics / Linguistic typology / Theory of 
>language change  (2 * 0.5 TV-L 13) -       2 PhD 
>positions in Computational Linguistics / 
>Bioinformatics / Molecular Evolution (2 * 0.5 
>TV-L 13) Genome evolution, language evolution 
>and the evolution of knowledge have much in 
>common. They entail evolving elements genes, 
>words, ideas that are mostly inherited in a 
>vertical manner from ancestors to descendents, 
>but sometimes are inherited laterally. The 
>present transdisciplinary project aims to study 
>the evolutionary dynamics of science, languages 
>and genomes using methods from the field of 
>molecular evolution and incorporating network 
>methods. Current applications for phylogenetic 
>reconstruction operate mostly in the realm of 
>bifurcating phylogenetic trees, which are used 
>to model acquisition by inheritance only. 
>However, genes in microbial genomes can also be 
>acquired laterally, while words can be borrowed 
>between different languages and knowledge can be 
>transferred across disciplinary or cultural 
>boundaries. Phylogenetic trees cannot easily be 
>used to model such lateral transfers, but 
>network approaches can. The project includes 1) 
>the clarification of evolutionary concepts in 
>the history of science, biology and linguistics, 
>2) the development of methods for coding and 
>modelling lateral transfer in science, 
>linguistics and biology, and 3) the analysis and 
>characterization of evolution by lateral 
>acquisition in general. The project is an 
>interdisciplinary collaboration at the 
>intersection of history of medicine, 
>linguistics, and biology. Applicants should have 
>good English communication and writing skills. 
>Basic computing skills and aptitude in 
>interdisciplinary research are required. Payment 
>will be according to German public service pay 
>scale. The positions are funded by the BMBF for 
>a minimum of two years and expected to be filled 
>by the end of 2008, but the positions remain 
>open until filled; reviewing of applications 
>begins immediately. Applicants should hold 
>(either-or) A) a doctoral degree in the history 
>of science, medicine or biology (with an 
>emphasis on the development of scientific 
>theories or on network studies) or B)       a 
>master's degree or equivalent in Comparative 
>Linguistics (with an emphasis on historical 
>linguistics, preferred  Indo-European and 
>Romance languages) or C) a master’s degree or 
>equivalent in biology (with emphasis on 
>Computational Linguistics, Bioinformatics, or 
>Molecular Evolution. Basic computing skills in 
>PERL/Matlab/C or other scripting language are 
>required.) Interested candidates should send a 
>CV and contact information of one potential 
>referee as a single PDF file to A).PD Dr. Heiner 
>Fangerau, history of science 
>(heiner.fangerau at uni-duesseldorf.de) B).Prof. 
>Dr. Hans Geisler, comparative linguistics 
>(geisler at phil-fak.uni-duesseldorf.de) C).Dr. Tal 
>Dagan, molecular evolution 
>(tal.dagan at uni-duesseldorf.de). 
>------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
>PD Dr. Heiner Fangerau Institut für Geschichte 
>der Medizin Heinrich-Heine-Universität 
>Düsseldorf +49 211 8113940 +49 211 8114303 
>heiner.fangerau at uni-duesseldorf.de Homepage 
><http://www.uniklinik-duesseldorf.de/deutsch/unternehmen/institute/institutfrgeschichtedermedizin/Forschung/Forschungsprojekte/KlassifikationuEvolutionBMBF/page.html> 
>URL zur Zitation dieses Beitrages 
><http://hsozkult.geschichte.hu-berlin.de/chancen/type=stellen&id=3076> 
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