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The Newsletter | December 2024
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Hello PiBM network members!
Just in time for the holidays, we have one last newsletter to offer you in 2024. There are jobs at all levels, from students to senior staff, publications to read if/when you need a break from family during the holidays, and more.
Thanks again for making 2024 a successful year in growing PiBM and all the very best to you in 2025! |
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MAs/PhDs/Post-docs
Postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is hiring a postdoc, who will be based at the University of Cambridge Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence, where Jacob Stegenga continues to have an affiliation after his move to NTU Singapore. This postdoc position is funded by a project grant held jointly with Stephan Hartmann at LMU Munich.
The deadline to apply is January 12, and the start date is flexible, though the sooner the better. The position is funded for just about two years (the awkward timing and duration is a result of his move to NTU, and they will do their best to fill any potential employment gaps). They are looking for a philosopher of science interested in causation, causal inference, evidence, and expert judgement, particularly in the context of medicine, and they welcome applicants using a diverse range of approaches in their research, including formal methods, computer simulations, and case studies. The postdoc will be part of a team based in Cambridge, Munich, and Singapore, and the position includes funds for conference travel, workshops, and visits to Munich. Please spread the word! And please let potential candidates know that they can contact Jacob with questions. Here is his site: Jacob Stegenga
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Jobs
University of Cambridge, HPS Department looking for a philosopher of medicine
Applications are invited for the position of Assistant Professor in Philosophy of Life Sciences at the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge. The duties of this post will include lectures, supervisions, examining, and administrative duties for both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, as well as conducting and leading research activities at the highest level. We are particularly interested in candidates with expertise in the philosophy of medicine and the biomedical sciences.
The position will start on 1 September 2025. The completion of a PhD (or equivalent) is required before the start date. This is a permanent post, subject to the successful completion of a 5-year probationary period. The post-holder will have standard opportunities for promotion through the University's Academic Career Pathways (Research and Teaching) system.
For information on the Department of History and Philosophy of Science, see www.hps.cam.ac.uk. For more information on the University of Cambridge, see www.cam.ac.uk.
Please direct any queries by e-mail to hr@hps.cam.ac.uk.
Lecturer in Medicine, Health and Society, UCL
The UCL Department of Science and Technology Studies based in London is currently looking for a Lecturer in Medicine, Health and Society to undertake teaching, research and related academic support duties. This is a 100% FTE, open-ended appointment, starting on 1st September 2025.
The postholder will be expected to develop a research programme in areas relevant to Science and Technology Studies, with a particular focus on health- and medicine-related subjects. For the purposes of this position, health and medicine may be construed liberally to include, but not be limited to, medical anthropology, clinical practices, biomedical research, global and public health, medical data science, or psychological and behavioural specialities, all approached from an STS perspective. Applications from scholars with a focus on the Global South are especially welcome.
The main duties of the post will involve research (including grant applications where necessary), teaching and administration. The successful candidate can expect to contribute to teaching modules already available as part of the departmental catalogue, and to develop new modules of their own design.
For more information about this opportunity, including details of how to apply, please visit:
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/search-ucl-jobs/details?jobId=30486&jobTitle=Lecturer+in+Medicine%2C+Health+and+Society
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Publications
Berman F, Banks D, Jordan MI, Leonelli S, & Minow M. (2024). "Amid Advancement, Apprehension and Ambivalence: AI In the Human Ecosystem Panel". Harvard Data Science Review 6(3).
https://doi.org/10.1162/99608f92.2be2c754
Boyer-Kassem, T., Duchêne, S. & Rafaï, I. (2024). "Compliance with Covid-19 sanitary measures: don’t forget the precautionary principle", Santé Publique 36 (5) : 37-48.
https://stm.cairn.info/journal-sante-publique-2024-5-page-37?lang=en
DiFrisco, J. & Gawne, R. (2024). "Biological agency: a concept without a research program", Journal of Evolutionary Biology, voae153.
https://doi.org/10.1093/jeb/voae153
Paludan, S.R., Pradeu, T., Pichlmair, A., Wray, K.B., Mikkelsen, J.G., Olagnier, D., & Mogensen, T.H. (2024). "Early host defense against virus infections". Cell Reports, 43 (12), 115070.
DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.115070
Sheehan, N., & Leonelli, S. (2024). "Reconciling data actionability and accountability in global health research: The case of SARS-CoV-2". Global Public Health, 20(1).
https://doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2024.2436422 |
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Upcoming Conferences and PiBM Events
Art-Science-Philosophy Film
Launch of the film “Data Shadows”, 16 January 2025, Munich – details of this art-science-philosophy collaboration on scientific data journeys are here: https://opensciencestudies.eu/datashadowsfilm/ Register here: https://tumthinktank.de/event/data-shadows/ and please let Sabina Leonelli know if you’d like to host a viewing in your own city!
Town Hall in Munich on Ethical Data
On 31 March 2025, the Ethical Data Initiative at TUM and Exeter will host a Town Hall meeting in Munich, with keynotes from renowned statistician and Editor-in-Chief of the Harvard Data Science Review Xiao-li Meng and the Director of the Research Data Alliance Hilary Hanahoe. The meeting will also be accessible in hybrid mode, register here https://ethicaldatainitiative.org/. Members of the PhilInBioMed network are warmly welcome to this hands-on, collaborative space for improving data management across the sciences.
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Past & Upcoming PiBM Seminars
The last talk for this year in the PiBM Seminars was given by Aurora Nedelcu (University of New Brunswick, Canada), who spoke on the topic of cancer and the evolution of multicellularity. In case you missed it, or want to rewatch it, the video for that seminar is now available online, and you can find it here:
The next talk in this seminar series will be on February 12, given by Felipe De Brigard who is the Fuchsberg-Levine Family Associate Professor of Philosophy and an Associate Professor in the Psychology and Neuroscience departments and the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience at Duke University. He will talk on "Characterizing Dynamic Cognitive Systems".
More details of that event can be found here:
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Going forward
To compose the next issue, I kindly ask you to send me, (jrsholl.edu@gmail.com), your inputs about all things Philosophy in Biology and Medicine and that, where possible, the shareable items be focused on or closely related to the “philosophy in science” (PinS) approach.
I will send another reminder email beforehand, but please send these items by 24 January 2024.
Thank you again for the input and collaboration, and all the best to everyone across the PiBM world! Happy holidays! |
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