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The Department seeks to appoint a full-time Lecturer in Philosophy of Science, with teaching and research interests in the philosophy of science, and the history and philosophy of the physical sciences broadly construed. The successful applicant must hold a PhD in the appropriate subject area, and is expected to have a range of interests within history and philosophy of science (HPS), to be active in research and publication, and to be capable of teaching the subject to undergraduate and postgraduate students from a wide range of backgrounds.&#160;Job reference:&#160;Closing date: 16 Apr 2010; interviews in early MayDuties and ResponsibilitiesScience &#38; Technology Studies at UCL is an inter-disciplinary department which is active in teaching and research in the history, philosophy and social studies of science.&#160; The Department seeks to appoint a Lecturer in Philosophy of Science, with teaching and research interests in the philosophy of science, and &#8211; preferably - the history and philosophy of the physical sciences broadly construed. Duties include: carrying out original research, supervision of MSc and doctoral students, teaching on the department&#8217;s undergraduate and graduate programme, contributing to the administrative and pastoral duties in the department. The lectureship will be available from 1st September 2010.Key RequirementsThe successful applicant must hold a PhD in an appropriate field and have a strong record of research and publication.&#160; Applicants must have proven ability to teach in the specified areas and to supervise academic work by undergraduates, masters and doctoral students and a demonstrable commitment to high-quality teaching.&#160;Job advert:&#160;&#160;www.ucl.ac.uk/hr/jobs/Search &#34;UCL Current Vacancies&#34; using reference: 1130132&#160;About the department:www.ucl.ac.uk/sts&#160;&#160;For informal enquiries, please contact Prof. Steve Miller (Head of Department) by phone on 020 7679 3490, or by email at s.miller@ucl.ac.uk.