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This podcast series offers professional development information for early career scholars--and perhaps even some helpful refreshers for more established scholars. The series stems from a Consortium working group organized by Barbara Hof and Climério Silva Neto in collaboration with the Division for the History of Science and Technology of the International Union of History and Philosophy of Science and Technology. The episodes feature discussions with recognized international scholars.

Barbara Hof is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, and a guest lecturer at the Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany.

 

 

 

Climério Paulo da Silva Neto is an Associate Professor of physics and history of science at the Federal University of Bahia, Brazil.

Introduction to Writing Good & Fair Book Reviews

Topics include: The nuts and bolts; communication with editors; deadlines; the balance of criticism; how to connect the book-under-review to previous work; why are novel disciplinary perspectives relevant?

 

Featuring

Gleb Albert is Assistant Professor in General and Eastern European History at the University of Luzerne, Switzerland, and experienced book review editor of H-SOZ-KULT.

Audio only version available on SoundCloud.

Best Practice in Oral History Interviewing and Analysis

Topics include: What is oral history; limits and (dis-)advantages; biases; lessons from the practice; what to consider when producing and analyzing interviews; good technologies.

 

Featuring

David Zierler is the Ronald and Maxine Linde Director of the Caltech Heritage Project, USA. Previously, David directed the Oral History Program at the American Institute of Physics.

Sara Baum is an oral history transcription specialist and project manager at Sharp Copy Transcription, specializing in the history of science.

Audio only version available on SoundCloud.

Roundtable Discussion on Journals as a Means of Shaping the Production & Dissemination of Knowledge

Topics include: How to find suitable journals; how to respond to reviews; the role of journals in acdemic discourse; the policies and politics of journals.

 

Featuring

Silvia Figueirôa is Professor at the University of Campinas, Brazil, and has edited several collective volumes.

Joseph D. Martin is Associate Professor at Durham University, UK, chair of the editorial board of Historical Studies in the Natural Sciences, editor-in-chief of Physics in Perspective, and book reviews editor for the British Journal for the History of Science. 

Doubravka Olšáková is Senior Researcher in History at Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic, and deputy editor of Centaurus.

Tiago Saraiva is Full Professor of History at the Drexel University, USA, co-editor of History and Technology and a member of the Cambridge History of Technology editorial team.

Audio only version available on SoundCloud.

Career Diversity

Topics: Academic vs non-academic jobs; Work-life balance; gender; transition out of academia.

 

Featuring

Arwen Mohun is Professor in history at the University of Delaware, United States. Mohun has coordinated a working group on career diversity at the Consortium for History of Science Technology and Medicine.

Audio only version available on SoundCloud.

Roundtable Discussion on Collaborative Research & Writing

Topics: Best practice in communication in teams; different ways of collaboration; are virtual tools a game changer; national styles; are we moving towards “big history”?

 

Featuring

Olival Freire Jr. is Professor in history of science at the Federal University of Bahia, Brazil, and Director of the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development. 

Roberto Lalli is Assistant Professor in history of science and technology at the Polytechnico di Turino, Italy, and PI of the research project “FusEUrope”. 

Jinyan Liu is Professor at the Institute for the History of Natural Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing, China, and vice-chair of the department of History of International Science and Technology.

Audio only version available on SoundCloud.

Content and Submission of Book Proposals

Topics: Should I turn my dissertation into a book?; How to find the right press; how to approach editors; how to outline a book proposal; collective authorship and editing; why book series.

 

Featuring

W. Patrick McCray is Professor at the History Department at the University of California Santa Barbara, USA, and a series editor for Johns Hopkins University Press.

Audio only version available on SoundCloud.

Grant Writing Master Class

Topics: Think big questions and frame them well; crafting your grant; personal experience.

 

Featuring

Simone Turchetti is Professor in history of science and technology at the Manchester University, UK, and PI of the ERC research project “Neworldata”.

Audio only version available on SoundCloud.

Division for the History of Science and Technology (IUHPST)

Presenters:

Gleb Albert, University of Luzerne, Switzerland

Sara Baum, Sharp Copy Transcription, USA

Silvia Figueirôa, University of Campinas, Brazil

Olival Freire Jr., Federal University of Bahia, Brazil

Barbara Hof, University of Lausanne, Switzerland

Roberto Lalli, Polytechnico di Turino, Italy

Jinyan Liu, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Joseph D. Martin, Durham University, UK

W. Patrick McCray, University of California Santa Barbara, USA

Arwen Mohun, University of Delaware, USA

Doubravka Olšáková, Charles University, Czech Republic

Tiago Saraiva, Drexel University, USA

Climério Paulo da Silva Neto, Federal University of Bahia, Brazil

Simone Turchetti, Manchester University, UK

David Zierler, Caltech, USA