The Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry (SHAC) invites applications for Postgraduate Representative, a two- or three-year term to begin in January 2023.

As leader of SHAC’s extensive Graduate Network, the Postgraduate Representative serves as an advocate for early career scholars in the history of alchemy, chemistry, and related fields. They are chiefly responsible for designing, planning, and facilitating the Society’s Postgraduate Workshop, an annual international meeting that brings together early career researchers to network and present works in progress. The Postgraduate Representative also attends biennial Council meetings, where they serve as liaison between the Graduate Network and the Society’s leadership.

Eligibility: Applicants should be SHAC student members in good standing and currently enrolled in a PhD program or equivalent, with research interests in the history of alchemy, chemistry, or adjacent fields.

Please apply by submitting a cover letter and curriculum vitae to studentrep@ambix.org (Alison McManus) and a.simmons@ucl.ac.uk (Anna Simmons). The cover letter should include a brief biography and a synopsis of your PhD research project, including the length of your program and your stage within it. Please include ideas on how you intend to shape the Graduate Network and potential workshop topics of interest to historians of alchemy and chemistry. The Society especially welcomes suggestions for workshops that cross disciplines, geographies, and time periods.

Application deadline: October 30