Prize Winner: AHA member Warwick Anderson

AHA member Warwick Anderson's The Collectors of Lost Souls: Turning Kuru Scientists into Whitemen (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008) has been awarded the 2010 William H. Welch Medal of the American Association for the History of Medicine (AAHM). Warwick is in the Department of History at the University of Sydney. The Welch Medal was first presented in 1950 to Henry Sigerist and is awarded to one or more authors of a book of outstanding scholarly merit in the field of medical history published during the five calendar years preceding the award. Other past winners include Charles Rosenberg, Roy Porter, Philip Curtin, Richard Evans, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, Nancy Siraisi, and Erwin Ackerknecht.

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Vacancies



The Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water (NSW)
invites applications for a permanent full time Cultural Heritage Researcher in Sydney.

Primary purpose of the position

Undertake research in Aboriginal and non-indigenous cultural heritage to provide information and knowledge for environmental conservation, management and interpretation within legislative and organisational obligations.

Selection criteria

1. Demonstrated advanced knowledge of at least one of the relevant disciplines of anthropology, archaeology or history with demonstrated experience in cultural heritage research in Australia.
   
2. Experience in designing/undertaking significant research in Aboriginal/non-indigenous heritage independently and in collaboration with community groups and stakeholders.
   
3. Demonstrated in experience in conducting research on the historical, social and economic relationships of people to heritage places, cultural diversity related to perception and engagement with nature and the multiple values of landscapes.
4. Extensive knowledge of and experience in the field of Aboriginal heritage and non-indigenous heritage, particularly as it applies to Aboriginal and non-indigenous cultural heritage management.
   
5. Ability to apply current theory, credible methodologies, ethical standards and knowledge of legislation to research in the cultural heritage field.
   
6. Well developed written skills to publication standard demonstrated by an existing publication record.
   
7. Well developed verbal communication skills including with experience in preparing and delivering conference papers and participating in seminars and communicating research outcomes to a wide spectrum of stakeholders.
   
8. Demonstrated experience in negotiation, project management, supervision of staff and working in a team environment with a current drivers licence and an ability to operate a 4WD vehicle.

Total remuneration package: $101,106 p.a. Salary package includes base salary ($82,247 p.a. – $91,623 p.a.), annual leave loading and employer contributions to superannuation scheme.

For information package contact: Marija Zelic (02) 9585 6168

Applications close Friday 14 May 2010

Full details available at Website

Contact: Denis Byrne – (02) 9585 6571 or 0423 775 875

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Prizes and Awards

New Zealand Oral History Awards Open to Australians

For this year only, a major New Zealand oral history awards scheme will accept applications from Australian oral historians.

In 1990 the Australian government gifted $1 million to the people of New Zealand to mark the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. The money was used to set up a trust fund, and since 1990 the fund has granted more than $1.5M dollars to New Zealand oral historians.

2010 is the 21st anniversary of the Australian Sesquicentennial Gift Trust Awards in Oral History. In this anniversary year we acknowledge this generous gift and mark its significance by:

• inviting applications from both Australians and New Zealanders
  
• accepting applications only for projects that explore the history of social, cultural or political aspects of contact between Australia and New Zealand offering one grant of up to NZ$80,000 for a major project of outstanding significance. Anyone considering applying for this level of grant should first contact Alison Parr.

• one grant of up to NZ$35,000 for a project of up to 20 interviews
  
• up to NZ$10,000 for projects of fewer than 10 interviews

• Awards may be made to individuals, groups or communities.
  
• Assistance is not available for projects that are eligible for funding from tertiary institutions, nor for university theses.
  
• Assistance is not available for funding institutions, such as museums, for their core work.
  
• Video recording is eligible for funding as a component of a project, but neither video nor film projects, in themselves, are eligible for these awards.
  
• If you have already received a grant from this fund, you will not be eligible to apply for further funding until you have completed the previous project within the terms agreed.

Conditions for successful applicants

• You are expected to complete the project within twelve months of receiving the grant. (See Information for Applicants below.)
  
• The original recordings must be deposited at the Oral History Centre, Alexander Turnbull Library in Wellington, NZ.
  
• For each interview you must provide an oral history recording Agreement Form signed by the person interviewed.
  
• A detailed contents summary or abstract for each interview must accompany recordings for deposit.
  
• You will be required to send, when requested, regular progress reports until the project is completed.

Information for Applicants
When preparing your application, you should note:

• Awards are given as a contribution towards the recording of interviews for oral history projects. This can include money for training, travel and other expenses and buying good quality recording equipment.
  
• The Award will be paid in two stages.
  
• Half the amount granted will be paid at the time of the announcement of successful applicants. The second half of the award will be paid on completion and delivery of the project within one year - this includes all required paperwork. In the event of an award up to $NZ80,000 being granted, arrangements for payment will be discussed with the successful applicant.
  
• If the project is not completed at the end of one year, the remainder of the grant will be forfeited and the money will return to the Oral History Trust Fund - unless prior approval has been granted for an extended deadline.
  
• If a project is partially complete, a portion of the money may be paid.
  
• Only projects that use digital recording equipment will be considered - unless you provide your own copies of tapes.

For further information contact:
Alison Parr
Senior Oral Historian
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
PO Box 5364
Wellington, New Zealand
Phone: +64 4 496 6331

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Conferences

14th Annual Museums Australia National Conference Interesting Times: New Roles for Collections 28 September – 2 October 2010, University of Melbourne Further Information

With a theme of Interesting Times: New Roles for Collections, our conference aims to present a diversity of experience, research, and points of view on current issues.

As the flagship Museums Australia event, the Organising Committee invites all museum people to participate – museums including: organisations representing the natural and applied sciences, social history, art galleries, Keeping Places and archives.

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