The Humanities Research Center at Rice University will award one Postdoctoral Fellowship in Interdisciplinary Medical Humanities for a two-year appointment beginning July 1, 2010. The second year's appointment is contingent on successful review of the first year's performance. The Fellow will receive a stipend of $40,000 per year, plus benefits eligibility, as well as an allowance for research and relocation. In consultation with a faculty mentor, the Fellow will develop an introductory-level interdisciplinary medical humanities course that will be taught once each year of the fellowship. In addition to teaching, the Fellow will collaborate with the faculty mentor in to develop a year-long series of lunch lectures with invited outside speakers, to be held at Rice and at nearby medical institutions. The Fellow will be expected to make significant progress in research and to present that research at a lunch lecture. This fellowship will be awarded pending funding.
Eligibility:
- The Fellowship is awarded to support a research project in the humanities. This includes, but is not limited to history, philosophy, languages, literature, linguistics, religious studies, art history and the arts. Proposals employing medical humanistic approaches are welcome from anthropology and other social sciences, natural sciences, music, architecture, and engineering.
- Applicants should have received a PhD in 2007 or later, and before July 1, 2010.
- Fellowship recipients cannot have accepted or currently hold a tenure-track position.
- Rice University is an Equal Employment Opportunity/ Affirmative Action employer. Scholars who are members of traditionally under-represented groups are encouraged to apply.
- There is no citizenship requirement or restriction for this fellowship. Non-U.S. nationals are welcome to apply.
- Employment eligibility verifications requested upon hire.
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