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Degree Level
Postdoc
Field of study
Philosophy
Funding
Full-time, benefits-eligible postdoctoral appointment with an annual salary of $70,000 plus benefits, a $2,500 annual research stipend, and up to $3,000 in relocation assistance to Houston. The appointment runs from July 1, 2027 through June 30, 2029 and may be renewed for a second year subject to successful completion of the first year. Continued employment depends on renewal of grant or restricted funding.
Deadline
Feb 1, 2027
Country
United States
University
Rice University
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Rice University’s Medical Humanities Research Institute seeks a full-time, residential Postdoctoral Associate / Dr. Richard Whittington Postdoctoral Fellow in Medical Humanities, with a focus on medical ethics. The two-year appointment runs from July 1, 2027 to June 30, 2029 and is based in Houston, Texas, with work at TMC Helix Park and teaching on the Rice campus. The role is hybrid, requiring office attendance approximately three days per week.
The fellow will join an interdisciplinary community spanning the humanities, social sciences, engineering, arts, and the Texas Medical Center. Responsibilities include teaching two undergraduate courses per year in the Department of Philosophy and/or Medical Humanities Program, contributing to the annual Baruch A. Brody lecture in Bioethics, conducting independent research, mentoring undergraduate research assistants, participating in collaborative medical ethics research, presenting findings, publishing, and engaging with health and community organizations.
Applicants must hold a PhD in the humanities awarded between June 29, 2023 and June 30, 2027. Preferred expertise includes medical humanities, medical ethics, bioethics, health equity, or health inequities. Experience or readiness to teach Medical Ethics and/or Introduction to Medical Humanities is desirable, along with strong research, communication, collaboration, organizational, and time-management skills.
The appointment offers an annual salary of $70,000 plus benefits, a $2,500 annual research stipend, and up to $3,000 in relocation assistance. Required application materials include a cover letter, CV, approximately 25-page writing sample, 1,000-word research proposal, evidence of teaching effectiveness, a two-page undergraduate course proposal, and three recommendation letters. The online application deadline is February 1, 2027.
Funding details
Full-time, benefits-eligible postdoctoral appointment with an annual salary of $70,000 plus benefits, a $2,500 annual research stipend, and up to $3,000 in relocation assistance to Houston. The appointment runs from July 1, 2027 through June 30, 2029 and may be renewed for a second year subject to successful completion of the first year. Continued employment depends on renewal of grant or restricted funding.
What's required
Applicants must hold a PhD in the humanities conferred between June 29, 2023 and June 30, 2027. Candidates should demonstrate strong humanities-based research skills and experience in, or interest in developing research projects in, medical humanities, medical ethics, or health equity; strong verbal, written, and oral presentation skills; ability to collaborate and work effectively in a team; independence and professionalism; and excellent time management. Preference is given to candidates with research or teaching focused on medical humanities, medical ethics, or health inequities, and candidates able to teach Introduction to Medical Humanities and/or Medical Ethics. Required materials include a cover letter, CV, approximately 25-page writing sample, 1,000-word research project proposal, evidence of teaching effectiveness, a two-page undergraduate course proposal, and three recommendation letters.
How to apply
Apply through the Rice University online application portal for job requisition 6308. Upload a combined PDF containing the cover letter, CV, writing sample, research project proposal, teaching evidence, and course proposal in the Cover Letter section; upload the resume in the Resume section if requested. Arrange for three recommendation letters to be emailed by the deadline to [email protected] with the subject line “MHRI Postdoc LOR.”
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