Postdoctorat à Johns Hopkins University

Postdoctoral Fellowship, History of Medicine & the Center for Medical Humanities & Social Medicine, Johns Hopkins University


Call for applications


Johns Hopkins University: School of Medicine: Department of the History of Medicine


Location
Baltimore, MD, 21205

Open Date
Feb 01, 2022

Deadline
Mar 18, 2022 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time


Description

The Department of the History of Medicine and the Center for Medical Humanities and Social Medicine (CMHSM), Johns Hopkins University, seeks applicants for a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in history of medicine and medical humanities. The fellow will have teaching and administrative responsibilities in the department’s online program in the history of medicine (OPHOM) which offers Certificate and MA degrees to part-time learners. The CMHSM is an interdisciplinary teaching and research unit that bridges the humanities, social sciences, and health sciences across the campuses of Johns Hopkins University to foster innovative, interdisciplinary scholarship and to train undergraduates, graduate students, and health professionals with skills to apply critical social analysis to the understanding of health and disease.

Duties include:

• Pedagogical and administrative support for OPHOM courses, including lecturing, facilitating class discussions, and grading.
• Liaising with OPHOM faculty members, administrators and instructional designers.
• Mentoring OPHOM Certificate and MA students.
• Organizing CMHSM events.
• Working with the CMHSM Director and faculty to develop new programs
• Liaising with CMHSM faculty and trainees across multiple campuses of Johns Hopkins University.
• Developing content for OPHOM and CMHSM online and social media presence.

The fellow will have protected time to pursue a sustained program of research and writing, mentored by Department and CMHSM faculty, and is expected to make progress towards publication goals.

The term of appointment is two years, beginning July 1, 2022. Salary: $53,760 plus benefits.


Qualifications

The successful candidate will have:

• Defended a PhD in history of medicine or related field by May 31, 2022.
• A proven record of scholarship and teaching in the history of medicine, humanities and/or social sciences of health and medicine.
• Previous interactions with health science as well as arts and science campuses
• A strong research profile.
• Excellent organizational skills.

Application Instructions

Applicants should submit a cover letter, C.V., sample syllabus, and dissertation chapter or other writing sample via Interfolio submission. Applications and related materials are due by Friday, March 18, 2022. Short-listed applicants will be requested to provide two letters of recommendation. Zoom interviews will be conducted in early April.

Johns Hopkins University is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of gender, marital status, pregnancy, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, other legally protected characteristics or any other occupationally irrelevant criteria. The University promotes Affirmative Action for minorities, women, individuals who are disabled, and veterans. Johns Hopkins University is a drug-free, smoke-free workplace. NOTE: The successful candidate for this position will be subject to a routine background check.

Salary and benefits details are available here: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/som/offices/pda/policies.html 

Application Process
This institution is using Interfolio's Faculty Search to conduct this search. Applicants to this position receive a free Dossier account and can send all application materials, including confidential letters of recommendation, free of charge.
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Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The Johns Hopkins University is committed to equal opportunity for its faculty, staff, and students. To that end, the university does not discriminate on the basis of sex, gender, marital status, pregnancy, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or other legally protected characteristic. The university is committed to providing qualified individuals access to all academic and employment programs, benefits and activities on the basis of demonstrated ability, performance and merit without regard to personal factors that are irrelevant to the program involved.