Reader in Social Science for Medical Humanities
Department of Geography, Durham University
The Centre for Medical Humanities and the Department of Geography seek to
appoint a Reader in Social Science for Medical Humanities from 1st September
2009 or as soon as possible thereafter. S/he will be based for the first four
years in the Centre for Medical Humanities, a unique research centre funded
by The Wellcome Trust at Durham University, in a predominantly research
post. Thereafter, the successful candidate will have a permanent position with
the normal balance of research, teaching and administration in the Department
of Geography.
The successful candidate will show a good theoretical and practical
understanding of one or more of the following topics relating to the
interactions of the arts and humanities with health, medical practice and
wellbeing:
• the place of creativity in human flourishing and wellbeing;
• practices and policies that aim to promote wellbeing and health through arts
based practices
• relations between flourishing, embodiment, wellbeing and health
• relations between the sciences, the arts and medical practice
• explorations of public engagement within medicine, arts and other forms of
social policy with a view to enhancing wellbeing and health
The successful applicant will have knowledge and skills which provide the
capacity and aptitude to work in a multi-disciplinary team which includes
medical, social science and humanities scholars and arts practitioners; a good
grasp of current theoretical and empirical agenda within contemporary health
practice; and the capacity and aptitude for public engagement with key
institutions and user groups.
Applicants must state how they will contribute to the four year programme of
work of the Centre for Medical Humanities in terms of research themes,
international excellence and recognition, experience in recruitment of doctoral
students and existing esteem indicators. The letter of application must include
a personal research plan, which supports and enhances the research strategy
of the Department.
The post is advertised on - https://jobs.dur.ac.uk/default.asp
And on the department web-site – http://www.dur.ac.uk/geography
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