[Sfts-students] Fwd: Postdoc opportunity - Rice University Medical Humanities Research Institute

[Sherryl]

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From: Kirsten Ostherr <litsci-l at duke.edu>
Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2026 at 13:14
Subject: Postdoc opportunity - Rice University Medical Humanities Research
Institute
To: <LITSCI-L at duke.edu>


The *Medical Humanities Research Institute <https://mhri.rice.edu/>* at
Rice University seeks to appoint one *postdoctoral associate* with a PhD in
the Humanities, interpretive Social Sciences, or the Arts for Fiscal Year
2026-27 with a one-year extension available upon successful completion of
the first year in the research areas of *Trustworthy and Responsible Health
AI, Digital Technologies and Health Inequities*. The Medical Humanities
Research Institute includes faculty from diverse fields in the humanities,
social sciences, engineering, and the arts, and collaborates with numerous
institutions in the Texas Medical Center and the broader Houston community.



One aim of the Medical Humanities Research Institute is to intervene in the
perpetuation of inequitable healthcare by bringing key insights and
methodologies of the humanities into the analysis, creation and use of
healthcare technologies and the collection and use of health data from
these technologies. Building on the strength of Rice University’s faculty
working in Medical Humanities, Science and Technology Studies, Engineering,
and the Creative Arts, the Institute and our collaborations with
clinicians, biomedical researchers, technology designers, and data
scientists, MHRI imagines new approaches to healthcare that place
anti-racism, ethics, patient experiences, artistic expression, and
historical and narrative analysis at the center of medical innovation. We
do this through multiple research projects, classes, and our joint
Rice-Baylor College of Medicine Center for Humanities-based Health AI
Innovation. The postdoctoral associate would work within this dynamic
environment at Rice to further MHRI’s key initiative in Trustworthy Health
AI.



The postdoctoral associate will spend approximately 50% on MHRI research
projects and 50% of their time on their own research and
teaching/mentoring. The postdoctoral associate will attend key MHRI events,
participate in collaborative research, present their research at public
events, develop collaborative and single-author publications, mentor
student research assistants, and teach one or two courses per year on a
topic related to trustworthy health AI. The Institute will provide
multidisciplinary mentoring and opportunities for professional development.

The postdoctoral associate will be selected based on the relevance of their
work to the Institute’s objectives and focus area on trustworthy health
technologies, potential for outreach with local health and community-based
organizations, scholarly record of publications and presentations, and
history of demonstrated interest in collaborative research.

This position is in the Rice University Medical Humanities Research
Institute for the period from July 1, 2026-June 30, 2027. This is a
full-time, residential postdoctoral position teaching 1-2 classes during
the academic year and is benefits eligible.



The deadline for online applications is *Friday, March 13, 2026*.



For more information and to apply online, visit
https://emdz.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_2001/job/5537



-- 
Kirsten Ostherr, PhD, MPH
Gladys Louise Fox Professor, Department of English and Creative Writing
Director, Medical Humanities Research Institute <https://mhri.rice.edu/>
Director, Medical Humanities Program <https://medicalhumanities.rice.edu/>
Director, Medical Futures Lab <https://mfl.rice.edu/>
Rice University - MS 30
6100 Main Street
Houston, TX 77005
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Sherryl Vint (she/her)
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