<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;color:#073763"><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Kirsten Ostherr</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:litsci-l@duke.edu">litsci-l@duke.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2026 at 13:14<br>Subject: Postdoc opportunity - Rice University Medical Humanities Research Institute<br>To: <<a href="mailto:LITSCI-L@duke.edu">LITSCI-L@duke.edu</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div><div id="m_4396645403248627720gmail-:8d6"><div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">The <b><a href="https://mhri.rice.edu/" target="_blank">Medical Humanities Research Institute</a></b> at Rice University seeks to appoint one <b>postdoctoral associate</b>
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 <b>Trustworthy and Responsible Health AI, Digital Technologies and Health Inequities</b>.
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. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">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.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">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. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">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.<br><br>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. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">The deadline for online applications is <b><span style="color:red">Friday, March 13, 2026</span></b>. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">For more information and to apply online, visit <a href="https://emdz.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_2001/job/5537" target="_blank">https://emdz.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_2001/job/5537</a></span></p><font color="#888888"><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p></font></div></div></div></div><br><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Kirsten Ostherr, PhD, MPH
<br>
Gladys Louise Fox Professor, Department of English and Creative Writing <br>
Director, <a href="https://mhri.rice.edu/" target="_blank">Medical Humanities Research Institute</a>
<br>
Director, <a href="https://medicalhumanities.rice.edu/" target="_blank">Medical Humanities Program</a><br>
Director, <a href="https://mfl.rice.edu/" target="_blank">Medical Futures Lab</a>
<br>
Rice University - MS 30
<br>
6100 Main Street
<br>
Houston, TX 77005</div></div></div>
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