2 Postdoc Positions in Medical Humanities at Uppsala University

Uppsala University is a comprehensive research-intensive university with a strong international standing. Our mission is to pursue top-quality research and education and to interact constructively with society. Our most important assets are all the individuals whose curiosity and dedication make Uppsala University one of Sweden’s most exciting workplaces. Uppsala University has 46.000 students, 7.300 employees and a turnover of SEK 7.3 billion.

The Centre for Medical Humanities is a collaboration between the Faculty of Arts, the Faculty of Social Sciences and the Disciplinary Domain of Medicine and Pharmacy. About twenty researchers working at various institutions are part of the centre’s network. The activities are led by a director with the support of a coordinator, and also includes teaching across the faculty boundaries.

Two positions as postdoctoral fellow in medical humanities are now open. The positions are funded by the Kjell and Märta Beijer Foundation. One of the positions is for candidates within the humanities/ social sciences, the other for candidates from medicine/ pharmacy/ health sciences.

The Centre is organised as part of the Department of History of Science and Ideas, a dynamic research environment with strong profiles in history of medicine and history of science. There are currently over forty academics, researchers and visiting scholars attached to the Department, including 15 doctoral students.

Medical humanities is an interdisciplinary research field where issues related to medicine, illness and health are put into a historical, cultural and social context. The multidisciplinary approach means that the medical humanities constitute a broad field and includes studies ranging from the individual's experiences of illness and health to the development of medical practices and societal perspectives on health care.

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2 Postdoc Positions in Medical Humanities at Uppsala University