3 PhD Positions, Department of Culture Studies, Humanities School, Tilburg University, Netherlands (2017)

The department of Culture Studies invites applications for three four-year PhD positions (1,0 fte) starting 1 September, 2017. These three PhD positions are funded by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO), by means of a VICI grant for the research project Mind the Body: Rethinking embodiment in healthcare (principal investigator: Prof. dr. Jenny Slatman).

Description of the general program:

In current healthcare, health problems are categorized as either somatic or psychological. The result of this dualistic categorization is that the body is reduced to a biological or neurological thing. This project intends to provide an alternative theory of the body in health care. It will explore the meaning of the body against the background of current theoretical discussions on materialism, while also examining practices that target three major health problems: (1) Medically unexplained physical symptoms (MUPS), (2) Obesity, and (3) Depression. These cases are each in their own way marked by a problematic dualistic legacy, and this calls for alternative views and vocabularies on embodiment.

This philosophical, anthropological research involves a twofold approach: (1) reflection on various theoretical, medical and cultural sources (2) collection and analysis of data (participatory observation, interviews). Researchers in this project are therefore supposed to have excellent theoretical and philosophical skills, a profound interest in health care practices and, preferably, some experience in empirical research. Since the entire project is interdisciplinary, candidates with a double background are urgently invited to apply.

Requirements
Requirements PhD project 1
Master in Culture Studies, Medical Anthropology, Medical Humanities, Philosophy or another relevant field.
for all requirements, please check the vacancywebsite of Tilburg University.

Requirements PhD project 2
Master in Philosophy, Medical Anthropology, Medical Sociology, Medical Humanities or another relevant field.
for all requirements, please check the vacancywebsite of Tilburg University.

Requirements PhD project 3
Master in Philosophy, Medical Anthropology, Medical Sociology or another relevant field.
for all requirements, please check the vacancywebsite of Tilburg University.

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