Two PhD fellowships at Medical Museion, University of Copenhagen
PhD fellowships at Medical Museion, University of Copenhagen
Two 3-year PhD fellowships are available at Medical Museion,
University of Copenhagen, starting on 1 December 2017 or as soon as
possible thereafter.
The position
Medical Museion is seeking two new PhD candidates to join an
innovative and exciting house where research, museum work and public
engagement are brought together at the intersection of medicine, culture
and society. Medical Museion is a university research
department as well as a public museum and we believe it makes a
difference to do research within a public environment, where new ideas
and understandings can be brought to light. Our exhibitions and events
are often approached as a kind of laboratory for research,
and we are keen to push the boundaries of what research might be, and
what it can lead to.
We are fundamentally concerned with the place of medicine within
social and cultural contexts and welcome different perspectives on our
relationship to the body, health and the existential sides of our
physical being; as well as the materiality, history,
philosophy, aesthetics, and epistemic workings of medical science. We
hold some of the finest and most fascinating medical/historical
collections in Europe, and are keen to know much more about them, as
well as how they can be inspiringly used in a museum
environment. We are also interested in practice-based research that
touches on curatorial practice, visitor experience, and exhibition
design.
Our fields of study are thus inevitably broad; an ecology where
interdisciplinary investigations can thrive. The disciplines and methods
that we find relevant could be gathered under the umbrella term
Critical Medical Humanities, including History of Medicine
and Science, Science and Technology Studies, Philosophy of Medicine,
Medical Humanities, Material Culture Studies, Museology, and Science
Communication.
Qualifications
- A Masters Degree in a relevant field is required
- Documented experience with museum work or public engagement is desirable
- Demonstrable interest in medical sciences is desirable
- You must be enterprising and possess good interpersonal skills
It is a prerequisite that the candidate can be and is not already
enrolled as a PhD student at the faculty of Health and Medical Sciences,
University of Copenhagen.
Employment conditions
Salary and other terms and conditions of appointment are set in
accordance with the Agreement between the Ministry of Finance and AC
(Danish Confederation of Professional Associations) or other relevant
professional organizations. In addition to the seniority-based
salary, the appointee will receive an annual supplement of currently
DKK 15,532.44 DKK and additional bonuses may be negotiated on an
individual basis.
The PhD fellow is obliged to carry out – without additional pay –
allocated teaching or museum-related tasks of up to 840 working hours
during their period of employment.
Application
Please submit your application via the link on the job webpage (http://jobportal.ku.dk/phd/?
- Cover letter
- Project description including how the museum, its activities or
its collections might play a role in your research (max 4 pages)
- Curriculum Vitae with publication list (max 2 pages)
Degree certificates should be supplied if candidates are offered an interview.
For queries about the positions please contact Associate Professor Karin Tybjerg (karin.tybjerg@sund.ku.uk, mobile +45 5363 7951).
After the expiry of the deadline for applications, the authorized
recruitment manager selects applicants for assessment on the advice of
the Appointments Committee. All applicants are then immediately notified
whether their application has been passed
for assessment by an expert assessment committee. Selected applicants
are notified of the composition of the committee and each applicant has
the opportunity to comment on the part of the assessment that relates to
the applicant him/herself. The assessment
committee will then select candidates for interviews scheduled for
early November. You can read more about the recruitment process at http://employment.ku.dk.
The University wishes our staff to reflect the diversity of society
and thus welcomes applications from all qualified candidates.
General information about PhD programs at the Faculty of Health and
Medical Sciences is available at the Graduate School’s website at http://healthsciences.ku.dk/
Medical Museion has close connections with Wellcome Collection in
the UK and their interdisciplinary research space The Hub, and PhD
students will have the possibility of research stays in this
environment
The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences comprises app. 7500
students, app. 1500 PhD students and app. 3200 employees. The Faculty
creates new knowledge and recognition through its core activities:
research, teaching, knowledge sharing and communication.
With basic research fields ranging from molecular studies to studies of
society, the Faculty contributes to a healthy future through its
graduates, research findings and inventions for the benefit of patients
and the community.