Assistant or Associate Professor in the History of Medicine
Requisition #: A-56658-4
Status: Full Time
Type: Faculty
School: School of Medicine
Department/Program: Department of the History of Medicine
Location City: Baltimore
Location State: MD
Location Zip Code: 21205
Closing Date:
Open until filled
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General Description
The Department of the History of Medicine of the
Johns Hopkins University seeks applicants for the position of Assistant
or Associate Professor (tenure-track) in the History of Medicine, with
expertise in the history of disease, medicine, and/or public health
extending beyond Europe and North America, to begin July 1, 2019. Work
of particular interest to the Department includes transnational studies,
focus on colonial and postcolonial medicine, and/or international and
global public health. The Department is located in the Institute of the
History of Medicine, which is part of the School of Medicine.
Founded in 1929, the Institute of the History of Medicine is
dedicated to promoting scholarship on the history of medicine, disease,
and the health sciences, and their relation to society, and to fostering
a lively and collegial intellectual community. In addition, the
Institute seeks to bring historical perspectives to bear on contemporary
health issues. Faculty members teach graduate and undergraduate courses
in the Schools of Medicine, Arts and Sciences, and Public Health.
Together with the Department of History of Science and Technology,
located in the School of Arts and Sciences, the department runs a Ph.D.
program in the History of Science, Medicine and Technology. The
Institute possesses an extensive collection of primary and secondary
sources on the history of medicine. The collection is a valuable
resource for department faculty and students, and attracts visiting
scholars from around the world.
Qualifications
The successful applicant will have a strong research portfolio and
teaching experience, and will hold a PhD by June 2019 in History,
History of Science, History of Medicine, or in a related field with a
historical focus. An ability to interact effectively, not only with
undergraduates and graduate students in History of Medicine, but also
with medical students and faculty is essential.
Application Instructions
Applicants should submit a letter of application, C.V., statement of
research interests, a sample syllabus, a chapter-length writing sample,
and three letters of reference. To apply for this position, please
click the Apply Now button to the right. Review of applications will begin November 30, 2018 and continue until a suitable candidate is found.
To apply for this position, visit: apply.interfolio.com/56658
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