Assistant Professor of Medical and Health Humanities​/College of Liberal Arts

Office Location
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
1201 W. University Drive
Human Resources
MASS Building 2 nd Floor
Edinburg, TX 78539

Edinburg:
Brownsville:
Office hours:
Monday-Friday
8:00a.m.

- 5:00p.m.

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Title Information

Faculty Title

Job Class Code

Job Class Code 10031

FLSA

FLSA Exempt

Position Information

Posting Number

Posting Number FRGV
2060

Working Title

Working Title Assistant Professor of Medical and Health Humanities/College of Liberal Arts

Number of Vacancies

Number of Vacancies 1

Location

Division/Organization

Division/Organization Provost - Academic Affairs

Appointment Period for Non-Tenure Position

FTE

FTE 1.0

Scope of Job

We seek applicants who are dedicated to serving The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley’s student body as an Assistant Professor in the School of Interdisciplinary Programs and Community Engagement beginning in the  academic year.

The School of Interdisciplinary Programs and Community Engagement ( SIPCE ) at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley seeks a faculty member in Medical and Health Humanities whose teaching, research, and community engagement examine the human, cultural, ethical, historical, and social dimensions of health, illness, medicine, healthcare, and well-being.

The successful candidate will contribute to the continued development of the Medical and Health Humanities program (an undergraduate major and minor) while strengthening SIPCE’s capacity for interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary teaching, research, and community-engaged scholarship
. The position is particularly suited to a scholar whose work bridges the humanities, social sciences, health professions, and/or other relevant fields to address complex questions surrounding health and human experience.

Areas of specialization are open but may include health humanities; medical humanities; narrative medicine; history of medicine and public health; medical anthropology; sociology of health and medicine; disability studies; health equity; environmental health humanities; health communication; migration and health; border health; disaster and health; community health and wellbeing; or the cultural dimensions of medicine and healthcare
.

The successful candidate will be expected to maintain an active scholarly agenda and demonstrate the potential to contribute to collaborative and externally funded research. Of particular interest are candidates whose work engages contemporary health challenges through interdisciplinary, community-engaged, participatory, or publicly engaged approaches and who are interested in connecting humanities-based inquiry with questions of health equity, community wellbeing, healthcare practice, policy, and social change.

Teaching responsibilities will include undergraduate courses in Medical and Health Humanities and courses within the candidate’s area of specialization. The faculty member will also contribute to student mentorship, experiential learning, undergraduate research, internships, and other high-impact educational experiences.

The successful candidate will be encouraged to develop collaborations across UTRGV and with healthcare providers, community organizations, public agencies, nonprofit organizations, and other regional partners. The position offers opportunities to contribute to SIPCE initiatives and to collaborate with the Center for Community Resilience Research, Innovation and Advocacy ( CCRRIA ) and other university programs addressing health, inequality, sustainability, resilience, and community wellbeing.

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