The Program in Medicine, Science, and the Humanities (MSH) is seeking a postdoctoral Writing\u00a0Fellow\u00a0from a Johns Hopkins University degree program, funded through the University Writing Program (UWP), to support the MSH Honors Program for AY 25-26.\u00a0The Fellow will assist undergraduate\u00a0MSH\u00a0students as they write their senior Honors thesis projects in the fall and will work with juniors as they develop project proposals in the spring Honors Capstone course. The\u00a0Fellow\u00a0will offer group workshops for Honors students as well as one-on-one mentorship. They will lead workshops for juniors who are considering developing Honors projects as they begin the process of project formation. The Fellow will teach also one writing intensive elective for MSH in the spring.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Fellow will receive training from the UWP in writing pedagogy through 1) auditing the Teaching Writing Workshop, a 3-credit graduate-level course on the theory and practice of teaching writing that meets weekly in the fall and 2) receiving mentorship from a University Writing Program faculty member that supports the Fellow\u2019s work with MSH as well as their future career goals.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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To be considered, please submit the following materials\u00a0here<\/a>: (1) a current CV, (2) a cover letter discussing your research, interest in this position, and experience with writing and mentoring students, (3) a writing sample of no more than 30 pages, and (4) your thesis advisor\u2019s name and contact information (no letter required). Email MSH Director Nicole Labruto (nlabruto@jhu.edu<\/a>) with any questions.\u00a0Please submit applications by January 31, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Application form<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Program in Medicine, Science, and the Humanities<\/a> in partnership with the Center for Medical Humanities and Social Medicine<\/a> are accepting applications for undergraduate and graduate Summer Research Fellowships. The fellowships will fund independent research in the medical humanities and\/or science & technology studies. Successful fellows will be required to present their research at a symposium during the Fall 2024 semester and to contribute to the MSH Research Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n All applicants must be Krieger School students or graduate students affiliated with the Program in the History of Science, Medicine, and Technology. Students graduating in Spring or Summer 2024 are not eligible. Students requiring HIRB clearance for human subjects\u2019 research must receive approval by June 1, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Deadline for applications: Sunday, March 10, 2024, midnight EST<\/p>\n\n\n\n Decision notification: early April 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n Required materials:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Complete application materials can be sent in a single email to nlabruto@jhu.edu and hdozier1@jhu.edu by midnight EST on Sunday, March 10, 2024. Please direct any questions about the fellowship or application to MSH DUS Nicole Labruto (nlabruto@jhu.edu<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n The Program in Medicine, Science, and the Humanities funds a graduate student to work as a liaison between the MSH program and the larger academic community each academic year. The student\u2019s graduate work should relate to the medical humanities or science, technology, and society (STS). A call for applications is circulated through JHU humanities departments each spring. For more information, contact the MSH Program Director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Program in Medicine, Science, and the Humanities has funding to support stipend, tuition support, and health insurance for a limited number of TAs for MSH courses each academic year. We look for graduate students in need of support or who would otherwise be interested in TAing courses related to medical humanities and\/or science and technology studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMSH Summer Research Fellowships<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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