Assistant / Associate Professor in Medical Humanities

About the role

The School of Humanities and the Centre for Health, Culture and Society at NTU Singapore are seeking an Assistant / Associate Professor to help shape the medical humanities in Asia. The appointment deepens the University's strength in the field and extends the College's capacity to bring humanistic inquiry to bear on health, illness and care in Singapore and the wider region. The ideal scholar is grounded in a humanities discipline and eager to work with healthcare practitioners, cultural institutions and community organisations.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct and publish internationally recognised research in the medical humanities, such as monographs, journal articles or substantial practice-based outputs.
• Contribute to teaching on the M.A. in Health and Human Experience, including core courses in interdisciplinary research methods and cross-sector collaboration.
• Build and sustain cross-sector partnerships with healthcare practitioners, cultural institutions and community organisations.
• Pursue internal and external research funding as Principal Investigator and contribute to collaborative bids.
• Supervise postgraduate students and provide mentorship and pastoral support.

Required profile

• A Ph.D. in a discipline relevant to the medical humanities; candidates trained in literary studies, history, philosophy, religious studies, anthropology, cultural studies, science and technology studies, art history, disability studies or practice-based research are welcome.
• Candidates with a Ph.D. in medical or health humanities, or who combine a clinical or allied health qualification with doctoral humanities training, are also welcome.
• Applications are submitted through the university's career portal by 8 January 2027; only shortlisted candidates are contacted.

Required documents: cover letter, curriculum vitae including publications, research statement (max 5 pages), teaching statement (max 3 pages), two writing samples and three referee contacts. The university seeks a diverse and inclusive workforce and recruits on merit.