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The Medical Humanities Research Institute at Rice University (Houston, Texas, US) seeks to appoint one postdoctoral associate with a PhD in the Humanities, interpretive Social Sciences, or the Arts for Fiscal Year 2026-27 with a one-year extension available upon successful completion of the first year in the research areas of Trustworthy and Responsible Health AI, Digital Technologies and Health Inequities . The Medical Humanities Research Institute includes faculty from diverse fields in the humanities, social sciences, engineering, and the arts, and collaborates with numerous institutions in the Texas Medical Center and the broader Houston community. Visit https://mhri.rice.edu/ for more information.

One aim of the Medical Humanities Research Institute is to intervene in the perpetuation of inequitable healthcare by bringing key insights and methodologies of the humanities into the analysis, creation and use of healthcare technologies and the collection and use of health data from these technologies. Building on the strength of Rice University’s faculty working in Medical Humanities, Science and Technology Studies, Engineering, and the Creative Arts, the Institute and our collaborations with clinicians, biomedical researchers, technology designers, and data scientists, MHRI imagines new approaches to healthcare that place anti-racism, ethics, patient experiences, artistic expression, and historical and narrative analysis at the center of medical innovation. We do this through multiple research projects, classes, and our joint Rice-Baylor College of Medicine Center for Humanities-based Health AI Innovation. The postdoctoral associate would work within this dynamic environment at Rice to further MHRI’s key initiative in Trustworthy Health AI.

The postdoctoral associate will spend approximately 50% on MHRI research projects and 50% of their time on their own research and teaching/mentoring. The postdoctoral associate will attend key MHRI events, participate in collaborative research, present their research at public events, develop collaborative and single-author publications, mentor student research assistants, and teach one or two courses per year on a topic related to trustworthy health AI. The Institute will provide multidisciplinary mentoring and opportunities for professional development. 

The postdoctoral associate will be selected based on the relevance of their work to the Institute’s objectives and focus area on trustworthy health technologies, potential for outreach with local health and community-based organizations, scholarly record of publications and presentations, and history of demonstrated interest in collaborative research. Applicants must have a Ph.D. in the Humanities, interpretive Social Sciences, or the Arts, conferred between June 29, 2022 and June 30, 2026.

This position is in the Rice University Medical Humanities Research Institute for the period from July 1, 2026-June 30, 2027. This is a full-time, residential postdoctoral position teaching 1-2 classes during the academic year and is benefits eligible. 

The deadline for online applications is Friday, March 13, 2026 . 

For more information and to apply online, visit https://emdz.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_2001/job/5537

Ph.D. in the Humanities, interpretive Social Sciences, or the Arts, conferred between June 29, 2022 and June 30, 2026

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