The Faculty of Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences, seeks a philosopher working in an area of health for an assistant professor position in the Philosophy Section at the University of Twente.
One area of particular engagement is patient empowerment! HTSR has a specific research interest in patient empowerment, which is a relatively new concept in health care. Its implementation requires careful investigation of the shifting roles of patients and citizens in research and clinical decision-making, which takes into account different perspectives. Research could explore, through qualitative investigations for instance (e.g., focus groups, interviews, etc), how different stakeholders understand empowerment, what measures might contribute to it, and what the risks and harms are when considering empowerment to be a main goal of healthcare. The faculty is open to considering any potential plans or proposals for engagement with health science researchers on different topics.
Tasks
The successful candidate will:
- Develop these lines of research.
- Teach courses within his/her specialization area in the master’s program in Philosophy of Science, Technology, and Society (PSTS),
- As well as introductory courses in different areas of philosophy for bachelor’s and master’s programs in engineering and social science.
- Engage in the supervision of master’s theses in the PSTS program and at some point supervise PhD students.
- Additionally
- Building research links with members of the Health Technologies and Services Research (HTSR) section at the university.
- Demonstrate potential strategies for engaging with health sciences research, on conceptual, methodological, and ethical issues of relevance to researchers in the HTSR section.
Duration: 1 year
Salary
- Gross salary between € 3.821 to € 5.943 per month depending on experience and qualifications;
- Excellent benefits including a holiday allowance of 8% of the gross annual salary, a year-end bonus of 8.3%, and a solid pension scheme;
- Between 29 and 41 leave days in case of full-time employment;
- Excellent support for research and facilities for professional and personal development.
- A family-friendly institution that offers parental leave (both paid and unpaid) and career support for partners.
Job Requirements
- A PhD in philosophy related to health and technology (particularly bioethics, philosophy of medicine, health-related philosophy of science, or philosophical anthropology);
- Experience with collaborating across disciplinary boundaries;
- An interest in working directly with health scientists;
- An excellent publication track record in peer-reviewed international journals;
- An established teaching line in philosophy. The position will be 50%:50% teaching/research with staff expected to teach philosophy courses;
- Possession of a University Teaching Qualification (UTQ);
- Proficient in English (C2 level).
- Dutch is an advantage or willingness to acquire within a short time frame (for research purposes).
Application Process
Applications should include:
- A vision statement on teaching and research, along with
- The names of two referees before the 9th of May.
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Application Deadline: May 09, 2022.
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