Socialist Medicine is hiring!

 Socialist Medicine is hiring! Come and work in Berlin and be part of the research project. The positions start on October 1, 2022, and come with a generous research and travel budget, and plenty of opportunities. See below and here (https://socialistmedicineblog.wordpress.com/2022/05/30/job-two-postdoctoral-research-fellowships/) for more details.

Job description:

Postdoctoral research within the ERC Starting Grant “Socialist Medicine: An Alternative Global Health History”.

original archival research with a thematic focus on either:socialist ideologies that informed the development of healthcare systems in state socialist countries, Western welfare states and/or newly independent states, exploring the various concepts that contributed to such systems and the practices employed

histories of medical technologies in socialist contexts, especially pharmaceutical and biotechnological research, production and distribution from a scientific, economic and political perspective

existing and perceived material and financial shortages and shortcomings in socialist countries, and technological and scientific expertise ideas of development, aid, solidarity, collaboration and exchange in shaping global health structures

Examining the ways local initiatives fed debates at national and international levels to analyse the interaction of political ideology and public health practices.

Particular focus on the political and professional networks between Western welfare states and/or among states in the socialist world in shaping health systems

Contributing to project aims such as academic event organization, public dissemination of research results, publications

Requirements:

Doctoral degree (PhD) in History or related fields

experience in archival research in various geographic locations

working language skills in two or more languages

peer-reviewed publications (or submitted/accepted manuscripts)

interest in interdisciplinary research with public health, medical anthropology and sociology

ability to work independently and collaboratively in research teams

excellent English communication skills