Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Medical Humanities

Nanyang Technological University Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

NTU Singapore invites applications for a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer on the education track to deliver the MAHX. The role focuses on teaching core courses, supervising capstone projects, and nurturing cross-sector partnerships with healthcare practitioners, cultural institutions, and community organisations.

The successful candidate will contribute to developing a distinctive interdisciplinary postgraduate programme and maintain relationships with partner organisations while sustaining a scholarly

Qualifications

• PhD in a discipline relevant to the medical humanities is required; Master’s + substantial HE teaching experience will be considered.
• Candidates with a clinical, allied health, or social care qualification plus humanities postgraduate training are welcome.
• Experience in teaching in postgraduate programmes and supervising capstone projects is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Teach on the MAHX core courses in interdisciplinary research methods and cross-sector collaboration.
• Design and teach elective courses in medical humanities.
• Supervise capstone projects and support student development.
• Build and maintain cross-sector partnerships with healthcare practitioners, cultural institutions, and community organisations.
• Engage in scholarly activities relevant to a teaching-focused role and stay updated on the medical humanities.

Skills

Interdisciplinary teaching

Curriculum development

Stakeholder engagement

Capstone supervision

Education

PhD in medical humanities

Master's degree with HE teaching experience

Clinical / allied health qualification

Job description

Young and research-intensive, Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) is ranked among the world’s top universities. The University combines technological strength with human creativity to address the significant challenges facing society and draws its faculty and students from across the world.

The College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (CoHASS) aims to be Asia’s leading centre for innovative, interdisciplinary humanities, arts and social science teaching and research. It is home to the Centre for Health, Culture, and Society (CHCS), a new interdisciplinary and cross-sector research hub dedicated to advancing research and creative practice at the intersection of health, culture, and society. Central to its vision is the concept of the lifeworld: the dynamic horizon of lived experience, shaped by social, cultural, and historical forces, within which patients, practitioners, and caregivers make sense of health and sickness.

The School of Humanities and the Centre for Health, Culture, and Society are seeking a Lecturer / Senior Lecturer on the education track whose principal responsibility will be the delivery of the M.A. in Health and Human Experience (MAHX). This is a teaching-focused appointment for a colleague who would like to contribute to the development of a distinctive interdisciplinary and cross-sector postgraduate programme. The successful candidate will play a central role in helping to teach the core courses, supervising students for the capstone project, and maintaining relationships with our partner organisations.

To learn more about the School of Humanities and Centre for Health, Culture and Society, please see: https://www.ntu.edu.sg/soh and https://www.ntu.edu.sg/hass/research/centre-for-health--culture-and-society

Responsibilities

• Contribute to teaching on the M.A. in Health and Human Experience (MAHX) including the core courses in interdisciplinary research methods and cross-sector collaboration. Further information is available here: https://www.ntu.edu.sg/education/graduate-programme/master-of-arts-in-health-and-human-experience.
• Design and teach elective courses in the candidate’s area of expertise within the medical humanities;
• Supervise capstone projects and help students to make bold and imaginative interventions;
• Build and sustain our existing network of cross-sector partnerships with healthcare practitioners, cultural institutions, and community organisations;
• Sustain a scholarly profile appropriate to a teaching-focused role with continuing engagement with developments in the medical humanities;
• Provide pre-entry guidance, bridging resources, and academic and pastoral support to students entering from a wide range of first degrees;
• Carry out assessment, moderation, and quality assurance in line with NTU postgraduate coursework standards, and contribute to periodic programme review and benchmarking;
• Contribute to student recruitment and admissions, including public-facing taster events, workshops, and information sessions;

A Ph.D. in a discipline relevant to the medical humanities — literary studies, history, philosophy and bioethics, religious studies, anthropology, sociology, cultural studies, science and technology studies, or a cognate field. We will also consider candidates holding a Master’s degree together with substantial higher education teaching experience, and candidates who combine a clinical, allied health, or social care qualification with humanities postgraduate training.

The closing date for applications is 8 January 2027.

Commitment to Diversity

NTU and the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences seek a diverse and inclusive workforce and are committed to equality of opportunity. We welcome applications from all and recruit on the basis of merit, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, marital status, family responsibilities, or disability.

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