MSH Postdoctoral Writing Fellowship: AY 2025-2026
The Program in Medicine, Science, and the Humanities (MSH) is seeking a Postdoctoral Writing Fellow from a Johns Hopkins University degree program, funded through the University Writing Program (UWP), to support the MSH Honors Program for AY 25-26. The Fellow will assist undergraduate MSH students as they write their senior Honors thesis projects in the fall and will work with juniors as they develop project proposals in the spring Honors Capstone course. The Fellow will offer group workshops for Honors students as well as one-on-one mentorship. They will lead workshops for juniors who are considering developing Honors projects as they begin the process of project formation. The Fellow will teach also one writing intensive elective for MSH in the spring.
The Fellow will receive training from the UWP in writing pedagogy through 1) auditing the Teaching Writing Workshop, a 3-credit graduate-level course on the theory and practice of teaching writing that meets weekly in the fall and 2) receiving mentorship from a University Writing Program faculty member that supports the Fellow’s work with MSH as well as their future career goals.
The Fellow’s responsibilities include:
- Teaching (3 classes; 1:2 course load): one fall semester course to support current seniors writing Honors projects; one spring semester Research Capstone course to juniors developing research proposals; one spring semester writing intensive elective for MSH
- One-on-one mentorship meetings with MSH Honors students who require writing support or draft comments and edits
- Workshops with current juniors who are considering Honors to address project development, research plans, and writing strategies
- Other writing opportunities for MSH majors that emerge in conversation between the Fellow, MSH faculty, and UWP.
To be considered, please submit the following materials here: (1) a current CV, (2) a cover letter discussing your research, interest in this position, and experience with writing and mentoring students, (3) a writing sample of no more than 30 pages, and (4) your thesis advisor’s name and contact information (no letter required). Email MSH Director Nicole Labruto ([email protected]) with any questions. Please submit applications by January 31, 2025. Application form