Assistant Professor Non-Tenure Assistant Professor; Instructional Track- McGovern Center H

Assistant Professor Non-Tenure Assistant Professor (Instructional Track) – McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics, McGovern Medical School

McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston seeks applicants for a non‑tenure track Assistant Professor position at John P. McGovern, M.D. Center for Humanities and Ethics (McGovern Center). Rank and compensation are based on qualifications and experience.

The McGovern Center was established in September 2004 as an integral part of the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston). While housed in McGovern Medical School, the McGovern Center collaborates closely with all seven professional schools of UTHealth Houston—schools of nursing, medicine, dentistry, public health, biomedical sciences, behavioral health, and biomedical informatics. The Center addresses the dehumanizing forces in contemporary healthcare by studying and teaching forms of care and research that are informed by the humanities, broadly construed.

Scholarship focuses on contexts, experiences, power, meanings, and ethics in medicine and healthcare using the methods of the humanities and the interpretive social sciences.

• publishing (both creatively and academically);
• teaching Introduction to Medical Humanities I & II;
• creating and teaching new writing courses;
• mentoring students, trainees, and faculty in their creative writing;
• overseeing production of the Human Ties Digest;
• creating new programs in support of the Center’s mission and values;
• serving on institutional committees;
• fostering relationships with writing and arts organizations in the Houston community.

• Ph.D. in a humanities discipline;
• Master's of Fine Arts (MFA) degree is preferred, but not required;
• Experience teaching in a medical, clinical, or health professional context;
• Experience teaching creative writing and/or narrative medicine;
• Evidence of ability to publish (e.g., articles in peer‑reviewed journals and/or essays of fiction or creative non‑fiction).

• Creative Writing;
• Narrative Medicine;
• Literature and Medicine.

Excellent written and oral communication skills; ability to handle sensitive situations and communications; excellent listening and comprehension skills; dependable and reliable; adaptable and growth‑minded; courteous and respectful.

The anticipated start date for this position is September 1, 2026. For additional information, please, contact Dr. Keisha Ray at Keisha.

S.Ray.edu.

Entry level

Full‑time

Education and Training

Hospitals and Health Care