Phd Position in Medical

**PhD Position in Medical / Legal Humanities / Cultural Studies (M/F/d)**:
100 % (limited by 01.09.2025 until 30.08.2028)

**Your tasks**:
**Project Description**
This PhD project will investigate how personal stories-as told in cultural productions such as films, memoirs, documentaries, literature, and media-shape and influence law-making on assisted dying across different jurisdictions. Grounded in a comparative law perspective, the research will engage with multiple national or regional legal contexts to assess:

- Which stories are heard in debates and legislation around assisted dying.
- The role of law-maker privilege in determining whose voices count in policy-making.
- The cultural dimensions of law-making, including how societal narratives and symbolic representations affect legal outcomes.
- The influence and privilege of cultural actors-writers, filmmakers, journalists, and others-in shaping public discourse and legal reform.

We seek an innovative and critical scholar who can contribute to the growing field of medical humanities while addressing pressing ethical, cultural, and legal questions around end-of-life care.

**Your profile**:
**Required qualifications**:

- A Master's degree in a relevant field
- Excellent academic record
- Training in qualitative and/or textual analysis
- Familiarity with or interest in legal theory, medical ethics, or bioethics
- Strong writing and communication skills in English
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively

**Desirable qualifications**:

- Knowledge of, or interest in, multiple legal or cultural contexts
- Knowledge of languages other than English
- Experience with interdisciplinary research
- Interest in assisted dying, end-of-life policy, or narrative medicine

The Chair of French Studies and Medical Humanities engages with a wide range of themes at the intersection of literature, philosophy, visual culture and medicine.

**What We Offer**:
A 3-year fully funded PhD position (100%)
Integration into a dynamic, interdisciplinary research team
Opportunities for international research and conference participation
Supervision from leading scholars in medical humanities, law, and cultural studies

**How to Apply**
Please submit the following documents in a single PDF file:

- Cover Letter (max. 2 pages), outlining your interest in the topic and your approach to the proposed research
- CV, including academic background and relevant experience
- A writing sample (e.g. MA thesis chapter or article)
- Names and contact details of two academic referees

**Inspirational Work Environment**:
**Executive Education**:
**Network**:
**Family & Career**:
**Equal Opportunities**:
**Fit and Healthy**:
Further information on working at the HSG can be found here.

**For job-related questions**:
Prof. Dr. Anna Elsner
Associate Professor Medical Humanities

Alexander Meienberger
Executive Director GCE-HSG

**Your place of work**:
**University of St.Gallen**: «A place where knowledge is created» - As one of Europe's leading universities of economics and business administration, the University of St.Gallen (HSG), Switzerland, is committed to the education of over 9800 students. The HSG is one of the largest employers in the region and provides an attractive and innovative environment for more than 3300 researchers, educators and professional staff.

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