Centre for Medieval Arts and Rituals (CeMAR)
Faculty of Letters
University of Cyprus

Title: Special Scientist (Research Associate)
Number of Positions: Five (5)
Category: 3-year contract, full-time (140 hours/month)
Place of Work: CeMAR, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus
Funding Programme: Storytelling as Pharmakon in Premodernity and Beyond: Training the New Generation of Researchers in Health Humanities (StoryPharm)

The University of Cyprus (UCY) is pleased to announce five three-year Special Scientist PhD positions with a generous research allowance in an international, multi-partner EU project, employment beginning between June and August 2025.

The StoryPharm project, which is funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action – Doctoral Networks, is announcing a total of 19 PhD fellowships within the training programme “Storytelling as Pharmakon in Premodernity and Beyond: Training the New Generation of Researchers in Health Humanities” (https://www.ucy.ac.cy/storypharm/). The focus of the project will be on premodern narratives and images involving medicine, health, and healing. These will be studied from a transdisciplinary and comparative perspective, across linguistic and cultural borders. The five PhD candidates at UCY will form together a study group working on different research aspects of the StoryPharm project.

For all information regarding the position, please visit the University of Cyprus website.