WiSER as a leading South African interdisciplinary research institute in the Humanities and Social Sciences, with funding for the Medical Humanities project from the Mellon Foundation is calling for applicants for 3 year fellowships to be awarded to outstanding students in the field of Medical Humanities. Candidates should have a distinguished academic record in a discipline appropriate to the study programme imagined for a PhD in this emerging field and related to the WiSER research themes within this. They encourage applicants from sociology, history, philosophy, anthropology, literary studies, cultural studies, art, drama, politics, law, linguistics, research areas of health sciences such as medicine, nursing, therapeutic disciplines, anatomy and so on, as well as from applicants with a research background in education, social work, public health, human geography, economics and related fields. This is a full-time programme and is not compatible with other employment. Doctoral fellows will work within the Institute, and be expected to participate fully in the intellectual life of the Institute and to work to develop the field at Wits University. Fellows will receive funding for three years covering university fees, research expenses including travel and a living allowance. More information about the fellowship and application proceedure is available on the website.