Job Listings
Updated July 11, 2008
Posted July 11, 2008 
The Institute for the Medical Humanities (IMH)
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB)
Assistant/Associate/Professor
Clinical Ethicist
The Institute for the Medical Humanities (IMH) at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB) in collaboration with the Institutional Ethics Program invites applications for a non-tenure track faculty position. Salary and rank negotiable based on experience. The successful candidate will join a multidisciplinary faculty in ethics, history, law, policy, literature, religious studies, and visual studies who engage in research and teaching of students in the health professions and graduate students in the biomedical sciences and humanities. UTMB is developing programs in health policy issues, transplantation, correctional health and infectious disease/biodefense. The IMH is home of the nation’s only Ph.D. program in medical humanities.
Candidates should have a Ph.D., M.D., or relevant terminal degree, as well as substantial training and background in Clinical Ethics. Among other duties, the clinical ethicist will be responsible for:
(1) serving as a consultant for the Ethics Consultation Service
(2) providing ongoing staff support for the Institutional Ethics Programs
(3) providing educational programs in ethics for health care practitioners, residents and students
(4) assisting in expansion of current Clinical Ethics Teaching Rounds in the various hospitals of UTMB
(5) serving on hospital committees, task forces and relevant community groups
(6) providing and expanding ethics initiatives in support of clinical, scientific research, and translational programs.
Prior experience with clinical ethics consultation is essential.
Please apply online at http://www.utmb.edu/hcm. Job Opening ID #12426. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
UTMB is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution which proudly values diversity. Applicants of all backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
Posted July 11, 2008
The Institute for the Medical Humanities (IMH)
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB)
Faculty Position—Medical Humanities
The Institute for the Medical Humanities (IMH) at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB) invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position, with rank negotiable based on experience. The successful candidate will join a multidisciplinary faculty in ethics, philosophy, history, law, policy, literature, religious studies, and visual studies who engage in research and teaching of medical students, trainees, and graduate students in the medical humanities as well as in the biomedical sciences. The IMH also offers an ethics consultation service in the university’s hospitals. The IMH is home of the nation’s only Ph.D. program in medical humanities.
Candidates should have a Ph.D. or other doctoral degree in a humanities discipline or in the medical humanities. Candidates must have a demonstrated ability to teach as well as a publication record commensurate with years of experience. A background in religious studies and ethics, potential to secure external grant funding, and the ability to engage in clinical ethics consultation are all highly desirable. Candidates from underrepresented minority backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
Please apply online at http://www.utmb.edu/hcm/. Job Opening ID 11709. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
UTMB is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution which proudly values diversity. Applicants of all backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
Posted May 22, 2008
EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
Emory University seeks two senior scholars to fill the Raymond Schinazi Chair in Bioethics and Christian Thought and the Raymond Schinazi Chair in Bioethics and Jewish Thought. Scholars may come from any relevant academic discipline, and should have a strong record of scholarship and teaching in the impact of Christian or Jewish thought on one or more areas of bioethics, including health, medicine, and research. In addition to extending scholarship and teaching, the positions will join current health sciences and ethics faculty in providing creative leadership in various interdisciplinary and interreligious bioethics initiatives bridging the Health Sciences and Emory College. The successful applicants will hold a joint appointment in the School of Medicine, the appropriate Department at Emory College, and the University-wide Center for Ethics.
An advanced degree is required, and a tenured appointment at the Associate or Full Professor level is anticipated.
Interested candidates should send a letter of interest, a statement of teaching philosophy, a curriculum vita, and three letters of reference to:
Dr. Barbara Stoll, Chair, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Emory University, 2015 Uppergate Dr., Atlanta, GA 30322; barbara_stoll@oz.ped.emory.edu, 404-727-2456
Emory is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
Posted April 25, 2008
Assistant Director
Robert J. Kutak Center for the Teaching & Study of Applied Ethics
University of Nebraska- Lincoln
The Robert J. Kutak Center for the Teaching & Study of Applied Ethics at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, has an opening for a full-time assistant director of the Center. The Center has a Director and a Board of Advisors consisting of faculty from across the disciplines. The Center’s mission is
The Center is housed at the College of Law but is a resource for faculty across the campus who want to incorporate ethics into their classroom teaching and research.
The primary responsibility of the Assistant Director is to assist the Director with day-to-day operation of the Center. Job duties include:
1. Plan on-campus events such as outside lectures, brown-bag lunches, etc.
2. Explore Center-sponsored opportunities for faculty development in ethics and curriculum development.
3. Continue development of the ethics library.
4. Write grants for programming.
5. Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams seeking external funding for research, particularly in the sciences and engineering.
6. Conduct outreach for development.
7. Organize Board of Advisors meetings.
8. Maintain content on website.
Minimum qualifications: Master's degree in philosophy, ethics or related field required. Knowledge of applied ethics essential. Excellent verbal & written communication, interpersonal, organizational and computer skills necessary. Administrative and budget management experience preferred. Experience or involvement in the field of applied ethics in research, science or engineering desirable.
Anticipated salary: $40,000 to 45,000 plus benefits.
See requisition # 808308 at http://employment.unl.edu to apply. Applicant review begins May 30.
The University of Nebraska, Lincoln is committed to EEO/AA and ADA/504. If you require accommodation, further details, or have questions please contact the Director of the Center, Dr. Susan Poser at sposer1@unl.edu/402-472-2116.
Posted April 17, 2008
Clemson University
Center for Academic Integrity
Director Position
Clemson University is Seeking Applications for the Position of Director of the Center for Academic Integrity. The Director is responsible for the sustenance and growth of a young and growing international consortium of colleges, universities and high schools and serves as its spokesperson on issues related to academic integrity.
Founded in 1992, CAI provides a forum to identify, affirm, and promote the values of academic integrity among students, faculty, teachers and administrators. CAI is a program center within the Rutland Institute for Ethics at Clemson University in Clemson, SC.
Working closely with CAI’s Advisory Council the Director will lead CAI’s growth and development through strategic planning, fundraising, oversight of programs and operations, personnel management, event planning, grant writing and administration, marketing, and member relations.
CAI operates with a small staff. The Director must have the management skills to guide the internal operation of the CAI home office and the leadership skills necessary to guide and work with the Advisory Council. Important qualifications for this position are personal integrity, familiarity with higher education, excellent writing and oral presentation skills, creativity, attention to detail, and high energy. This position requires frequent travel.
The director will work closely with CAI’s Advisory Council, which consists of administrators and faculty from several countries. The Director will communicate regularly with the Chair of the Advisory Council and the membership. The CAI’s director will report to the Director of the Rutland Institute for Ethics.
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Qualifications
Education
- Required - Master’s degree in an academic discipline, higher education administration or related field
- Preferred - Terminal degree in an academic discipline, higher education administration or related field
Experience
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Minimum of five years of professional association management or related experience in higher education
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Successful grant writing and fundraising experience
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Demonstrated managerial and leadership skills
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Strong track record of fiscal management and administrative experience
- Demonstrated knowledge of, commitment to, and expertise in issues of academic integrity and ethics
More Information on Position
For full consideration, applicants should send a letter of interest and a complete resume as well as the names, addresses (mail and email), and telephone numbers of 3 references to:
Chair, CAI Director Search Committee
Robert J. Rutland Institute for Ethics
126 Hardin Hall
Clemson University
Clemson, SC 29634-0528
Salary: commensurate with experience. Review of applications will begin immediately and the deadline for applications is May 2, 2008. The successful candidate is expected to begin on June 1, 2008 or as soon thereafter as possible. Review of applications will continue until the position is filled.
Clemson University is a public land-grant institution located in the northwest corner of South Carolina along the dynamic I-85 corridor that connects Atlanta, Georgia and Charlotte, North Carolina. The campus is situated along the banks of Lake Hartwell in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Clemson University is committed to building a culturally diverse faculty and strongly encourages applicants from female and minority candidates.
http://www.academicintegrity.org/Posted March 31, 2008
Associate Director
Center on the Legal Profession
Stanford University
The mission of the Stanford Center on the Legal Profession will be to support research, teaching, public understanding, and social policy in two key areas. The first involves issues of professional responsibility, such as confidentiality, competence, conflicts of interest, counseling, and obligations to non- clients, access to services, and bar governance processes. How to address inequalities in legal assistance, sustain ethical values, and create more effective bar regulatory structures all deserve increased attention. A second area of Center focus will involve the lives of lawyers and the conditions of legal practice. The profession urgently needs more and better empirical research on legal workplaces. And law students need better preparation for structuring their careers and understanding the dynamics that will shape them.
Center Activities:
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One Center priority will be to provide financial and collegial support for research by Stanford professors and students, as well as to develop collaborative projects with experts at other institutions and offer post- graduate fellowships for individuals interested in academic careers.
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Curricular development initiatives will encourage new courses and collaborative teaching on issues related to legal ethics, professional and corporate governance, public service, the delivery of legal services, and the structure of legal practice.
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The Center will also sponsor lectures, panels, workshops, conferences, and continuing education for practitioners on issues facing the legal profession.
Job Description:
The successful candidate will serve as the Associate Director for the Center on the Legal Profession. S/he will serve as the chief administrator for the center, collaborating with and assisting the Faculty Director in all Center activities. Functions will include:
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Work with the faculty Director and Policy Board to develop the direction and goals for the Center. This may include identifying themes and topics for research and overseeing programs and participating in special projects.
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Coordinate programs and other inter-disciplinary initiatives across campus.
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Help write and/or edit Center reports, proposals, brochures, newsletters.
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Oversee the Center website, and related publications.
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Manage the budget for the Center, including forecasting and reporting on all activities and financial issues from year to year.
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Act as a liaison with Law School External Relations as necessary.
Qualifications:
Degree in law or a related field, and experience with legal policy issues is preferred. Candidates should have familiarity with financial management and program development. Experience in program administration and budgeting are desirable, along with interpersonal skills and an ability to work in a collaborative academic setting.
How to apply:
All interested and qualified applicants must submit their resume and a cover letter via the Stanford Jobs website http://jobs.stanford.edu/ and search using job number 29583.
*Your cover letter should consist of at least 3 paragraphs describing your interest in the Legal Profession and why this job interests you. All applications must be received by May 16, 2008.
Posted March 31, 2008
Assistant/Associate Professor of Medicine
Director of The Ethics in Novel Technologies, Research, and Innovation (Entri) Program
Alden March Bioethics Institute (Ambi)
Albany, NY
The Position: Nominations and applications are invited for the position of tenure-track, assistant or associate professor of medicine, with 3 years renewable contract to begin July 2008. Applicants for this position must have a minimum of a PhD, MD, JD including training in bioethics. The ideal candidate will be immediately qualified to lead the Institute's research and teaching in innovative and translational health sciences, particulary: ethics in neuroscience, biodefense research, stem cell research, nanotechnology, and innovative pharmacology, capitalizing on AMBI's collaborative arrangements with, among others, SUNY College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Nanotech, GE Global Research, the GE/Albany Med Neural Imaging, the Brain Computer Interface group of Wadsworth Center, and NIH core grant programs in biodefense at Albany Med and the Ordway Institute.
This candidate will conduct and supervise programs of research, engage in public outreach, and consult with policymakers in a position that offers opportunities for funding not only from federal but also state and foundation sources is essentially unique in bioethics in that it crosses the sets of issues in innovation in biomedicine but allows the successful candidate to concentrate in one or two of those issues for teaching and research purposes. He or she will also play a role in the institute's benchside ethics consultation program.
Job Responsibilities: The candidate for this position will be expected to 1) direct a research program in the ethics of innovative research and technologies for 0.6 FTE, and 2) to teach in the AMBI online graduate programs for 0.4 FTE.
The Institute: the Alden March Bioethics Institute (AMBI) in Albany NY http://bioethics.org is a research, education and outreach program comprised of faculty in twelve research and educational institutions in the New York Capital District, based at Albany Medical Center. Faculty and Fellows in the Institute represent, in addition to the medical college and its partners in Union Graduate College, the unique educational, research and government institutions in New York's capital district, including: Albany Law School, Albany College of Pharmacy, the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (of SUNY Albany, the world's only college of nanotechnology), the imaging and genomics research divisions of General Electric, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the Rockefeller Institute of Government, SUNY School of Public Health, Wadsworth Center of NY Department of Health, and others. AMBI is home to The American Journal of Bioethics and bioethics.net. AMBI offers the Master of Science in bioethics, a dual-degree JD/MS, and a Certificate in Clinical Ethics.
Please submit CV and one letter of reference, or nominations, to:
SEARCH COMMITTEE, ENTRI POSITION
Alden March Bioethics Institute, Albany Medical College
47 New Scotland Ave MC-153
Albany NY 12208
or send your complete package as one PDF file to jessica.stanley@bioethics.net.
Co-Directors
Center for Ethics in Public Life
Center for Ethics in Public Life
The University of Missouri-St. Louis
The University of Missouri-St. Louis invites applications and nominations for two Co-Directors for the newly established Center for Ethics in Public Life. The Center, created with funding from the Missouri State Legislature, was established in 2007 to provide ethics education and resources to those engaged in public service as well as to conduct research on issues of ethics in public policy and administrative settings, especially at the state and local government levels. The directorship will be shared jointly by Academic and Practice Co-Directors who will work together to manage the Center administratively and offer educational and outreach programming to the public and public officials, and to engage in research.
Co-Director Academic
The ideal candidate for Academic Co-Director will be a scholar with a demonstrated capacity to integrate research on ethics in public life, disseminate research findings, and provide service to the community. He or she will have demonstrated both experience with, and personal commitment to, the highest standards of effective leadership in public service and values-based professional ethics. The successful candidate must have an earned doctorate in an appropriate discipline and be eligible for tenure at the level of associate professor or professor in Public Policy Administration, Political Science or other relevant discipline. The position will be structured as a half-time administrative and half-time academic appointment with a teaching load of two courses per academic year in the appropriate discipline.
Co-Director Practice
The ideal candidate for Practice Co-Director will have an academic degree and 10 or more years of professional experience in an appropriate field, preferably in elected, appointed, or career public service or an appropriate combination of education and experience. As the Center for Ethics in Public Life will actively engage academic units on campus in carrying out its mission, knowledge of and skills in working in an academic environment are highly desirable. This is a full-time administrative position, although a part-time or courtesy academic appointment in an appropriate department may be possible depending on qualifications and interest.
Complete position descriptions may be viewed at www.umsl.edu/services/ethics
The University of Missouri-St. Louis, established in 1963 as part of the University of Missouri system, is the largest public university in the St. Louis region. In its role as a metropolitan research university, UM-St. Louis provides quality undergraduate, graduate, and professional instruction to St. Louis' diverse population, while it contributes to economic development. The University of Missouri-St. Louis is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer committed to excellence through diversity. The positions will begin on or after May 1, 2008. Review of applications will begin April 1 and continue until the positions are filled.
Please apply electronically by sending a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, and the names and contact information for at least five academic/professional references to Nancy Kinney, Ph.D., search committee co-chair, at centerforethics@umsl.edu or mail documents to:
University of Missouri - St. Louis
Center for Ethics in Public Life
One University Boulevard 362 SSB
St. Louis, MO 63121
or fax to 314-516-5268.
Requests for information may be made to the same email address or by phone at 314-516-5273.
Association for Practical and Professional Ethics
Indiana University
618 East Third Street
Bloomington, Indiana 47405-3602
Telephone (812) 855-6450; FAX (812) 856-4969
Questions pertaining to this web site can be sent to appe @ indiana.edu