Fellowships
Updated November 13, 2009
Posted November 13, 2009 
University of St Andrews
Centre For Ethics, Philosophy And Public Affairs
Visiting Research Fellowships 2010-11
Applications are invited for visiting research fellowships for the academic session 2010-11. The fellowship provides residential accommodation in St Andrews, an office in the University, and access to the usual facilities. Further details are available at http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/ceppa/research.html.
Fellows are also expected to participate in activities of the moral philosophy group. Where relevant applicants may propose to work on projects that they would wish to have considered for inclusion in the Centre’s publication series. Applications, including a C.V., a statement of research intentions, and an indication of the period during which the fellowship would be held, should be submitted no later than 30 November 2009 to:
Human Resources
University of St Andrews
College Gate
St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9AL
Scotland, UK
Posted November 13, 2009
The Ethics Program of Villanova University
Catherine of Siena Teaching Fellowship
The Ethics Program of Villanova University seeks applicants for a Catherine of Siena Teaching Fellowship. Responsibilities include a 3/3 load, teaching the sophomore-level core ethics course, research, plus committee work for the program.
A Ph.D. is required, though those close to completion may be considered. The position is for one year, renewable up to three years. Expertise must be in either Western philosophical ethics or Christian Ethics, with a competency to teach the alternative. Applications must include a cover letter, C.V., transcripts, evidence of teaching excellence writing sample and two letters of recommendation. Apply at http://jobs.villanova.edu.
Villanova is a Roman Catholic University sponsored by the Augustinian Order. An AA/EEO employer, Villanova seeks a diverse faculty committed to scholarship, service, and especially teaching, who understand, respect, and can contribute to the mission and values of the university. Review of applications begins November 20 and ends on December 10th; for members of the American Philosophical Association, interviews will take place at the December 2009 meeting in NYC of the Eastern Division of the APA. For those whom we would ordinarily interview at the AAR, interviews will be conducted by telephone. For more information, please contact Professor Brett Wilmot at brett.wilmot@villanova.edu.
Posted November 13, 2009
The University Center for Human Values
Princeton University
The Harold T. Shapiro Postdoctoral Fellowship
in Bioethics
The University Center for Human Values invites applications for the Harold T. Shapiro Postdoctoral Fellowship in Bioethics. The Shapiro Fellowship supports outstanding scholars studying ethical issues arising from developments in medicine or the biological sciences. The search committee particularly encourages proposals focusing on problems of practical importance that have broader theoretical interest.
The postdoc will spend the term of the appointment in residence at Princeton conducting research and teaching the equivalent of one course each year. The postdoc will participate in the Ira W. DeCamp Seminar in Bioethics and will be invited to participate in the other activities of the University Center for Human Values.
Qualifications:
Applicants must have completed all the requirements for the Ph.D., M.D., or other equivalent doctoral degree by September 1, 2010. Applications will be evaluated on the basis of the applicant’s previous accomplishments and the promise of their proposed research project in bioethics. Please note that an applicant may have a background in any area of ethical studies, not necessarily in bioethics. However, the proposed research plan should be related to the field of bioethics. The capacity to contribute to the University’s teaching program will also be taken into account.
The term of the fellowship is one year, beginning September 1, 2010, with the possibility of extension for up to two further years.
Applicants should submit all of the requested materials by December 1, 2009, via our online application system at www.uchv.princeton.edu.
For questions and more information, please contact the University Center for Human Values at 609-258-4798 or values@princeton.edu; http://www.princeton.edu/dof/about_us/dof_job_openings/.
Posted September 9, 2009
Centre for Ethics University of Toronto
Visiting Faculty Fellowships 2010-11
The University of Toronto’s Centre for Ethics invites applications for its Visiting Faculty Fellowships. For the academic year 2010-11, two fellowships will be awarded to outstanding scholars and teachers interested in writing and conducting research about ethics during a year in residence at the University of Toronto.
Fellows will participate in a bi-weekly seminar at the Centre, together with local faculty as well as the Centre’s graduate and post-doctoral fellows. Fellows are also expected to participate regularly in the Centre’s other activities, including seminars, colloquia, and public lectures; and to be in residence in Toronto for the term of their appointments, which will run from September 1, 2010 to May 15, 2011. Although regular teaching obligations are not attached to the Fellowships, one of the goals of the Centre for Ethics is to enhance the undergraduate student experience at the University of Toronto. We strongly encourage Fellows to participate in informal events in the Ethics, Society and Law program and in Trinity College, and to consider teaching a one-term course at the upper level.
Faculty fellows will receive stipends intended to help maintain their salary during the fellowship year at its usual level. Stipends will normally amount to up to one half of the fellow’s academic year salary, up to a maximum of C$ 50,000. In addition, fellows will receive a research allowance; an office in the Centre, equipped with a computer; and access to library and other University facilities. Their home institution is expected to provide at least half of their salaries, in addition to all benefits. Fellows between regular academic appointments are eligible for funding to be determined on an individual basis.
Fellows are selected by an interdisciplinary faculty committee in the Centre for Ethics. Applicants are judged on the quality of their achievements in their field of specialization and their ability to benefit from work in the Centre; the contributions they are likely to make in the future in higher education through teaching and writing about ethics; and the probable significance of their proposed research and its relevance to the purposes of the Centre. Applicants must hold a university faculty appointment at the time of application. There is no restriction on discipline or citizenship.
For fellowships beginning in September 2010, applicants must submit hard copies of:
- A curriculum vitae;
- A scholarly paper in English written or published in the past three years (no more than 10,000 words; on longer papers, applicants must indicate their own excerpt);
- A statement (no more than 1,500 words) describing the proposed research project;
- Three letters of reference (at least one from someone who was not a dissertation supervisor) sent directly to the Director, Centre for Ethics at the address below.
All materials, including letters of reference, must be received by November 16, 2009. Successful applicants will be asked to provide salary information on a confidential basis to the Centre’s Director.
Please send applications to: Professor Melissa Williams (Director), Centre for Ethics, University of Toronto, 6 Hoskin Avenue, Toronto, Ontario Canada M5S 1H8
Posted September 9, 2009
Cleveland Fellowship in Advanced Bioethics
Call for Applications
The Cleveland Clinic, in partnership with Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, MetroHealth Medical Center and the Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Administration Medical Center, invites applications to the Cleveland Fellowship in Advanced Bioethics. Fellows who graduate from this two-year, full-time program will comprise the next generation of leaders in Bioethics in academic institutions, health care settings, industry, and community and government agencies.
This fellowship training will take advantage of Cleveland’s major academic medical centers to provide a rich experience in clinical and research ethics. The participant will be involved in scholarship and discussion of critical moral issues facing modern biomedicine regionally, nationally and internationally. Specific areas of focus will include:
- The interface between clinical medicine and research during medical innovation
- The interface between traditional medical practice and public health
- The interface between clinical research and industry, and
- The interface between national and international approaches to medical care.
- All fellows will take an active role in public bioethics education as part of this curriculum.
The successful participant will have the opportunity to obtain a master’s degree in Bioethics from Case Western Reserve University, comprehensive clinical ethics consultation experience, and research experience as part of this training.
Applications will be considered from professionals with terminal post-graduate degrees in medicine, philosophy, nursing, social work, religious studies, law, or other fields related to the practice of clinical and academic bioethics. The next fellowship class begins July 1, 2010.
To apply, candidates must submit by December 15, 2009:
- A cover letter explaining your qualifications for this fellowship with a statement of your objectives.
- A current curriculum vitae including education and/or activities pertaining to bioethics
- Three letters of recommendation, at least one commenting on your abilities as an adult learner (submitted directly)
- One to three examples of scholarly written work
Applications will not be considered until all materials are received. If you are accepted into the program, further documentation will be required including transcripts. Please send materials electronically or in hard copy to: Mary Adams, Fellowship Coordinator, Department of Bioethics, JJ-60, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195. Phone: 216-445-2739. e-mail: adamsm@ccf.org
Application deadline is December 15, 2009. Further information and application guidelines available at: www.clevelandclinic.org/bioethics/fellowship.
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