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Updated January 20, 2010
Posted January 20, 2010
Association for Practical and Professional Ethics
Executive Director
The Association for Practical and Professional Ethics invites applications and nominations of persons to serve as its Executive Director. Candidates must be research scholars in ethics and skilled administrators. Duties will include promoting high quality scholarship and teaching in practical and professional ethics; recruitment and retention of a dues-paying membership; fund raising, including grant writing, conducting an annual campaign, and developing a capital campaign; planning and running an annual meeting and other events as appropriate; developing programs and relationships across professions, practices, disciplines, ethics centers, and professional organizations; managing the Association’s newsletter, website, electronic communications, and publications; representing the Association to various constituencies; hiring and evaluating office staff; managing financial accounts; and occasional teaching. The Association has a membership of more than 700 scholars and professionals; the Executive Director oversees a staff of 1 full time and 2 part-time employees. The Executive Director shall have ¼ time to carry out his/her own research in practical and professional ethics in collaboration with the Poynter Center for the Study of Ethics and American Institutions at Indiana University.
The Association’s offices will be located at the Poynter Center, and the Executive Director will report to the Association’s Executive Board and the Poynter Center Director.
Qualifications include a terminal professional degree; demonstrated expertise in writing and teaching about practical and professional ethics; and strong administrative and financial management skills. Successful candidates must have broad intellectual curiosity and enthusiasm for convening scholars and practitioners across many fields of practical and professional ethics. This is a non-tenure-track position of Senior Scholar at Indiana University.
Salary will be commensurate with experience.
Application materials should include a letter of application, spelling out the applicant’s training, background, research interests, and administrative experience; a curriculum vitae; three names of references; and an article-length or chapter-length scholarly publication. The deadline for applications is July 1, 2010. Applicants should be prepared to assume the directorship on or before July 1, 2011.
Application materials should be sent to:
Richard B. Miller
Executive Director Search Committee, Chair
Poynter Center at Indiana University
618 E. 3rd St.
Bloomington, IN 47405.
Indiana University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.
Posted February 9, 2010
Assistant Professor of Ethics
Hiram College
Hiram College, Hiram, OH. Tenure-track Assistant Professor, beginning fall semester 2010. We seek candidates who are trained broadly in theoretical or philosophical ethics and who are committed to teaching of ethics across the liberal arts curriculum. Candidates should have specialization in Ethics, Moral Theory, or Social and Political Philosophy. In addition, we have special interests in candidates who can augment our current offerings in applied ethics, have an interest in bringing ethical reflection to bear on issues of social justice, or service learning and civic engagement, and enhance our ethics across the curriculum initiatives through new course offerings and interdisciplinary team-teaching.
Candidate will be expected to teach six courses per year, in Hiram's unique 12-3 semester plan, including regular teaching in our freshmen program; and advise students, and to serve on College committees. Such service will involve work with the Center for the Study of Ethics and Values, the interdisciplinary home for Hiram College's initiatives for integrating ethics into the curriculum and fostering ethical reflection and education. Successful candidates will have demonstrated success in undergraduate teaching, scholarly promise, and interest in the goals of the Center. Ph.D required at time of appointment for the rank of assistant professor.
Please send letter of application, C.V., and a teaching portfolio which demonstrates commitment to and success in undergraduate teaching (including syllabi, peer and student evaluations, and a statement of teaching philosophy), a writing sample, transcripts, and three letters of recommendation, electronically to ethicsjob@hiram.edu or by US Mail to Brittany Jackson, Associate Director of the Center for the Study of Ethics and Values, Hiram College, PO Box 67, Hiram OH 44234. Please direct questions to Colin Anderson, Chair Search Committee (andersonca@hiram.edu) or Brittany Jackson, Associate Director of the Center for the Study of Ethics and Values (JacksonB1@hiram.edu). Review of applications will begin March 10, 2010.
Hiram College is a selective, independent liberal arts college located in Northeast Ohio, which emphasizes providing transformative experiences for its diverse student body via teaching excellence and a campus ethos that fosters learning in all of its curricular and co-curricular environments.
Further information about Hiram College can be found at http://www.hiram.edu and about the Center for Ethics and Values at http://www.hiram.edu/current/academics/ethics.html and http://excellence.hiram.edu/ethics.html.
Hiram College is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to Excellence through Diversity. (www.hiram.edu)
Posted January 20, 2010
David E. Gallo Chair in Business Ethics
Mendoza College of Business
University of Notre Dame
The Mendoza College of Business of the University of Notre Dame invites applications for the David E. Gallo Chair in Business Ethics. This chair, funded through an endowment established for the University by the Gallo family, is a very high-profile, leadership position within the Mendoza College and Notre Dame in an area of scholarship that is central to their respective missions.
We are interested in established scholars with strong publication records in areas broadly related to business ethics or corporate social responsibility, who show the clear promise for continued productivity and notable thought leadership in these areas. Ideal candidates will also have proven track records as teachers in these areas and will show the promise of significantly advancing the various curricula of the College. We welcome inquiries from candidates currently at the advanced associate and full professor levels. Successful candidates must qualify for the rank of full professor in one of the departments within the College, which are Accounting, Finance, Management and Marketing.
The Mendoza College is committed to excellence in scholarship and business education. It enjoys a strong reputation in the area of business ethics and corporate social responsibility. Its MBA program has regularly ranked among the top five schools in the Aspen Institute’s Beyond Grey Pinstripes ratings. Collegewide, Mendoza has earned top 20 rankings for its MBA program, its Masters of Accountancy program, its Executive MBA program and its custom Executive programs. The College ranked second in the most recent BusinessWeek ranking of undergraduate programs in business. The College houses the Institute for Ethical Business Worldwide and the Center for Ethics and Religious Values in Business.
Candidates should send a vita and letter of interest to the chair of the search committee:
Professor Edward J. Conlon
204H Mendoza College of Business
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, Indiana 46556
The University of Notre Dame, an equal opportunity employer with a strong institutional and academic commitment to diversity, endeavors to foster a vibrant learning community animated by the Catholic intellectual tradition.
Posted December 21, 2009
The Department of Bioethics at Cleveland Clinic Assistant/Associate Professor of Medicine Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine at Case
The Department of Bioethics at Cleveland Clinic invites applications for a Professional Staff position. The successful candidate will be appointed at the rank of Assistant or Associate Staff, depending on his/her qualifications, and will be eligible for academic appointment at the rank of Assistant/Associate Professor of Medicine at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine at Case.
We are seeking an individual with demonstrated ability to produce significant research or scholarship in bioethics. This individual should be able to work effectively in a multidisciplinary environment and contribute to the intellectual life of a vibrant and diverse bioethics program. The successful candidate will dedicate 50-75% of his/her effort to independent research and scholarly activities in bioethics. In addition, this individual will participate in ethics education for bioethics fellows, medical students and residents, nurses, and other medical staff. Some service on hospital or college committees is expected, with opportunities to participate in clinical ethics consultation available to applicants who have an interest in that area of bioethics.
Building on a 25-year history of excellence in clinical ethics consultation, the Cleveland Clinic is committed to expanding its support of bioethics research and scholarship. A hallmark of the research and scholarship conducted by the Department of Bioethics is a focus on enhancing patient care. This patient-centered approach to bioethics research is evident in all aspects of the department's research, but most especially in the selection of study topics. Areas of current interest include: physician-patient communication, ethical issues in clinical research, introduction of novel therapies, genetic and genomic medicine, innovation in cardiology, reproductive technologies, transplantation ethics, ethics education, neuroethics, and best practices for clinical ethics consultation.
Cleveland Clinic is recognized internationally as one of the leading medical institutions in clinical research, education, and patient care. Over the past several years, its Department of Bioethics has grown to include 10 Professional Staff members (faculty) and many affiliated clinicians. The Department is the administrative home of the Cleveland Fellowship in Advanced Bioethics, a city-wide program to train the next generation of leaders in clinical ethics and bioethics research. Members of the Department have numerous collaborations with medical institutes at Cleveland Clinic, Case Western Reserve University, and other regional institutions.
Candidates for this position must have a PhD or equivalent terminal degree in an area of study related to bioethics, such as medicine, philosophy, law, sociology, health services research, or medical anthropology. Preference will be given to individuals with significant prior research achievements (e.g., peer-reviewed publications or extramural research funding) or strong potential for building a nationally recognized research program in bioethics. Applications will be considered as they are received, with preference given to candidates who can start prior to July 1, 2010.
Interested individuals may apply by sending a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and the names of three references to:
Richard Sharp, Ph.D.
Chair, Search Committee
Department of Bioethics, JJ-60M
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
9500 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44195
E-mail: sharpr3@ccf.org
Phone: 216-445-2739
Posted September 21, 2009
James V. Finkbeiner Endowed Chair in Ethics
Saginaw Valley State University
Saginaw Valley State University seeks an experienced, creative, and energetic individual to develop the substantive area of ethics at the University as the James V. Finkbeiner Endowed Chair in Ethics. This renewable position requires the individual to play a key collaborative role in the development of inter-disciplinary linkages related to ethics among programs across the various colleges of the University and to the region it serves. The successful candidate will possess an earned Doctoral degree and a solid record of teaching and scholarship in an area related to ethics and must have exceptional organization and planning skills. S/he will be an effective communicator and relationship builder and have the ability to work with a variety of constituencies, from administrators, faculty and students to foundations, businesses and government entities. For further information and to apply for this position, please visit www.jobs.svsu.edu. Interested individuals must apply online.
Back to topPosted November 13, 2009
Assistant/Associate Professor
Medical Anthropology or Sociology and Bioethics
Institute for the Medical Humanities (IMH) at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB)
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, history, law, policy literature, religious studies, and visual studies who engage in research and teaching of medical students, trainees, and graduate students 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 equivalent terminal degree in medical anthropology, medical sociology, or a related social science field that emphasizes qualitative and participant-observer research methods. The candidate should be interested in teaching and research within a setting of interdisciplinary scholarship in medical humanities and health policy.
For more information and to apply online visit http://www.utmb.edu/hcm/ and include contact information of three references. Job Opening ID# 19816.
Applications will be accepted until February 15, 2010.
Posted November 13, 2009
Assistant/Associate Professor in Medical Humanities
Institute for the Medical Humanities (IMH) at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB)
The Institute for the Medical Humanities (IMH) at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB) invites applications for three tenure-track faculty positions, 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 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 expertise in one or more of the following areas: religious studies; health care ethics; philosophy of medicine and health care; research ethics; history of medicine and public health; literature and medicine. Those with additional expertise in other areas pertinent to the medical humanities are encouraged to apply.
Candidates should have a Ph.D. or equivalent terminal degree in a discipline relevant to the medical humanities. Candidates must demonstrate an ability to teach medical students and graduate students in medical humanities, conduct independent research, and to engage in interdisciplinary collaboration in the medical humanities. Potential to secure external grant funding and a scholarly interest in ethnic and cultural groups currently served by UTMB are highly desirable.
For more information and to apply online visit: http://www.utmb.edu/hcm/ and include contact information of three references. Job Opening ID#19787.
Applications will be accepted until February 15, 2010.
Posted November 13, 2009
Research and Policy Associate
Duke University
The Research and Policy Associate is responsible for three interrelated areas of work: advancing the Institute’s research agenda; translating research into publicly accessible materials, institutional practices, and public policy; and developing an extramural grant profile across the Institute’s core areas of Moral Education and Individual Decision-Making, Organizational and Business Ethics, and Civic and Global Ethics. This position reports to the Director and Associate Director of the Institute. The Research and Policy Associate will work in collaboration with faculty, research analysts, and graduate students.
Applicants should have an independent track record of research publications and grants in subjects related to the Institute’s three core areas. They must have demonstrated ability to create, organize, and implement major research projects and to facilitate the research agendas of individual faculty members. They must be able to identify opportunities for collaborative projects, attract faculty interest, and secure external sources of support. Applicants must possess both an understanding of how universities function and entrepreneurial skills in generating and sustaining new initiatives. They must have demonstrated ability to make intellectual and programmatic connections across disciplines. Ideal candidates will have demonstrated ability to forge partnerships between universities and policy-makers, think tanks, non-profits, and businesses. Applicants must have excellent communication skills; proven writing, editing and publication experience; and experience in translating ideas into public forums. Advanced degree – either a Ph.D. or a professional degree (J.D., MD, MBA, MPP) required.
The Research and Policy Associate is responsible for:
- Research and the development of research products (grants and publications), both individually and in collaboration with Institute faculty and partners.
- Preparing institutional reports, grant applications, and publicly accessible communications based on faculty research in the form of working papers, op-eds, etc.
- Working with Foundation relations in the service of specific research projects.
- Forging partnerships between the Institute and policy-makers, think tanks, non-profits, and businesses that align with research trajectories at the Institute
- Teaching an undergraduate course depending on area of expertise and needs of the Institute.
Review of applications will begin November 1, 2009 and continue until the position is filled. Applicants must apply online at: http://www.hr.duke.edu/jobs/main.html. Send all inquiries to Dana Hall at dana.hall@duke.edu.
Back to topPosted November 13, 2009
Education and Outreach Associate
Duke University
The Education and Outreach Associate is responsible for the development, implementation and evaluation of a wide range of educational and outreach programs and activities across the Institute’s core intellectual areas: Organizational Ethics, Moral Education and Development, and Civic & Global Ethics. The Education and Outreach Associate will work in collaboration with faculty, graduate students and undergraduates.
Applicants should have both 5 years or more teaching/mentoring experience with undergraduates and 5 years or more experience in academic program development, management and evaluation. Candidates must have experience in a highly collaborative environment. Candidates must have the demonstrated creativity and ability to turn ideas into programs in the context of education and outreach including basic knowledge of staffing and budgeting. Candidates must have a demonstrated track record with extramural grants. Candidates must have knowledge and experience with university/community relations. Candidate must have superlative communication skills. Ph.D. Required.
The Education and Outreach Associate is responsible for:
The development of a coherent, actionable vision for education at the Institute.
At the undergraduate level this includes:
- Creating an intellectual home for undergraduates
- Offering a broad array of curricular and co-curricular opportunities for undergraduates (film series, alternative spring break, pre-matriculation, summer engagement opportunities)
- Developing and managing new programs including a FOCUS cluster, internship program, etc.
- Serve as Director of the Ethics Certificate Program
- Teaching when and where needed
- Developing ad hoc ethics workshops and trainings
- Supervising an Undergraduate Programs Coordinator.
At the graduate level this includes:
- Creating an intellectual home for graduate students
- Developing dissertation working groups
- Developing a new professional MA program
The development of a coherent, actionable vision for outreach at the Institute including, in partnership with a new Research and Policy Associate, leading a strategic review process in this area.
Review of applications will begin November 1, 2009 and continue until the position is filled. Applicants must apply online at: http://www.hr.duke.edu/jobs/main.html. Send all inquiries to Dana Hall at dana.hall@duke.edu.
Back to topPosted September 21, 2009
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Department of Legal Studies and Business Ethics
One-year Teaching Position
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania invites applications for a one-year teaching position (open in rank; not tenure-track) in the field of business ethics in its Department of Legal Studies and Business Ethics. It is envisioned that the successful applicant will be an active participant in the intellectual life of the Department.
This position may be renewable for one or two additional years. The Department has twenty full-time faculty who offer over twenty different courses in Wharton¹s undergraduate, MBA and doctoral programs and whose research is regularly published in leading journals. Candidates trained in philosophy, law, business, economics, social science, or combinations thereof, are encouraged to apply. Applicants should have superior academic credentials, strong research potential, and a demonstrated commitment to business ethics.
Information regarding the Legal Studies and Business Ethics Department can be found at http://lgst.wharton.upenn.edu. Specific information about the Ethics Program can be found at http://ethics.wharton.upenn.edu.
The University of Pennsylvania values diversity and seeks talented students, faculty and staff from diverse backgrounds. The University of Pennsylvania is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. Women, minority candidates, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.
Priority will be given to materials received before December 11, 2009, consideration will be given to applications received through January 15, 2010.
Please submit your letter of introduction, resume, and evidence of teaching excellence (if available) by December 11, 2009. Also include the names and email addresses of those individuals who will be writing letters of recommendation. Electronic submissions are encouraged.
Please send to:
Lauretta Tomasco
Legal Studies and Business Ethics Department
The Wharton School - University of Pennsylvania
3730 Walnut Street, Room 632 Jon M. Huntsman Hall
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6340
Email: tomascol@wharton.upenn.edu
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