Decision Scientists

Geisinger’s new Department of Bioethics and Decision Sciences is recruiting bioethicists and decision scientists at all faculty ranks. Although faculty in the department pursue more traditional research in their respective fields of bioethics and decision sciences — both broadly construed — the department’s unique vision is to bring these fields together to collaborate on research and other activities at the intersection of their interests, especially on studies of judgments and decision-making in the domains of health, science and innovation. The department is housed in the Research Institute, part of the Geisinger College of Health Sciences, and is embedded in a large, integrated health system serving more than 1 million people in central and northeast Pennsylvania, headquartered in Danville, Pa. Although successful candidates will primarily conduct externally funded research (both independent and collaborative), there are also opportunities for appropriate candidates to participate in clinical and research ethics consultation, education and system policy development. There are also opportunities for part-time clinical practice and secondary appointment to a clinical department for clinician applicants.

Decision scientists: We define “decision sciences” very broadly. Successful candidates may come from a variety of disciplines (e.g., cognitive, social, moral, or health psychology, behavioral or classical economics, marketing) but should be interested in some aspect of individual or collective decision- making related to health, science or innovation. They should also have strong quantitative skills and be committed to open, reproducible science.