Provost's Fellow to Faculty Tenure-Track Position - Bioethics, Race, and Health Equity

This position is part of The Ohio State University’s Provost’s Tenure-Track Fellow to Faculty Program.
The Provost’s Tenure-Track Fellow to Faculty Program is a two-year program that assists early career
scholars as they transition to the tenure track. The fellowship period provides for an in-depth start on
scholarship with limited teaching requirements (although Fellows may teach one course per year if they
choose) and designated faculty mentorship. Provost Fellows will also receive research funding and
participate in career development programs to support their transition to assistant professor and their
long-term career success. During the two-year fellowship period, the successful candidate will focus on
research related to the intersection of bioethics, race, and health equity. Following the fellowship
period, which is an Instructor rank appointment, Provost Fellows will transfer to the rank of Assistant
Professor within the Division of Bioethics and the tenure clock will begin.

Specific role expectations include, but are not limited to:
• Supporting and developing a research program related to the intersection of race, bioethics, and
health disparities. Projects may include normative philosophical scholarship, legal analysis,
public health ethics, or bioethical empirical research related to health equity and race.
• Collaborating on team applications for grants, conference presentations, and team-produced
publications
• Participation in the academic community of OSU, professional development activities offered by
the Office of Academic Affairs (OAA), and regular communication with faculty colleagues and
mentors
• Participation in Center, Division, and Department meetings and events

Benefits:
• Protected time and funding for research during fellowship period
• Faculty mentorship and support for career development
• Annual funds for professional development and conference travel
• Additional opportunities for clinical ethics consultation, multidisciplinary clinical ethics
education, leadership, and other initiatives depending on interest and qualifications
• Opportunities for mentorship of undergraduate and graduate students on topics related to the
intersection of bioethics, race, and health equity
• Access to Bioethics educational offerings and the opportunity to test ideas through guest
lectures and forums

Successful applicants will:
• Have strong interpersonal skills
• Have a robust research agenda that is likely to lead to publication in high-impact journals and
academic press and/or external funding and a demonstrated commitment to inclusion and
diversity. The Division has particular interest in research focused on questions that concern
health policy, stigma, medical racism, trust, health disparities, the concept of race in medicine,
health surveillance, healthcare and the criminal justice system, and/or the intersection between
race, gender, disability, and other social identities and access to healthcare.
• Be comfortable working in both in person and online settings
• Enjoy working in a collegial team environment with collaborative relationships across the
university

Desired Qualifications
• MD, PhD, or JD in hand in Philosophy, Bioethics, Public Health, or a related field by the time of
appointment. ABD candidates are welcome to apply.
• Interest in teaching and mentoring graduate and undergraduate students