The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB Health) is recruiting a tenure track Associate Professor for membership in the Institute for Bioethics and Health Humanities (IBHH) and a faculty appointment in the Department of Preventive Medicine and Population Health (PMPH). The IBHH is committed to moral inquiry, scholarship, teaching, and professional service in medicine, health care, and public health. The PMPH mission is to apply interdisciplinary expertise toward improving health and function and reducing health inequities across communities. The successful candidate will join an interdisciplinary faculty group with training in ethics, humanities, and social sciences. The faculty engage in research, clinical and community service, and the teaching of graduate students and medical and other health professions trainees. The IBHH also offers an ethics consultation service in the university’s health system.  

The IBHH houses the nation’s only Ph.D. program in Bioethics and Health Humanities.  More information can be found at https://ibhh.utmb.edu/ and https://pmph.utmb.edu .  Candidates must have a PhD, JD, or MD with research and teaching interests in health humanities and/or bioethics. Preferred qualifications include experience in an academic health center, and a record of both scholarly publication and graduate-level teaching.  We especially welcome faculty who will collaborate with other UTMB researchers.  Opportunities for research collaborations exist with more than 40 research centers and institutes located on campus, covering a wide range of research interests including aging, rehabilitation sciences, women’s health, environmental health, translational sciences, infectious diseases, vaccines, and bioethics (see www.utmb.edu/centers/ for more information). We also welcome faculty with experience in administering educational programs, as potential candidates may be considered for the role of Graduate Program Director.

Department Overview
The Madeline Brill Nelson Chair in Ethics Education will act as a leader in bioethics scholarship and education at OHSU and will work to further OHSU’s mission of teaching, research, patient care, outreach, and public service. The OHSU Center for Ethics is a 32 year old, nationally recognized, interprofessional group of individuals seeking to advance bioethics in health care. Consistent with all chair positions in the Center for Ethics in Health Care, the Madeline Brill Nelson Chair funds a 0.5 FTE position.

Function/Duties of Position
The Chair will provide services as assigned by their supervisor which further OHSU’s missions.  This 0.5 FTE position is under the general supervision of the appropriate academic department or division and the direct supervision of the Director, Center for Ethics in Health Care.  Notably, the Chair position includes full-time administrative support.  The Director will assist the applicant in seeking additional FTE in clinical, research, or administration services depending on both the applicant’s potential and external departmental affiliations. 

The Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at Baylor College of Medicine is seeking an experienced Clinical Ethicist to join their faculty (rank and track will be commensurate with experience and qualifications). The successful candidate will join faculty and staff who lead several, premier Clinical Ethics Consultation Services in the Texas Medical Center.  The successful candidate will also be expected to contribute to the Center’s multidisciplinary education program and to conduct high quality independent and collaborative research and scholarship.

NYU Langone Health
Arthur Caplan, PhD
Drs. William F. and Virginia Connolly Mitty Professor
Director, Division of Medical Ethics
Department of Population Health

The Division of Medical Ethics seeks to recruit a post-doctoral fellow for a position to begin September 1,
2021/negotiable.

Core qualifications for the position include: an excellent record of quality scholarship in research ethics and
regulatory science, epidemiology, or clinical trial design/conduct/analysis. Applicants must have a PhD, JD, or MD; a publication history; empirical research skills; and training in introductory-level data analysis methods. Familiarity with writing grant proposals is desirable, as is experience with IRB submissions. A successful
candidate must be willing to work in highly interdisciplinary environment.

The appointment will be for one year and may be renewed for a second year. The appointment will be in the Division of Medical Ethics, which is housed in the Department of Population Health at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine. The post-doctoral fellow will report directly to the director of the Division of Medical Ethics.

Successful applicants will have significant protected time to pursue research. They will be expected to (1)
participate in mentoring students in projects and research, (2) work on issues raised by the collection and use of real world evidence from expanded access to unapproved drugs, vaccines, and other types of investigational agents, (3) work on issues related to the ethical and regulatory oversight of clinical trials, (4) publish at least one scholarly article per year, (5) assist with the operations of the NYU School of Medicine Working Group on Compassionate Use and Preapproval Access (CUPA) and its Ethics of Real World Evidence project, (6) collaborate with other division and Department of Population Health faculty, and (7) participate in ethics teaching, as needed.

Stipend is competitive. Benefits are provided. We encourage applications from candidates who will contribute to the diversity of the NYU Langone Health community and support the Division's commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Applicants should send a cover letter, CV, and three letters of reference electronically to Jessica Wico
at [email protected] with “NYUSOM Search PostDoc” in the heading. Applications will be
accepted until the position is filled.

NYU Grossman School of Medicine is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender dysphoria, national origin, age, religion, disability, military and veteran status, marital or parental status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision.

NYU School of Medicine
Division of Medical Ethics
227 E. 30th Street, 7th Floor, Room #722, New York, NY 10016

tel 646.501.2514 • fax 646.501.2706 • [email protected]

Division of Ethics, Department of Medical Humanities and Ethics, Columbia University

Position Overview

The Project Manager will manage the coordination and implementation the multi-institutional NIH R01 grant funded study “Ethics of Inclusion: Diversity in Precision Medicine Research” under the supervision of PIs: Sandra Soo-Jin Lee (Columbia) and Janet Shim (UCSF).  The Project Manager is expected to contribute substantively to the intellectual work of the study in multiple domains, such as providing input on the direction of data collection and analyses, developing ways to implement and achieve study aims, and contributing to dissemination and publication. Additionally, the Project Manager is expected to engage in a significant amount of logistical work, including scheduling, correspondence, managing study team personnel and overseeing the financial details of the project.

Required Qualifications

• Strong interests in bioethics or social studies of health.
• A minimum of three years of qualitative research experience, including lead roles in data collection, analysis, and dissemination.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills, including one-on-one interactions as well as in groups. 
• Demonstrated experience in writing papers, reports, or presentations.
• Demonstrated organizational abilities and professional approach
• Ability to work with multi-institutional research team and to collaborate across organizations

Preferred Qualifications

• MA or PhD in sociology, anthropology, or related social science discipline preferred.
• Experience with NIH grant funded research.

To Apply

Complete the online application – including the materials listed below – at https://opportunities.columbia.edu/en-us/job/513321/program-manager

• Curriculum vitae
• Letter of Interest
• One writing sample
• Contact information for three references

Questions? Please email Dounya Alami-Nassif at [email protected].