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NYU School of Grossman Medicine is seeking applications from qualified individuals for the position of Division Director of Medical Ethics in the Department of Population Health. The Dean and faculty consider this an exceptional opportunity to lead a preeminent, nationally recognized program in close collaboration with the departments of the NYUGSOM and other schools and colleges of New York University.

NYU Grossman School of Medicine is seeking a visionary, dynamic and creative Division Head, with a distinguished record of leadership, scholarship and other impactful achievements in the field of medical ethics, who can expand and strategically lead a growing, multi-disciplinary Division in ethics-oriented research, education, service, policy and advocacy.  The Division is based in the highly regarded Department of Population Health, but its faculty work closely with many Departments in the School of Medicine and with other colleges and departments across NYU including nursing, dentistry, public policy, global public health, engineering, and philosophy. The Division currently has existing expertise in the ethics of organ transplantation, compassionate use and pre-approval access to therapies, gender-affirming care, organizational ethics, genomics, vaccination policy, artificial intelligence and research ethics.   

Qualifications

The candidate should have the ability to foster and sustain collaborations and partnerships across our academic system and with external communities and groups.  The Division has a significant footprint in working with patient groups, policymakers, not-for-profit organizations, companies and the media. Engagement with ethical challenges across a broad spectrum of bioethics is welcomed and encouraged.

The candidate should have demonstrated leadership in a university, medical center or research institute setting. Also critical is a track record of extramural funding, including NIH, corporate and/or foundation funding.  The position is tenured so candidates must satisfy tenure requirements established by NYU.  Applications from physicians and non-physicians are welcomed. Candidates from outside the United States are encouraged to apply.

NYUGSOM seeks an esteemed bioethicist to serve as a Professor and Director of the Division of Medical Ethics, reporting to the Chair of the Department of Population Health. The incoming Director will lead an existing team of distinguished, highly productive ethicists as well as multidisciplinary affiliates of the Division.

The new Director will develop a strategic plan for the Division that includes engagement with academic and philanthropic partners, along with recruiting and retaining top talent. Key to this leader’s success will be their ability to quickly understand the NYU environment and identify synergies necessary to maintain and grow a prestigious Division within a medical school. They must also be a strong systematic thinker who is capable of leading large-scale initiatives. The new Director is also expected to engage and inspire a wide range of partners to develop and advance pertinent clinical, academic, and research programs related to bioethics.

For additional information regarding the Division, please visit: https://med.nyu.edu/departments-institutes/population-health/divisions-sections-centers/medical-ethics/

Seeking postdoctoral fellow with experience in quantitative research methods to join our diverse team of multidisciplinary researchers investigating communication strategies for minimizing harmful ELSI beliefs associated with genomics research. This position is funded by a grant from the U.S. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (R01ES033743; PI: Erika A. Waters, PhD, MPH). Annual stipend starts at $60,508 depending on experience. Support for tuition, books, software, conference travel, and research is available. We welcome applicants from a range of backgrounds that are underrepresented in the biomedical sciences. PhD or other doctoral degree in psychology, health communication, public health, bioethics, sociology, anthropology, or related discipline is required. Please send inquiries to: [email protected] and [email protected]. Additional information can be found at https://waterslab.wustl.edu/.

PhD or other doctoral degree in psychology, health communication, public health, bioethics, sociology, anthropology, or related discipline is required. 

The Cleveland Fellowship in Bioethics (CFAB) is dedicated to training leaders in Clinical Ethics. It is our belief that a robust clinical training program must not only prepare fellows to perform clinical ethics consultation independently and contribute to existing scholarship, but also lead an ethics program. As such, in addition to developing expertise in clinical ethics consultation and furthering scholarship portfolios, fellows will develop skills that will enable them to build, revitalize or maintain existing clinical ethics programs. Our high-volume clinical service and structured curriculum ensures that professionals who complete the fellowship are prepared for a sustainable career in clinical ethics.

Fellows will train with experienced clinical ethicists and other healthcare professionals while collaborating on a high-volume ethics consultation service (>750 consultations per year within the Cleveland Clinic Health System). Most fellows participate in more than 250 ethics consultations with increasing independence and contribute to other clinical service activities. Over the course of the fellowship, fellows will gain the requisite practice experience necessary to sit for the healthcare ethics consultant certification (HEC-C) if desired. Additional opportunities exist for trainees to specialize in a chosen clinical area. The selected fellow will be expected to contribute to the service mission of Cleveland Clinic.

This is a full time, onsite fellowship. Our curriculum ensures that fellows and a diverse faculty engage in high-level discussion of critical moral issues in medicine regionally, nationally and internationally, as well as partake in reflective discussions and simulations to enhance clinical service skills. Training opportunities in communication, leadership, and program development are available. Through long-standing collaborations, there may also be an opportunity to work with ethics professionals at other health care or academic institutions in the Cleveland area (Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals, the MetroHealth System, and Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center) and nationally.

Applications will be considered from professionals with terminal post-graduate degrees (MD, JD, PhD) in medicine, philosophy, nursing, social work, religious studies, law, or other fields related to the practice of clinical and academic bioethics. Priority will be given to applicants with strong potential for leadership in the field and demonstrated clinical experience.

The starting salary for the 2025-2027 cohort is competitive and total compensation includes healthcare insurance and other benefits. Trainees receive 15 vacation days and 5 personal days per year and an annual stipend for travel and conference participation.

The next fellowship class begins July 1, 2025. The application deadline is November 1, 2024.

The Division of Medical Ethics at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City currently has an opportunity for a full-time 2-year fellowship position in clinical ethics to begin July 1, 2025.

This academic fellowship is part of the New York-Houston Medical Ethics Consortium, which brings together Weill Cornell Medical College, the New York-Presbyterian Healthcare System, Houston Methodist Hospital, and Baylor College of Medicine. The aim of this consortium is to provide fellows with an outstanding opportunity in clinical ethics and scholarship in medical ethics by drawing upon transcontinental expertise and varied practice settings. Fellows will learn from a distinguished group of faculty and each other through various joint activities: video-conferenced seminar series, case conferences, and journal clubs; visiting observerships at consortium hospitals; and retreats in Houston and New York. The program will provide fellows with the clinical experience, training, and education required to become experts in clinical ethics consultation and prepare them for academic careers in medical ethics.

Fellowship Components and Service Expectations
• Active participation in adult and pediatric clinical ethics consultation service. Participation on the ethics consultation service is a critical aspect of the fellowship, which involves real-time clinical work and supervised on-call responsibilities. Training based on the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities core competencies in clinical ethics consultation.
• Mentored scholarship in clinical or research ethics including a capstone project.
• Structured curriculum on advanced topics in bioethics.
• Case conferences and journal club.
• Active participation in institutional ethics committee meetings.
• Participation in the educational activities of the Division, including the teaching of medical students and house staff.
• Participation in Divisional and Consortium scholarly programs.
• Clinical rotation on the ethics service of our partner institutions in Houston.
• Fellows who choose to participate in part-time clinical practice in their respective specialties during the fellowship may have this opportunity.

Qualifications
• We will consider applicants with a doctoral degree in a relevant area of study. This might include medicine, nursing, bioethics, social work, chaplaincy, the humanities, social sciences and/or the law.
• Clinical experience in a relevant area of practice preferred. This could include medicine, nursing, bioethics, social work, clinical psychology, chaplaincy, and/or health law. Inter-disciplinary training and experience are a plus.
• Compassion, empathy, open-mindedness, and the ability to integrate the clinical, psychosocial, cultural, spiritual, and institutional dimensions of ethical decision-making.
• Exceptional analytical and writing skills.
• Excellent verbal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work collegially with a diverse professional and lay staff.
• Scholarly initiative and creativity.

The Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics is pleased to invite applications for the Hecht‐Levi Postdoctoral Fellowship Program in Bioethics. The Program is seeking a few uniquely qualified postdoctoral applicants to begin this two-year fellowship in September 2025. Although an extensive background in bioethics is not required, priority will be given to applicants with at least some exposure to bioethics during their education. The program will only review applications from individuals who will defend their dissertation prior to July 1st, 2025. The selection process is highly competitive, with only a few Fellows accepted into the program each year.

The application deadline is Friday, December 13, 2024

Hecht-Levi Fellowship Program Description:
The Hecht-Levi Fellowship is a two-year program of study and experiential learning in bioethics administered by the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics. The main goal of the Fellowship is to launch the careers of the next generation of bioethics scholars, so the program offers a considerable amount of protected time for research and publication.

All Hecht-Levi Fellows participate in weekly seminars or discussions, pursue their own scholarship in bioethics, collaborate with faculty on selected projects in bioethics, and engage in teaching. Each Fellow designs an individual program tailored to their particular goals, interests, and background.

Hecht‐Levi Postdoctoral Fellows participate in a wide range of activities at Johns Hopkins, and have access to various benefits including:
• Weekly seminars, presentations and discussions with leading academic and policy makers;
• Individualized research program;
• Bioethics coursework through the Berman Institute's Master in Bioethics program;
• Postdoctoral mentoring in bioethics;
• Teaching (serve as course director, co-director, or TA depending on experience and background);
• Professional development training;
• Berman Institute's outreach efforts via social media;
• $65,000 per year, plus health and other benefits
• $2,000 per year for travel/lodging and registration at relevant conferences

We seek a dynamic, energetic Associate Research Scientist to support the planning and implemetation of NIH-funded studies that investigates ethical, legal and social issues (ELSI) relating to the inclusion of people with disability in precision medicine research. Working directly with the lead researcher, the Associate Researcher Scientist will support all aspects of these projects, including conducting literature review, quantitative and qualitative data collection, data analyses and assistance with professional presentations and manuscript preparation. The ideal candidate has prior experience in conducting empirical research, familiarity with ELSI research, and background in public health or/and social sciences scholarship. Interest and knowledge in disability studies is a plus. The Associate Researcher Scientist will work with the Ethics team at the Center for Precision Medicine and Genomics (CPMG), Columbia University Medical Center in New York, NY (http://columbiamedicine.org/cpmg/).

The Department of Health Behavior and Health Equity (HBHE) at the University of Michigan is seeking a full-time tenure track faculty member at the rank of assistant professor level. We seek researchers with strong scholarly credentials and a record or promise of external research funding. The faculty member will be expected to teach in our leading master and doctorate programs, and possibly in the School of Public Health’s undergraduate program. HBHE is committed to the University of Michigan Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion plan and encourages applications from faculty of color and women at all ranks. We value diversity as a necessary part of success in all aspects of teaching, research, and leadership. We encourage candidates to highlight their experiences with DEI in their materials.

The University of Michigan Medical School (UMMS) is seeking applications and nominations for an accomplished and forward-thinking leader to assume the role of Director of the Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine (CBSSM or Center). CBSSM draws together clinicians, social scientists, and bioethicists, among others, dedicated to advancing individual and societal health through rigorous scholarship and meaningful service. The next director will have the opportunity to raise the Center’s profile and amplify its impact by fostering new partnerships, elevating the output of translational bioethics and social science research, and creating innovative programs and visionary initiatives informed by the needs of patients, research participants, colleagues, and learners.

UMMS is one of the nation’s premier research-oriented medical schools, and part of one of the country’s leading public universities. UMMS’s $777 million in annual research awards for FY23 includes $482.8 million in NIH awards. Michigan Medicine (MM) is home to one of the largest healthcare complexes in Michigan. It is comprised of UMMS, the UM Health System, and the Michigan Health Corporation. MM serves the tripartite mission of patient care, research, and education under a unified leadership structure.  

CBSSM, located within UMMS, employs a multidisciplinary approach, combining empirical bioethics and decision sciences expertise. As a matrixed center with 50-affiliated faculty, 13 staff, and two postdoctoral fellows, CBSSM oversees a robust research effort, educational programs including an ethics pathway for medical students and pre and postdoctoral fellowship programs, as well as clinical and research ethics services. CBSSM’s prolific researchers focus on social science, bioethics, and policy integration. CBSSM facilitates interdisciplinary collaboration and research assistant support to generate impactful scholarship. CBSSM's work is distinguished by its policy relevance and integration of faculty scholarship with institutional policy roles, earning national recognition and prestigious awards like the 2022 American Society for Bioethics & Humanities Cornerstone Award.

The successful candidate will embody inclusive leadership qualities, have national recognition and scholarly distinction in bioethics and/or social science-oriented health research, and have a record for sustained extramural funding. The successful candidate will also foster collaboration among key constituents and will seek new opportunities for partnership and alignment. They will promote diversity of thought and implement practical approaches to enhance teamwork and individual well-being. Candidates must have an MD, PhD, MD/PhD, or equivalent terminal degree and a record commensurate with appointment at the rank of Professor or Associate Professor. Demonstrated experience leading teams, ideally with significant administrative oversight, is expected. This position can be structured as a .2-.5 FTE role and requires an impactful on-campus presence while providing flexibility for remote work.

This position combines research management and academic research skills. This classification requires the use of judgment and discretion in performing the assigned duties and responsibilities related to the project. Assist with the planning, development, implementation, evaluation, writing and dissemination of the assigned project(s).

The primary tasks for the Research Assistant will be to conduct research and manage project(s). The Research Assistant will use social science methods and have skills and experience in qualitative research (specifically conducting interviews, online focus groups, and qualitative coding); quantitative research (specifically survey development, validation, administration, and statistical analysis); mixed methods; and conceptual research. The main project is based on an NIH R01-funded study to identify and measure the strength of factors that impact physician willingness to address patient medical misinformation and the perceptions of patients towards receiving corrections from physicians.

The Research Assistant will also be responsible for additional conceptual and empirical projects on a range of topics including the use of AI in patient education, regenerative medicine ethics and policy, and health disparities. Additional tasks include literature reviews and summaries, IRB submissions, project management, manuscript preparation and dissemination, and written and oral and communication with investigators. The Research Assistant will be encouraged to present findings at local and national meetings. The candidate will be required to work relatively independently and communicate with the Principal Investigator regularly.

The Clinical Ethicist is an active member of the ethics program at WellStar Health System performing clinical ethics consultation, ethics education and ethics policy development and review. The Ethics Program enjoys robust institutional support and is a leader in the field of clinical, organizational and research ethics. The health system is creating a fully integrated, collaborative approach to addressing ethical issues and the clinical ethicist is key to developing this initiative. The individual reports directly to the leadership team for the Ethics Program.