Tenure-Track Position – Biomedical Ethics and the Law
Center for Biomedical Ethics and Humanities
University of Virginia
Start date: July 2008.
Description of institution: The University of Virginia is distinctive among institutions of higher education. Founded by Thomas Jefferson in 1819, the University sustains the idea of developing, through education, leaders who are well prepared to shape the future of the nation. The Charlottesville area offers an outstanding community for both personal and professional activities. For more information on the University of Virginia and the Charlottesville area, please visit http://www.virginia.edu/.
The School of Medicine, so central to Thomas Jefferson’s idea of a university, has had a longstanding commitment to medical ethics. The Center for Biomedical Ethics was founded in 1988 as a division of the department of internal medicine. The Center’s popular Master of Arts program in Bioethics has graduated dozens who have pursued careers in medicine, nursing, law, philosophy, theology, and other fields. Center faculty also participate in doctoral education through the departments of philosophy and religious studies. A number of prominent bioethicists have received their doctoral education at Virginia, and dozens of professionals have received practical training in bioethics there as well. For more information on the Center for Biomedical Ethics and Humanities, please visit http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/bio-ethics/home.cfm.
Founded by Thomas Jefferson in 1819, the University of Virginia School of Law is a world-renowned training ground for distinguished lawyers and public servants. Consistently ranked among the top law schools in the nation, Virginia has educated generations of lawyers, instilling in them a commitment to leadership, integrity, and community service. A faculty of nationally acclaimed experts in their fields and outstanding teachers lead Virginia’s 1,100 students to appreciate the power of law to shape human behavior and to influence political, social, and cultural life. For more information on the University of Virginia School of Law, please visit http://www.law.virginia.edu/html/index.htm.
Description of position: The Center for Biomedical Ethics and Humanities at the University of Virginia School of Medicine and the University’s School of Law invite applications for a tenure-track position at the assistant or associate professor rank in biomedical ethics and the law. The person who fills this position will become part of the vibrant interdisciplinary, university-wide community of scholarship and teaching in ethics at UVA. She or he will teach medical students and residents, law students, and graduate students; participate in clinical ethics consultation for the UVA Health System; and pursue research that contributes new perspectives and knowledge to the field.
This position is 75 percent in the School of Medicine and 25 percent in the School of Law.
The University of Virginia is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
Requirements: A JD degree is required, as is graduate ethics education or equivalent experience in biomedical ethics.
Review of applications begins: For immediate consideration, please submit application materials by November 15, 2007. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
Contact information: Applicants will send a cover letter citing qualifications, interests, and areas of expertise; an up-to-date curriculum vitae; one recent publication or other writing sample; one course syllabus; and the names, titles, and contact information (telephone numbers and email addresses) for three referees. Send complete application materials (electronic transmission preferred) to: Margaret E. Mohrmann, MD, PhD, Director, Program in Biomedical Ethics, Center for Biomedical Ethics and Humanities, P.O. Box 800761, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908-0761, tel. 434-924-5657, fax 434-924-5986, email mem7e@virginia.edu.