Tenure-Track Position – Clinical Ethics
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.
Description of position: The Center for Biomedical Ethics and Humanities at the University of Virginia School of Medicine invites applications for a tenure-track position at the assistant or associate professor rank in clinical ethics. 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 participate in the Center’s work of teaching medical students, residents, and graduate students; crafting faculty development offerings for medical school faculty; creating and implementing innovative and responsive models of clinical service for the UVA Health System; and contributing new perspectives and knowledge to the field.
The University of Virginia is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
Requirements: A clinical degree and practice experience are preferred. An applicant with a clinical degree must also have had graduate education in ethics. An applicant without a clinical degree must have a PhD in ethics or a related field. We welcome applications from persons so qualified who have research and teaching interests that reflect training and experience in the humanities or social sciences—e.g., in cultural perspectives, international health issues, social aspects of medicine and health, and the like.
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.