Faculty Position - Open Rank, Bioethics/Healthcare ...

Emory University is a leading research university that fosters excellence and attracts world-class talent to innovate today and prepare leaders for the future. We welcome candidates who can contribute to the excellence of our academic community.Bioethics/Healthcare Ethics Faculty Job DescriptionEmory University Center for EthicsThe Center for Ethics is a university-wide center that works across the university teaching courses, conducting research, and developing public programming that engages the broader community. The Center for Ethics’ vision is to inspire and advance scholarship and education in ethics, to ignite the moral imagination of people in all walks of life, and to foster lives of moral meaning and ethical engagement.For more on the Center for Ethics, visit summary:The role is envisioned as a position at the Assistant or Associate Professor level with an appointment in the School of Medicine and/or another School and Department relevant to the candidates experience and expertise The salary range is 90K to 100K, with actual salary dependent on past work experience. The successful candidate will work full time with the bioethics and non-bioethics faculty in the Center for Ethics. The primary responsibilities of this on-campus position will involve teaching at the graduate and healthcare professional level (medicine, nursing, etc.), publishing research, and providing service to and/or developing programming for the Center, Emory University, and the greater community. The Center welcomes applicants with wide-ranging scholarly interests in bioethics, especially clinical ethics, the ethics of AI in health contexts, neuroethics, research ethics, and/or ethics of health disparities.There is no requirement for extramural funding for this position, but the Center supports the development of externally funded scholarship and encourages applications from those able and interested in securing extramural funding.Responsibilities:Teaching ethics and bioethical issues in an integrated curriculum in the School of MedicineTeaching core and elective courses in the Master of Arts (MA) in BioethicsAdvising and mentoring MA in Bioethics graduate students and thesis/capstone projectsPursuing independent and collaborative scholarshipSuccessful candidates will have:Strong interpersonal skillsDemonstrated experience and comfort in working in both in person and online settingsCommitment to collaboration with colleagues at the Center for Ethics, across the university and in the communityPreferred Qualifications:Terminal post-graduate degree (PhD, JD, MD, etc.) in a field related to bioethicsDemonstrated success in teaching and mentoring healthcare professionals and/orgraduate studentsRecord of quality scholarship in bioethicsApplicants should submit the following:Cover letter addressed to the search committee that explains why you are interested in this role, what makes you well-suited to meet the responsibilities associated with the position, and how you understand and approach your field(s) of expertiseResearch writing sampleStatement of teaching philosophy (ideally accompanied by teaching evaluations)Names and contact information for three references, including those who can speak to your teaching and research. (Letters will be requested for candidates advancing to a second round of consideration.)The search committee will start reviewing applications on 10/13/25.NOTE: This role will be granted the opportunity to work from home regularly but must be able to commute to Emory University on a flexible weekly schedule based upon business needs. Schedule is based on agreed upon guidelines of department. This role requires residency in the state of GA. Emory reserves the right to change remote work status with notice to employee.Emory is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law. 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Created: 2025-12-15