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Title
Assistant Professor
Short Description
Assistant Professor Tenure Track with Specialization in Research Ethics
Detailed Description
The Albert Gnaegi Center for Health Care Ethics (CHCE) at
Saint Louis University (SLU) is searching for a promising individual to serve
as a tenure-track Assistant Professor with a specialization in Research Ethics.
CHCE serves as an academic department and tenure home for all tenured and
tenure track faculty. The faculty contract will be a 12-month appointment and
salary will be commensurate with experience. The position is available to begin
on September 1, 2010.
Background Information:
CHCE offers a PhD in Health Care Ethics with several special tracks that
students may opt to select. These include a Certificate in Empirical Research
in Bioethics and a Research Ethics Concentration. CHCE is also involved in two
relevant partnerships: It provides faculty to support the Center for Clinical
Research Ethics within the Institute for Clinical and Translational Sciences at
Washington University in St. Louis (WU), and it provides some faculty support
for the Office of Research Services at SLU as it oversees training in the
Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR). These two partnerships will provide
partial funding for the current position.
Job responsibilities
will minimally include: Teaching research ethics in the PhD program and
mentoring doctoral dissertations; supporting the Clinical Research Ethics core
within the WU CTSA; supporting RCR training at SLU; serving on an Institutional
Review Board (IRB); and actively publishing as a scholar in bioethics,
particularly in the area of research ethics. The candidate would also be
expected to write or collaborate on grant proposals for external funding.
Qualifications
minimally include: A PhD in a field related to research ethics (e.g.,
bioethics, philosophy, social psychology, or medical sociology). The ideal
candidate would also have some record of scholarly publications, some
experience teaching, some experience writing or collaborating on grant
projects, and at least 1 year of service on an IRB. No particular religious
affiliation is expected of candidates, however, the successful candidate should
be familiar with and willing to support the Jesuit mission of the University.
Information on this mission is available at: http://www.slu.edu/x844.xml.
Application
Information: All applications must be made online at http://jobs.slu.edu. Candidates should upload
the following materials: A cover letter that highlights special qualifications
for the position; a curriculum vita; 1 or 2 published articles or writing
samples in bioethics or research ethics; a document that provides the names,
titles, and telephone numbers of at least 3 professional references, whom we
have permission to contact if you are being considered for an interview.
Screening of applications will begin immediately and will
continue until the position is filled.
Institutional
Commitments: Saint Louis University is a Catholic, Jesuit institution
dedicated to student learning, research, health care, and service. Saint Louis
University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer (AA/EOE) and
encourages nominations of and application from women and minorities.
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