JOB TITLE: | Sr. Research Assistant – Philosophy and Bioethics |
DEADLINE: | Open until filled |
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Baylor College of Medicine Houston, Texas |
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The Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at Baylor College of Medicine is seeking a part-time Senior Research Assistant (up to 15 hours/week) to provide high-level expertise in the area of philosophy and bioethics as part of the Philosophical Bioethics Seminar Series funded through the Greenwall Foundation and led by Jennifer Blumenthal-Barby, PhD. The goal of this initiative is to increase the footprint (quality and quantity) of the philosophical aspects of bioethics. This position can be conducted remotely and is currently funded through August 2021.
Primary duties and responsibilities:
Preferred Qualifications
How to Apply
Those interested in this position should submit a resume and cover letter indicating their desire to be considered. Please apply at: https://bit.ly/GWSrRA2020
Application Deadline: Open until filled
Salary Range: Up to $28.12/hour
About the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy
Baylor College of Medicine is recognized as one of the nation’s premier academic health science centers and is known for excellence in education, research, healthcare and community service. Located in the heart of the world’s largest medical center, Baylor is affiliated with multiple educational, healthcare and research affiliates.
The Center for Medical Ethics & Health Policy has 15 primary faculty members, 31 secondary faculty, 24 scholars, and 36 fellows and staff, housed on the main Baylor campus in the Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas.
Our Center’s faculty teach in the undergraduate and graduate medical education curricula, direct an award-winning ethics pathway and newly developed health policy pathway for advanced medical students, and have developed a comprehensive College-wide graduate medical education curriculum in ethics, professionalism, and health policy. Center faculty are actively engaged in funded research supported by the NIH, PCORI, and private foundations. Our faculty publish high-impact papers in the peer-reviewed scientific, clinical, and bioethics literature and have authored and edited several seminal books in bioethics. Finally, our faculty direct clinical ethics programs at affiliated hospitals in the Texas Medical Center, that conduct over 600 clinical ethics consultations per year.
For more information about Baylor College of Medicine and the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, visit our website at www.bcm.edu/ethics
Baylor College of Medicine fosters diversity among its students, trainees, faculty, and staff as a prerequisite to accomplishing our institutional mission and setting standards for excellence in training healthcare providers and biomedical scientists, promoting scientific innovation, and providing patient- centered care. Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.