Assistant Professor Tenure-Track

Bioethics.net; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 72,000 - 112,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Washington School of Medicine invites applications for a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Department of Bioethics and Humanities, anticipated start September 2027.

The position emphasizes research, teaching, and service in the ethical, social, legal, policy, and humanistic dimensions of AI and data-intensive biomedicine, with opportunities for external funding and collaboration across disciplines.

Qualifications

• Terminal degree appropriate to their discipline (Ph.D., M.D., J.D. or foreign equivalent).

Responsibilities

• Develop a research program of national and international importance in bioethics and humanities with emphasis on AI and data-intensive technologies.
• Lead high-quality independent scholarship and publish in peer-reviewed venues.
• Pursue extramural research funding, including career-development and investigator-initiated awards.
• Contribute to the Department’s Science, Medicine, and Society Lab and interdisciplinary initiatives.
• Teach and mentor students across undergraduate, graduate, medical/professional programs.
• Perform service and administrative work to advance the department, school, and university.

Education

Terminal degree appropriate to their discipline (Ph.D., M.D., J.D. or foreign equivalent)

Job description

The Department of Bioethics and Humanities at the University of Washington School of Medicine invites applications for a Full-time (100% FTE) faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor Tenure-Track, with an anticipated start date of September 2027. We seek applicants who demonstrate commitment to excellence in research, teaching, and service in a diverse and inclusive academic community.

Assistant Professor Tenure Track appointments hold an initial 3-year renewable term that aligns with a 12-month service period (July 1-June 30). Faculty with 12-month service periods are paid for 11 months of service over a 12-month period (July-June), meaning the equivalent of one month is available for paid time off.

The base salary range for this position will be $6,456 – $10,000 per month, commensurate with experience and qualifications, or as mandated by a U.S. Department of Labor prevailing wage determination.

This tenure-track position combines institutional salary support with an expectation of external funding. The department will provide full salary support during an initial period to enable the successful candidate to establish their research program, after which they will be expected to support a portion of their salary through external research funding.

The successful candidate will be expected to:

• Develop a research program of national and international importance in bioethics and humanities. The search’s primary emphasis will be the ethical, social, legal, policy, and/or humanistic dimensions of artificial intelligence (AI) and data-intensive technologies in science, medicine, biomedical research and health care; applications are also welcome from scholars working in other areas of biomedical innovation, including genomics, reproductive and cellular technologies, synthetic biology, and related emerging biotechnologies.
• Lead high-quality independent scholarship and publish in peer-reviewed venues.
• Pursue extramural research funding, including career-development, investigator-initiated, and/or collaborative awards, as appropriate to support a sustained program of research.
• Contribute as a participant in the Department’s Science, Medicine, and Society Lab, a new initiative designed to advance interdisciplinary scholarship, collaborative grant development, teaching, and community-building around social, ethical, historical, legal, policy, and humanistic questions in science, medicine, and society.
• Teach and mentor students and trainees across undergraduate, graduate, medical/professional, and other departmental educational programs as appropriate.
• Perform service and administrative work that furthers the mission of the department, school, and/or university.
• Collaborate effectively across disciplines, cultures, funding sources, and learning environments.

All University of Washington faculty are expected to engage in teaching, research, and service.

About the Department of Bioethics and Humanities

The Department of Bioethics and Humanities is an interdisciplinary department in the University of Washington School of Medicine, with a mission to advance rigorous scholarship, teaching, and public engagement on the ethical, social, historical, and humanistic dimensions of science, medicine, biomedical research and health care. Department faculty work across fields including education, genetics, health services, medical sociology, medicine, philosophy, public health, religious studies and related areas.

Our research and teaching address topics such as, community-based participatory research, clinical and research ethics, biotechnology, social justice and access to health care, global bioethics, medical error, and palliative and end-of-life care.

The Department is deeply connected to the wider UW ecosystem, with collaborative relationships across UW Medicine and the Schools of Law, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health, and Social Work, as well as the College of Arts and Sciences and Seattle Children’s. The successful candidate will join a department committed to interdisciplinary scholarship and to building new areas of strength at the intersection of science, medicine and society.

The Department offers an undergraduate minor, a master’s degree in bioethics, professional training programs, and ethics education in the UW School of Medicine.

Qualifications

Applicants for this position must meet the following minimum qualifications:

• Terminal degree appropriate to their discipline (Ph.D., M.D., J.D. or foreign equivalent).

This position is not eligible for H-1B visa sponsorship.