Open Rank Faculty: Health Humanities & Bioethics

University of Rochester; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Rochester invites applications for a tenure-eligible faculty position in Health Humanities & Bioethics within the School of Medicine and Dentistry. The role focuses on ELSI genetics, neuroethics, AI ethics, or research ethics and aims to advance humanistic medical education and scholarship.

The successful candidate will join an interdisciplinary group with a strong emphasis on collaboration, teaching graduate and medical students, and contributing to HHBE’s growth as a department.

Qualifications

• Candidate must have an excellent record of scholarship.
• History of grant funding is preferred but not required.
• Experience teaching in an academic health center is beneficial; teaching in health humanities and bioethics is valued.

Responsibilities

• Teach selectives in the medical school and mentor medical students.
• Teach two courses in the master's program.
• Guide and mentor several master’s capstone projects and supervise graduate research.

Skills

Scholarly research

Teaching

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Academic ethics

Graduate mentorship

Education

PhD or terminal degree in philosophy, bioethics, or anthropology

Job description

University of Rochester invites applications for a tenure-eligible faculty position in Health Humanities & Bioethics within the School of Medicine and Dentistry. The role focuses on ELSI genetics, neuroethics, AI ethics, or research ethics and aims to advance humanistic medical education and scholarship.

The successful candidate will join an interdisciplinary group with a strong emphasis on collaboration, teaching graduate and medical students, and contributing to HHBE’s growth as a department.