Assistant / Associate Professor Centre for BiomedicalEthics

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Job

Description : Assistant

or Associate

Professor

Centre

for Biomedical Ethics, National University of

Singapore

The Centre for

Biomedical Ethics (CBmE) was established in September 2006 in the

Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine through a generous gift by the Chen

Su Lan Trust. We work to develop understanding, capacity for good

judgement, and sound ethical practice in the context of healthcare

provision, biomedical science and health-related policy

development. CBmE, headed by Prof Julian Savulescu, is a thriving

centre for learning, teaching and research relating to ethical and

legal aspects of healthcare and biomedical sciences. We are

responsible for the development and delivery of the Health Ethics,

Law and Professionalism programme through all five years of the

undergraduate medical curriculum in addition to the postgraduate

and continuing professional education courses in bioethics. You can

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Prof Savulescu's goal is to make CBmE a world leading Centre of

medical ethics with a vibrant culture and strong international,

particularly Asian, presence.

We are looking to

appoint a talented, collegial, committed and enthusiastic

bioethicist to join our faculty. We are particularly keen to

develop our strengths in research and teaching in medical ethics

generally with possible specialisms in empirical bioethics,

experimental bioethics, reproductive ethics, genethics,

neuroethics, longevity, AI ethics or clinical and healthcare ethics

(including work on health systems and public health). The person

appointed will have sufficient experience and standing to

strengthen and support the development of our research portfolio,

and to make significant educational contributions as we enhance our

undergraduate and postgraduate teaching. We will consider medically

qualified applicants who are eligible and keen to maintain some

clinical responsibilities, but they must be able and willing to

take on (proportionately) the full range of teaching and research

responsibilities of the

position.

This

is a full-time academic faculty appointment and will be made on

tenured or tenure track basis, depending on experience and track

record. The role requires residency in

Singapore.

The main responsibilities of the

position are :

• Undertake and publish research

of international interest and standing in medical ethics and

bioethics, working collaboratively to strengthen and support the

development of CBmE's research portfolio.

undergraduate teaching on the Health ethics, Law and

Professionalism (HeLP) programme.

postgraduate teaching of bioethics, including via course

development and module co-ordination of an upcoming Masters

programme.

activities, for example by facilitating organisation of

international conferences, workshops, lectures, and contributing to

responses to public consultations issued by the Ministry of

Health.

committees (commensurate with rank) and participate collegially in

the academic life of CBmE, the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and

the National University of Singapore.

and staff development for doctoral, junior and mid career Centre

staff.

Essential

requirements for this position :

field relevant to bioethics, eg philosophy, bioethics, sociology,

psychology, anthropology, etc.

ethics, including the development of normative arguments, to the

level expected for a formal postgraduate qualification, preferably

a PhD, in ethics or bioethics from a reputable university. (If you

do not have a Master's level qualification specifically in

bioethics, ethics or moral philosophy, we need demonstrable

evidence that you have acquired an equivalent level of

understanding otherwise).

bring to bear a range of methodologies and disciplines relevant to

critical reasoning in practical ethics, including

philosophy.

teaching in ethics or a closely related field, and evidence of

commitment to excellence in education.

record (relative to career opportunity) of good quality research

and publication in bioethics and / or fields relevant to this

position.

a track record in securing grant income will generally also be

essential.

English.

independent

working.