Professorship for Ethics of Medicine (EXPIRED)

Help us shape the new Medical School at Bielefeld University: interprofessional, future-oriented, diverse, and strong in research and teaching
Bielefeld University stands for interdisciplinarity, high research and teaching quality, and the further development of gender-equitable university culture. A wide variety of disciplines, perspectives, and people work together in an interdisciplinary way to ensure innovative research and teaching at the highest level. To approximately 25.000 students, a differentiated range of disciplines in the humanities, natural sciences, social sciences, and technical sciences is open. Besides its international orientation, Bielefeld University is excellently networked in the medium- sized city and region.
A new course of study in human medicine currently is created at Bielefeld University, which will begin teaching in the winter semester of 2021/22. In context with the foundation of the Medical School at Bielefeld University, there are two professorships to fill within the Medical Humanities. The professors will be members of the Faculty of History, Philosophy and Theology and at the same time members of the Medical School. The appointment procedure will be carried out jointly by both faculties.
 
The topic area of ethics, philosophy of science, and history of medicine is of particular importance at Bielefeld University. In teaching, the holders of these professorships are responsible for the ethical, historical, and scientific-theoretical elements of the core curriculum and the establishment and further development of the profile area Medical Humanities. In research, the embeddedness in the Faculty of History, Philosophy and Theology stand for the claim to design scientific projects in interaction with the subjects of philosophy and history. The Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies of Science (I²SoS), among others, provides a sound basis for this interdisciplinary networking.

Besides, we expect that the position holders participate actively in developing the medical research profile of the Medical Faculty.

The following further prerequisites apply for filling the professorship:   Professorship for Ethics of Medicine (W3)

Expected are

• an internationally visible personality, capable of representing the subjects of ethics in medicine entirely in research and teaching
• a university degree in human medicine, philosophy, or in another topic relevant to the ethics of medicine
• a qualified doctorate in the ethics of medicine, or a related philosophical field such as applied ethics, or an identified focus in the ethics of medicine
• additional scientific achievements after the doctorate in applied ethics, preferably in medical ethics, according to § 36 para. 1, item 4 HG NRW, which qualify for the professorship
• excellent research achievements in medical ethics or a related field
• experience in the acquisition and management of third-party funded projects
• relevant teaching experience
• experience in interdisciplinary cooperation in teaching and research
• willingness to make the embedding of medical ethics issues in contemporary moral philosophy the research subject
• the willingness to cooperatively develop the field of Medical Humanities in research and teaching (especially with the holder of the professorship for History and Philosophy of Science of Medicine)
• experience and commitment to the promotion of young researchers

Desired are

• experience in interdisciplinary cooperation with medical/nursing professional groups and/or health care institutions
• experience in communicating medical ethical topics and contents in public discourse
• experience in teaching/research on gender or diversity topics

  The process of building up the Medical School at Bielefeld offers a great deal of creative freedom and is associated with a wide range of challenges. We would like to offer these professorships to people who will help us shaping this development in research and teaching creatively and ambitiously. Also, committed participation in the university academic self-administration is part of the job profile. The teaching load comprises 9 LVS each according to § 3 para. 1 no. 1 LVV from the start of the study program.

Applications from suitable severely disabled persons and persons with disabilities of equal status are expressly encouraged. 
Bielefeld University has received several awards for its success in equal opportunities and is certified as a family-friendly university. Among other things, Bielefeld University pursues a committed equal opportunities policy concerning the appointment of professorships and would expressly like to invite qualified female applicants to apply. Applications are treated in accordance with the State Equality Act. Family times are considered positively in the context of the selection decision. 
Both Faculties consider equality between women and men to be an essential task, and the future jobholder will be involved in its implementation. 
Bielefeld University promotes dual-career couples and supports them with a range of services to help them create a common place of work and life.