Open Rank - Assistant/Associate/Full Professor of Ethics and Healthcare (EXPIRED)

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About the Opportunity:

The Department of Philosophy and Religion in the College of Social Sciences and Humanities and the Bouvé College of Health Sciences at Northeastern University invite applications and nominations for an Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor position, tenured/tenure-track, in the area of Ethics and Healthcare, broadly construed to include research ethics, clinical ethics and/or public health ethics, with a focus on ethical issues related to the design and implementation of novel technologies, including but not limited to ethical issues raised by AI and big data analytics, synthetic biology, robotics, and neurotechnologies.

Responsibilities:

The person filling this position will teach foundational courses in healthcare ethics, advanced courses in their area of expertise, and contribute to joint curriculum initiatives between philosophy and health sciences.

Candidates should have demonstrated commitment to fostering diverse and inclusive environments as well as to promoting experiential learning, which are central to a Northeastern University education.

Qualifications:  

A PhD in philosophy or a related discipline is required by the appointment start date. The successful candidate will have a strong scholarly record or research program on ethical issues related to healthcare and/or public health, as well as excellence in or demonstrated commitment to undergraduate teaching.

Additional Information:

The College of Social Sciences and Humanities is the home of the Experiential Liberal Arts. Through its research, teaching, and engagement missions, the college collaborates across the university, the Northeastern network, and partners around the globe.  We are strongly committed to fostering excellence through diversity and enthusiastically welcome nominations and applications from members of groups underrepresented in academia. Successful faculty in the College of Social Sciences and Humanities will be dynamic and innovative scholars with a record of research and teaching excellence and a commitment to improved equity, diversity, and inclusion. Strong candidates for this position will have the expertise, knowledge, and skills to build their research, pedagogy, and curriculum in ways that reflect and enhance this commitment.

Northeastern University is an equal opportunity employer, seeking to recruit and support a broadly diverse community of faculty and staff.  Northeastern values and celebrates diversity in all its forms and strives to foster an inclusive culture built on respect that affirms inter-group relations and builds cohesion.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other  characteristic protected by applicable law.

To learn more about Northeastern University’s commitment and support of diversity and inclusion, please see www.northeastern.edu/diversity.