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Title
Endowed Chair/Program Director
Short Description
Tenet Endowed Chair of Health Care Ethics at rank of Assoc or Full Prof / Graduate Program Director
Detailed Description
The Albert Gnaegi Center for Health Care Ethics (CHCE) at
Saint Louis University is searching for an outstanding individual to serve as
Graduate Programs Director. The individual would also be appointed the Tenet
Chair of Health Care Ethics at the rank of Associate or Full Professor. CHCE
serves as an academic department and tenure home for all tenured and tenure
track faculty. The faculty contract would be a 12-month appointment on the
tenure-track or with tenure depending upon qualifications, and salary will be
commensurate with experience. The position is available to begin on July 1,
2010.
Background
Information: CHCE offers a PhD in Health Care Ethics with several special
tracks that students may opt to select:
-MD/PhD
dual degree;
-JD/PhD
dual degree;
-MA
(theology)/PhD dual degree with Concentration in the Catholic tradition of
health care ethics;
-PhD
program Certificate in Empirical Research in Bioethics; and
-Research
Ethics Concentration
CHCE additionally offers a 1-year Certificate in Clinical
Health Care Ethics that consists of 2 onsite training weekends and
distance-learning study. The program is designed to serve especially the needs
of hospital ethics committee members.
CHCE is involved in substantial partnerships with the
Institute for Clinical and Translational Sciences at Washington University in
St. Louis, with the Catholic Health Association, and with the Bander Center for
Medical Business Ethics at Saint Louis University.
Job responsibilities
will minimally include: Oversight of the PhD program and Certificate
program (with staff support); teaching in the PhD program and mentoring
doctoral dissertations; and actively publishing as a scholar in bioethics.
Other responsibilities (e.g., grant, clinical responsibilities, or service in
partnership programs) may be negotiated at the time of hire depending upon the
candidate’s background and interests.
Qualifications
minimally include: A PhD in a field related to bioethics (e.g., philosophy,
medical humanities, moral theology or religious studies, health economics, or
medical sociology); a strong record of scholarly publications; experience
teaching—ideally graduate and professional students. Other desirable
characteristics would include a track record of obtaining independent funding,
service on Institutional Review Boards, and experience conducting clinical
ethics consultations. The ideal candidate will have expertise that supports one
or more of the PhD program special tracks described above. No particular
religious affiliation is expected of candidates, however, the successful
candidate should be familiar with and willing to support the Jesuit mission of
the University. Information on this mission is available at: http://www.slu.edu/x844.xml.
Application
Information: All applications must be made online at http://jobs.slu.edu. Candidates should upload
the following materials: A cover letter that highlights special qualifications
for the position; a curriculum vita; 1 or 2 published articles in bioethics or
research ethics; a document that provides the names, titles, and telephone
numbers of at least 3 professional references, whom we have permission to
contact if you are being considered for an interview.
Screening of applications will begin immediately and will
continue until the position is filled.
Institutional
Commitments: Saint Louis University is a Catholic, Jesuit institution
dedicated to student learning, research, health care, and service. Saint Louis
University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer (AA/EOE) and
encourages nominations of and application from women and minorities.
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