Assistant Professor - Bioethics and Health Humanities

Galveston, Texas, United States

Faculty

UTMB Health

Requisition # 2401327

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Teach and mentor graduate and medical students, and students of other health professions, including interprofessional education.

• Provide medical humanities and ethics education for faculty and staff.

• Engage in and publish original research, including results from collaborative activities.

Support the Institutional Ethics Program by:

• Providing clinical ethics consultations.

• Rounding and acting as a consultant on ethical issues in the intensive care unit and other patient care areas as necessary.

• Contributing to programmatic development of the consultation service.

• Participating as an active member of institutional committees such as the Institutional Ethics Committee, and other committees as required.

• Other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

PhD, JD, or MD with research and teaching interests in the medical humanities and/or bioethics.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

The ideal candidate should have experience in an academic health center and a record of both scholarly publication and graduate-level teaching.

SALARY:

Commensurate with experience.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY:

UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a VEVRAA Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance women, minorities, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Compensation