Job
Staff Scientist
Organization
NIH Clinical Center - Department of Bioethics, Bethesda, MD and surrounding area
Scientific focus area
Social and Behavioral Sciences, Clinical Research
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) invites scholars with outstanding credentials and experience to apply for the position of Staff Scientist in the Department of Bioethics at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD. The NIH Clinical Center is the onsite hospital for the NIH campus, providing full support for clinical research in inpatient and outpatient settings. The Department of Bioethics is a leading center for bioethics research, training, and service.
About the position
Our department is a multi-disciplinary, interactive and collegial environment. Members of the Department conduct cutting-edge conceptual, empirical, and policy-related research in bioethics, understood broadly. The Department currently has five major research foci: 1) research ethics; 2) ethics of genetics and emerging technologies, 3) ethics and health policy, 4) global health ethics; and 5) clinical ethics. The Department also provides comprehensive training to future bioethicists, educational programs to the NIH community and public, and bioethics consultation to patients, families, clinicians, scientists, and administrators at the CC and across NIH. The selected candidate will conduct important empirical and/or conceptual research on theoretical and applied issues in bioethics, with a focus on the ethics of emerging technologies especially reproductive and neuro-technologies. The incumbent for this position will also provide consultations, mentor fellows, and serve as liaison and consultant to the NINDS. Salary will be commensurate with scholarly accomplishments. A full package of benefits (including retirement, health, life insurance, Thrift Savings Plan, etc.) is available for this position. The position is in the Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD.
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What you'll need to apply
Please send a cover letter, curriculum vitae, bibliography, a statement of research interests, and the names and contact information for 3 references to Christine Grady, Department of Bioethics, National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 10 Center Drive, Building 10, Room 1C118, Bethesda, MD 20892-1156, or to cgrady@nih.gov. Review of applications will begin August 2024.
Contact name
Christine Grady
Contact email
Qualifications
The position requires a highly motivated individual with at least 2 years of postdoctoral training and experience in advanced research on theoretical and applied issues in bioethics, including a track record of published research in bioethics. The successful candidate is expected to conduct research on the ethics of emerging technologies. Staff Scientists should have sophisticated research and mentoring skills and knowledge essential to the work of the department. The successful individual must have a Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent professional or doctoral degree.
Disclaimer/Fine Print
The Department is committed to promoting diversity and inclusion and expects the selected candidate to contribute to the Department’s efforts in this regard. HHS and NIH are Equal Opportunity Employers. Selection for this position will be based solely on merit, without discrimination. All applicants will be subject to a background investigation.