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University of Texas Medical Branch -
Assistant/Associate Professor, Medical Anthropology or Sociology and Bioethics Location: Texas, United States Institution Type: College/University Position Type: Assistant or Associate Professor Submitted: Tuesday, October 13th, 2009
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Assistant/Associate Professor Medical Anthropology or Sociology and Bioethics The Institute for the Medical Humanities (IMH) at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB) invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position, with rank negotiable based on experience. The successful candidate will join a multidisciplinary faculty in ethics, history, law, policy literature, religious studies, and visual studies who engage in research and teaching of medical students, trainees, and graduate students in the biomedical sciences. The IMH also offers an ethics consultation service in the university’s hospitals. The IMH is home of the nation’s only Ph.D. program in medical humanities. Candidates should have a Ph.D. or equivalent terminal degree in medical anthropology, medical sociology, or a related social science field that emphasizes qualitative and participant-observer research methods. The candidate should be interested in teaching and research within a setting of interdisciplinary scholarship in medical humanities and health policy. The successful candidate will be expected to teach medical and graduate students and conduct independent research in an area that complements the current research and scholarship of the Institute. Willingness to engage in interdisciplinary collaboration, and potential to secure external grant funding, are essential qualifications. An interest in health care for the underserved, health disparities and related research topics is highly desirable. Training and background in bioethics, and the ability to teach bioethics courses to medical students, is highly desirable. Prior experience with cultural groups prominently represented among the patient population of UTMB is also highly desirable. Candidates from underrepresented minority backgrounds are particularly encouraged to apply. Please apply online at http://www.utmb.edu/hcm/ and include contact information of three references. Job Opening ID# 19816. UTMB is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution which proudly values diversity. Applicants of all backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Applications will be accepted until February 15, 2010. |
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Contact Info: Please apply online at http://www.utmb.edu/hcm/ and include contact information of three references. Job Opening ID#19816 Website: http://www.utmb.edu |
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