PhD Scholarship at NUI Galway on Surrogacy and Assisted Reproduction: Law and Ethics

One funded PhD position is available to work on a doctoral thesis in the area of surrogacy and assisted reproduction. The successful applicant will work under the supervision of Dr. Brian Tobin, School of Law, NUI Galway (See www.nuigalway.ie/business-public-policy-law/school-of-law/staff/briantobin).

Please note that, for tax purposes, candidates will have to relocate to Ireland in order to avail of the scholarship funds. The successful applicant will be expected to start in either September/October 2022 or January 2023.

It is open to the candidate to define the precise scope of their proposed PhD, but it should fit, broadly, within the following parameters:

Irish policy makers are currently struggling with the question of how best to regulate surrogacy arrangements and various complex methods of assisted human reproduction, and there is currently no international consensus regarding the appropriate regulation of these assisted reproductive techniques (ARTs).

This PhD research will be law reform-oriented in that it will critically engage with surrogacy/ART law reform processes taking place in Ireland, the EU and internationally, but it will also critically analyse the legal and ethical concerns oft-associated with these methods of assisted human reproduction and explore how domestic/international legal regulation that assuages these concerns yet achieves an equitable balance between the legal position of intended parents, surrogates, donors and the surrogate-born or donor-conceived child might best be achieved.

Entry criteria for Surrogacy and Assisted Reproduction: Law and Ethics PhD

Essential:

A minimum 2:1 Honours (or equivalent grade) UG and/or PG Degree in law or law and another discipline.

Desirable:

A 1^st Class Honours (or equivalent grade) UG and/or PG Degree in law or law and another discipline.

Candidates will ideally have completed Family Law/Child and Family Law an equivalent course as part of their UG/PG Degree.

Funding

This scholarship is inclusive of fees and a stipend of €18,500 per annum and is funded for a maximum of 4 years. However, students will be responsible for paying an annual student levy of €140 themselves. The successful applicant will also be expected to apply for IRC and NUI Galway Hardiman scholarships in the first year of their degree.

Application

Interested candidates should complete this Proposal Form: BT-Proposal-Form-(1).docx (live.com) submit a CV and a writing sample (e.g. course essay, dissertation) by 5pm, 15^th July 2022 to brian.tobin@nuigalway.ie. Informal inquiries can be sent to the same address. Candidates may be invited to interview.

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