Assistant or Associate Professor

The Centre for Biomedical Ethics (CBmE) was established in September 2006 in the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine through a generous gift by the Chen Su Lan Trust. We work to develop understanding, capacity for good judgement, and sound ethical practice in the context of healthcare provision, biomedical science and health-related policy development.  CBmE, headed by Prof Julian Savulescu, is a thriving centre for learning, teaching and research relating to ethical and legal aspects of healthcare and biomedical sciences.  We are responsible for the development and delivery of the Health Ethics, Law and Professionalism programme through all five years of the undergraduate medical curriculum in addition to the postgraduate and continuing professional education courses in bioethics.  You can find out more about CBmE here: https://medicine.nus.edu.sg/cbme/.  Prof Savulescu’s goal is to make CBmE a world leading Centre of medical ethics with a vibrant culture and strong international, particularly Asian, presence. 

We are looking to appoint a talented, collegial, committed and enthusiastic bioethicist to join our faculty.  We are particularly keen to develop our strengths in research and teaching in medical ethics generally with possible specialisms in empirical bioethics, experimental bioethics, reproductive ethics, genethics, neuroethics, longevity, AI ethics or clinical and healthcare ethics (including work on health systems and public health).  The person appointed will have sufficient experience and standing to strengthen and support the development of our research portfolio, and to make significant educational contributions as we enhance our undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.  We will consider medically qualified applicants who are eligible and keen to maintain some clinical responsibilities, but they must be able and willing to take on (proportionately) the full range of teaching and research responsibilities of the position. 

• A PhD in a field relevant to bioethics, eg philosophy, bioethics, sociology, psychology, anthropology, etc.
• A thorough grounding in ethics, including the development of normative arguments, to the level expected for a formal postgraduate qualification, preferably a PhD, in ethics or bioethics from a reputable university. (If you do not have a Master’s level qualification specifically in bioethics, ethics or moral philosophy, we need demonstrable evidence that you have acquired an equivalent level of understanding otherwise). 
• A knowledge of and ability to bring to bear a range of methodologies and disciplines relevant to critical reasoning in practical ethics, including philosophy.
• Demonstrated experience of university-level teaching in ethics or a closely related field, and evidence of commitment to excellence in education.
• Strong track record (relative to career opportunity) of good quality research and publication in bioethics and/or fields relevant to this position. 
• For appointment at Associate Professor level, a track record in securing grant income will generally also be essential. 
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Strong organization and management skills. 
• Demonstrated aptitude for collaborative as well as independent working. 

Desirable:

• A PhD degree or postgraduate medical qualification recognised by the Singapore Medical Council. 
• Experience of broader aspects of academic work e.g. doctoral supervision, doctoral examination, peer reviewing, contributions to professional networks/organisations.
• Capacity to conduct empirical research, including qualitative research involving interviews and questionnaires.