Assistant Professor - Bioethics

University of Toronto•Toronto, ON

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Dalla Lana School of Public Health (DLSPH) at the University of Toronto invites applications for a full-time tenure stream position in Bioethics. The appointment will be at the rank of Assistant Professor, with an anticipated start date of January 1, 2027. This position will be held in the Division of Clinical Public Health and will contribute significantly to the academic mission of the University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics (JCB). Candidates must have earned a doctoral degree (e.g., PhD, DPhil, SJD) in a bioethics-related discipline by the time of appointment or shortly thereafter, with a demonstrated record of excellence in research and teaching. We seek candidates with a strong commitment to interdisciplinarity and academic collaboration, a forward-looking and boundary-spanning orientation to current and emerging bioethics challenges, a robust academic preparation in bioethics theory and methods, and an exceptional potential for academic leadership and impact in health system and policy ethics, public and global health ethics, and/or other emerging fields, such as AI ethics, climate health ethics, and/or their intersections (i.e., polycrisis ethics). Candidates must be able to demonstrate how their research and teaching interests align with the DLSPH Academic Plan and the JCB’s strategic aims. The DLSPH seeks an exceptional bioethics scholar whose research and teaching interests complement and enhance our existing strengths. The successful candidate will be expected to pursue innovative, independent and high impact bioethics scholarship at the highest international level and to establish an outstanding, competitive, and externally funded research program. Candidates must provide evidence of excellence, in bioethics knowledge translation and mobilization (e.g., policy impact, partnership activities, decision-making tools and frameworks, engagement activities) to influence health systems and public health policy and practice. This can be demonstrated by a record of publications in top-ranked and field relevant journals or forthcoming publications meeting high international standards, the submitted research statement, presentations at significant conferences, awards and accolades, and strong endorsements from referees. The successful candidate will be expected to teach bioethics courses at the graduate and undergraduate levels and to supervise and mentor Masters and PhD students. The candidate will also be expected to contribute actively to the translation of bioethics knowledge into health systems and public health policy and practice locally, nationally, and/or internationally through their independent scholarship and in collaboration with the JCB. Evidence of excellence in teaching will be provided through teaching accomplishments, the teaching dossier (with required materials outlined below) submitted as part of the application, as well as strong letters of reference.

Requirements

Earned a doctoral degree (e.g., PhD, DPhil, SJD) in a bioethics-related discipline by the time of appointment or shortly thereafter.
Demonstrated record of excellence in research and teaching.
Strong commitment to interdisciplinarity and academic collaboration.
Forward-looking and boundary-spanning orientation to current and emerging bioethics challenges.
Robust academic preparation in bioethics theory and methods.
Exceptional potential for academic leadership and impact in health system and policy ethics, public and global health ethics, and/or other emerging fields, such as AI ethics, climate health ethics, and/or their intersections (i.e., polycrisis ethics).
Ability to demonstrate how their research and teaching interests align with the DLSPH Academic Plan and the JCB’s strategic aims.
Research and teaching interests that complement and enhance existing strengths.
Evidence of excellence in bioethics knowledge translation and mobilization (e.g., policy impact, partnership activities, decision-making tools and frameworks, engagement activities) to influence health systems and public health policy and practice.
Record of publications in top-ranked and field relevant journals or forthcoming publications meeting high international standards.
Teaching accomplishments.
Teaching dossier (with required materials outlined below) submitted as part of the application.
Strong letters of reference.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion.

Responsibilities

Pursue innovative, independent and high impact bioethics scholarship at the highest international level.
Establish an outstanding, competitive, and externally funded research program.
Provide evidence of excellence in bioethics knowledge translation and mobilization.
Teach bioethics courses at the graduate and undergraduate levels.
Supervise and mentor Masters and PhD students.
Contribute actively to the translation of bioethics knowledge into health systems and public health policy and practice locally, nationally, and/or internationally through their independent scholarship and in collaboration with the JCB.