Assistant Professor

Albany Medical Center • Albany, NY

12d • $111,921 - $111,921 • Onsite

About The Position

The Alden March Bioethics Institute (AMBI) at Albany Medical College, Albany, New York, invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position at the level of assistant professor. Candidates should have a concentration and specialization in bioethics or any area in ethics with applications to bioethics. Successful candidates will be expected to engage in conceptual or empirical research in bioethics, to teach two graduate courses in clinical ethics, to participate in the teaching of the ethics curriculum of Albany Medical College, and to serve as a clinical ethics consultant for the Albany Medical System. Prior experience with clinical ethics consultation is not required for this position, but a successful candidate will be required to undergo training in clinical ethics consultation during the first year in the faculty position. AMBI was established in 1993 and is an internationally recognized bioethics research institute based within Albany Medical College. AMBI is a multidisciplinary center and includes faculty with backgrounds in philosophy, medical anthropology, religious ethics, social work, law, medicine, and nursing. AMBI also has collaborative partnerships with several colleges in the New York State area, including dual degree programs with Albany Law School and Albany Medical College. In addition to its graduate program in bioethics, AMBI oversees a 4-year ethics curriculum for medical students within Albany Medical College and provides clinical ethics consultation for Albany Medical Center, a 766-bed hospital and northeastern New York’s only academic medical center.

Requirements

• Terminal degree from a wide range of disciplines including but not limited to philosophy, anthropology, sociology, history, medicine, nursing, and law.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to secure external funding is desirable but not required.

Responsibilities

• Publishing conceptual or empirical scholarly works
• Providing clinical ethics consultation for the Albany Medical System
• Teaching and designing ethics courses for AMBI’s online graduate bioethics program
• Teaching in the four-year ethics curriculum of the Albany Medical College
• Mentoring graduate students, medical students, and clinical ethics fellows

Benefits

• Generous leave time
• Health and dental insurance
• Opportunity to participate in a 403(b) plan
• Pension plan
• Excellent health care coverage with no copay at Albany Medical Center providers
• A wide array of services and programs to support emotional, physical, and mental wellbeing

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree