University of Pennsylvania Bioethics Postdoctoral Fellowship

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Advanced Biomedical Ethics – University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy

The Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine invites applications for the postdoctoral Fellowship in Advanced Biomedical Ethics. This 2-year Fellowship seeks to train scholars and future leaders in academic biomedical ethics. Appointments will commence in Summer 2016.

Fellows will participate fully in the life of the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, which is among the world’s leading bioethics departments. They will have full access to the intellectual resources of the Penn community.

Fellows will receive a generous annual stipend, benefits, full tuition for a master’s degree in bioethics, and funds for academic books and travel.

Applications are invited from scholars with doctoral degrees in hand (MDs, PhDs or equivalent, JDs), or who will receive such degrees by May 2016. Doctorates may be in any relevant field, including but not limited to philosophy, political science, psychology, sociology, economics or anthropology. Prior experience in bioethics is not required.

Interested applicants should visit http://medicalethics.med.upenn.edu/education/penn- fellowship-in-advanced-biomedical-ethics for more information. Application deadline is December 14, 2015.