The Center for Bioethics and Humanities at SUNY Upstate Medical University (Syracuse, NY) seeks to fill a tenure-track position in Bioethics and Humanities at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor. The Center seeks applicants committed to the Center’s mission of promoting health care and policy that is patient-centered, compassionate, and just, through education, research, service and advocacy. The Center is an academic department in the College of Medicine at SUNY Upstate, with a mission that extends to all four of the university’s colleges and all hospitals and clinical sites: www.upstate.edu/cbh/

Primary responsibilities include teaching bioethics, law and health humanities in diverse settings throughout the health sciences university and engaging in clinical ethics consultation at four affiliated hospitals. Research and scholarship are expected.

Applicants must hold a PhD, MD/DO, JD, or equivalent doctoral degree, with formal training and/or significant experience in a field related to bioethics and/or health humanities, including the history of medicine and medical anthropology. Expertise in health equity and prior experience teaching medical and health professions students and trainees are preferred.

Clinicians are strongly encouraged to apply, and opportunities for part-time clinical practice and secondary appointment to a clinical department can be arranged for qualified applicants.

Salary and benefits are nationally competitive, and although faculty are strongly encouraged to apply for external funding, it is not required. Faculty receive a waiver of grant funding for tenure purposes.

Applications are accepted through the SUNY Upstate HR website: https://careers.upstate.edu/en-us/job/501528/assistant-professorassociate-professor (Please note this is a second position listed under the same number as a position that was previously listed and has been filled.)

Candidates must include a curriculum vita and cover letter explaining the candidate’s career goals, interest in the specific position for which they are applying, and relevant qualifications.

Questions regarding the position may be sent to the Center’s Chair, Amy Caruso Brown, MD, MS, HEC-C, FAAP at brownamy@upstate.edu. Anticipated start date is between 7/1/2023 and 10/1/2023.

The Center for Bioethics and Humanities believes that a diverse faculty is essential to its efforts to leverage our disciplinary expertise to work towards health care that is more compassionate and just. We seek colleagues who bring unique perspectives to their research, clinical work, and the education of our learners, and who are sensitive to the needs of others. We strive to create a community in which persons of all ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, socio-economic statuses, ages, abilities, and beliefs feel valued, safe, and supported.