The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), a branch of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) located in the Research Triangle Park, NC, has two unpaid bioethics internship positions available in the summer of 2025. The interns will work with Dr. David B. Resnik, NIEHS Bioethicist. Internship activities will include participating in a seminar on ethical and legal issues in research involving human subjects, attending institutional review board meetings, and assisting Dr. Resnik with a research project. The work will be done remotely. To apply for a position, please send a letter of interest, curriculum vita, and one letter of reference by email to: David B. Resnik, JD, PhD, Bioethicist, NIEHS/NIH. Email: [email protected]. Phone: 984 287 4208. Deadline for applications is March 1, 2025.
Bioethicist
Posted January 05th 2025
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National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Research Triangle Park, NC
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