Western University's Centre for Bioethics is hiring multiple post-doctoral fellows in the area of public health ethics (specifically, infectious disease ethics).
Successful applicants will have graduate-level education, training, and/or experience in bioethics + public health and possess methodological expertise suitable for conducting normative + empirical research on ethical questions that emerge in the context of infectious diseases (e.g., fair allocation of scarce resources like vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics; balancing the rights of the individual and the interests of society when using public health interventions like isolation, quarantine, and mandates; how to effectively translate and integrate research and knowledge in ethics into decision-making during infectious disease emergencies, etc.).
Start date: Flexible, but September 2026 preferred
Duration: 1 year + renewable for a second year
Location: In-person preferred but remote possible (Western University, London, Ontario, Canada)
Apply: Send an email to maxwell.smith@uwo.ca with your CV and a cover letter outlining your education/training in public health ethics/infectious disease ethics as well as relevant topics in which you are interested and capable of conducting research
Due date: April 30, 2026
Post-docs will be appointed at Western University and will be members of the Western University Centre for Bioethics, with additional opportunities to become involved in the Rotman Institute of Philosophy and other units on campus.