Director of Disability Bioethics Program, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Northwestern University | |
United States, Illinois, Chicago | |
Aug 29, 2024 | |
Job ID
50832Location
Chicago, IllinoisAdd to Favorite Jobs Email this Job The Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, together with the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, seeks a full-time non-tenure-eligible Team Scientist at the rank Assistant Professor or Associate Professor to serve as the Director of its Disability Ethics program. The SRALab Disability Ethics program is a unique and impactful program that is heavily involved in not only providing consultation on patient care issues, but also education to faculty, medical trainees, and hospital staff. Their focus is on the special ethical issues that apply to people with disabilities and the professionals who care for them. In addition to developing curriculum and learning materials, the person will be expected to teach medical students, residents, fellows, allied health professionals, and people with disabilities and their families. Further, the ethics professional will be expected to generate papers for publications, participate in or lead research projects, and collaborate with other members of the Department faculty. Another important expectation will be collaborating with the medical bioethics program of the Medical School. This position is for an individual to serve as Director of the SRALab Disability Ethics program, who will provide leadership in defining the vision and priorities of the program, lead a clinical and research ethics consultation service, ensuring quality and meeting standards, oversee Ethics consultation staff, identify and lead new educational and grant opportunities, and work with fellow institutional staff members and leaders to ensure implementation of appropriate ethical standards throughout the institution. Qualified candidates will have:
The start date is negotiable and the position will remain open until filled. This position involves employment at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab and a faculty appointment at NU. The initial application is done on-line with Northwestern University, but will also be reviewed by staff at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab. To learn more about Shirley Ryan AbilityLab and formally submit a CV, please visit www.sralab.org.
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