Associate Professor (Practice Track), Bioethics and Artificial Intelligence [Part-time]

Part-time Associate Professor (Practice Track) appointment in the Centre for Biomedical Ethics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (Kent Ridge Campus). Tenurable faculty position; posted 23 October 2026. Principal Investigator: Julian Savulescu.

Responsibilities

• Develop an internationally impactful programme in AI ethics and bioethics.
• Conduct and translate research on generative AI, large language models, digital health and technology governance.
• Contribute to policy development, professional standards and responsible implementation of AI.
• Publish influential scholarly and practice-oriented work.
• Develop interdisciplinary collaborations and competitive grant proposals.
• Teach in postgraduate and professional programmes, including ethics of AI and health technology.
• Supervise postgraduate research students.
• Support curriculum development, AI literacy and responsible use of AI in education and scholarship.
• Contribute to the Centre’s public engagement and international profile.

Qualifications and Experience

• A doctoral degree in bioethics, philosophy, law, sociology, anthropology, or a closely related field to bioethics.
• Deep knowledge and experience in using AI, particularly large language models, in academic research.
• A strong international profile in bioethics, AI ethics or technology governance.
• A sustained record of high-quality, influential publications appropriate to appointment at Associate Professor level.
• Expertise spanning several relevant disciplines, preferably ethics, law, healthcare, human rights, policy and technology.
• Experience in undergraduate, postgraduate, executive or professional education.
• Capacity to communicate complex interdisciplinary issues clearly to academic, professional and public audiences.
• Evidence of successful collaboration across disciplines, institutions and countries.
• Potential to attract competitive grants and build major research partnerships.