Tenure Track, Assistant Professor in Medical Humanities and Clinical Bioethics

General Responsibilities

• Provide instruction in the Medical Humanities and Clinical Bioethics course sequence and in other courses as appropriate.
• Cookordinate and integrate curricular content with other MHCB faculty and clinical and non-clinical faculty.
• Develop and implement clear learning objectives for medical education, utilize best instructional practices to support student learning, and ensure all teaching materials use inclusive language and reflect diverse perspectives.
• Demonstrate the ability to produce and disseminate scholarly work on topics in clinical bioethics and medical humanities.
• Perform administrative duties such as serving as course director, as negotiated and assigned.
• Participate in service activities to the Department, University, Medical School, and wider community, including serving on committees and participating in community initiatives.
• Maintain and improve competence in subject content and instructional methodology through various professional development activities within and outside of the medical school.
• Support activities of the Center for Moral Values in Health and Medicine.
• Perform consultation, policy, and education for the ethics service at Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital.

Minimum Qualifications

• A PhD in a relevant discipline (e.g. bioethics, philosophy, anthropology, sociology, or religious studies).
• Experience in course development and effective teaching of clinical bioethics or medical humanities.
• Potential for scholarly activity that would merit appointment in a biomedical department with a focus on clinical bioethics or medical humanities.
• Commitment to an institutional culture that promotes belonging and respects all differences.