Hecht‐Levi Postdoctoral Fellowship Program in Bioethics (2027-29

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Salary

$65,000

The Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics is pleased toinvite applications for the Hecht‑Levi Postdoctoral Fellowship Program in Bioethics, a two-year program of study and experiential learning in bioethics at the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics. The Program is seeking applicants to begin this fellowship in September 2027.

The Fellowship aims to launch the careers of the next generation of bioethics scholars. Fellows participate in weekly seminars and discussions, pursue their own scholarship in bioethics, engage in teaching, and often collaborate with faculty on bioethics research projects. Each Fellow designs an individual program tailored totheir particular goals, interests, and background.

• Weekly seminars, presentations and discussions with bioethics scholars
• Individualized research program;
• Bioethics coursework through the Berman Institute's Master in Bioethics program;
• Mentoring in bioethics;
• Teaching (serve as course director, co-director, or TA depending on experience and background)

• $65,000 per year, plus health and other standard benefits available to all post-doctoral fellows of Johns Hopkins University

• $2,000 per year for travel/lodging and registration at relevant conferences

• Doctoral-level degree in bioethics, philosophy, public health,law, medicine, social science, history or other relevant discipline. Applicants must defend their dissertation prior to July1, 2027.
• Doctoral degree was received no more than three years prior tothe Final date to receive applications.
• Scholarly interest in bioethics.

Please note that PRO-UAW has established a union which represents postdoctoral researchers, including postdoctoral fellow sand postdoctoral research fellows at the Johns Hopkins University.

The University and PRO-UAW will be engaging in negotiations for aCollective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) that will set forth terms and conditions of employment and which could result in changes to the compensation and benefits described in this ad.

For more information on the Hecht‑Levi Fellowship, please contact the Program Director, Anne Barnhill, at abarnhi
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https://bioethics.jhu.edu/education-training/fellowships/

The referenced salary range represents the minimum and maximum salaries for this position and is based on Johns Hopkins University's good faith belief at the time of posting. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range.

The actual compensation offered to the selected candidate may varyand will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, internal equity, market conditions, education/training and other factors, as reasonably determined by the University.

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