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From: Carolyn Merchant <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Position in Bioethics and Society
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2003
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University of California at Berkeley
College of Natural Resources
Assistant Professor of Bioethics and Society
This is a tenure-track assistant professor, nine-month career
position in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy
and Management, Division of Society and Environment, and the
Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of
California at Berkeley, available July 1, 2004.
Applicants must have an earned doctoral degree in STS
(Science, Technology, and Society), philosophy, cultural
studies, or other relevant humanities, environmental science,
or social science field, with a specialization in bioethics
and the ethical, social, and political dimensions of
biotechnology, genetic engineering, and/or environmental health.
The appointee will be expected to develop a
nationally-recognized research program to investigate issues
involving such questions as: science and social
responsibility; race, gender, class, and biotechnology; the
ethical limits to biomedical technologies and human genetic
engineering; the ways that women, minorities, and indigenous
peoples are affected by and address the ethical, social
justice, and environmental aspects of biotechnology; the
ethics of using genetically-modified organisms in agriculture,
forestry, and fisheries; and/or the ecological and health
effects of genetically manipulated and biopharmaceutical
crops. The successful candidate will assume responsibility for
teaching an undergraduate course in "Bioethics" (ESPM 162); a
graduate course on ethical issues in biotechnology and
society; and rotated core courses.
The incumbent will work to build connections on the campus and
in relevant communities that will strengthen his/her teaching
and research programs and contribute to the division's
commitments to bioethics, environmental ethics, and social
justice.
Please submit a cover letter (including a statement of your
approach to questions of bioethics and the ethical, social,
and political dimensions of biotechnology, genetic
engineering, and/or environmental health), a curriculum vitae,
a writing sample or representative publication, a statement of
research and teaching interests, and three letters of
recommendation by October 15, 2003 to Chair, Bioethics Search
Committee, ESPM-Society and Environment, 135 Giannini Hall,
University of California, Berkeley, CA. 94720-3312.
Appointment will be subject to budgetary approval.
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity,
Affirmative Action Employer.
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