This
is a one-year renewable position funded by the CIHR grant, Let Conscience Be Their Guide? Conscientious Refusals in Reproductive
Health Care.
This
research examines whether conscientious refusals by health care professionals
to provide services such as abortions are morally and legally permissible. The
emphasis is on refusals in reproductive health care and on how feminists ought
to respond to them. The practical aims are to develop model policies on and model
curricula about conscientious refusals for different health care professions.
The
grant has two research sites: The University of Western Ontario and Dalhousie
University. The Post Doctoral Fellow (PDF) could work at either or both sites
and should identify a preference in his/her application. A PDF at Western would
report to the Principal Investigator, Professor Carolyn McLeod, whereas a PDF at
Dalhousie would report to one or both of two co-investigators, Professor Françoise
Baylis or Professor
Jocelyn Downie.
The
responsibilities of the PDF will include the review and critique of relevant
philosophical, legal, or clinical literatures, and the development of new
theories or approaches. The PDF will also be expected to present his/her
research at conferences and in lecture series, and to publish in peer-reviewed
journals. In addition, s/he may have the opportunity to co-author papers or
policies with members of the research team.
The
successful candidate will have a background in philosophy, bioethics, or law.
S/he must have completed a PhD, LLM, or equivalent. Knowledge of feminist
approaches to bioethics, interdisciplinary teamwork experience, and good
communication and interpersonal skills are all assets.
Review of applications
will begin March 1, 2011 and will continue until the position is filled. The
start date is negotiable, but is expected to be either September 1, 2011 or
January 1, 2012.
Please send a curriculum
vitae, (scanned) official transcripts, a writing sample, a statement of research
interests, and three letters of reference to Professor Carolyn McLeod,
Department of Philosophy, Stevenson Hall, The University of Western Ontario,
London, Ontario, Canada N6A 5B8. E-Mail: [log in to unmask].
All qualified candidates are
encouraged to apply. The University of Western Ontario and Dalhousie University
are both committed to employment equity and welcome applications from all
qualified women and men, including visible minorities, Aboriginal people and
persons with disabilities.