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Greenwall Foundation Faculty Scholars Program in Bioethics: 2009
Internal Deadline: October 1, 2008
A career development award to enable outstanding junior faculty members to carry out original research that will help resolve important policy and clinical dilemmas at the intersection of ethics and the life sciences.
Scientific advances in the life sciences have raised dilemmas in public policy, research, and clinical practice regarding such issues as human cloning, stem cell research, gene therapy, and new information technologies. Effective approaches and resolutions to such problems may come from a variety of disciplines including medicine, law, philosophy, religion, other fields in the humanities, and the social sciences.
To maximize Scholars' development, three years of support are provided, requiring a 50% time commitment (carefully monitored) in each of the three years. Each year the Scholars participate in a learner-centered educational program that includes required attendance at two workshops (spring and fall).
An Advisory Board of six provides oversight and direction for the program and is involved not only with selection of the Scholars but with mentoring and faculty development activities.
More information is available at the Foundation website: http://www.greenwallfsp.org/
Applicants must be junior faculty members holding at least a 60% appointment. Priority will be given to applicants who are below the rank of Associate Professor who have not received a comparable career development award.
UM has been invited to submit one proposal for the 2009 competition. The Office of the Vice President for Research will coordinate the selection process.
To apply, submit electronically in a single file in pdf format:
- Two-page letter of intent responsive to the RFP, including:
- Description of research proposal,
- its significance,
- how it will be carried out and
- how it is likely to have an impact
- Personal statement describing goals in the field of Bioethics
- NIH formatted biosketch(s)
- Nominating letter from dean(s) or department chair(s)
Submit electronically in one pdf file to: ovprlimitedsubmissions@umich.edu
Questions? Contact: Jane Ritter, 763-1290 or ritterj@umich.edu.
Current limited submissions opportunities