Joint Postdoctoral Fellowship in Ethics, Global Health and Infectious Disease (2025-27)

Description

The Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics and the Wellcome Centre for Ethics and Humanities at the University of Oxford have established the Global Infectious Disease Ethics (GLIDE) collaborative with support from the Wellcome Trust. A central pillar of this partnership is a joint post-doctoral fellowship training opportunity. We are pleased to invite applications to the program from uniquely qualified individuals who are committed to interdisciplinary and transnational collaboration and who have a particular interest in the ethical issues at the intersection of global health and infectious disease. 

This two-year fellowship will begin September 1, 2025, pending funding approval.

 

 Salary/Benefits:

• $65,000 per year, plus health and other standard benefits available to all post-doctoral fellows of Johns Hopkins University
• Travel for the residency requirement and modest living expenses when overseas
• A modest discretionary fund for travel to relevant conferences

Qualifications

• Doctoral-level degree in bioethics, philosophy, public health, law, medicine, social science, history or other relevant discipline, with fewer than five years of post-PhD research by the start date.
• Scholarly interests in ethical issues at the intersection of global health and infectious disease. 
• Primary, in-residence appointment at Johns Hopkins and a residency requirement at the Wellcome Center. The exact nature, duration and timing of the Oxford residency is flexible and case-specific.   
• Fellows will become integrated members of the ongoing post-doctoral training programs at both Institutions and have access to a wide range of activities and opportunities, including:
• Regular seminars, presentations and discussions with leaders in the field;
• Individualized research program;
• Bioethics coursework and mentorship;
• Professional development training;
• Teaching opportunities (commensurate with experience and background);
• Participation in outreach efforts via social media

Application Instructions

The application window is now open. Applications are due by March 31, 2025 and must be uploaded via Interfolio.  

• Cover Letter
• Personal statement in support of your application
• CV
• Copy of Graduate Transcript(s)
• Writing Sample
• Two Letters of Reference

 

For more information on the Berman-Oxford GLIDE Post-doctoral Fellowship Program, please contact the Berman Institute’s Associate Director for Global Programs (Joseph Ali, JD at jali@jhu.edu) or Professor Gail Geller, ScD, MHS at ggeller@jhu.edu.

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Salary Range

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