Dear all:

Perhaps this job announcement is of interst to one/some of you. I
apologize for poetntial cross-postings.
Best,
Manuela Rossini
(Postdoc researcher, University of Basel / University of Nijmegen)


>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.