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Director of the Institute for Bioethics and Health Policy

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CORE JOB SUMMARY

The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine's Institute for Bioethics and Health Policy and Department of Medical Education are seeking applications for a faculty member to lead the school's ethics education, research, practice and service missions, as the Director of the Institute for Bioethics and Health Policy.

The University of Miami is considered among the top tier institutions of higher education in the U.S. for its academic excellence, superior medical care, and innovative research. At the U, we are committed to attracting a talented workforce to support our common mission of transforming lives through teaching, research, and service. Through our values of Diversity, Integrity, Responsibility, Excellence, Compassion, Creativity and Teamwork (DIRECCT) we strive to create an environment where everyone contributes in making the University a great place to work. We are one of the largest private employers in Miami-Dade County; home to more than 16,000 faculty and staff from all over the world.

CORE JOB FUNCTIONS

The Institute for Bioethics and Health Policy is responsible for clinical ethics services at several affiliated hospitals, and so preference will also be given to applicants with experience in hospital ethics processes, including consultation, policy creation, review, and education. To build on the Institute's three decades of work in health information technology, the ideal candidate will expertise in biomedical informatics, including artificial intelligence, and familiarity with academic medical center operations, including clinical, research and public health informatics. Areas of particular interest may include the development and use of artificial intelligence techniques in medical education, healthcare delivery, health-related research, and quality improvement activities; ethical issues related to the use and design of digital health applications, including eHealth tools such as patient portals; and the ethical, legal and social implications of genomic medicine, including bioinformatics, and public health informatics or digital epidemiology.

The successful candidate should have evidence of leadership experience, national recognition as a scholar and researcher in bioethics, with an exemplary record of funded research and publication in bioethics with experience in medical education and the role of clinical, research and public health ethics and the humanities in the medical curriculum. Candidates must have an M.D., Ph.D., MD/Ph.D. or equivalent terminal degree and a record commensurate with appointment at the rank of Professor or Associate Professor. They should also have documented experience of cross-disciplinary collaboration, as the Institute's director is expected to work with colleagues from business, law, engineering and other schools, and with community and government partners.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

CORE QUALIFICATIONS

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M.D., Ph.D., MD/Ph.D. or equivalent terminal degree and a record commensurate with appointment at the rank of Professor or Associate Professor.

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Documented experience of cross-disciplinary collaboration, as the Institute's director is expected to work with colleagues from business, law, engineering and other schools, and with community and government partners.

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PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/ WORKING ENVIRONMENT

The following sections capture the physical demands and working environment that are required for this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and primary responsibilities of this job classification. Specific duties and tasks may vary based upon departmental needs. Other duties may be assigned to the above consistent with the knowledge, skills & abilities required for a job. This a job profile description and not all duties may be assigned to a specific position each individual department.

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