Updated January 11, 2012

Posted January 11, 2012

Poynter Center Non-stipendiary Fellowship
Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana

The Poynter Center for the Study of Ethics and American Institutions at Indiana University announces the opportunity for a non-stipendiary fellowship at the Center, starting in August 2012 or later. Scholars who are on sabbatical leave may apply for a non-stipendiary fellowship for either one or two semesters, or for a shorter period if desired. The Fellow will have the use of office space and equipment at the Poynter Center, including a computer with Internet access, and access to IU’s library holdings. The Fellow will be expected to be working on a significant research project in ethics and public life, broadly construed, and to participate in the Center’s annual seminars, lectures, symposia, and the like. The Fellow is encouraged to share work-in-progress with faculty and students at IUB, and is welcome to request occasional seminars at the Poynter Center to present her or his work.

The Fellow must secure her or his own housing in Bloomington during the stay.

The Poynter Center is dedicated to studying a broad range of ethical issues in American public life. Interdisciplinary in aim, the Center uses the full resources of Indiana University to initiate research and teaching across traditional academic boundaries.

The Poynter Center promotes moral deliberation about developments in science and technology, the provision of health care, the aims of higher education, the duties of corporate responsibility, and the challenges of democratic life and culture. Critical reflection about the meaning of rights, community, justice, diversity, power, and virtue provide the more general terms for much of the Center's inquiry.

The Poynter Center sponsors collaborative work among faculty, graduate students, and undergraduate students in the College of Arts and Sciences and professional schools, along with members of the wider community. Initiatives include a publication series, national seminars, interdisciplinary faculty fellowships, teaching and research workshops, symposia with visiting lecturers, and seminars with local professionals. Focusing on theory and practice, the Center's strengths include work in bioethics; professional ethics; religion, culture, and society; political ethics; research ethics; and teaching ethics in the sciences and humanities.

Applications are to include:

1. A letter of application, specifying the requested duration of the visit and the anticipated start date. Letters should include a 1-2 paragraph description of the project’s connection to the Poynter Center’s profile and mission.
2. A 500 word abstract and a 2-3 page single-spaced description of the applicant’s research project, along with a statement of progress-to-date.
3. An up-to-date CV.
4. An external letter of recommendation from a scholar in the applicant’s field, speaking directly to the merits of the proposal, sent directly to the Poynter Center.
5. The applicant’s contact information (mailing address, email address, phone number).

Applications should be sent to:

Professor Richard B. Miller
Director, Poynter Center for the Study of Ethics and American Institutions
618 E. Third St.
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN 47405

Applications are due Monday, March 5, 2012. Applicants will be notified of the decision by April 1, 2012.

Queries may be sent to Richard B. Miller at miller3@indiana.edu.

See the web site, http://poynter.indiana.edu for more information about the Poynter Center.

Posted January 6, 2012

PhD Scholarship at Charles Sturt University
NSW, Australia

The School of Communication and Creative Industries (SCCI) at Charles Sturt University is offering a three year PhD Research Compact Funded Scholarship. The SCCI, one of the leading centres of communication and media studies in Australia, is located in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. Charles Sturt University is the host institution for the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics (CAPPE). The successful candidate will also have contact with and access to the research resources of the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics at Charles Sturt University, located in Canberra. http://www.cappe.edu.au/

Scholarship Details

The 3-year scholarship is set at the same level as an Australian Postgraduate Award (currently $23,728) per year and is open to both Australian and International students. The research to be undertaken will be in the combined disciplines of applied philosophy and applied ethics in the fields of Media and New Media, including the philosophy and ethics of Communication and Information Technologies. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to choose a specific topic of his or her interest in consultation with the supervisor of the project, Dr Edward H. Spence.

Qualifications

Applicants are expected to have obtained an Honours degree or a Master’s degree by research or equivalent, in philosophy and/or ethics.

Admission Information

Application for admission to CSU can be made to the Admissions Office via www.csu.edu.au/apply. Further information about CSU’s courses is available at www.csu.edu.au. Scholarship applicants should use the Postgraduate Research Scholarship Application Form available on the CSU Research Office website at http://www.csu.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/188405/Scholarships-Application-Form-311011.pdf. Information regarding research at CSU can be found at http://www.csu.edu.au/research/home.

Commencement Date

Scholarship students are expected to enrol at the end of the February 2012 intake. Applicants are encouraged to attach a sample of their written work.

Contact for Further Information

Applications for scholarships (on the form mentioned above) should be made to Edward H. Spence (by mail or email) by 31st January 2012:

Dr Edward Howlett Spence, BA (Hons, 1st Class) PhD (University of Sydney) Senior Lecturer (Philosophy and Ethics)
School of Communication and Creative Industries Senior Research Fellow
Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics (CAPPE)
Postal Address: Charles Sturt University
Panorama Avenue Bathurst
NSW 2795, Australia
espence@csu.edu.au
Telephone Enquiries: Office +61 2 6338 4520; Mobile: +61 (0) 415 849 051

*Please note application forms should not be forwarded to the Research Office. Charles Sturt University

Posted December 16, 2011

Call for Applications
2012-2013 Edmond J. Safra Lab Fellowships and Projects

The Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University invites scholars, practitioners, innovators and others committed to understanding and remedying institutional corruption to submit proposals to join our community.

Background: The Edmond J. Safra Research Lab is currently in the second year of a five-year project on institutional corruption. We are concerned with widespread or systematic practices that undermine the integrity of an institution or public trust in an institution. Unlike more frequently studied examples of individual corruption (such as bribery), institutional corruption tends to involve practices that are legal. For our purposes, “institution” refers to public and private professions and organizations such as medicine, government, academia, law, regulatory agencies, and business.

Purpose: The aim of the Lab is to study institutional corruption with both an empirical and normative focus. The empirical research project will explore whether and when institutional corruption exists. The normative project will work to develop remedies and tools to address institutional corruption when it is found to exist.

The cross-disciplinary format of the Lab is designed to foster an innovative research environment where fellows are encouraged to weave their ideas into a broader framework, while also being a resource for each other. The Lab fellows vary based on methodological approach and topic of focus. Past fellows have included postdoctoral fellows, journalists, professors, doctors, students, writers, and technologists. Their projects focus on a variety of institutions, including Congress, academia, the FDA, and the pharmaceutical industry (among others) on topics ranging from campaign finance reform to conflicts of interest to data monitoring systems in open government. Research from the Lab is conducted with future real-world applications in mind. As the project evolves, the Lab aims to release databases, guidelines and other tools to the public that work towards solving the problem of institutional corruption in a variety of contexts.

Eligibility: A broad range of researchers, scholars, and professionals are invited to submit proposals to the Lab, either to become fellows, or to propose joint or collaborative research projects. The Lab accepts a number of fellows every year who are engaged in research and practice addressing institutional corruption. Research applicants may be from the fields of law, medicine, economics, psychology, sociology, business, public policy, though those from other disciplinary homes will also be considered. Practice applicants may come from industry, government, or the nonprofit sector.

For the 2012-13 academic year, the Lab would be particularly enthusiastic to receive proposals on topics of institutional corruption in media and think tanks, or from professionals working in those fields. Priority will be given to proposals with a focus on innovative remedies for institutional corruption.

Faculty are invited to participate and postdoctoral applicants are also encouraged, as well as proposals from professionals in media, industry or government seeking sabbatical time to pursue research directly relevant to the project, and others from data-driven fields such as designers, programmers, and statisticians.

Deadline: The deadline date for receipt of applications for fellowships and projects beginning September 2012 is February 1, 2012. Further details about the Lab and procedures for submitting an application are available on our website: http://www.ethics.harvard.edu/lab/opportunities

Posted October 10, 2011

The McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society, Stanford University
Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunities 2012-2013

For 2012-2013, The McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society seeks up to four new postdoctoral fellows. We welcome candidates with substantial normative research interests from diverse backgrounds including philosophy, the social sciences, and professional schools. We are especially interested in candidates with research interests in inequality, human rights, immigration, and environmental justice, but we welcome all applicants with strong normative interests that have some practical implications. Fellows will teach one class, participate in a Political Theory Workshop, interact with undergraduates in the Ethics in Society Honors Program and help in developing an inter-disciplinary ethics community across the campus.

The appointment term is September 1, 2012 - August 31, 2013; however, the initial term may be renewed for an additional year. Applicants must have completed all requirements for their PhD by June 30, 2012. Candidates must also be no more than 3 years from the awarding of their degree (i.e., September 2009).

Stanford University is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty. It welcomes applications from women and members of minority groups, as well as others who would bring additional dimensions to the university's research and teaching missions. Salary is competitive.

The application deadline is January 11, 2012 (5:00pm Pacific Standard Time).

To access the online application system, click here.

For more information on the Center and our fellowship program, click here.

For inquiries, please contact Joan Berry.

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