The Centre for Global Health Policy at the University of Sussex invites applications for a Research Fellow in Global Health Policy (10 months, full-time). We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed individual with outstanding potential who will engage in research and play an active role in the new Centre for Global Health Policy. The Centre is interdisciplinary in orientation, and brings together global health researchers from across the medical and social sciences. The appointment will be made at Grade 7 or Grade 8 depending on the skills and experience of the successful candidate. Candidates should identify which grade post they are applying for. Prospective applicants are encouraged to direct informal enquiries to the Director of the Centre for Global Health Policy, Professor Stefan Elbe, s.elbe@sussex.ac.uk. Closing date for applications: 31 May 2013

Northeastern University, Boston, MA, September 27-29, 2013

Informed consent is central to the ethics of human subjects research. However, it remains both conceptually and practically underspecified. A conceptually clear account of informed consent that is appropriate to the broad array of human subjects research,
from medical to social science, has been elusive. Challenges to the ethics of informed consent have been compounded by the globalization of research and rapid technological developments.

We invite the submission of abstracts (up to 750 words) on topics such as : Conducting research on vulnerable populations ;Conducting research in virtual environments ; Community-based participatory research and its challenges to traditional informed consent ; Informed consent, parental/guardian responsibilities, and minors ; etc.. Please email abstracts (and questions) to Ronald Sandler (r.sandler@neu.edu) by May 1st.

The medical faculty of Nijmegen University (The Netherlands) will appoint 3 part-time professors of medical ethics (for one year with the possibility of tenure). Candidates should have a PhD in ethics, care ethics, ethics of new technologies or ethics of healthcare, and be interested in elaborating issues in virtue ethics. We prefer colleagues with experience in education. Interest and skills in multidisciplinary approaches in education and research, capacity to conduct education in small groups and coach students in writing theses are required for this job. Further information from prof. dr. Evert van Leeuwen, e.vanleeuwen@iq.umcn.nl.  Applications till May 1, 2013. via ”Vacatures”-site of the UMC St Radboud: http://www.umcn.nl/WERKENBIJ/Pages/Vacatures.aspx