Center
for Public Genomics
Duke
University Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy, Durham , North Carolina
Duke University's Institute for
Genome Sciences & Policy is seeking a Fellow to work in its Center for
Public Genomics (CpG) beginning August/September 2012. The CpG was established
in 2004 to explore the value of "open science" norms and practices,
and to understand the risks and benefits of intellectual property protections
in genomics. The CpG is funded by the National Human Genome Research Institute,
and is a national Center of Excellence in Ethical, Legal, and Social
Implications Research, supported by a P50 center grant.
The Fellow is expected to do
research and help with administrative and scholarly work within the Center. The
Fellow will be responsible for a variety of tasks within the CpG's different
projects, particularly a study of DNA sequencing technologies and the
implications of widespread full-genome sequence analysis. The Fellow will
conduct research on policy issues related to data-sharing, intellectual
property, and genomics research. The overall Center comprises several research
projects, including projects on interpreting genomic data (Misha Angrist, PI),
and on DNA sequencing and its applications (Robert Cook-Deegan, PI; Shubha
Chandrasekharan, co-investigator). The Fellow may work on one or both of these
projects as part of a team that also includes two research assistants, as well
as undergraduate, graduate and professional students (in law, medicine and
other fields). While there is flexibility as to the focus, research, and work
of the Fellow, he or she will be expected to accomplish the following:
1. Become an integral participant
in one or two teams conducting research on DNA sequencing technologies and
applications of DNA sequence, taking responsibility for analyzing and writing
about ethical, legal, and policy issues connected to that research and its many
uses.
2. Write or participate in
writing at least two articles for publication in the medical or ethics, law,
policy, or social sciences, and submit these for publication in the scholarly
literature at first-rate journals.
3. Help organize interviews,
searching for and cataloguing documents, and analyzing items of historical and
policy interest related to DNA sequencing technologies and their uses,
including companies developing DNA sequencing methods and instruments and
companies offering interpretation of genomic data as a service.
4. Identifying and helping
maintain a web archive of seminal documents and graphics related to the
research themes.
5. Present research at a public
meeting of national scope.
6. Serve as a teaching assistant
in one course per year, and give occasional guest lectures in Duke courses that
are pertinent to his/her developing area of expertise.
7. Supervise undergraduate and
graduate research assistants working on CpG projects.
The Fellowship will begin late
summer or early fall 2012, and is for a two-year term, with the possibility of
renewal at the end of two years until the grant expires in March 2015. (Under
special circumstances, we will consider a shorter fellowship, but preference
will be given to applicants interested in joining us for two years.)
REQUIREMENTS:
Qualified candidates should hold
an advanced degree in the natural sciences, social sciences, law, medicine or
humanities. A scientific or technical background is desirable, but not
required. Salary is commensurate with experience, with an anticipated range of
$39,200 to $47,800 annually, depending upon experience. NIH funding requires
that the person selected be an American citizen or have a Permanent Resident
card (Alien Registration Receipt card or "green card".)
To Apply:
Applications will be considered
on an ongoing basis, and should include:
1. A cover letter describing
candidate's research interests and experience (maximum 3 pages)
2. Current CV
3. Writing sample (or excerpt) of
up to eight pages on an ethical, legal, social or policy issue related to
genomics or another scientific area, written for a non-technical audience,
4. Two letters of recommendation,
and
5. A list of at least three
references (The list may include those writing recommendation letters, but must
include at least two individuals who have directly supervised the applicant's
work.)
Application materials should be
submitted electronically to Dr. Robert Cook-Deegan, e-mail: gelp@duke.edu
. Letters of recommendation may
be sent either electronically (gelp@duke.edu
) or by regular mail to:
Robert Cook-Deegan, MD
Director, Center for Genome
Ethics, Law & Policy
ATTN: CEER Fellowship
Box 90141
Durham, NC 27708
Duke University is an equal
opportunity/affirmative action employer.
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