NIH Department of Bioethics Fellowship
fellowship
The NIH Department of Bioethics welcomes applications for fully funded two-year postdoctoral and postbaccalaureate research fellowships. Fellows are central to the activities and intellectual life of our interdisciplinary department. They study ethical issues related to biomedical research, clinical practice, genetics, biotechnology, public health, health policy, and more. They conduct mentored theoretical and empirical research on a range of bioethical fields. For a typical fellow, this research yields multiple first-authored publications in premier academic journals. In addition to research and writing, fellows participate in weekly bioethics seminars, case conferences, ethics consultations, and IRB deliberations, and have access to multiple educational opportunities at NIH. We do not require or expect any bioethics experience and encourage anyone with a strong interest to apply.
Fellowships begin in September 2022. Stipends are determined by NIH Intramural Research Training Award (IRTA) guidelines.
Our post-baccalaureate fellowships are ideal for students interested in eventually pursuing an MD, JD, PhD, or other graduate degree. Applicants for the post-baccalaureate fellowship must have an undergraduate or master’s degree completed no more than 3 years prior to the start date of the fellowship for a bachelor’s and no more than 6 months prior for a master’s. Only U.S. citizens or U.S. Legal Permanent Residents are eligible for post-baccalaureate fellowships.
Applicants for the post-doctoral fellowship must have completed a doctoral degree no more than 5 years prior to the start date of the fellowship. Although applicants are most often from philosophy, law, and medicine, applications are welcome from other disciplines. U.S. and non-U.S. citizens are eligible for post-doctoral fellowships.