Postdoctoral Training Program in the Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications of Genetics and

Postdoctoral Training Program in the Ethical, Legal, and SocialImplications of Genetics and Genomics (Summer 2027) Location: Philadelphia, PA Open Date: Sep 14, 2026 Deadline: Dec 09, 2026 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time The mission of the 3-year Penn Postdoctoral Training Program in theEthical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) of Genetics andGenomics, supported by a training grant from the National HumanGenome Research Institute, is to prepare junior scholars forsuccess as creative, independent investigators in the field of ELSIresearch. Fellows will participate fully in the life of theDepartment of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, which is among theworld's leading bioethics departments, and will engage with theoutstanding genetic medicine, science, and ELSI communities atPenn. Fellows will receive a generous annual stipend, benefits, andfunds for academic books and travel. When appropriate to theirprior training and career goals, ELSI fellows may pursue a Masterof Science in Medical Ethics to prepare them to compete forexternal funding in ELSI research. Steven Joffe, MD, MPH directsthe Fellowship. Qualifications Applications are invited from scholars with doctoral degrees inhand (MDs, PhDs or equivalent), or who will receive such degrees bythe summer of the year in which they apply to the fellowship.Doctorates may be in any relevant field, including but not limitedto the life sciences, philosophy, political science, psychology,sociology, economics or anthropology. Prior experience inbioethics is not required. In addition, applicants must beU.S. citizens or permanent residents. Application Instructions Personal statement (up to 1500 words). In your statement, please be sure to tell us about: the research question(s) you hope to pursue as a postdoc your ultimate academic or career goals and why/how thisfellowship at Penn will help you advance these goals which specific Penn faculty might be ideal mentors for you and why how you anticipate that the community at Penn will help shape your perspective as you advance in your work and how yourexperiences and perspective will help shape the university,department, and fellowship communities. CV Writing Sample (published or unpublished for which you were thelead or solo author. Maximum 6 journal pages or 15 manuscriptpages) 2 letters of recommendation. For clinicians in training: a 3rdletter of recommendation from your program director which includesa statement that at least 75% of your time will be protected foryour ELSI fellowship activities. For additional information, please contact: Emily Walters Administrative Coordinator View email address on click.appcast.io Note: Fellows participating in this program incur a payback requirement. After completing the first year of theprogram, fellows must spend a year pursuing health-relatedresearch, teaching or service in order to fulfill this requirement.Completion of the second year of the program is adequate to fulfillthe payback requirement. University policy states that any individual's cumulative post-docexperience should not exceed five years total; therefore,individuals who will have completed more than 2 years as a post-docprior to their anticipated start date in this program are noteligible. This is an in-person fellowship; remote/virtual applicants arenot eligible. Equal Employment Opportunity Statement The University of Pennsylvania is an equal opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, creed, national origin(including shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics), citizenshipstatus, age, disability, veteran status or any class protectedunder applicable federal, state, or local law. #J-18808-Ljbffr University of Pennsylvania