Associate Professor (Practice Track), Bioethics and Artificial Intelligence [Part-time]

Job Title: Associate Professor (Practice Track), Bioethics and Artificial Intelligence [Part-time]

University-Level Unit: Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine

Faculty/Department-Level Unit: Dean's Office (Medicine)

Employee Category: Tenurable Faculty

Location_ONB: Kent Ridge Campus

Posting Start Date: 23/10/2026

PI Name: Julian Savulescu

Department: Dean’s Office, Centre for Biomedical Ethics

Position: Associate Professor

Salary Range

Job Description

Associate Professor (Practice Track), Bioethics and Artificial Intelligence [Part-time]

The Centre for Biomedical Ethics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, invites applications for a part-time Associate Professor (Practice Track) appointment. We seek an internationally recognised scholar-practitioner whose work advances ethical and responsible innovation at the intersection of bioethics, artificial intelligence, law, healthcare, human rights and technology governance.

Key Responsibilities

The successful candidate will:

1. Develop an internationally impactful programme in AI ethics and bioethics.
2. Conduct and translate research on generative AI, large language models, digital health and technology governance.
3. Contribute to policy development, professional standards and responsible implementation of AI.
4. Publish influential scholarly and practice-oriented work.
5. Develop interdisciplinary collaborations and competitive grant proposals.
6. Teach in postgraduate and professional programmes, including ethics of AI and health technology.
7. Supervise postgraduate research students.
8. Support curriculum development, AI literacy and responsible use of AI in education and scholarship.
9. Contribute to the Centre’s public engagement and international profile.

Qualifications and Experience

Applicants should possess:

1. A doctoral degree in bioethics, philosophy, law, sociology, anthropology, or a closely related field to bioethics.
2. Deep knowledge and experience in using AI particularly large language models in academic research.
3. A strong international profile in bioethics, AI ethics or technology governance.
4. A sustained record of high-quality, influential publications appropriate to appointment at Associate Professor level.
5. Expertise spanning several relevant disciplines, preferably ethics, law, healthcare, human rights, policy and technology.
6. Experience in undergraduate, postgraduate, executive or professional education.
7. Capacity to communicate complex interdisciplinary issues clearly to academic, professional and public audiences.
8. Evidence of successful collaboration across disciplines, institutions and countries.
9. Potential to attract competitive grants and build major research partnerships.

Req ID: 34763