Postdoctoral researcher in Medical Ethics (Lund, Sweden)
The Unit for Medical Ethics at Lund University is looking for a postdoctoral researcher in Medical Ethics.
The Unit for Medical Ethics is responsible for ethical analysis within the COMBAT project – an EU-funded interdisciplinary project that develops strategies to combat the global dengue epidemic and strengthen preparedness for future viral outbreaks. The postdoctoral fellow is expected to identify and analyse ethical issues that are relevant to the project.
Read more about the COMBAT project here.
The postdoctoral researcher is expected to:
- Conduct independent and collaborative research in medical ethics related to the COMBAT theme – primarily theoretical ethical analysis, but also contribute to the implementation of a survey study.
- Publish results in international peer-reviewed journals and contribute to consortium reports.
- Actively participate in internal meetings in Lund as well as international consortium meetings (travel required).
The workplace is in Lund. Participation in the unit’s day-to-day life, including project and workplace meetings, as well as seminars requires physical presence.
Deadline for applications: November 11, 2025.
For more information see here.
Questions can be addressed to Mats Johansson, Head of Department ()
and/or Jessica Hörngren, HR-Partner ()
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PhD Position in Technology Ethics (Twente, Netherlands)
The University of Twente is looking for a doctoral candidate to work on “Anticipatory Ethics of Self-Sovereign Identity in Data Spaces.” The candidate should have a strong background in philosophy (Bachelor’s or Master’s degree) and enthusiasm for interdisciplinary research (philosophy, law, data science, and AI) within an international project (HARNESS Training Network). This is a four-year position.
Deadline for applications: May 28, 2025.
For more information see here.
Questions can be addressed to Yashar Saghai ().
Doctoral position in the Medical Ethics Division, University of Oldenburg (Germany)
Advanced European Bioethics Course “Suffering, Death and Palliative Care”
Nijmegen, the Netherlands, 24-27 March 2026
The course is organised by the section of Healthcare Ethics, IQ Health, (Radboud University Medical Centre Nijmegen).
Objective of this course is to educate the participants on two main aspects: ethical questions of palliative care and medically assisted death, and philosophical, theological and medical reflections on the concepts of death and suffering. Attitudes towards death and dying, and the ethical aspects of continuing or foregoing medical treatment, and of medically assisted death receive considerable attention in this course. In addition, the dimensions of spirituality, rituals and intercultural diversity are covered.
The key-note lecture will be held by dr. Brenda Mathijsen, Associate Professor Geography and Psychology of Religion; Vice Dean and Director of Education at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands. As a scientist, she studies how people deal with dying, death and grief in contemporary Europe. She wrote several books, scientific articles, reports, and pieces for peer-reviewed journals.
For more information about the course see here.
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Susimetsa Philosophicum Residency (Susimetsa Philosophicum, near Pärnu, Estonia)
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
Philosophy researchers (junior, senior, and graduate students) are invited to apply for a 1–4 week residency at Susimetsa Philosophicum near Pärnu, Estonia. Accommodation is provided free of charge in a villa or garden house surrounded by forest and close to the Baltic Sea.
The residency honours Theda Rehbock (1957–2021), German philosopher and bioethicist.
Preference is given to projects that engage with her work or related themes, such as moral autonomy, dignity, doctor–patient relationships, living wills, emotions, language and ethics, and Goethe’s theory of colours.
Last year, we hosted 20 residents from Estonia, Germany, Great Britain, India, the Netherlands, Sweden, Turkey, Cyprus, and the USA (read about their experience here)
Deadline for applications: 5 October 2025.
For more information see here.