Joint Postdoctoral Fellowship in Ethics, Global Health and Infectious Disease

Overview

The Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics and the Wellcome Centre for Ethics and Humanities at the University of Oxford have established the Global Infectious Disease Ethics (GLIDE) collaborative with support from the Wellcome Trust. A central pillar of this partnership is a joint post-doctoral fellowship training opportunity. We invite applications from individuals committed to interdisciplinary and transnational collaboration with a focus on ethical issues at the intersection of global health and infectious disease.

This two-year fellowship will begin September 1, 2026, pending funding approval.

Qualifications and Opportunities

• Doctoral-level degree in bioethics, philosophy, public health, law, medicine, social science, history or other relevant discipline, with fewer than five years of post-PhD research by the start date.
• Scholarly interests in ethical issues at the intersection of global health and infectious disease.
• Primary, in-residence appointment at Johns Hopkins and a residency requirement at the Wellcome Centre. The exact nature, duration and timing of the Oxford residency is flexible and case-specific.
• Fellows will become integrated members of the ongoing post-doctoral training programs at both institutions and have access to a wide range of activities and opportunities, including :
• Regular seminars, presentations and discussions with leaders in the field
• Individualized research program
• Bioethics coursework and mentorship
• Professional development training
• Teaching opportunities (commensurate with experience and background)
• Participation in outreach efforts via social media

Salary / Benefits

Application Instructions

The application window is now open. Applications are due by December 1, 2025, and must be uploaded via Interfolio.

For more information on the Berman-Oxford GLIDE Post-doctoral Fellowship Program, please contact the Berman Institute's Associate Director for Global Programs (Joseph Ali, JD at jali@jhu.edu) or Professor Anne Barnhill at abarnhi1@jhu.edu.

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