Visiting Senior Researcher - Neuroscience, Genetics and Education

Closing Date
25 Apr 2023
Salary
Starting from £47,444 per annum
Address
Nuffield Council on Bioethics, 100 St John Street, London EC1M 4EH
Duration
18 month fixed term contract (full time/35 hours per week)

The Nuffield Foundation and the Nuffield Council on Bioethics are seeking a Visiting Senior Researcher to undertake a research project to examine the implications of advances in neuroscience, genetics and genomics for understanding learning in young people, and for education policy and practice, with a particular focus on ethical questions raised.   

 

The Nuffield Council on Bioethics is a leading, independent research and policy centre and the UK’s foremost bioethics body. The Council has published a number of reports, briefing notes and other materials on issues relating to genetics, genomics and neurotechnologies, and is committed to addressing novel and complex ethical issues that may arise in relation to developments in these areas. This role will be based within the Nuffield Council on Bioethics but will also work with Education colleagues in the Nuffield Foundation. A priority for the Foundation in this area is understanding how the findings of biological and social research might improve teaching and learning, parental engagement, and child development.  

The successful candidate will have a strong academic background and relevant research experience and will be required to initially produce a background paper informed by literature reviews and engagements with stakeholders, supporting a roundtable event and leading to recommendations for action. This research will consider a number of ethical and social issues related to neuroscience, genetics and education.  

The closing date for applications is 9:30am (BST) on Tuesday 25th April 2023. 

 

 

About us 

The Nuffield Council on Bioethics is a leading independent policy and research centre, and the foremost bioethics body in the UK. For over thirty years we have tackled some of the most complex and controversial bioethical issues facing society.?We are funded jointly by the Nuffield Foundation, Wellcome and the Medical Research Council.? 

We aim to inform policy and public debate through timely consideration of the ethical questions raised by biological and medical research so that the benefits to society are realised in a way that is consistent with public values. Our work has led to shifts in public understanding and policy change on topics ranging from public health to assisted reproduction and genome editing.?? 

Central to our reputation and standing is our independence – we do not represent any??particular group or view and we select our own topics, methodologies and outputs.??We select topics to examine through our?horizon scanning programme?and use a variety of approaches to identify, consider and resolve the ethical issues they raise. Our approach is multidisciplinary and deliberative. We draw on a wide range of expertise and experience and use the best available evidence.  

We engage with a wide range of different voices and views and are committed to increasing the diversity of the people we work with. As part of the Nuffield Foundation, we are a small team with the practical support of an established organisation that cares for its employees.