Our Mission
Based at the University of Oxford’s Big Data Institute, the Wellcome Centre for Ethics and Humanities responds to a pressing need for ethics and humanities research on the challenges presented by advances in neuroscience, big data, genomics and global connectedness, and by their convergence. The Centre provides a flexible multidisciplinary research platform capable of engaging with the new and profoundly difficult questions presented by the form, scale, scope and societal implications of these developments. Through its research and public engagement activities, the Centre aims to lead debate on the ethical requirements for scientific research and technological innovation capable both of improving health and of commanding well-founded public trust and confidence.
Current vacancies
Research Projects Co-ordinator: Oxford-Johns Hopkins Global Infectious Disease Ethics Collaborative
Grade 7: £32,817 – £40,322 p.a.
The position is full time (although part time will be considered) and fixed term for 3 years.
Application deadline: 12 noon GMT on 21 January 2021
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Digital Sustainability Ethics Research Assistant (part-time)
Grade 6: £29,176 - £34,804 per annum (pro rata)
The position is a casual contract over 12 weeks, working hours are planned to be 0.5 FTE, subject to negotiation. Work will be conducted remotely.
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REACH Survey Research Assistant (part-time)
Grade 7: £32,817 - £44,045 per annum (pro rata)
The position is a casual contract over 12 weeks, working hours are planned to be 0.5 FTE, subject to negotiation. Work will be conducted remotely.
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Upcoming events
Distrust as a Defensive Stance
Wednesday, 24 February 2021, 2.30pm to 4pm @ This WEH/Ethox seminar will be held on Zoom, see link below
The ethics of challenge trials for SARS-CoV-2 vaccines
Wednesday, 10 March 2021, 2.30pm to 4pm @ This WEH/Ethox seminar will be held on Zoom, see link below