Call for Applications: The University Faculty Fellowship in Ethics
The Center for the Study of Ethics invites applications for the University
Faculty Fellowship in Ethics for the 2008-2009 academic year.
The Center for the Study of Ethics
The Center for the Study of Ethics is an academic organization at UVSC/UVU
which encourages the study of the practical and professional dimensions of
interdisciplinary ethics. This study includes pedagogy, scholarship, and
open discussion.
Purpose
The purpose of the University Faculty Fellowship in Ethics is to facilitate
faculty scholarship in interdisciplinary ethics, for example, the
exploration of moral challenges in architecture, behavioral science,
biology, business, computer science, dance, earth science, ecology,
education, engineering, fine art, government, history, interdisciplinary
studies, journalism, law, literature, medicine, philosophy, public health,
public policy, and other disciplines.
Stipend and Conditions
The 2008-2009 University Faculty Fellow in Ethics will receive a stipend of
$7,000. The stipend may be used at the Fellow¹s discretion for hiring
research assistants, purchasing books and other research materials, travel
related to the research, working in cooperation with the department Chair
and/or Dean to hire an adjunct in order to reduce teaching load, and so
forth.
One Fellow is appointed per academic year.
The Fellowship may be held during a sabbatical or non-sabbatical year.
Evaluation Criteria
Fellowship proposals will be evaluated on the following criteria:
* Interdisciplinary connection between ethics and a specific discipline;
* Potential contribution to the field of interdisciplinary practical ethics
in terms of publication, teaching, and other manifestations of scholarship;
* Likelihood of the Fellow to complete the proposed project(s);
* Potential contribution to UVSC faculty, students, and community.
Expected Activities (Performance Measures)
The University Faculty Fellow in Ethics is expected to promulgate the
findings of his or her research through publication, teaching, and public
discussion. This includes, but is not limited to:
* Deliver the annual University Ethics Faculty Fellow Keynote Address during
Ethics Awareness Week following the academic year of the Fellowship;
* Submit for publication at least 2 articles in a peer-reviewed journal in
the Fellow¹s discipline, and/or make significant progress in the completion
of a book manuscript;
* Write at least 2 ethics case studies for the Center¹s Ethics Case Study
Archive <
http://uvsc.edu/ethics/casestudies/> which address practical and
professional ethics in the Fellow¹s discipline;
* Contribute an essay to the Center¹s newsletter.
Eligibility
Fellows must be full-time contract faculty of Utah Valley State College.
Process
The Fellow is selected by the Ethics Across the Curriculum Faculty Advisory
Committee (EACFAC). The Director does not vote except in the case of a tie.
Applicants serving on the EACFAC will be exempted from committee
participation during the awardee selection process.
The deadline for applications is noon on Friday, April 4, 2008. The EACFAC
will review and select the Ethics Faulty Fellow, announcing the award
recipient on the third Friday of April.
Application Guidelines
Complete applications include:
* Cover letter describing applicant¹s interest in interdisciplinary ethics
and work plan for using the Fellowship year (approximately 300 words);
* Curriculum Vitae;
* Proposal for an interdisciplinary ethics project (approximately 900
words);
* Example of scholarly work, preferably written, published, performed, or
completed within the past two years;
* Two letters of recommendation, preferably from respected scholars in the
applicant¹s discipline. Letters of recommendation should be sent directly to
the Director.
Please do not staple application materials.
Applications should be sent to:
Center for the Study of Ethics
UVSC--Mailstop 243
800 West University Parkway
Orem, UT, 84058
Office location: Liberal Arts Building 109
Electronic applications are not accepted.
For more information, contact:
David Richard Keller
801.863.6363
david.keller@???
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David Richard Keller, Ph.D.
Director, Center for the Study of Ethics
Utah Valley State College
801.863.6363
http://davidkeller.us/
