Research opportunities in bioethics for students
We are happy to share with you the following research opportunities for students to gain experience in the field of bioethics. For any questions regarding these posts, please email the contact person listed directly.
→ Volunteer Studentship - Mount Sinai Hospital and/or Bridgepoint Active Healthcare
Contact: Rebecca Greenberg, Senior Bioethicist, rebecca.greenberg@sinaihealth.ca
Volunteer or Paid Position: Volunteer
Poster can be found: here
Volunteers are matched with a supervisor and location (Mount Sinai Hospital and/or Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital) depending on their interests and available projects.
Goals of studentship
The volunteer will work on an academic project relevant to the Bioethics Department towards a manuscript suitable for academic publication or an academic poster.
Eligibility
- An interest in ethical issues in women’s & infants’ health, complex care, rehab, mental health, adult medicine etc.
- Completed undergraduate degree with experience in philosophy, medicine, nursing, social work, law, religious studies, and/or other clinical, humanities and social science disciplines
- Keen interest to discover, learn, and advance the science of care at Sinai Health
Hours
A minimum of a half day a week during the academic year and a full day per week in the summer.
Application deadlines
Winter Program: November 14, 2022
Summer Program: March 1, 2023
Fall Program: July 12, 2023
Applications must include the following:
- Full CV
- Writing sample
- Names of two referees
- A letter of intent describing: (a) why you are interested in a volunteer studentship; (b) your background in bioethics to date; (c) topics in bioethics that you would be interested in researching and writing about during a studentship