Professor (Open Rank)

University-of-Louisville; Louisville (TN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Louisville's Department of Epidemiology and Population Health invites applications for a tenure-track, open-rank faculty position. The successful candidate will hold a doctoral degree in epidemiology and is expected to teach, publish, and secure external funding.

The SPHIS campus offers MPH/MS/PhD programs; candidates should demonstrate potential for a nationally recognized research portfolio and mentorship across epidemiologic methods and related areas.

Qualifications

• PhD in epidemiology or closely related field.
• Strong record of peer‑reviewed publications.
• Extramural funding as PI required for Associate/Full Professor level.
• Ability to teach and mentor in epidemiologic methods and content area.
• Ability to develop new courses aligned with department expansion.

Responsibilities

• Teach courses across MPH/MS/PhD curricula.
• Pursue external research funding and maintain portfolio.
• Engage in service and mentoring of students.
• Develop new courses related to specialization and methodology.

Skills

Epidemiology

Research leadership

Grant writing

Education

Doctoral degree in epidemiology

Job description

Department:

Epidemiology & Population Health

Location:

Health Sciences Center

Time Type:

Full time

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Req ID:

R109274

Position Description:

The Department of Epidemiology and Population Health in the School of Public Health and Information Sciences at the University of Louisville is seeking applicants for a tenure-track, open rank faculty position. Applicants must have a doctoral degree in epidemiology. Applicants should have a strong record of peer-reviewed publications. Extramural funding as a principal investigator is required for consideration at the Associate or Full Professor level. Applicants should show good potential for developing and maintaining a nationally recognized portfolio of research, and experience in teaching and mentoring in both epidemiologic methods and an appropriate content area. The School of Public Health and Information Sciences (SPHIS) is located on the University of Louisville Health Sciences Center campus, which includes the schools of Medicine, Nursing and Dentistry. SPHIS is fully accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health. The Department of Epidemiology and Population Health has MPH (in-person), MS (online) and PhD (in-person) curricula in epidemiology, and an undergraduate minor in epidemiology. All tenure-track and tenured faculty are expected to teach, pursue research funding and engage in relevant service. Candidates for this position opening will be expected to develop new courses, when necessary, related to their specialization and methodology in keeping with the expansion of the teaching mission of the department.

Faculty members of the Department of Epidemiology and Population Health currently specialize in diverse areas of research and teaching including:

• eating disorders, nutrition, obesity and body composition
• cancer, cardiometabolic diseases, molecular biomarkers for chronic diseases
• long-term consequences of diagnosed cancers on quality of life
• women's maternal-child and reproductive health
• health disparities
• global health
• environmental exposures on health
• interactions among genetic, behavioral societal and environmental factors
• and prevention of infectious diseases including efficacy of vaccines.

Faculty members enjoy strong research collaborations with other departments in SPHIS and across the university. The university is home to several centers and institutes relevant to this position including the Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute, Center for Integrated Environmental Health Sciences, Superfund Research Center, Divisions of Environmental Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Eating, Anxiety and Treatment Lab, and the Brown Cancer Center, as well as the Louisville Metro Department of Health & Wellness and the Kentucky Department of Public Health.

The selected applicant will receive a competitive salary, office and research space, and protected time for scholarship: start-up funds are negotiable. The department supports membership and travel to professional epidemiology organizations such the Society for Epidemiologic Research and American College of Epidemiology.

We are looking for candidates interested in becoming members of a small, highly collegial, collaborative and competitive department that "punches above its weight" by placing its graduates in excellent positions.

The selected applicant will receive a competitive salary, office and research space, and protected time for scholarship: start-up funds are negotiable. The department supports membership and travel to professional epidemiology organizations such the Society for Epidemiologic Research and American College of Epidemiology.

We are looking for candidates interested in becoming members of a small, highly collegial, collaborative and competitive department that "punches above its weight" by placing its graduates in excellent positions.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of Louisville is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. The University strives to provide equal employment opportunity on the basis of merit and without unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, sex, age, color, national origin, ethnicity, creed, religion, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status, or pregnancy. In accordance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Vietnam Era Veteran Readjustment Act of 1974, the University prohibits job discrimination of individuals with disabilities, Vietnam era veterans, qualified special disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, and other protected veterans. The University acknowledges its obligations to ensure affirmative steps are taken to ensure equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of the University that no employee or applicant for employment be subject to unlawful discrimination in terms of recruitment, hiring, promotion, contract, contract renewal, tenure, compensation, benefits, and/or working conditions. No employee or applicant for employment is required to endorse or condemn a specific ideology, political viewpoint, or social viewpoint to be eligible for hiring, contract renewal, tenure, or promotion. Consistent with applicable law, demographic information is collected for aggregate reporting requirements. Demographic information provided through this application is not available to hiring managers/committees and is not considered in hiring or employment decisions.

Assistance and Accommodations

Computers are available for application submission at the Human Resources Department located at 2315 South First Street Walk, Room 02C - Louisville, Kentucky 40292. If you require assistance or accommodation with our online application process, please contact us by email at [e-mail] or by phone [phone]. The University of Louisville is committed to being a great place to work, learn and invest. It is a place where you will thrive in a community of inclusivity, cultivate your innovative power and work where you'll discover your purpose.