Tenure-Track: Assistant or Associate Professor

About the role

The Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics in the CEPH-accredited School of Public Health at Texas A&M University invites applications for a full-time tenure-track assistant or associate professor position. Texas A&M University is a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU), is a Carnegie Classification R1-Very High Research Activity, and is one of only 17 institutions in the nation to hold the triple designation as a land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant university. The School of Public Health has over 95 faculty across four distinct departments and is going through multiple years of expansion having recently hired over ten new faculty members. The department is also recruiting for a tenure track position in Biostatistics or Epidemiologic Methods this year. The School of Public Health is currently ranked #1 in Texas and 31/225 by U.S. News & World Report and has the 6th largest student enrollment in the nation. The school has had record external funding growth over the past five years.

Responsibilities

• Actively engaged in scholarship and extramural research activity
• Teach face-to-face and online graduate and undergraduate courses in epidemiology or biostatistics
• Provide academic advising and mentoring for Master and Doctor of Public Health graduate students
• Pursue collaborations with the Institute Translational Research in Infection and Immunity, as well as other institutes, centers, and programs across the Texas A&M University campus

Requirements

• PhD or equivalent degree in epidemiology or related field from an accredited school of public health or related educational institution
• Demonstrate expertise relevant to emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases
• Evidence of scholarly productivity through peer reviewed publications
• Commitment to interdisciplinary collaboration and translational impact

Qualifications

• Expertise with molecular epidemiology, infectious disease modeling, and/or risk analysis
• Expertise in implementation science and translating research findings into public health practice and policy
• Leadership experience in collaborating across biomedical, public health, and policy disciplines conducting One Health research
• NIH, CDC, DoD, USDA, NSF, or related federal or international funding experience

Skills

Not specified

Benefits

Not specified

Pay

Salary will be commensurate with experience.

Schedule

This position is a 9-month hard-money funded appointment with a standard teaching load of four classes a year.

Contact Information

Applications are strongly encouraged from researchers with a demonstrated track record in the area of translative infection and immunology and a commitment to collaborative, translational research with real-world impact. Questions regarding this posting may be sent to Dr. Loni Taylor (ltaylor@tamu.edu), search committee Chair. Equal Employment Opportunity Statement Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.