Tenure Track or Lecturer Track Faculty
We are recruiting up to two tenure- or lecturer-track faculty members (at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor) to expand and strengthen our teaching and research efforts in the Division of Public Health.
About the role
The Division of Public Health is seeking faculty with expertise in maternal/child and family health, environmental health, and causal methods in epidemiology. Experience and expertise in the application of AI in public health education and/or research is highly desirable.
The Division is part of the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, which operates a system of 12 community-based clinics providing unique opportunities for applied studies. We offer four graduate degrees—MPH, MSPH, Master of Statistics in Biostatistics, and a PhD in Public Health—serving over 100 graduate students. There are Global Health and Community Health focus areas, including educational programs in Ghana, Peru, and India.
The Department has a very active research program with approximately $16 million in annual research expenditures and is currently ranked #2 in NIH funding among departments of family medicine in the 2024 Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research report. We value collaboration, meaningful engagement with learners and communities, and impactful science.
The Department is part of the Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine on the Health Sciences Campus and is home to 23 Institutes and Centers, including the Utah Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI; our NCATS-funded CTSA), Huntsman Cancer Institute, Huntsman Mental Health Institute, Nora Eccles Harrison Cardiovascular Research Institute, Center for Medical Innovation, and the Utah Center on Aging.
Qualifications
- Expertise in maternal/child and family health, environmental health, or causal methods in epidemiology
- Experience and expertise in the application of AI in public health education and/or research (highly desirable)
- Commitment to fostering a culture of compassion, collaboration, innovation, accountability, acceptance, integrity, quality, and trust
- Experience working in settings with students and a strong commitment to improving access to higher education
For additional information, please contact Courtney DeMond at courtney.demond@utah.edu.