Department of
Epidemiology and Biostatistics University of
California, San Francisco
Ladder Rank Faculty
Position – Associate or Full Professor
The Department of
Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of
California, San Francisco (UCSF) invites
applications for a full-time ladder rank faculty
position at the Associate or Full rank from
applicants with deep expertise in the methods of
contemporary quantitative epidemiology – including
modern causal inference – and a strong interest and
track record in methods education.
Context:
UCSF is one of the nation's top
medical research institutions, and the UCSF
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics is the
largest department of epidemiology in the University
of California system. Our department provides a
supportive and fertile academic environment for
innovative research, with special opportunities for
learning health system research and research on
population health and health equity. Our department
has primary responsibility within UCSF for
delivering training in the methods of epidemiology,
biostatistics, health data science, public health,
and health services research. We teach many types of
learners, including medical students, fellows,
junior faculty, and students in our master's
programs and in our PhD Program in Epidemiology and
Translational Sciences.
Duties:
Ladder rank faculty members in our department are
expected to lead an independent, extramurally funded
research program; to teach, train, and mentor our
students and junior faculty; and to take on
significant departmental and university service.
This position also includes specific leadership and
teaching responsibilities in our PhD Program.
Qualifications:
Candidates must have:
• a doctorate in
epidemiology, public health, medicine, health
policy, data
science/informatics, or
a closely related field;
• deep expertise, with a
publication record, in the methods of contemporary
quantitative epidemiology (including modern causal
inference);
• a record of
accomplishment in applied epidemiologic research,
including history of extramural funding; and
• strong interest and
established excellence in teaching the methods of
modern epidemiology in both formal and informal
settings, including to audiences without extensive
mathematical backgrounds.
Faculty with research
portfolios in population health and health equity
and faculty with diverse backgrounds historically
under-represented in science are particularly
encouraged to apply. We seek candidates who will
contribute to our commitment to diversity and
excellence and enrich our culture of collaboration.
Qualified individuals who are currently Assistant
Professors (or equivalent) are encouraged to apply.
UC San Francisco seeks
candidates whose experience, teaching, research, or
community service has prepared them to contribute to
our commitment to diversity and excellence. The
University of California is an Equal
Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All
qualified applicants will receive consideration for
employment without regard to race, color, religion,
sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national
origin, disability, age or protected veteran status.
Please apply online at
https://apptrkr.com/4958020, with a CV, cover
letter, statement of research, statement of
teaching, statement of contributions to diversity,
and 3 reference contacts.
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