College of Public Health and Health Professions

College of Medicine

Department of Epidemiology

Assistant/Associate/Full Professor of Epidemiology

The Department of Epidemiology (http://epidemiology.phhp.ufl.edu/) at the University of Florida is recruiting a full-time (1.0 FTE), 12-month tenure or non-tenure track infectious disease epidemiology faculty member at the Assistant, Associate or Professor level. This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing department that has expertise in cutting edge areas including substance use and HIV, genetic epidemiology, cancer epidemiology, psychiatric epidemiology, data science/AI, and infectious and chronic disease epidemiology.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate a commitment to excellence in teaching, mentoring, and research conducted in infectious disease epidemiology joining a dynamic academic health center environment. We are specifically interested in recruiting a faculty member who can extend our existing expertise in HIV epidemiology to other areas of infectious disease epidemiology.   Further, we are looking for a future faculty member who has advanced epidemiology methodological skills including but not limited to surveillance analytic approaches, agent-based models, or spatial/cluster analyses. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute both collaboratively and independently to externally funded research. Applicants seeking a tenure-track appointment will be expected to be principal investigators of extramurally funded research projects. Applicants seeking a non-tenure track faculty will be expected to contribute to collaborative research as co-investigators. In addition, the successful candidate will be expected to teach courses that support the epidemiology and public health programs, as well as contribute to service through student mentorship and committee service.  

Qualifications: The position requires a doctoral degree in epidemiology or a related field. For senior hires, a record of academic accomplishments, scholarly recognition, external research support, and leadership responsibilities to warrant appointment at the level of professor or associate professor is essential. For hires at the assistant professor level, potential to develop such a record should be demonstrated.

UF Epidemiology:  The Department of Epidemiology is strategically situated within the College of Public Health and Health Professions (PHHP) and the College of Medicine. Faculty members are jointly appointed to create synergies and collective strength, resulting in a competitive research profile and highly trained students who receive exceptional exposure to diverse expertise.  Faculty also benefit from affiliation with the highly successful Emerging Pathogens Institute through expanded collaborative opportunities. Our faculty and students have received numerous national awards in research and mentoring and are committed to excellence in training. The department offers a PhD and Master of Science in Epidemiology, as well as an epidemiology concentration in the MPH program. It is also home to two National Institutes of Health training grants. Faculty members receive both research and teaching support provided by our college level research core for grant development and submission as well as the instructional design team for course development and delivery.

Applicants: To view the job posting online, go to UF Careers; Job# 533093. Qualified applicants should submit an application, which includes a CV, a letter that describes research and career interests, and list of three references.  Application review will begin immediately and will continue until a suitable applicant pool has been established.

Additional Information: The University of Florida (www.ufl.edu) is a comprehensive research-extensive university that includes a full range of academic departments and programs. The College of Public Health and Health Professions (www.phhp.ufl.edu) is part of the University’s Health Science Center.  The UF Health Science Center (https://ufhealth.org/about-us) is comprised of six health-related colleges located on a single, contiguous campus. They include the colleges of Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health and Health Professions, and Veterinary Medicine.  The Health Science Center also partners with the immediately adjacent UF Health Shands Hospital, the Malcom Randall VA Medical Center, and the UF Health Science Center Regional campus located in Jacksonville, FL. Additional major institutes and centers located at the University of Florida include the Emerging Pathogens Institute, the Institute of Child Health Policy, the UF Health Cancer Center, the UF Genetics Institute, the Clinical and Translational Science Institute and the McKnight Brain Institute, all of which provide state-of-the-art environments and access to large data sets for faculty collaboration.

The University of Florida is an equal opportunity institution dedicated to building a broadly diverse and inclusive faculty and staff.  Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the U.S.  Searches are conducted in accordance with Florida’s Sunshine Law.