Assistant/Associate Professor - Tenure Track - Infectious Disease Epidemiology

University of Oklahoma Hudson College of Public Health, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology

The Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology at the Hudson College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Harold Hamm Health Campus, invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor in the discipline of Infectious Disease Epidemiology. We are seeking an outstanding candidate to build and expand the department’s infectious disease curriculum and research enterprise, with particular interest in faculty who apply rigorous computational epidemiologic methods to infectious disease problems. The successful candidate will develop an independent and externally funded research program focused on infectious disease epidemiology and contribute to the department’s educational mission through teaching and mentoring.

Areas of expertise may include, but are not limited to, emerging infectious diseases, vaccine-preventable diseases, healthcare-associated infections, outbreak investigation, disease surveillance including wastewater surveillance, pandemic preparedness, causal inference, spatial modeling, implementation science, global health, and infectious diseases in priority populations.

Qualifications:

Required

·        Doctoral degree (PhD, DrPH, MD/PhD, or equivalent) in Epidemiology or a closely related field

·        Demonstrated expertise in infectious disease epidemiology, as evidenced by publications, training or funded projects

·        Evidence of scholarly productivity with publications in indexed peer-reviewed journals and grant activity, appropriate to career stage

·        Demonstrated ability or strong potential to establish and sustain an independent, externally funded research program in infectious disease epidemiology

·        Commitment to excellence in teaching and mentoring students from diverse backgrounds

·        Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to foster an environment of respect, professionalism and inclusion

Preferred

·        Established record of teaching and mentoring at the graduate level

·        Established record of external grant funding, appropriate to career stage

·        Experience working with public health agencies, healthcare systems, or community partners

·        Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in interdisciplinary research teams

·        Expertise in advanced epidemiologic methods, biostatistics, spatial epidemiology, transmission modeling, genomic epidemiology, implementation science, or related methodologies

·        Experience analyzing large surveillance, healthcare, or population-based datasets

Primary Responsibilities:

·        Teach graduate-level courses in infectious disease epidemiology and epidemiologic methods.

·        Advise and mentor MPH, MS, and PhD students and trainees in research activities.

·        Develop and sustain an independent program of scholarly research in infectious disease epidemiology.

·        Pursue external funding from federal, state, foundation, and other funding agencies.

·        Collaborate with faculty across the college, university, healthcare systems, government agencies, and community partners.

·        Conduct research and disseminate findings to the academic, professional, and local communities.

·        Participate in departmental, college, and university service activities.

·        Engage with public health practice partners and professional organizations.

·        Contribute expertise to local, state, national, or global infectious disease prevention and response efforts.

·        Support the college's mission related to community engagement, inclusion, and public health impact.

Setting:

The mission of the University of Oklahoma Hudson College of Public Health (HCOPH) is to protect and improve the health of people through public health education, workforce development, research, service and advocacy. The Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology (https://publichealth.ouhsc.edu/departments/biostatistics-epidemiology) is housed within the HCOPH, Oklahoma’s only accredited School of Public Health. The Department is the largest of four in the college and comprises 25 faculty and approximately 80 graduate students in MPH, MS, and PhD programs. The Department is home to a diverse faculty advancing innovative methodological and applied research in longitudinal and correlated data analysis, survival analysis, clinical trial methodology, Bayesian statistics, survey sampling, statistical genetics, high-dimensional data science, and population health research addressing health disparities, tobacco control, communicable diseases, trauma-related health outcomes, reproductive and perinatal epidemiology, and cardiometabolic outcomes across diverse populations. New faculty will also have the opportunity to assist in designing and establishing interdisciplinary and collaborative research initiatives with various departments and centers across the campus, including the Oklahoma Clinical and Translational Science Institute, the Stephenson Cancer Center, the Harold Hamm Diabetes Center, and other health institutions in the region.

Oklahoma is culturally unique given that it is home to 39 federally recognized Native American tribes. Oklahoma City (OKC) is the 20th largest city in the United States and rapidly growing. OKC has a very affordable cost of living (e.g., $125,000 in OKC = $250,000 in San Francisco, $218,000 in Boston, $160,000 in Denver, $153,000 in Chapel Hill), excellent schools, and a wide array of cultural amenities. US News & World Report recently named OKC the nation’s #2 best big city to live in for 2026-2027. OKC has thriving sports, cultural, art, and music scenes, and has experienced considerable urban revitalization efforts over the past several years. Visit OKC - YouTube

Applications:

Review of candidates will begin immediately. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Applicants must submit applications, including a cover letter complete curriculum vitae and three professional references with contact information to: https://apply.interfolio.com/194720

The University of Oklahoma is an Equal Opportunity Institution. For more Information go to www.ou.edu/eoo.