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The Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public
Health, University of Pittsburgh invites applications for two
full-time tenure track faculty positions. Applications will be
reviewed until positions are filled. Please include position
# on all correspondence. Send letter of intent, curriculum
vitae, and the names of three references c/o K. Hanahan,
Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, 5127
Public Health, 130 DeSoto Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, email:
kmh231@pitt.edu .
The University of Pittsburgh is an Affirmative Action/Equal
Opportunity Employer and values equality of opportunity, human
dignity and diversity. EEO/AA/M/F/Vets/Disabled.
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR / ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Position #0138483
This is a full-time faculty position at the level of Assistant
or Associate Professor in the tenure stream. The position is
available immediately and requires a doctoral degree in
epidemiology or in a related discipline with post-doctoral
training in Epidemiology. Successful candidates will have
expertise and training in the epidemiology of chronic disease
and aging, with research experience including but not limited
to the epidemiology of physical function, mobility, and
disability and the intersection with the physical and social
environment. Preference will be given to candidates who have
expertise with advanced imaging techniques and novel physical
and cognitive assessments. We seek a team scientist who is
interested in developing his/her own independent program of
research and who has the potential of sustained research
funding. The faculty member will join a multi-disciplinary
academic department with an extensive collaborative research
portfolio and a robust teaching program in the School’s fully
accredited programs. The successful candidate will be expected
to establish and maintain a strong record of collaborative
research, extramural funding, and publications; participate in
the teaching and mentoring of master’s and doctoral students
within the Department of Epidemiology; and contribute to the
mission of the Graduate School of Public Health through
service. Salary will be commensurate with experience.
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR / PROFESSOR
Position #0138492
This is a full-time faculty position at the level of Associate
Professor/Professor. The position is available immediately and
requires a doctoral degree in epidemiology or another doctoral
degree with advanced training in epidemiology, a track record
of funded research in the epidemiology of chronic disease, in
particular cardiovascular disease, and experience in the
conduct and analysis of large cohort studies. The successful
candidate will be responsible for leading research in the
epidemiology of chronic disease, which could include
cardiovascular disease, obesity and diabetes, or nutrition. Of
particular interest are candidates who bring expertise in
novel risk assessment methodologies applied to human
population research and the coordination of multi-center
studies. These may include biochemical, genetic, or imaging
methods or personal or environmental monitoring. The
individual will lead a program of research demonstrated by
independent research funding, publication of manuscripts and
leadership at local, national and international research
conferences. The successful candidate will advance the
Department’s curriculum and will mentor doctoral students,
post-doctoral fellows, and junior faculty within the
epidemiology program. The position is in the tenure stream.
Salary will be commensurate with experience.
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