Job Description

• Direct Supervisor: Department Chair, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology
• FTE: 100%
• Appointment Type: Tenure Track
• Title/Rank: Assistant Professor/Associate Professor
• Primary Location: University of Oklahoma Harold Hamm Health Campus in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

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.

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 and public health impact.
• Other duties as assigned by the Department Chair and/or other appropriate University authority.

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 varied backgrounds
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to foster an environment of respect and professionalism

Preferences (Not Required)

• 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

Application Instructions

• Applicants must submit applications through Interfolio at https://home.interfolio.com/
• Applicants are required to provide a CV and cover letter, and three professional references with contact information.

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until a suitable candidate has been selected. For inquiries, please contact Dr. Laura Beebe, Hudson College of Public Health at Laura-Beebe@ou.edu.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

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