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Job Description
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Tenure-track Assistant/Associate
Professor of Epidemiology. PhD in epidemiology or related
discipline, some teaching experience, and evidence of an active
research agenda required. A candidate whose teaching and research
interests complement the work of other faculty in the Department
of Social Medicine is desired but not required. Current faculty
teaching and research interests in the department include social
and medical aspects of diabetes; psychological aspects of chronic
illnesses (diabetes, obesity, and HIV/AIDS); anthropology of
obesity; social inequalities and health disparities; health
policy; aging and stress; the medical and psychological effects of
trauma across the lifespan; narrative-based medicine; evidence
based medicine; culture and health; anthropology of infectious
diseases; biomedical ethics; history of women’s and children’s
health and medicine; history of public health; physician empathy
as perceived by patients; and climate change and urban health.
The successful candidate will hold a
tenure-track faculty position in the Department of Social
Medicine, a multi-disciplinary department comprised of social
scientists who study health policy and politics, the social
determinants of health, and factors affecting clinical
decision-making. In fall 2014, the Heritage College of Osteopathic
Medicine will open an extension campus in Columbus, easing access
to urban populations outside of Appalachia Ohio for research
purposes. Faculty can also join research initiatives at the
College’s CORE hospitals, located throughout the state of Ohio.
RESPONSIBILITIES
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Facilitate
medical student discussion groups |
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Offer
lectures to medical students in the
candidate’s fields of interest |
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Develop
and conduct a coherent research program |
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Write
and publish articles in peer-reviewed
publications |
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Write
and submit grants to secure external funding
in the course of developing and conducting a research agenda |
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Provide
methodological and quantitative assistance to
colleagues |
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Serve
on Departmental, College, and University
committees |
Ohio University is a public university
located in Athens, OH on a 1,800-acre campus. Founded in 1804, it
is the oldest university in the Northwest Territory and the ninth
oldest public university in the United States. Athens is a
historic college town, a 90-minute drive from Columbus, OH, the
state’s capital. With a population of 22,000, Athens is known for
its family-friendly atmosphere and its exceptional cultural,
educational, and recreational opportunities.
For full consideration please apply by
August 15, 2012. To apply for this position, please click the
link below:
http://www.ohiouniversityjobs.com/postings/3198
For more information or questions,
please contact:
Jacqueline H. Wolf, PhD
Professor and Chair, Department of
Social Medicine
wolfj1@ohio.edu
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