GENERAL DUTIES

Performs teaching, innovative research, and guidance duties in area(s) of expertise as noted below.  Shares responsibility for committee and department assignments, performing administrative, supervisory, and other functions as may be assigned.

CONTRACT TITLE

Assistant or Associate Professor

FLSA

Exempt

CAMPUS SPECIFIC INFORMATION

The City University of New York (CUNY) has successfully established an accredited School of Public Health (SPH), headquartered in East Harlem.  This SPH has identified the following priority areas on which to focus its teaching research and service efforts: urban health, chronic disease prevention and management, population aging and health equity. The CUNY SPH is a consortium of the public health programs at Hunter (East Harlem campus), Brooklyn, and Lehman Colleges, and the CUNY Graduate Center. The CUNY SPH offers a range of CEPH-accredited MPH and DPH degree programs, including an MPH in either epidemiology or biostatistics and a DPH in epidemiology.

The CUNY SPH at Hunter College located in East Harlem seeks applications for the position of Assistant or Associate Professor within the Epidemiology and Biostatistics (EPI-BIOS) program, with the specific role of augmenting the quality of biostatistics teaching and engaging in independent and collaborative public health-oriented research. Successful candidates will: expand and harmonize curricula in biostatistics and epidemiology, with particular emphasis on biostatistics; develop and teach biostatistics courses for master's and doctoral students; supervise students; lead and/or participate in public health-oriented and interdisciplinary research and grant-writing; publish in scholarly journals and participate in faculty governance. Preference will be given to candidates with a growing track record of independent grant-funded research funding.

This 9-month, salaried tenure-track appointment at the rank of either Assistant or Associate Professor will be made at Hunter College, beginning September 2013. Visit the website for more details: http://www.cuny.edu/site/sph.html

Key responsibilities include:

·     ► Strengthening and further developing the biostatistics training component of the EPI-BIOS MPH program.

·     ► Teaching graduate courses in biostatistics and helping to develop new courses aligned with the EPI-BIOS program, as needed. Providing support to the school-wide MPH and DPH program.

·     ► Seeking funding with interdisciplinary research teams.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Doctorate in biostatistics, or similar field in the social or natural sciences (e.g., statistics, epidemiology, public health, medicine). Also required are a demonstrated track record of proficiency in teaching both introductory and advanced biostatistics (or near equivalent course material) at the graduate level, interest in and potential for productive scholarship or creative achievement, and desire to collaborate with others for the good of the EPI-BIOS Program and the CUNY SPH.

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS

The following qualifications and experience are desired, but not required:

·         Research experience in public health, clinical or related discipline

·         Active portfolio of grant funded research and peer-reviewed scholarship

·         Previous academic experience, with teaching at the graduate level (especially teaching of public health-related courses)

·         Prior applied research experience in communities, workplaces, health departments or other non-academic settings is a plus.

·         Experience in one or more of the following methodological areas is highly desired: complex survey sampling and weighting, probablistic data linkage, mathematical modeling, instrumental variable analysis, age, period, cohort (APC) models and APC projection models, partial least squares, general additive models (smoothing & non-parametric approaches, including incorporation of non-parametric regression into conventional multivariate analysis), and handling missing data (i.e., multiple imputation, inverse probability weighting, etc).

COMPENSATION

Commensurate with qualifications and experience within the salary range for the title:

·         9-month salary for Assistant Professor:   $42,873 - $74,133 

·         9-month salary for Associate Professor:  $55,602 - $88,418

Candidates with a strong and sustained track record of peer reviewed publications, grant history, leadership skills and national recognition will be considered for the rank of Full Professor.

Salary offers will be commensurate with academic rank, experience, academic accomplishments and national reputation.

BENEFITS

CUNY offers a comprehensive benefits package to employees and eligible dependents based on job title and classification. Employees are also offered pension and Tax-Deferred Savings Plans. 

HOW TO APPLY

Please have your curriculum vitae, a narrative description of your research accomplishments and goals, courses taught, three recent articles or manuscripts and the names and contact information of three references available to attach into the application before you begin. Applications can be submitted on-line by accessing the CUNY Portal on City University of New York job website http://cuny.edu/employment.html and navigating to Careers at CUNYfirst. Current users of the site should access their established accounts; new users should click on the appropriate link to register.

Instructions on how to apply for a position at CUNY:

http://cuny.edu/employment/cunyfirst/CUNYfirst-application.html

CLOSING DATE

Open until filled with first review of application material to begin December 1, 2012.

JOB SEARCH CATEGORY

CUNY Job Posting: Faculty

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

We are committed to enhancing our diverse academic community. The City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity Employer, which complies with all applicable laws and regulations, and encourages inclusive excellence in its employment practices.