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Professor
of Epidemiology :
Tenure-Track Assistant or Tenured / Tenure-track
Associate
Loyola University Chicago (LUC), Parkinson School of Health
Sciences and Public Health invites applications for a
full-time tenure-track or tenured epidemiology position at the
rank of Assistant or Associate Professor in the Department of
Public Health Sciences. This position is a 12-month
appointment.
Parkinson School Highlights
Loyola University
Chicago’s Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public
Health (est. 2019) is an innovative new school committed to
applying an entrepreneurial philosophy of educational
excellence, research, and service as a means to achieve the
goals of improving human potential through the health sciences
and the promotion of health equity.
The
Parkinson School is the academic home to four
departments (Applied Health Sciences, Healthcare
Administration, Health Informatics and Data Science, and
Public Health Sciences), the Center for Health Outcomes and
Informatics Research (CHOIR),
the Center for Health Innovation
and Entrepreneurship (CHIE), Loyola’s participation in
the Institute for Translational Medicine (ITM)
and the COVID Equity Response
Collaborative (CERCL).
To learn more about the
Parkinson School visit
https://www.luc.edu/parkinson/.
Loyola University Chicago Highlights
Loyola University Chicago
is best known as Chicago’s Jesuit Catholic University.
Recognizing Loyola’s excellence, U.S. News and World Report
consistently ranks it among the top national universities.
Loyola is also among a select group of universities recognized
for community service and engagement by prestigious national
organizations like the Carnegie Foundation and the Corporation
for National and Community Service. Further, Loyola is one of
only eight percent of all American colleges and universities
to have a Phi Beta Kappa honor society chapter.
At Loyola University
Chicago, we are driven by our Jesuit tradition of social
justice, our service to humanity, and our role as an
institution of higher education to create a more equitable and
sustainable future for our local and global communities.
To learn more about LUC’s mission, candidates should consult
our website at
www.luc.edu/mission/.
To learn
more about LUC’s focus on transformative education, candidates
should consult our website at
www.luc.edu/transformativeed.
About the Department
The Department of Public Health Sciences (PHS)
is home to research and education programs on population
health and health equity.
Faculty research interests include chronic and infectious
disease epidemiology, health services and outcomes, vector
control, and health behavior and health promotion. The
department’s research is often conducted
in collaboration
with community partners. As a small department in a new
school, teamwork is essential and innovation
is prized
in pursuit
of our
mission,
grounded in
the Jesuit
tradition of social
justice, to
prepare
public health professionals through collaborative
community-engaged education, ethical practice, research, and
service to improve population health.
The department’s educational programs include a Master of
Public Health (established in 2009), Bachelor of Science in
Public Health (c. 2019), a Clinical Research Methods and
Epidemiology Master of Science (c. 2005), several joint degree
programs and a graduate certificate. The MPH Program has an
active enrollment of about 130 students, and offers three
specializations: Epidemiology, Public Health Policy and
Management, and Global Health Equity. The BSPH is a generalist
degree, with approximately 90 students in the major. Our MPH
and BSPH programs are accredited by the Council on Education
for Public Health.
The department is located on Loyola’s Health Sciences Campus (HSC)
in Chicago’s western suburbs at the Center for Translational
Research and Education (CTRE), but offers its degree programs
on both the HSC and Lake Shore Campus, as well as online.
Academic Duties and Responsibilities
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Lead a robust research portfolio in a collaborative
environment |
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Serve as PI/Co-I on multiple research
projects |
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Lead and collaborate on
manuscripts |
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Teach epidemiology courses each academic year at the
graduate and undergraduate levels, both online and
in-person, on both the Health Sciences Campus in Maywood
and Lake Shore Campus in Chicago |
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Mentor graduate and undergraduate students on research
methods, grant applications, and publications |
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Work with
colleagues
to
enhance and
improve existing programs and
develop
new academic
ones,
including a DrPH
degree |
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Serve on University, school, departmental or other
academic unit
committees |
Qualifications
We are
looking for a candidate with an innovative research and
teaching agenda, who will enhance our epidemiology core and
complement or deepen our current department strengths in
population-based
and population health research areas including but not limited
to: Chronic and Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Nutrition
Epidemiology, Genetic Epidemiology, and Modern Epidemiological
Methods. Strong candidates will demonstrate in their areas of
expertise evidence of, or potential to, contribute to advance
knowledge on health equity and translational research. The
candidate’s ability to work collaboratively across disciplines
and in teams will be considered.
The ideal candidate also
must be able to meet rank and tenure guidelines at the
Assistant/Associate Professor level.
Required
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Doctoral degree in epidemiology |
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Expertise in teaching and research using classical and
advanced epidemiology study designs and analysis methods
applied to public/population health and clinical research |
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Demonstrated potential to establish or evidence of an
established externally funded research program, if
applying at the Assistant Professor level. Applicants at
the Associate Professor level must have an established
extramurally funded research (e.g., NIH/AHRQ/CDC,
Foundations) |
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Evidence of exemplary teaching record through course
evaluations, peer reviews, etc |
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Evidence of mentoring and advising undergraduate and
graduate students |
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Ongoing record of peer-reviewed publications |
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Evidence of professional service |
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National and/or international recognition of scholarship
for applicants at the Associate Professor level |
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Outstanding written and oral skills to present research
and teach |
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Ability to work and collaborate with individuals from
culturally diverse backgrounds and commitment to community
engagement, diversity, inclusion and social justice |
Preferred
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Expertise on research methods on social determinants of
health and health
equity |
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Record
of community
engagement |
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Experience working with public health and health-related
data, including electronic health records and other
secondary data sources |
Desired
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Expertise in visualization of complex health
data |
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Experience developing new degree
programs |
How to Apply
Applicants should apply online at:
https://www.careers.luc.edu/postings/21732.
Questions of content and process can be directed to Search
Committee Chair Holly Mattix-Kramer, MD, MPH at
hkramer@lumc.edu.
Applicants
should include electronic copies of:
1.
a cover
letter describing your interest in and qualifications for the
position;
2.
a
curriculum vitae;
3.
a
statement of research
interests;
4.
a
statement of teaching and training interests, teaching
philosophy, and evidence of teaching and mentoring
effectiveness;
5.
a list of
references (who will be contacted for finalists only).
Our review
of applications will continue until we fill the position.
Preference will be given to applications received before
January 27, 2023, although applications will be considered
until the position is filled. The anticipated start date is
Spring or Fall 2023, or until position is filled.
Loyola University Chicago is an Equal Opportunity /
Affirmative Action employer with a strong commitment to hiring
for our mission and diversifying our faculty and staff. As a
Jesuit Catholic institution of higher education, we seek
candidates who will contribute to our strategic plan to
deliver a Transformative Education in the Jesuit tradition. We
encourage underrepresented minorities and women candidates to
apply.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for
employment without regard to race, color, religion (except
where religion is a bona fide occupational qualification for
the job), national origin, sex, age, disability, marital
status, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran
status or any other factor protected by law.
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