Title: Open Position -- Tenure-Track Assistant Professor -- University of Florida, College of Medicine, Dept. of Epidemiology & Health Policy Research
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Section/SPIG: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs
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The Department of Epidemiology & Health Policy Research in the University of Florida College of Medicine seeks a methodologist for a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor position of research and teaching in an expanding social epidemiology program.
The position will require active collaboration with other social and behavioral scientists in the Department and University on the design and implementation of research programs on alcohol-related problems and their prevention. Current studies under way include community intervention trials, public policy evaluations, and epidemiological studies, with a particular focus on youth. The candidate will join an active research program involving large-scale community intervention and policy evaluation studies, led by Professor Alexander C. Wagenaar and Associate Professor Kelli A. Komro.
We are seeking a methodologist with very strong analytical and statistical skills, including techniques such as structural equation modeling, latent growth curve analyses, Box-Jenkins time-series modeling, econometric methods, log-linear modeling, multi-level hierarchical modeling, and related methods. This position will supervise statistical support staff and graduate students across multiple projects. Responsibilities will be mostly research, with occasional teaching of courses limited to masters and PhD students.
Specific requirements for the position include: (1) an earned doctorate in public health, sociology, psychology, statistics, biostatistics or other social sciences field; and (2) a minimum of two years of research experience specifically focused on the application of advanced statistical methods to community and policy studies. Primary criteria for appointment include demonstrated expertise in statistical applications, ability to author peer-reviewed publications and grant proposals, interest and ability in collaborative multi-disciplinary research, and a background in prevention studies. Previous work on the prevention of alcohol-related problems is desired.
Interested applicants should e-mail a letter of interests, curriculum vita, two recent papers, and list of three references to <wagenaar@ufl.edu>, or mail to Alexander C. Wagenaar, PhD, Department of Epidemiology & Health Policy Research, University of Florida College of Medicine, 1329 SW 16th Street, room 5287, PO Box 100177, Gainesville, FL 32608.
The University of Florida is an equal opportunity employer.