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Assistant Professor (TT) - Epidemiology, Human Genetics, and Environmental Sciences - UTHealth School of Public Health in AustinTexas Medical Center-Houston, TexasAssistant ProfessorUTHealth School of Public HealthRequisition #: 200000L1The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) invites applications to fill a tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant Professor level at the Austin Regional Campus. The position is available in the Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences department at UTHealth School of Public Health.Position Key Accountabilities:Responsibilities will include conducting externally funded research, teaching graduate-level courses within the epidemiology core curriculum, directing graduate student research, and developing collaborations across campuses, departments, communities, and academic institutions.Qualifications:
An earned doctoral degree in epidemiology or related disciplines in research design and quantitative methods
Graduate level teaching and research emphasis experience in behavioral or clinical epidemiology related to physical activity
A track record of research publications commensurate with academic rank and demonstrating potential for securing external funding
Experience with conducting research in community settings
Ideal candidates will have a broad understanding of physiology of exercise, physical activity epidemiology and related methodologies, including assessment techniques, study designs, data reduction and management, and analytic approaches.Please attach a letter describing qualifications and interests, curriculum vita, and contact information for three professional references to the web application. Address correspondence to search committee Executive Assistant Jayme Wood (Jayme.Wood@uth.tmc.edu). Address any questions to Harold W. Kohl, III, PhD, Search Committee Chair –harold.w.kohl@uth.tmc.edu) and please be sure to add Austin Faculty Search to the message subject line.This is a security sensitive position and thereby subject to Texas Education code §51.215. A background check will be required for the final candidates.The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth)Established in 1972 by The University of Texas System Board of Regents, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) is Houston’s Health University and Texas’ resource for health care education, innovation, scientific discovery and excellence in patient care. The most comprehensive academic health center in the UT System and the U.S. Gulf Coast region, UTHealth is home to schools of biomedical informatics, biomedical sciences, dentistry, nursing and public health and the John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Medical School. UTHealth includes The University of Texas Harris County Psychiatric Center, as well as the growing clinical practices UT Physicians, UT Dentists and UT Health Services. The university’s primary teaching hospitals are Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital and Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital.UTHealth Benefits UTHealth offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package. For more information on our benefits programs please refer to the UTHealth Office of Benefits Website.https://www.uth.edu/benefits/benefits-summary.htmEqual Employment Opportunity StatementUTHealth is committed to providing equal opportunity in all employment-related activities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law or university policy. Reasonable accommodation, based on disability or religious observances, will be considered in accordance with applicable law and UTHealth policy. The University maintains affirmative action programs with respect to women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and eligible veterans in accordance with applicable law.
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