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Tenure-track Open Rank Position in Health Intervention & Implementation Science within the Depa...

Employer
University of Virginia
Location
Christiansburg, VA
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Employment Type
Full Time
Institution Type
Four-Year Institution

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Description

The University of Virginia (UVA) Department of Public Health Sciences (PHS) and the Community Cancer Control and Obesity Research Center (CORC) is seeking applicants for a tenure-eligible open rank faculty position within the division of Health Intervention & Implementation Science. The candidate will develop and lead a multidisciplinary research program focused on cancer prevention involving nutrition and/or obesity in rural and low-resourced communities in the UVA Cancer Center’s catchment area and beyond.  The position places a strong emphasis on collaborative team science within CORC, while providing opportunities for the successful candidate to expand and complement the Center’s existing research portfolio. 

 

CORC has a strong track record of developing and conducting hybrid effectiveness-implementation trials focused on nutrition, obesity, and chronic disease risk reduction across real-world settings, including childcare centers, schools, safety-net clinics, and rural primary care practices. Digital health and rural health are cross-cutting strengths that span the CORC’s research portfolio. As CORC strategically expands its faculty, we seek a scholar whose expertise complements and extends these strengths. Preference will be given to candidates with expertise in implementation science and research focused on nutrition, obesity, and/or child health. Preference will also be given to candidates who would join the UVA Cancer Center’s satellite team office in Christiansburg, VA providing close proximity to the rural communities we engage in research and strengthening the Cancer Center’s capacity for community-engaged research across Southwest Virginia. Candidates at all eligible ranks should demonstrate a strong commitment to collaborative research, scholarship, teaching, mentorship, and service. Expectations for research productivity, extramural funding, mentorship, and national or international leadership will be commensurate with faculty rank. 

 

PHS offers a vibrant academic home with access to support services for research. The department provides comprehensive and multi-disciplinary scientific and analytical services to the University of Virginia School of Medicine through its Divisions of Biostatistics & Health Data Science; Health Evaluation & Outcomes Science; and Health Intervention & Implementation Science. The Department offers two master degrees, an MS in Clinical Research and an MPH. Successful candidates will contribute to the design and implementation of the graduate education curriculum; teach intermediate and advanced graduate level methods courses, conduct research, and advance scholarship in their area of expertise. More information about PHS is available at https://med.virginia.edu/phs.

Qualifiations

Minimum Requirements 

Education: Ph.D., or other doctoral degree in nutrition, public health, implementation science, behavioral science, or a related field. Experience:  

Expertise in the design and evaluation of behavioral interventions, effectiveness trials, implementation research, and/or hybrid effectiveness-implementation trials.  

Record of peer-reviewed scholarship commensurate with academic rank. 

Evidence of the ability to develop and sustain an independent, externally funded research program, with expectations commensurate with academic rank. 

Demonstrated ability to contribute to multidisciplinary and collaborative team science. 

 

Licensure: None  

 

Preferred Requirements: 

Research focused on nutrition, obesity, and/or child health. 

Expertise in digital health interventions and/or their implementation. 

Experience conducting research in rural, resource-limited, or underserved communities, preferably in community or healthcare settings such as schools, childcare centers, or rural primary care. 

Mentoring experience at the undergraduate and graduate level, as appropriate to career stage. 

Preference will be given to candidates who would join the UVA Cancer Center’s satellite team office in Christiansburg, VA.

Application Instructions

To Apply: 

Complete an application online with the following documents: 

CV 

Cover letter 

Research and Teaching Statements 

Contact information for at least 3 references 

Upload all materials into the resume submission field, multiple documents can be submitted into this one field. Alternatively, merge all documents into one PDF for submission. Applications that do not contain all required documents will not receive full consideration.

Organization

In 1819, the University of Virginia established a new model for intellectual exchange and cross-disciplinary collaboration in higher education. Two hundred years later, as a major research institution, we continue to challenge conventions, lead with ingenuity and advance knowledge for the common good.

What began as an innovative idea has become one of the nation’s leading public research universities, with over 21,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional students. UVA also has over 3,000 full-time faculty offering more than 400 degrees.

Each of the University’s eleven schools has its own distinctive mission, working together to garner consistently high rankings—including #2 Best Value Public College (Princeton Review, 2016), #3 Public University in the Nation (U.S. News & World Report, 2016), and #3 Best Value Among Public Colleges (Kiplinger’s, 2016).  

As we invest in and strengthen our research capabilities, UVA seeks new faculty ready to uncover new insights, rewrite old rules and collaborate on intellectual discoveries.

RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS THAT CROSS DISCIPLINES

As an R1 institution, the University’s research centers, consortia and laboratories are on the leading edge of discovery and technology, offering collaborative spaces for students and faculty to solve global problems.

Our professors are recognized members of major national scholarly and professional organizations, including the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Our faculty’s engagement in interdisciplinary research is being facilitated by new research institutes specializing in everything from big data to brain functioning, and by cluster hires across schools.

NATIONALLY RANKED HEALTH SYSTEM

UVA is also home to a nationally renowned academic medical center and the UVA Health System, which serves a three-part mission to treat patients, conduct translational research and train medical practitioners in a wide variety of disciplines.

Established as the nation’s 10th medical school in 1825, the institution has since grown to include a 612-bed hospital and a Level I trauma center, nationally recognized cancer and heart centers, a Children’s Hospital, and primary and specialty clinics throughout Central Virginia.

The UVA Medical Center is consistently ranked among the nation’s best hospitals by the U.S. News & World Report magazine and has been named among the top 25 percent in seven specialties.

INSPIRING STUDENTS, INSPIRED TEACHING

The vast majority of UVA students come from the top 10% of their high school class, as well as from all 50 states, over 142 countries and a variety of socioeconomic backgrounds. Despite their diversity, all UVA students share a love of learning and a drive to achieve.

One of the reasons students choose Virginia is our unique residential culture. At UVA, the community of students, faculty and staff personifies the Jeffersonian idea that living and learning are connected. The Academical Village was constructed to support a unique residential experience, with faculty living in the Pavilions, students occupying Lawn rooms and the world-famous Rotunda at its heart. The University’s residential culture continues to support this experience today—strengthened by students, faculty and staff rich in backgrounds, ideas and perspectives. Our unique culture is also paying dividends in innovation:  UVA’s faculty have generated more than 130 patents since 2010.

Perhaps most importantly, faculty come to UVA knowing that instruction is as important as research, and they pride themselves on their many teaching awards.  Our best professors look for ways to encourage, mentor and develop tomorrow’s leaders inside and outside the classroom.

LIFE IN CHARLOTTESVILLE

Living in Charlottesville you’ll find sophisticated restaurants, world-renowned wineries and breweries, cosmopolitan arts and music, friendly urban and suburban neighborhoods and a Piedmont landscape that has lured adventurous souls for centuries.  No wonder the U.S. National Bureau of Economic Research named Charlottesville the “happiest city in America” in 2014.

In addition to UVA and its health system, several major employers have facilities in Charlottesville, including State Farm, Northrop Grumman, the U.S. Department of Defense, GE and others.  Charlottesville is also becoming a center for innovative start-up businesses.  The University also actively helps spouses and partners of faculty members build their networks and pursue employment opportunities with a wide variety of area employers. 

The University of Virginia is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All interested persons are encouraged to apply including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Company info
Telephone
434-985-4532
Location
2420 Old Ivy
Charlottesvle
Virginia
22911-7433
United States

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