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The College of Public Health and Health Professions and College of Medicine at the University of Florida are recruiting up to 3 fulltime 1.0 FTE) 12month tenured or tenuretrack neuroscience faculty members at the Assistant Associate or Professor level for appointment in either the Department of Biostatistics or the Department of Epidemiology.
The University of Florida has significant breadth and depth in neuroscience research. This includes for example research in neuro and neuromuscular imaging movement disorders spinal cord injury and stroke neurodegenerative diseases and neurorehabilitation. Focus is now being placed on leveraging the existing strengths of UF to recruit faculty in biostatistics and epidemiology who can serve as neuroscience principal investigators and collaborators. There is a tremendous need for faculty who can perform epidemiological/clinical epidemiology/biostatistics studies in neurosciences. Some examples (not inclusive) include the genetics of Alzheimers disease and Parkinsons disease; risk factors for poor neurodevelopment in children; neuroprevention; the effects of exposure (e.g. cannabis) on neurocognition; the downstream effects of early and midlife social determinants of health on late life cognitive trajectories; rehabilitation for those with neurological disorders; proper modeling of neuroimaging data; and integration of genomic transcriptomic proteomic and imaging data to understand neurological conditions and responses to therapy.
A ready collaborative infrastructure exists across UF; for example the departments of Clinical and Health Psychology Neurology Neuroscience Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy and the McKnight Brain Institute and the 1Florida Alzheimers Disease Research Center.
The successful candidates will be expected to contribute both collaboratively and independently to externally funded research. Applicants will be expected to be principal investigators of extramurally funded research projects. Placement within PHHP/COM will be determined upon identification of a candidate for hire but are expected to be within the Department of Biostatistics or the Department of Epidemiology. The successful candidates will be expected to teach courses that fit within those departments and/or our public health programs as well as contribute to service through student mentorship and committee service. Faculty members receive both research and teaching support provided by our college level research core for grant development and submission as well as the instructional design team for course development and delivery.
UF Biostatistics: Faculty members are jointly appointed in the College of Public Health and Health Professions and the College of Medicine. Faculty pursue independent and collaborative research; they also teach in the MS and PhD in Biostatistics programs and support a concentration in Biostatistics as part of the Masters of Public Health program. They are advisors and mentors to a wide variety of students. Current faculty members are leaders in artificial intelligence big data analysis cancer genetics infectious disease modeling and intervention studies medical image processing metabolomics data analysis survival analysis causal inference statistical methods of health surveys high dimensional inference longitudinal data analysis and clinical trials. The department is home to the Childrens Oncology Group the Center for Statistics and Quantitative Infectious Diseases and multiple NIH and other grants. The department is ranked No. 11 in biostatistics programs at public universities by U.S. News & World Report.
UF Epidemiology: Faculty members are jointly appointed in the College of Public Health and Health Professions and the College of Medicine to create synergies and collective strength resulting in a competitive research profile and highly trained students who receive exceptional exposure to diverse expertise. Faculty also benefit from affiliation with the McKnight Brain Institute the 1Florida Alzheimers Disease Research Center the Center for Addiction Research and Evaluation and other relevant centers through expanded collaborative opportunities. Our faculty and students have received numerous national awards in research and mentoring and are committed to excellence in training. The department offers a PhD and Master of Science in Epidemiology as well as an epidemiology concentration in the MPH program. It is also home to two National Institutes of Health training grants.
The Institution: The University of Florida is a comprehensive researchextensive university that includes a full range of academic departments and programs. In the 2024 Best Colleges in the U.S. report the Wall Street Journal named the University of Florida No. 1 public institution. In April 2024 Forbes names UF as one of the only 10 New Ivy schools. As such it offers an exceptional benefits package and generous leave program. The College of Public Health and Health Professions is part of the Universitys Health Science Center. The UF Health Science Center https://ufhealth/aboutus is comprised of six healthrelated colleges located on a single contiguous campus. They include the colleges of Dentistry Medicine Nursing Pharmacy Public Health and Health Professions and Veterinary Medicine. The Health Science Center also partners with the immediately adjacent UF Health Shands Hospital the Malcom Randall VA Medical Center and the UF Health Science Center Regional campus located in Jacksonville FL. Additional major institutes and centers located at the University of Florida include the Emerging Pathogens Institute the Institute of Child Health Policy the UF Health Cancer Center the UF Genetics Institute the Clinical and Translational Science Institute and the McKnight Brain Institute all of which provide stateoftheart environments and access to large data sets for faculty collaboration.
Salary and corresponding startup packages will be commensurate with rank.
The University of Florida (UF) offers an exceptional benefits package including health dental and vision insurance; state retirement plans; a generous leave program; and tuition assistance. UF is a Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer. For more information on benefits please visit UF HR Benefits and Rewards at Requirements:
Exceptional candidates at all levels will be considered. For senior hires a record of academic accomplishments scholarly recognition external research support and leadership responsibilities to warrant appointment at the level of professor or associate professor is essential. For hires at the assistant professor level potential to develop such a record should be demonstrated.
Qualified applicants should submit an application which includes a CV a letter that describes research and career interests and list of three references.
Application review will begin immediately and will continue until a suitable applicant pool has been established.
Final candidate will be required to provide official transcript to the hiring department upon hire. A transcript will not be considered official if a designation of Issued to Student is visible. Degrees earned from an education institution outside of the United States are required to be evaluated by a professional credentialing service provider approved by National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) which can be found athttp:// an accommodation is needed to apply for this position please call 352/or the Florida Relay System at 800/(TDD). Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the U.S. Searches are conducted in accordance with Floridas Sunshine Law.
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