Multiple Open-Rank T-TT Faculty Positions Department of Health Wellness Design

Position Summary
The Indiana University School of Public HealthBloomington (SPHB) invites applications for multiple tenured/tenuretrack faculty positions in the Department of Health & Wellness Design HWD . This is an openrank search and applicants at all levels (assistant associate or full professors) are welcome. Individuals are sought who will demonstrate excellence in basic applied or translational research on health healthcare or healthrelated interventions. We seek applicants passionate about impactful science training and service towards our shared vision of better health by design. These 10month appointments would ideally start August 1 2023 although an earlier or later start date is negotiable. Applications received by February 28 2023 will receive full consideration and applications will be accepted until the positions are filled. A member of the prestigious Association of American Universities AAU since 1909 Indiana University prides itself in offering outstanding academics grounded in world class research and vibrant campus life. The School of Public HealthBloomington is located on the flagship campus of Indiana University and is comprised of over 200 faculty across five departments. Continuing the momentum of hiring 25 outstanding tenuretrack/tenured faculty duringthe SPH B is launching another wave of faculty recruitment. The Department of Health & Wellness Design is vigorously growing in research productivity: in just the past year the department had an 800 increase in both perfaculty grant submissions and expenditures hired six new tenuretrack or tenured faculty with NIH funding experience and invested in research laboratories in aging and dementia nutrition and obesity technology and behavioral interventions. As such in addition to seeking highpotential junior faculty to join this wave of rapid growth the department is intent to hire midcareer or senior faculty capable of leveraging it by leading research centers of excellence programprojects funded training programs and other largerscale initiatives. Responsibilities: The successful applicants are expected to substantially contribute to the overall academic excellence of the department by developing and/or maintaining a robust research portfolio including pursuing and obtaining major extramural research funding to conduct cuttingedge research in modern public health science both as a corresponding principal investigator and a collaborating investigator; teaching and mentoring students at the undergraduate and/or graduate level as designated by the department chairperson; and actively providing service internally to the department school and university and externally to the profession and/or the community. Areas of special interest and current strengths include: lifestyle health behavior (nutrition exercise sleep stress management social and sexual activity); aging disability chronic illness and family caregiving; health equity and social determinants of health; informatics technology and digital health; brain health and mental health; pediatrics and familycentered care; patient experience; nonpharmacologic therapies and models of care; and various approaches to design and innovation including humancentered design communitybased participatory research and implementation science. All research areas related to health will be considered with preference given to research that is collaborative synergistic with other SPH B and Indiana University faculty and aligns with major funding priorities. The successful candidate will be instrumental to furthering the departments culture of collaborative impactful research and will lead or contribute to applications for centers of excellence research training programs and similar collaborative initiatives to enhance research infrastructure and national reputation. Candidates should be enthusiastic about contributing to the training of future generations of health researchers and professionals involving students in research and developing education programs that reflect the future of health and healthcare. In fact successful candidates will have the opportunity to establish new PhD or Masters level degree programs in their area(s) of specialty. The department currently provides comprehensive support packages for doctoral students from underrepresented groups or working on health equity. These positions are located on the campus of Indiana University Bloomington IUB in Bloomington Indiana and successful candidates are expected to work on the IUB campus to allow full engagement with the department school campus and community. Indiana University bases its tenure and promotion recommendations upon performance in three areas including research teaching and service. All individuals hired through this initiative are expected to excel in research and provide strong performance in teaching and service. IU SPH B Department of Health & Wellness Design : HWD just celebrated its 75th Anniversary while simultaneously having transformed into the nations first department of its kind and offering the first ever degree in Health & Wellness Design. Health & Wellness Design is our vision of what health and healthcare might look like if healthrelated systems were designed and evaluated on scientific and humancentered principles. The department has 20 fulltime faculty including 15 tenured/tenuretrack faculty conducting research on aging and disability cardiometabolic and brain health behavioral sciences the effect of environment on health humancentered design lifestyle behavior health equity/disparities and technology. Members of the faculty represent various disciplines united by a shared focus on scientifically and intentionally infusing health happiness and wellbeing into the systems where people live work govern and play. The departments dedicated administrative unit supports grants management contracts finance human resources and administration. The department has over 400 students enrolled in its BS MS MPH and PhD degree programs. About Indiana University Bloomington: Founded in 1820 Indiana UniversityBloomington IUB is the flagship campus of Indiana University. Located in Bloomington IN. IUB constantly strives to embody its mission to create disseminate preserve and apply knowledge. It does so through its commitments to cuttingedge research scholarship arts and creative activity; inspired and challenging undergraduate graduate professional and lifelong educational programs; meaningful experiences outside the classroom; expansive global educational opportunities while fostering a culturally diverse campus environment; firstrate library and museum collections; and farreaching economic development and impact in the state and region. IUB is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association. With over 35000 undergraduate students and more than 11000 students in graduate and professional programs the campus has 16 degreegranting colleges and schools offering 300 undergraduate majors 300 Masters degrees and 150 doctoral and professional degree opportunities. Known for its Indiana limestone facades and green spaces throughout IUB is widely considered one of the countrys most beautiful college campuses. The School of Public HealthBloomington SPH B) is located in the heart of the IUB campus and comprises five collaborative academic departments with over 200 faculty and staff including one of the most diverse faculties of any school of public health in the nation with 34.9 of current tenuretrack/tenured faculty being underrepresented minorities. In 2022 IUB was honored. Indiana University provides IU SPH B faculty outstanding teaching and research support through programs like the IU Faculty Academy on Excellence in Teaching (F.A.C.E.T.; extensive research development and research administrative support through the Office of the Vice President for Research; and innovative collaborations with organizations like the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute the IU School of Medicine IUSM and Regenstrief Institutes Center for Aging Research and the IUSMs Center for Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases and the IU Bloomingtons Environmental Resilience Institute . In addition to outstanding programs like these exciting things are happening in medical sciences at IUB with the opening of the IU Regional Academic Health Center in Bloomington and significant synergy in cross departmental collaborations in areas like environmental impacts on human health nutrition and aging. The School has strong connections to Indiana University School of Medicine Dentistry and Nursing Informatics and Computing Art & Design Public and Environmental Affairs and the IUPUI Fairbanks School Public Health along with Purdue University programs in Pharmacy and Engineering. IU SPH B continues its rapid expansion embracing a comprehensive and holistic approach to promoting health and wellbeing within the research teaching and service aspects of our mission. With an emphasis on high quality and impactful research and an embracement of the importance of diversity and inclusion across all our academic endeavors there has never been a more exciting time to join our growing faculty. Nestled in the rolling hills of southcentral Indiana and home to 85000 residents the city of Bloomington offers the feel of a college town with many of the amenities of a large city. From offBroadway plays and musicals the LOTUS World Festival of Music quick access to 250000 acres of public recreation lands outstanding public schools and a reasonable cost of living Bloomington offers much to all. For more information about the SPH B and IUB visit: School of Public HealthBloomington: Indiana University Bloomington: SPH B Department of Health & Wellness Design: Indiana University is an equal employment and affirmative action employer and a provider of ADA services. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on individual qualifications. 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