Chair Tenured Full Professor Department of Epidemiology Biostatistics

Position Summary
The Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Indiana University School of Public HealthBloomington (IU SPH B) invites applications for the position of Chair and Tenured Full Professor. We are seeking applicants with strong research leadership and administrative records who value our dual disciplines of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and the interdisciplinary space between them and who will be champions for faculty student and staff success. Individuals are sought who will contribute multidisciplinary perspectives conceptual and methodological diversity and research leadership and mentoring strengths to the Departments efforts toward academic excellence in research and to teach approaches for primordial primary secondary and tertiary disease prevention in order to ultimately improve public health in Indiana and beyond. This 12month appointment would ideally start July 1 2024 although a different hire date is possible. Applications received by January 15 2024 will receive priority consideration however additional applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Multiple recently created endowed professorships and chairs are available in the IU SPH B. Although the Department Chair position is not formally coupled to an endowed chair or professorship it is anticipated that the successful candidate for the department chair position would also be competitive for one such title. 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 47000 undergraduate and graduate students 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 37.1 of current tenuretrack/tenured faculty being underrepresented minorities. In 2022 IUB was honored with the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity award. 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 soon to be Indiana University Indianapolis 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 Indiana University Bloomington visit: School of Public HealthBloomington: Indiana University Bloomington: https://w ana. e du SPH B Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics 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. Indiana University prohibits discrimination based on age ethnicity color race religion sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression genetic information marital status national origin disability status or protected veteran status.